Dr. Morģanasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) whether Dr. Archibald Guelph H. Smart, C.B.E., late chief medical adviser to his Department, draws a pension for his services in the Colonial Office in addition to his previous pension as a retired colonial medical officer; and if this post is permanent or temporary;
(2) whether the post of Chief Medical Adviser to his Department, now held by Dr. William H. Kauntze, the former Director of Medical Services in Uganda, is temporary or permanent; what is the present remuneration of this post and from what time it dates; whether it is pensionable; and whether the post was advertised and opportunities given to the many efficient British medical officers in the Colonial Medical Service to apply for the post.
§ Colonel StanleyThe post of Chief Medical Adviser in the Colonial Office was instituted in 1926 and is a permanent part of the Colonial Office staff. The salary is £1,500 a year. No holder of the post has served in a pensionable capacity, and no pension in respect of service in the post is therefore being paid to Dr. Smart, the late holder. The qualifications and records of officers in the Colonial Medical Service who might merit consideration for this post are known to the Colonial Office, and it has not been considered necessary or desirable to advertise a vacancy.