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Motion made, and Question proposed,
That a Supplementary sum, not exceeding £200,000, be granted to His Majesty, to defray the charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1945, for superannuation and other non-effective annual allowances, additional allowances, gratuities, compassionate allowances and Supplementary pensions in respect of civil employment.
§ Mr. PeakeThis Supplementary Estimate arises entirely out of the necessity for providing more money in view of the rate of death and rate of retirement among civil servants having proved higher during the year than we anticipated when the original Estimate was presented.
§ Question put, and agreed to.