§ 77. Mr. Dodds-Parkerasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why increases In pensions to higher grades of retired Colonial public servants to meet the cost of living have been refused though they are taxed by Colonial Governments at a higher rate than those on lower incomes.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsPensions of retired colonial public servants are paid from the funds of colonial Governments concerned and pension increase schemes are therefore primarily matters for those Governments. In general the colonial Governments have adopted similar principles to those sanctioned by Parliament for home service pensioners, but in some cases the colonial schemes are more favourable to the pensioner.