§ 49. Mr. Parkerasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he is prepared to consider applying the national savings provident schemes, referred to in brochures N.S. 54 and N.S. 62, 1936, issued by the National Savings Committee, to unestablished Government messengers?
§ The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Lieut.-Colonel Colville)Benefits for unestablished messengers are already provided under an existing system of gratuities on a statutory basis and it would not be appropriate for the Government to apply purely ex gratia schemes of this character to its employés.