§ Sir J. BUTCHERasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies 1761W whether he is aware that the British Government have given frequent pledges that the ex-civil servants of the Crown, and other persons whose right to compensation is given to them by Article 10 of the Treaty, shall receive the compensation to which they are entitled; what objection there is to the British Government appointing an advisory committee, as the Free State Government have done, to advise them in dispute cases whether these persons have been given their proper compensation under Article 10; and what course is open to these persons, who are dissatisfied with the compensation awarded to them by the Free State Government, to assert their claims?
§ Captain HACKINGThe reply to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. In reply to the second part, the right to compensation under Article 10 is, as has been pointed out, a statutory right, and it is for the Courts, if necessary, and not for an advisory committee, to determine whether or not the Statute has been observed. In reply to the last part of the question, any person who is of opinion that the compensation awarded to him is less than that to which he is entitled should seek legal advice in the matter.