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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9712, 7 January 1895, Page 5

A tesb case has been heard in the Victorian Supreme Court as to the legality of the action of the late Government in requiring certain civil servants-more particularly married State school female teachers whose husbands are in good positions—to retire on a pension. A Mrs. Mary Jane , Mafc tingley is the nominal plaintiff, and on her behalf it web argued that the, Government had altogether exceeded their functions in "retiring " any of the civil servants. The defence was tbab the Public Service Act gave full power to dispense with the services of the teachers or any other officers, and that even if tho dismissals of married female teachers on March 31 by the then Minister (Mr. Baker) were illegal, the dismissals were made legal by the Public Service Board on May 1, and the petitioner was entitled only to her salary for the intervening month. They also submitted that the Board was nob bound to notify the teachers of their dismissal from the service in order to render the dismissal valid and effectual. Mr. Justice A Beckett, who heard the ewe, reserved ma decision.