§ 1. Mr. WARDLAW-MILNEasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether, now that orders have been issued by certain of the local governments extending to certain of the provincial service officers of non-Asiatic domicile some of the concessions recommended in the Lee Commission Report, the question of the extension of the concessions to include the right to retire on proportionate pension will be considered?
§ The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA (Earl Winterton)My Noble Friend is not prepared to extend the right to retire on proportionate pension beyond the all-India services to 1716 whom the premature retirement rules apply, but he has directed the Government of India to notify local governments that he will be prepared to consider on their merits, as cases falling outside the rules, applications for permission to retire prematurely from officers serving under local governments who either (1) were appointed by the Secretary of State in Council or (2) were appointed by a subordinate authority but in the local government's opinion are deserving of special consideration.
§ Mr. WARDLAW-MILNEAm I right in thinking that certain of these officers who have had the other concession will now have the right to apply for this further concession?
§ Earl WINTERTONI am not quite sure about that. This concession will bring within its ambit all those whom the Secretary of State thinks should receive it.