POLICE PROVIDENT FUND: REPORT OF BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1906.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1906 Session II, H-16a

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Session 11. 1906. NEW ZEALAND.

POLICE PROVIDENT FUND: REPORT OF BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1906.

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 detective, and ten constables were retired with annual allowances under the Act and placed on the Fund. The particulars are as follows :—

Constable Andrew Lynd was granted eleven months' pay (£133 16s. Bd.) on retiring, under section 12, subsection (2). The death of ex-Sergeant John Watson Forbes, who was retired from the Force on the 30th April, 1903, with a life allowance of £81 Bs. 2d. per annum, occurred on the 19th August, 1905, and that of ex-Constable Joshua Hutchison, who was retired from the Force on the 20th December, 1904, with a life allowance ot £93 Is. 6d. per annum, on 23rd August, 1905. There were on the 31st March last three ex-Inspectors, fifteen ex-sergeants, thirty-one exconstables, three ex-detectives, two widows, and three children on the Fund, their aggregate annual allowance being £5,037 lls. Id. 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 £27,121 2s. 6d., being an increase of £2,245 lls. 4d. on the amount at the corresponding date of the preceding year. Bth June, 1906. James McGowan, Chairman.

Rank and Name. Age. Length of Annual Service. Allowance. Section of Act under which retired. Sergeant Barlow, John .. detective Benjamin, Lionel Downman Nonstable Christie, Andrew „ Franklin, James Fretwell, Henry „ Hobson, John Meade .. Jobnstc n, Henry Kelly, Robert McGorman, John O'Connor, James „ Eist, William James „ Kyan, John iergeant Shirley, Paul 64 59 51 49 52 4G 51 64 65 54 56 59 60 40 years 28 , 20 , 26 „ 30 „ 21 , 29 . 26 , 32 „ 26 „ 31 „ 25 „ 33 „ £ s. d. 120 9 0 123 9 10 54 15 0 71 3 6 73 0 0 57 9 9 79 7 9 71 3 6 87 12 0 71 3 6 84 17 3 68 8 9 110 8 3 13 12 \'2 12 12 12 12 13 18 12 12 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, 1906. Dr. £ s. d. Cβ. £ a. d. Balance on Ist April, 1905 .. .. 24,875 11 2 Life allowances paid to ex-members of the Contributions .. .. .. 6,52113 8 Foroe .. .. .. .. 4,636 7 2 Pines .. .. .. .. 88 4 6 Annual allowances to widows and children 75 2 6 Proceeds of sale of unclaimed property, Grant on retirement of member .. 133 16 8 arid cash found .. .. .. 23 710 Contributions of deceased members granted Forbes, J. W., life allowance recredited .. 13 11 4 to widows .. .. .. .. 228 0 6 Interest added by Public Trust Office .. 1,080 17 11 Refund of part contributions on retirement 322 9 5 Public Trust Office commission .. .. 36 7 8 Balance .. .. .. .. 27,121 2 6 £32,553 6 5 £32.553 6 5 -I - James McGowan, Chairman. Examined and found correct. — J. W. Poynton, Deputy Controller and Auditor. sth Jane, 1906. Statement of Eeceipts and Disbursements of the Police Provident Fund for the Year ended 31st March, 1906, under Section 25 of "The Police Provident Fund Act, 1899." Dβ. Receipts. - £ s. d. Cit. Disbursements. £ s. d. To Balance on Ist April. 1905 .. .. 24,875 11 2 By Life allowances paid to ex-members of Contributions from Auckland Distriot 1,331 5 6 the Force during the year ended the Napier „ 463 5 10 31st March, 1906, as follows:— „ Wanganui „ 663 8 7 Bailow, John .. .. .. 110 8 3 Wellington „ 919 12 5 Bell, John .. .. .. 120 9 0 „ Greymouth „ 448 4 4 Benjamin, Lionel Downman .. 61 15 0 Christchurob „ 1,141 17 1 Brennan, William .. .. 11l 15 1 Dunedin „ 863 19 2 Briggs, John .. .. .. 90 6 9 Invereargill „ 327 111 ! Browne, James Ulysses .. .. 49 2 6 Treasury .. 362 18 10 | Christie, Andrew .. .. 50 3 9 Fines .. .. .. .. 38 4 6 Clarke, Andrew .. .. 120 9 0 Proceeds of sale of unclaimed property Clarke, Henry .. .. .. 82 2 6 and cash found .. .. .. 23 7 10 Cosiin, Patrick .. .. 49 2 6 Forbes, J. W., life allowance recredited 13 11 4 Farmer, John .. .. .. 98 11 0 Interest added by Public Trust Office 1,080 17 11 Finnerty, James .. .. 82 2 6 Forbes, John Watson .. .. 44 17 3 Franklin, James .. .. 11 17 2 Fraser, Charles .. .. 113 15 2 Pretwell, Henry .. .. 27 7 6 Grace, Martin .. .. .. 149 19 1 Greene, Bernard .. .. 120 9 0 Hayes, John .. .. .. 54 15 0 Hobson, John Meade .. .. 47 18 3 Howard, Thomas .. .. 54 15 0 Hutchison, Joshua .. .. 31 0 5 Hughes, Edwin Charles.. .. 60 4 6 Johnston, Henry .. .. 66 3 3 Joyce, Michael .. .. 68 8 9 Kelly, Robert .. .. .. 32 14 7 Moon, Alfred Morton .. .. 105 710 Mulville, William Nugent .. 98 17 1 Murray, William .. .. 88 15 9 MeCabu, John .. .. .. 84 17 3 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'Connor, James .. .. 65 4 10 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 Rist, William James .. .. 77 15 9 Roche, Michael .. .. 87 12 0 Ryan, John .. .. .. 22 16 4 Salmon, Henry .. .. 84 17 3 Shirley, Paul .. .. .. 82 16 0 Stanley, Joseph .. .. 73 18 3 Stunner, Edward .. .. 95 16 3 Walker, William (ex-oonstabie) .. 65 14 0 Walker. William (ex-sergeant) .. 91 1 6 White, Thomas .. .. 86 16 7 Willis, Hubert .. .. .. 38 15 7 Willoughby, 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 31 0 10 Grant on retirement to Andrew Lynd 133 16 8 Carried forward .. ..£32,553 6 5 1 Carried forward .. .. £1,845 6 4

