POLICE PROVIDENT FUND: REPORT OF BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1904.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1904 Session I, H-16a

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1904. NEW ZEALAND.

POLICE PROVIDENT FUND: REPORT OF BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1904.

Laid before Parliament in pursuance of Section 25 (Subsection 6) of " The Police Provident Fund Act, 1899."

The Board have to report that during the year ended 31st March last three sergeants and six constables were retired with annual allowances under the Act and placed on the Fund. The particulars are as follows : —

In addition to the above, Constable George Henry Harris was granted twelve months' pay (£146) on retiring, under section 12, subsection (2). The death of ex-Constable Thomas Harvey, who was in receipt of a life allowance, occurred on the 9th May, 1903. There were on the 31st March last three ex-Inspectors, twelve ex-sergeants, twenty ex-constables, one ex-deteccive, one widow, and two children on the Fund, their aggregate annual allowance being £3,548 17s. Bd. The balance-sheet and statement of receipts and disbursements, as required by section 25 of the Act, are hereto annexed, from which it will be seen that on the 31st March there was a balance to the credit of the Fund of £21,793 lis. 3d., being an increase of £3,375 6s. on the amount at the corresponding date of the preceding year. James McGowan, Wellington, 9th June, 1904. Chairman of the Board of Administration.

Rank and Name. Age. Length of Service. Annual Section of Act Allowance under which Allowance. retired. Sergeant McDonald, Alexander Clarke, Andrew Forbes, John Watson Constable Willis, Hubert Pratt, James Finnerty, James Sturmer, Edward „ Hughes, Edwin Charles Browne, James Ulysses 68 61 50 51 65 54 60 50 14 33 years 39 , 29 , 15 „ 28 . 30 „ 35 , 22 . IS . M s. d. 110 8 3 120 9 0 81 8 2 38 15 7 76 13 0 82 2 6 95 16 3 60 4 6 49 2 5 13 13 12 12 13 12 13 12 12

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Balance-sheet of the Police Provident Fund, under Section 25 of "The Police Provident Fund Act, 1899," for the Year ended 31st March, 1904. Db. £ s. d. Cb. ' £ s. d. Balance on Ist April, 1903 .. .. 18,418 5 3 Life allowanoe paid to ex-members of the Contributions .. .. .. 6,384 111 Poroe .. .. .. .. 3,302 13 2 Pines .. .. ~ .. 27 18 6 Annual allowances to widows and children 46 4 5 Proceeds of sale of unclaimed property Grant on retirement of member .. 146 0 0 and cash found .. .. .. 6 17 0 Contributions of deceased members granted Refund by Charles McDonald of exchange to their widows .. .. .. 161 5 3 on remittance to Agent-General .. 0 6 9 Refund of contributions on retirement .. 43 6 8 Interest added by Public Trust Office .. 687 13 3 Public Trust Office commission .. .. 32 111 Balance .. .. .. .. 21,793 11 3 £25,525 2 8 £25,525 2 8 Balance at credit on 31st March, 1904 .. £21,793 11 3 James McGowan, Chairman. Wellington, 6th June, 1904. Examined and found correct. —J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

Statement of Beceipts and Disbursements of the Police Provident Fund for the Year ended 31st March, 1904, under Section 25 of "The Police Provident Fund Act, 1899." Db. Receipts. £ s. d. Cb. Disbursements. £ s. d. To Balance on Ist April, 1903 .. .. 18,418 5 3'< By Life allowances paid to ex-members of Contributions from Auckland District 1,282 11 8 the Force during the year ended the Napier „ 468 10 7| 31st March, 1904, as follows:— Wanganui „ 629 7 7 Bell, John .. .. .. 120 9 0 Wellington „ 849 15 3 Briggs, John .. .. .. 97 17 3 Greymouth „ 437 5 5 Browne, James Ulysses .. .. 4 1 10 Christchurch,, 1,134 18 5 Cosi in, Patrick .. .. 49 2 6 Dunedin „ 852 8 7 Clarke, Henry .. .. .. 82 2 6 Invercargill „ 325 16 4 Clarke, Andrew .. .. 110 8 3 Treasury .. 403 8 6 Fraser, Charles .. .. 113 15 2 Fines .. .. .. .. 27 18 6 Forbes, John Watson .. .. 74 12 5 Prooeeds of sale of unclaimed property Finnerty, James .. .. 33 10 6 and cash found .. .. .. 6 17 0 Greene, Bernard .. .. 120 9 0 Refund by Charles McDonald of ex- Harvey, Thomas • .. .. 5 18 7 change on remittance to Agent- Hayes, John .. .. .. 54 15 0 General .. .. .. .. 0 6 9 Howard, Thomas .. .. 54 15 0 Interest added by Public Trust Office 687 13 3 Hughes, Edwin Charles.. .. 11 9 10 Joyce, Michael .. .. 68 8 9 Kelly, Joseph Swinburne .. 25 18 6 Mulville, William Nugent .. 98 17 1 Murray, William .. .. 88 15 9 McClellan, William John .. 65 14 0 McDonald, Charles .. .. 93 1 6 McGovern, Francis .. .. 240 0 0 McCabe, John .. .. .. 84 17 3 McDonald, Alexander .. .. 108 5 3 Neill, Robert .. .. .. 101 8 9 O'Neill, Patrick .. .. 120 9 0 O'Grady, Thomas .. .. 120 9 0 Pardy, William Stone .. .. 213 6 8 Pender, Peter .. .. .. 240 0 0 Pratt, James .. .. .. 57 5 8 Roche, Michael .. .. 87 12 0 Salmon, Henry .. .. 84 17 3 Stanley, Joseph .. .. 73 18 3 Stunner, Edward .. .. 36 19 10 Walker, William (ex-oonstable) .. 65 14 0 Walker, William (ex-sergeant) .. 91 1 6 White, Thomas .. .. 80 3 0 Wiiloughby, William .. .. 93 1 6 Willis, Hubert .. .. .. 29 1 10 Annual allowance to widow and children— Madden, Mrs. M. A., and children 46 4 5 Grant on retirement to George Henry Harris .. .. .. .. 146 0 0 Contributions of deceased members granted to their widows — Joyce, Edne Harriet .. .. 62 14 11 O'Sullivan, Ellen .. .. 44 13 8 Tuohy, Annie .. .. .. 53 16 8 Refund of contributions on retirement— Heather, Alfred George .. .. 14 16 9 McGlone, Robert Vincent .. 14 5 0 Oliphant Robert .. .. 14 411 Public Trust Office commission .. 32 111 Balanoe .. .. .. .. 21,793 11 3 £25,525 2 8 £25,525 2 8 . Wellington, 6th June, 1904. James McGowan, Chairman. Examined and found correct. —J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General. Approximate Cost of Paper— Preparation, not given; printing (1,575 copies), *1 18s. 6d.

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