POLICE PROVIDENT FUND: REPORT OF BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1908.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1908 Session I, H-16a

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1908. NEW ZEALAND.

POLICE PROVIDENT FUND: REPORT OF BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1908.

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 one sergeant and seven constables were retired with annual allowances under the Act and placed on the Fund. The particulars are as follows :—

There were on the 31st March last three ex-inspectors, twenty-rwo ex-sergeants, forty exconstables, three ex-detectives, two widows, and two children on the Fund, their aggregate annual allowance being £6,574 2s. 6d. Constable Thomas Fairhall was granted eight months' pay (£97 6s. Bd.) and Constable Charles Edward Hyde seven months' pay (£B5 3s. 4d.) on retiring, under section 12, subsection (2). The following Pensioners died during the year : —

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 oi £30,537 ss. 7d., being an increase of £1,411 4s. 4d. on the amount at the corresponding date of the preceding year. James McGowan, Chairman. 11th April, 1908.

Bank and Name. Age. Length of Annual Service. Allowance. Section of Act under which retired. Constable Chisholm, Hugh Jeffries, John Sergeant Latimer, David Constable Miller, William Hope .. MeChesney, George Roche, Maurice Stacey, Samuel Weatherley, James 60 65 57 46 65 65 55 65 Years. 25 41 29 17 26 25 25 31 £ s. d. 68 8 9 98 11 0 105 17 0 49 2 5 75 2 7 68 8 9 68 8 9 89 11 6 13 13 12 12 13 13 12 IS

Name. Date of Betirement on Pension. Annual Life Allowance. Date of Death. Jartmill, David Jhisholm, Hugh itacey, Samuel iturmer, Edward 31st December, 1906 17th August, 1907 2nd May, 1907 .. 11th November. 1903 £ s. d. 87 12 0 68 8 9 68 8 9 95 16 3 2nd July, 1907. 31st August, 1907. 19th August, 1907. 20ih June, 1907.

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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, 1908. Dk. £ s. d. Cb. £ b. d. Balance on Ist April, 1907 .. .. 29,126 1 3 Life allowances paid to ex-members of the Contributions .. .. .. 7,232 3 4 Force .. .. .. .. 6,327 19 3 Fines .. .. .. .. 46 12 6 Annual allowances to widows and children 59 11 0 Proceeds of sale of unclaimed property, Grants on retirement of members .. 204 1 0 and cash found .. .. .. 41 16 10 Contributions of deceased members granted Stunner E. (deceased), life allowance re- to widows .. .. .. .. 535 1 11 credited .. .. .. .. 7 19 8 Refund of part contributions on retirement 198 17 2 Chisholm, H. (deceased), life allowance re- Public Trust Office commission .. .. 109 13 10 credited .. .. .. .. 2 11 6 Balanoe .. .. .. .. 30,537 5 7 Hobson, J. M., life allowance recredited .. 4 15 9 Mulville, W. N., amount overpaid by Public Trust Office and recredited .. .. 0 12 2 Interest added by Public Trust Office .. 55 17 5 Interest on Investments .. .. 1,453 19 4 £37,972 9 9 £37,972 9 9 James McGowan, Chairman. Examined and found correct. —J. K. Wabbueton, Controller and Auditor-General. 9th June, 1908.

