§ Mr. WATTasked the Lord Advocate whether officers and servants, other than teachers, who are in the service of central institutions, provincial committees for the training of teachers, and county secondary education committees, are eligible for pensions when incapacitated by age or infirmity in the same way as similar officers and servants of the School Board; and, if not, will he introduce legislation dealing with this disqualification?
Mr. McKINNON WOODExpenditure by the authorities of central institutions, by provincial committees, and by county secondary education committees for the purpose of making a reasonable provision for pensions for officers in their employment other than teachers may be reckoned as part of the approved expenditure of such institutions and bodies for the purposes of Sections 16 and 17 of the Education (Scotland) Act, 1908.