§ Captain P. MACDONALDasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the amounts of the retiring allowances given to established men in Admiralty dockyards?
Mr. ALEXANDERThe amounts of these retiring allowances are governed by the Superannuation Acts, and vary in accordance with a man's length of reckonable service and emoluments. The average amount of pension awarded to established artificers who were discharged on attaining the age limit from the Royal dockyards during the 12 months ended 30th June, 1930, was approximately £55 per annum. They were also awarded additional allowances (lump sums) averaging, approximately, £140.