§ Sir C. KINLOCH-COOKEasked the First Lord of the Admiralty on what grounds it was decided to refuse naval officers, who have reached the age of compulsory retirement and been continued on the active service list, the 25 per cent. addition to their active service pay granted to officers retired and continued to service; and if he will confer with the necessary authorities with a view to placing these officers on the same footing with regard to the 25 per cent. addition as other retired officers who have been employed during the War?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThe grounds are that the Order in Council authorising the 25 per cent. bonus only applies to retired officers, and the Admiralty have no power 341W to extend it to officers on the active list, even although these officers would have been retired but for the War. The question whether special provision should be made to meet these cases has been and is being carefully considered.