POLICE PROVIDENT FUND: REPORT OF BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1909.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1909 Session I, H-16a

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1909. NEW ZEALAND.

POLICE PROVIDENT FUND: REPORT OF BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION FOR YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1909.

Laid before Parliament in pursuance of Section 38, Subsection (c), of " The Police Force Act, 1908."

The Board have to report that during the year ended 31st March last one inspector, two detectives, two sergeants, 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 four ex-inspectors, twenty-three ex-sergeants, forty-six ex-constables, four ex-detectives, and two widows on the Fund, their aggregate annual allowance being £7,529 15s. 7d. The following Pensioners died during the year : —

The balance-sheet and statement of receipts and disbursements, as required by section 38 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 £31,813 7s. 10d., being an increase of £1,276 2s. 3d. on the amount at the corresponding date of the preceding year. 26th April, 1909. J. G. Findlay, Chairman.

Rank and Name. Age. Length of Service. Annual Allowance. Section of Act under which retired. Chief Detective Chrystal, William Livingstone Constable Cooper, Charles . Crozier, Alexander „ Gray, Archibald Detective Henderson, Alexander Inspeotor Macdonell, Ewen Constable Maddern, William Marsh, Nioholas „ Nash, John Sergeant Rutledge, Charles Constable Ryan, William Henry Sergeant Williams, Walter 63 58 05 48 61 60 48 65 65 64 55 55 Years. 28 35 38 26 36 33 22 25 31 37 36 25 £ s. d. 140 10 6 101 2 8 104 0 6 75 2 7 164 5 0 225 10 0 63 11 5 72 4 9 89 11 6 131 8 0 104 0 6 87 8 11 26 26 27 26 27 27 26 27 27 27 26 26

Name. Date of Retirement on Pension. Annual Life Allowance. Date of Death, irennan, William looper, Charles .. lenderson, Alexander .. 6th June, 1904 .. .. 30th June, 1908 .. .. 11th August, 1908 £ s. d. Ill 15 7 24th February, 1909. 101 2 8 15th July, 1908. 164 5 0 3rd February, 1909.

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Balance-sheet of the Police Provident Fund, under Section 38 of "The Police Force Act, 1908," for the Year ended 31st March, 1909. Db. £ s. d. Ob. £ a. d. Balance on Ist April, 1908 .. .. 30,537 5 7 Life allowances paid to ex-members of the Contributions .. .. .. 7,706 1 6 Force .. .. .. .. 7,113 111 Fines .. .. .. .. 56 5 0 Annual allowances to widows and children 57 18 9 Proceeds of sale of unclaimed property, Contributions of deceased members granted and cash found .. .. .. 75 18 5 to widows and children .. .. 537 1 2 Life allowances recredited — Refund of part contributions on retirement 220 9 9 Latimer, D. .. .. 8 16 5 Grants on retirement of members .. 12 18 6 Henderson, A. .. .. .. 13 13 9 Remission of fines— Brennan, W. .. .. .. 9 6 4 Harrold, W. 5... .. .. 0 5 0 Interest added by Public Trust Office .. 53 4 1 McPhee, A. .. .. 010 0 Interest on investments .. .. 1,406 9 3 Heard, G. .. .. .. 0 5 0 Refund amounts paid to the fund in error on account— Leckie, R. .. .. .. 0 14 10 Buttimore, W. .. .. .. 0 11 11 Publio Trust Office commission .. .. 109 15 8 Balance .. .. .. .. 31,813 7 10 £39,867 0 4 £39,867 0 4 J. G. Findlay, Chairman. Examined and found correct—J. K. "Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General. 30th April, 1909.

