SUPERANNUATION ESOARD.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 113, 5 February 1908, Page 7

SUPERANNUATION ESOARD.

APPOINTED 15Y. CABINET.

ThoCiibiriet yesterday appointed a Minister ami four itaptirtmenial officers as menlbera of; the Ptiblio ScrVieb Shipefaninlatibli Board, na riliitiirod ,by .the. Act of I:lst.session. The Minister hlltl officers so appointed were:—' " ' ''

The Hitii nr. Flrtdlay (Mlnistsffol- Internal

Affairs). •' ■■ v ■ Colonel Collins'.(Secretary to the Treasury). Mr. J. W. Foytttsn (Pyliiic Tnisteo).

Mr. John Hi Ricfiartisou (Commissioner of the Government insuranoe Department). Mr. W. C. Kensington (Under-Secretary, for Crown Lands). . These appointees aro removable by the (3 o vfer no r-i n-CJo

Tlio cbriiplete- Hoard is> to consist of members, and to those appointed by Cabinet two aro to be added who shall bci elected by tlio contributors of the Post and Telegraph Department, and three by tho contributors of other departnielits..'.of the piibliq service (exclusive of those departments that ; liavo already funds of their own).- The election of these -members will he by sopariite ballots on the first. Monday. jti .luly-of this' yeai'i Itiid, subsequently. Oil. the iitst Monday. in March of every third yeaty'.. ' ' | Tho' Minister is to bo chainliau at' the 'meetings of the Boards. aiid five ftidnibei's ai'o to foritl a <iu6CUtn, Mr. Ailielius fimith already holdß thb. position of secretary to the Board. ' The duty of the Board will be to administer the Superannuation Fmid, which will Consist of coiitfi buttons from contributors, moneys at.any tiillc jiiiicl ill by Government, lines, payable; under prescribed regulations, and interest: from tiiii'o to time accruing from investment of the fund. ' Disputes as to Service), etc. | ni l 6to be decided by tile Board, whifth Rhall lilso exercise similar, functions iii regard to persotls devilled medically unfit) and to all matters i-elntilig to,the eoil-' ti'ol of tho filild as prescribed by the Act.