Mr. Creech Jonesasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been drawn to the retirement of Mr. A. W. Dowers, manager of the Government cotton ginnery, of Kingstown, St. Vincent, British West Indies, from the service of the Government on the 31st December, 1936, without gratuity or pension, after a period of 14 years and 11 months service; and why he was not allowed to continue in the service until the 31st January, 1937, so as to enable him to become eligible for a gratuity and pension for which the necessary provisions had been made in the year's estimate of expenditure for that Colony?
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreI am making inquiries into this case and will communicate with the hon. Member.