17 APRIL 1926, Page 11

Most people will approve of the Free State Government's action

in offering what amounts to a premium on marriage to certain employees. An examination was held in December to fill a hundred vacancies in the Irish Civil Service, and men applicants were informed that they would have to accept the same scale of pay as women unless or until they married. The Free State Govern- ment's action provides two interesting innovations : official recognition of equal pay for both sexes, and in- creased remuneration for the married man.