Superannuation Act, 1859

This Act to apply to persons already in the Civil Service, but without prejudice to existing rights.

3. Nothing herein contained . . . shall prevent, restrict, or diminish any other superannuation allowance, pension, gratuity, or compensation which, if this Act had not been passed, might hereafter have been granted to any person who shall have entered the public service before the passing of this Act; but, except as aforesaid, the provisions herein-after contained shall apply as well to persons who have already entered the public service . . . as to those who may hereafter enter the public service.