§ Sir FORTESCUE FLANNERYasked the Postmaster-General whether his attention has been called to the hardships arising to pensioned officers of the Post Office who have been recalled during the War for duty in place of men engaged upon active service.; whether the department will reconsider their decision against allowing as counting for increased pension the additional services thus rendered by pensioned officers in time of emergency; whether he is aware that many of such pensioned officers interrupted their occupations in retirement for the purpose of resuming duty and incurred losses by removal of residence and otherwise; and if, in these circumstances, the department will take steps to obtain sanction for payment of additional pension due to the additional length of service?
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§ Mr. BALDWINTemporary re-employment of Government servants who have left the service on pension is accepted on the same definite understanding as any other temporary employment under the Crown and cannot reckon for pension.