§ Captain O'GRADYasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he will state the number 51W of clerks to surveyors of taxes who have retired on the ground of age since the 10th April, 1908, and as regards each clerk so retired, the age on retirement, the total length of service, established and unestablished, and the amount of pension or other allowances granted under the Superannuation Acts?
§ Mr. BALDWINI will circulate the information in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
The following is the information circulated
CLERKS TO SURVEYORS OF TAXES. Retirements on the ground of age since 10th April, 1908. No. Age on Retirement. Length of Service. Amount of Pension (per annum). Other Allowances, Gratuities, or Compassionate Allowances. Established. Unestablished. Total. Yrs. mths. Yrs. mths. Yrs. mths. Yrs. mths. £ £ s. d. 1 62 0 0 3 29 7 29 10 — 55 0 0 2 65 0 — 16 7 16 7 — 30 0 0 3 65 2 — 40 11 40 11 — 23 17 0 4 66 0 7 6 23 10 31 4 — 154 6 3 5 62 1 2 9 17. 9 20 6 — 109 11 4 6 63 7 10 8 4 2 14 10 30 80 8 0 1, 2, and 3 Compassionate Allowances.—These clerks had not at the date of their retirement qualified for pension or gratuity under the Superannuation Acts. (The allowances were granted under the following rules laid down by Treasury Letter of 14th November, 1908 (No. 17611/08):
- I. These gratuities must be strictly con- fined to persons whose circumstances appear to be such as to justify a compassionate or charitable grant, and who are retiring on account of age or infirmity.
- II. The award shall in no case exceed threequarters of the amount to which the recipient would be en titled by length of service if he were eligible for the benefits of the Superannuation Act, 1887, or for four months' pay, whichever is less.
4 and 5.—Gratuity under Section 6 of the Superannuation Act, 1859, and additional allowance under Section 1 (2) of the Superannuation Act, 1909.
6.—Pension and additional allowance under the Superannuation Act, 1909.