RAILWAY SUPERANNUATION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2861, 13 January 1909, Page 63

RAILWAY SUPERANNUATION.

MEETING OF THE BOARD. WELLINGTON, January 11. Retiring allowances aggregating £2260 9s 8d were passed by the Government! Railway Superannuation Fund Board today to 25 railwaymen retiring on superannuation. The meeting was attended by; all the membeis of the board, and the Minister of Railways (Hon. J. A. Millar) presided. The -payment of £1500 by the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants to the fund, in accordance with the arrangement/ under the Amending Act of 1908, to securer the counting of broken service for superannuation arising out of the maritime* strike was reported, and increased retiring allowances were accordingly passed? to seven men intereetec who are already, on superannuation. The additional pay) varied from £8 to £32 per annum. Refunds of contributions totalling £1176' 18s 5d were passed in respect to men who; had resigned or retired through medical' unfit ness or other causes, and allowances' amounting to £191 per annum were authorised to be paid to seven widows and five children of deceased railwayman. 11l the case of two deceased employees who had/ received some superannuation payments, the refund of £80 13s 2d ta their representatives was authorised, this being the difference between their payments and the amount received in benefits.