Statement of Receipts and Disbursements of the Police Provident Fund for the Year ended 31st March, 1908, under Section 25 of "The Police Provident Fund Act, 1899." Db. Receipts. £ s. d. Cr. Disbursements. £ s. d. To Balance on Ist April, 1907 .. .. 29,126 1 3 By Life allowances paid to ex-members of Contributions from Auckland Distriot 1,309 5 1 the Force during the year ended the Thames „ 242 0 11 31st March, 1908, as follows:— Napier , 408 16 2 Addison, James .. .. 93 1 6 Wanganui „ 685 11 11 Barlow, John .. .. .. 120 9 0 Wellington „ 1,240 1 9 Bell, John .. .. .. 120 9 0 „ Greymouth „ 329 3 1 Benjamin, Lionel Downman .. 133 15 8 Christchurch,, 1,281 8 5 Brennan, William .. .. 11l 15 7 Dunedin „ 883 13 4 Briggs, John .. .. .. 90 6 9 „ Invercargill „ 363 6 4 Browne, James Ulysses .. .. 49 2 6 Treasury .. 488 16 4 Cartmil), David .. .. 21 18 0 Fines .. .. .. .. 46 12 6 Chisholm, Hugh .. .. 211 6 Prooeeds of sale of unclaimed property, Christie, Andrew .. .. 54 15 0 and cash found .. .. .. 41 16 10 Clarke, Andrew .. .. 120 9 0 Stunner, E. (deceased), life allowance Clarke, Henry .. .. .. 82 2 6 recredited .. .. .. 7 19 8 Cost-in, Patrick .. .. 49 2 6 Chisholm, H. (deceased), life allowance Farmer, John .. .. .. 98 11 0 recredited .. .. .. 2 116 Finnerty, James .. .. 82 2 6 Hobson, J. M., life allowance recredited 4 15 9 Fleming, John.. .. .. 115 8 7 Mulville, W. N., amount overpaid by Franklin, James .. .. 71 3 6 Public Trust Office and recredited .. 012 2 Fraser, Charles .. .. 113 15 2 Interest added by Publio Trust Office 55 17 5 Fretwell, Henry .. .. 73 0 0 Interest on Investments .. .. 1,453 19 4 Geerin, Michael James .. .. 118 18 7 Grace, Martin .. .. .. 149 19 1 Greene, Bernard ~ .. 120 9 0 Hayes, John .. .. .. 54 15 0 Hobson, John Meade .. .. 67 1 3 Howard, Thomas .. .. 54 15 0 Hughes, Edwin Charles.. .. 60 4 6 Jeffries, John .. .. .. 73 18 3 Johnston, Henry .. .. 79 7 9 Joyce, Michael .. .. 68 8 9 Kelly, Joseph Swinburne .. 118 18 7 Kelly, Robert .. .. .. 71 3 6 Latimer, David.. .. .. 8 16 5 ~ Miller, William H. .. .. 12 5 6 Moon, Alfred Morton .. .. 105 7 10 Mulville, William Nugent .. 91 17 2 Murray, William .. .. 88 15 9 MeCabe, John .. .. .. 84 17 3 McChesney, George .. .. 25 13 6 McClellan, William John .. 65 14 0 McDonald, Alexander .. .. 110 8 3 McDonald, Charles .. .'. 93 1 6 McGorman, John .. .. 87 12 0 McGovern, Francis .. .. 240 0 0 Neill, Robert .. .. .. 101 8 9 Nolan, Patrick.. .. .. 84 17 3 O'Connor, James .. .. 71 3 6 O'Grady, Thomas .. .. 120 9 0 O'Malley, James .. .. 125 18 6 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 .. .. 84 17 3 Carried forward .. .. £37,972 9 9 Carried forward .. .. 4,895 10 7

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Statement of Receipts and Disbursements of the Police Pbovident Fund, &c.— continued. Db. Receipts. £ s. d. Cr. Disbursements. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. 37,972 9 9 Brought forward .. .. 4,895 10 7 Roche, Maurice .. ... 59 19 7 Roche, Michael .. .. 87 12 0 Ryan, John .. .. .. 68 8 9 Salmon, Henry .. .. 84 17 3 Scott, Nixson .. .. .. 84 17 3 Shirley, Paul .. .. .. 110 8 3 Stacey, Samuel .. .. 16 14 11 , Stanley, Joseph .. .. 73 18 3 Stapleton, Richard .. .. 125 18 6 Stunner, Edward .. .. 29 5 5 Walker, Maxwell .. .. 93 13 8 Walker, William (ex-constable) .. 65 14 0 Walker, William (ex-sergeant) .. 91 1 6 Weatherley, James .. .. 30 17 3 Whelan, Thomas .. .. 98 11 0 White, Thomas .. .. 80 3 0 Wild, Frederick .. .. 98 11 0 Willis, Hubert .. .. 38 15 7 Willoughby, William .. .. 93 1 6 Annual allowances to widows and children— Madden, Mrs. M. A., and one child 31 1 7 Smith, Mrs. L. E., and one ohild 28 9 5 Contributions of deceased members granted to widows and children— Cartmill, Mrs. M. .. .. 49 6 11 Chisholm, Mrs. A. .. .. 124 3 4 Graham, Mrs. K. .. .. 108 3 0 Lyons, Miss E. E. B. .. .. 58 19 4 Stacey, Mrs. K. .. .. 79 0 0 Twomey, Mrs. K. E. .. .. 115 9 4 Grants on retirement— Fairhall, Thomas .. .. 97 6 8 Hyde, Charles E. .. .. 85 3 4 Mulligan, Joseph .. .. 21 11 0 Refund of contributions on retirement— Abbott, Norman D. .. .. 56 9 10 Allen, Thomas E. .. .. 2 14 9 Baker, William .. .. 48.13 4 Burke, Thomas J. .. .. 22 5 0 Donnelly, John .. .. 4 2 4 Fraser, John .. .. .. 38 12 2 O'Brien, Jeremiah .. .. 6 9 7 Tull, Herjry G. .. .. 13 16 6 Twomey, Thomas .. .. 5 13 8 Public Trust Office commission .. 109 13 10 Balance .. .. .. .. 30,537 5 7 £37,972 9 9 £37,972 9 9 James McGowan, Chairman. Examined and found correct. —J. K. Waebueton, Controller and Auditor-General. 9th June, 1908. Approximate Cost of Printing.—• Preparation, not given; printing (1,600 copies), ±'2 4s. 6d.

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