§ Mr. RHYS DAVIESasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether Treasury Minute d/12th December, 1800, relative to the compulsory retirement of Government servants, is still applicable; whether it applies to those joining the service after 1890; and, if so, whether he will state which rule determines that it shall apply to this latter category of cases?
§ Mr. McNEILLI presume that the hon. Member is referring to Treasury Circular dated 12th December, 1890. This Circular brought to the notice of Departments the provisions of the Order in Council of the 15th August, 1890, as regards,inter alia, compulsory retirement. The provisions of that Order in Council in that respect have been re-enacted in subsequent Orders in Council with slight modifications, and these provisions apply to all civil servants irrespective of the date of their joining the Service.