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Statement of Beceipts and Disbursements of the Police Peovident Fund, &c. — continued. Dβ. Receipts. £ s. d. Oβ. Disbursements. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. 32,553 6 5 Brought forward .. .. 4,845 6 4 By Contributions of deceased members granted to widows — Hastings, Margaret Sarah .. 80 12 4 Hinton, Clara V. .. .. 72 8 0 Hutchison, Maria .. .. 26 1 1 Nixon, A... .. .. 48 19 1 Befund of contributions on retirement— Bolsted, Hans Alfred .. .. 613 1 Bourke, John .. .. .. 4 18 6 Bunting, John Stewart Wellington 9 9 3 Burrell, Arthur .. .. 15 15 9 Cassin, Mark .. .. .. 23 9 7 Claridge, John William Vincent .. 11 17 5 Ccoper, John William .. .. 10 0 5 Cotter, Patrick 24 15 4 Crawford, Alexander .. .. 25 6 0 Curtis, Willmm .. .. 3 5 3 De Loree, Peter Augustus .. 5 17 2 Forbes, William .. .. 8 10 8 Gibson, William .. .. 2 19 11 Godfrey, Theodore Augustine .. 26 6 9 Howley, John .. .. .. 4 14 Joyce, Edmond Michael .. 18 11 10 Juriss, Alexander .. .. 10 8 1 Kidd, Gavin Cooper .. .. 6 0 6 Lopdell, William James .. 5 7 2 Mathieson, John .. .. 3 8 7 Moses, Thomas .. .. 2 15 10 McDonald. James .. .. 17 7 7 Osborue, Oliver Henry .. .. 7 6 3 O'Counell, Francis William .. 25 10 0 Phelan, Andrew .. .. 7 16 2 Propsting, Ernest George .. 8 12 6 Quill, Edward .. .. .. 7 4 11 Taylor, John James .. .. 2 5 10 Walker, Frederick Reginald .. 4 8 4 Williams, Frederick Arlhur .. 7 110 Williamson, Robert Alexander .. 417 7 Public Trust Office commission .. 36 7 8 Balance .. .. .. .. 27,121 2 6 £32,553 6 5 • £32,553 6 5 James McGowan, Chairman. Examined and found correct. — J. W. Poynton, Deputy Controller and Auditor. sth June, 1906.

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