POLICE PROVIDENT FUND: REPORT OF BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1905.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1905 Session I, H-16a

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1905. NEW ZEALAND.

POLICE PROVIDENT FUND: REPORT OF BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1905.

Laid before Parliament in pursuance of Section 25 Subsection (5) of " The Police Provident Fund Act, 1899."

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

The widow of the late Constable Frederick Charles Smith has been granted, under section 15 of the Act, £18 per annum, and ss. a week for her youngest son until he attains the age of fourteen years. Constable Charles Stanyer was granted twelve months' pay (£146) on retiring, under section 12, subsection (2). There were on the 31st March last three ex-Inspectors, fourteen ex-sergeants, twenty-two exconstables, two ex-detectives, two widows, and three children on the Fund, their aggregate annual allowance being £4,138 12s. 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 £24,875 11s. 2d., being an increase of £3,081 19s. lid. on the amount at the corresponding date of the preceding year. Jab. McGowan, Chairman.

Rank and Name. Age. Length of Annual Service. Allowance. Section of Act under which retired. Sergeant Brennan, William 3bief-detective Grace, Martin Nonstable Farmer, John.. , Hutchison, Joshua Sergeant Moon, Alfred Morton 55 .. 65 .. 65 .. 65 .. 57 £ s. d. 35 years 111 15 7 34 , 149 19 1 36 „ 98 11 0 34 „ 93 1 6 33 „ 105 7 10 12 18 18 18 V2

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Balance-sheet of the Police Peovident Fund, under Section 25 of "The Police Provident Fund Act, 1899," for the Year ended 31st March, 1905. Dβ. £ s. d. Cβ. £ c. d. Balance on Ist April, 1904 .. .. 21,793 11 3 Life allowanoes paid to ex-members of the Contributions .. .. .. 6,436 15 1 Force .. .. .. .. 3,800 3 4 jjij nes .. ~ .. 26 11 0 Annual allowances to widows and children 77 7 11 Proceeds of sale of unclaimed property, Grant on retirement of member .. 146 0 0 and cash found .. .. .. 44 8 8 Contributions of deceased member granted Contribution by Watson, Dyer, and Ryder, to widow .. .. .. .. 6115 10 per A. Bloxam, for making inquiries Refund of part contributions on retirement 112 19 5 concerning missing friend .. .. 10 0 Cullen, J., amount overpaid to fund .. 119 White, Thomas, life allowance recredited 6 13 7 Public Trust Office commission .. .. 32 10 10 Interest added by Public Trust Office .. 7,98 10 8 Balanoe .. .. •■ .. 24,875 11 2 £29,107 10 3 £29,107 10 3 Balance at credit on 31st March, 1905 .. £24,875 11 2 Jas. McGowan, Chairman. Examined and found correct.— J. K. Wabbubton, Controller and Auditor-General.

Statement of Eeceipts and Disbursements of the Police Provident Fund for the Year ended 31st March, 1905, under Section 25 of "The Police Provident Fund Act, 1899." Dβ. Eeceipts. £ s. d. Cβ. Disbursements. £ s. d. To Balance on Ist April, 1904 .. ..21,793 11 3 By Life allowances paid to ex-members of Contributions from Auckland District 1,295 16 2 the Force during the year ended the Napier 464 15 5 31st March, 1905, as follows:— ' Wanganui "„ 640 9 2 Bell, John .. .. .. 120 9 0 Wellington „ 897 17 0, Brennan, William .. .... 91 5 8 » '■ Greymouth „ 440 6 0 Briggs, John .. .. .. 90 6 9 Christchurch „ 1,133 4 6 Browne, James Ulysses .. .. 49 2 6 Dunedin „ 862 4 1 Clarke, Andrew .. .. 120 9 0 Invercargill „ 321 13 8 Clarke, Henry .. .. .. 82 2 6 Treasury .. 380 9 1 Costin, Patrick .. .. 49 2 6 Pines " .. .. - • • ■ 26 11 0 Farmer, John .. .. .. 63 11 7 Prooeeds of sale of unclaimed, property Finnerty, James .. .. 82 2 6 and cash found .. .. •: .. 44 8 8 Forbes, John Watson .. .. 81 8 2 Contribution by Watson, Dyer, and Fraser, Charles .. .. 113 15 2 Ryder, per A. Bloxam, for making Grace, Martin .. .. .. 93 18 5 inquiries concerning a missing friend 10 0 Greene, Bernard .. .. 120 9 0 White, Thomas, life allowance re- Harvey, Thomas (estate of) .. 114 7 credited .. .. .. .. 6 13 7 Hayes, John .. 54 15 0 Interest added by Publio Trust Offioe 798 10 8 Howard, Thomas .. .. 54 15 0 Hughes, Edwin Charles.. .. 60 4 6 • . . Hutobison, Joshua . .:■ .. 26 0 4 Joyce, Michael .. .. 68 8 9 ': ■ ■■■ ■ . ■■■ Moon, Alfred Morton .. .. -26 7 0 Mulville, William Nugent .. 83 12 11 Murray, William .. .. 88 15 9 McCabe, John .. .. .. 84 17 3 i McClellan, William John .. 65 14 0 , ' • McDonald, Alexander .. .. 110 8 3 McDonald, Charles .. .. 93 1 6 McGovern, Francis .. .. 240 0 0 Neill, Robert .. .. .. 101 8 9 O'Grady, Thomas ~ .. 120 9 0 O'Neill, Patrick .. .. 120 9 0 Pardy, William Stone .. .. 213 6 8 Pender, Peter .. .. .. 240 0 0 Pratt, James .. .. .. 76 13 0 Roche, Michael .. .. 87 12 0 Salmon, Henry .. .. 84 17 3 Stanley, Joseph .. .. 73 18 3 Stunner, Edward .. .. 95 16 3 Walker, William (ex-constable) .. 65 14 0 Walker, William (ex-sergeant) .. 91 1 6 White, Thomas .. .. 80 3 0 Willis, Hubert .. .. .. 38 15 7 WUloughby, William .. .. 93 1 6 Annual allowances to widows and children— Madden, Mrs. M. A., and two children .. .. .. 44 1 8 Smith, Mrs. L. 8., and one child 33 6 3 Grant on retirement to Charles Stanyer 146 0 0 Contributions of deceased member granted to widow — Kennedy, Sarah .. .. 61 15 JO Refund of contributions on retirement— Bunting, James .. .. 13 8 3 :, Brown, Ralph Davies .. .. 117 3 Dales, James Bennett .. .. 20 10 8 Nichclls, George Middlecote .. 29 0 3 O'Rourke, Timothy .. .. 34 6 2 Shaw, Samuel Hamilton .. 13 16 10 Cullen, J., amount overpaid to fund .. 119 Publio Trust Office commission .. 32 10 10 Balance .. .. .. .. 24,875 11 2 £29,107 10 3 £29,107 10 3 Jas. McGowan, Chairman. Examined and found correct. — J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General. Appronmate Oo.it of Paper.— Preparation, not given ; printing (1,775 copies), £2 Is.

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