§ 63. Mr. Godman Irvineasked the Minister of Overseas Development when she proposes to introduce a general scheme of compensation for Overseas Service officers in Fiji as localisation proceeds.
§ Mr. WhitakerFiji already has a limited scheme for compensating overseas officers who retire in the interest of localisation. A general scheme would normally be introduced when the appropriate stage of constitutional development had been reached and the Service Commissions given executive powers.
§ Mr. Godman Irvineasked the Minister of Overseas Development when she will announce the revision of the allowances payable under the Overseas Service Aid Scheme Agreement with Fiji; and, in view of the delay which has taken place, if she will select a retrospective date from which the new allowances will be paid.
§ Mr. WhitakerA review has been carried out and the results are now being 139W considered. I hope that conclusions will be reached shortly. I shall bear in mind the question of the operative date of any changes.