§ Mr. HIRSTasked the Postmaster-General whether all learners who served with the Colours were promised that appointments on the establishment would be earmarked for them and that such appointments would date from the second anniversary of entrance into the learners' class; whether Mr. W. A. Elliott, of the Norwood district office, had an appointment earmarked for him from the 1st April, 1915, which date is fixed for the purpose of calculating his starting pay and marking the point from which his service counts for pension; whether Mr. Elliott has been refused a certificate stating that 55W his appointment dated from the 1st April, 1915, and has been offered instead a certificate showing the date of appointment as the 18th June, 1919; and whether, in view of the official promise made and the fact that April, 1915, is the date from which Mr. Elliott's service will count, he will issue instructions that an amended certificate shall be handed to this officer?
§ Mr. PEASEAn established appointment was earmarked for Mr. Elliott from the 1st April, 1915; and that date will be used for the determination of starting pay and seniority, and for the calculation of pension. The appointment, however, only becomes operative in such cases on the date of taking up duty.