Statement of Eeceipts and Disbursements of the Police Provident Fund for the Year ended 31st March, 1909, under Section 38 of "The Police Force Act, 1908." Db. Eeceipts. £ s. d. Cs. Disbursements. £ s. d. To Balance on Ist April, 1908 .. .. 30,537 5 7 By Life allowances paid to ex-members of Contributions from Auckland District 1,384 13 7 the Force during the year ended the Thames „ 310 7 2 31st March, 1909, as follows :— Napier „ 399 19 11 Addison, James .. .. 93 1 6 Wanganui . 737 611 Barlow, John .. .. .. 120 9 0 Wellington. , 1,386 16 9 Bell, John .. .. .. 120 9 0 Greymouth „ 345 16 5 Benjamin, Lionel Downman .. 123 910 Christchurch „ 1,313 6 5 Brennan, William .. .. 110 9 0 Dunedin „ 910 1 6 Briggs, John .. .. .. 90 6 9 Invercargill „ 369 1 0 Browne, James Ulysses.. .. 49 2 5 „ Treasury .. 544 1 5 Christie, Andrew .. .. 54 15 0 Postal Department 410 5 Chrystal, William L. .. .. 70 5 6 Fines .. .. .. .. 56 5 0 Clarke, Andrew .. .. 120 9 0 Prooeeds of sale of unclaimed property, Clarke, Henry .. .. .. 82 2 6 and cash found .. .. .. 75 18 5 Oostin, Patrick .. .. 49 2 6 Latimer, D., life-allowance recredited 816 5 Crozier, Alexander .. .. 31 17 9 Henderson, A. „ , 13 13 9 Farmer, John .. .. .. 98 11 0 Brennan, W. „ 9 6 4 Finnerty, James .. .. 82 2 6 Interest added by Publio Trust Offioe 53 4 1 Fleming, John.. .. .. 115 8 7 Interest on investments .. .. 1,406 9 3 Franklin, James .. .. 71 3 6 Fraser, Charles .. .. 113 15 2 Fretwell, Henry .. .. 73 0 0 Geerin, Michael James .. .. 118 18 7 Grace, Martin .. .. .. 149 19 1 Gray, Archibald . .. 18 15 6 Greene, Bernard .. .. 120 9 0 Hayes, John .. .. .. 54 15 0 Henderson, Alexander .. .. 89 15 6 Hobson, John Meade .. .. 57 9 9 Howard, Thomas .. .. 54 15 0 Hughes, Edwin Charles.. .. 60 4 6 Jeffries, John .. .. .. 98 11 0 s*~ Johnston, Henry .. .. 79 7 9 Joyce, Michael .. .. 68 8 9 Kelly, Joseph Swinburne .. 118 18 JZ Kelly, Robert .. .. .. 713 6 • Latimer, David.. .. .. 105.17 0 Macdonell, Ewen .. .. 56 7 6 Maddern, William .. .. 63 4 4 Marsh, Nicholas .. .. 52 1 0 Miller, William H. .. .. 49 2 5 Moon, Alfred Morton .. .. 105 7 10 Mulville, William Nugent .. 91 5 0 Murray, William .. .. 88 15 9 McCabe, John .. .. .. 84 17 3 McOhesney.'George .. .. 75 2 7 McClellan, William John .. 65 14 0 McDonald, Alexander .. .. 110 8 3 McDonald, Charles .. .. . 93 1 6 McGorman, John .. ..' 87 12 0 McGovern, Franois .. .. 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 Carried forward .. .'. £39,867 0 4 Carried forward .. .. £4,704 5 5

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Statement of Eeceipts and Disbursements of the Police Provident Fund, &c. — continued. Db. Receipts. £ s. d. Cb. Disbursements. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. 39,867 0 4 Brought forward .. .. 4,704 5 5 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 Roohe, Maurice .. .. 68 8 9 Roche, Michael .. .. 87 12 0 Rutledge, Charles .. .. 127 0 5 Ryan, John .. .. .. 68 8 9 Ryan, William H. .. .. 41 18 2 Salmon, Henry .. .. 84 17 3 Scott, Nixson .. 84 17 3 Shirley, Paul .. .. .. 110 8 3 Stanley, Joseph ... .. 73 18 3 Stapleton, Richard .. .. 125 18 6 Walker, Maxwell .. .. 93 13 8 Walker, William (ex-oonstable) .. 65 14 0 Walker, William (ex-sergeant) .. 91 1 6 Weatherley, James .. .. 89 11 6 Whelan, Thomas .. .. 98 11 0 White, Thomas .. .. 80 3 0 Wild, Frederick .. .. 98 11 0 Williams, Walter .. .. 51 0 3 Willis, Hubert .. .. 38 15 7 Willoughby, William .. .. 93 1 6 By Annual allowances to widows and children— Madden, Mrs. M. A., and one child 24 9 4 Smith, Mrs. L. E., and one ohild 33 9 5 Contributions of deoeased members granted to widows and ohildren— Cooper, Mrs. A .. 113 7 11 Drake, Mrs. E. .. .. .. 123 11 2 Gordon, Misses S. E. and K. M. .. 146 12 11 Henderson, Mrs. J. .. .. 153 9 2 Refund of part contributions on retirement— Brown, Alfred .. .. .. 46 17 1 Dickson, David.. .. .. 19 11 2 Gillatt, William .. .. 5 11 7 Irwin, John T. .. .. .. 20 8 5 Kyle, Harry S. .. .. .. 18 15 10 Mellsop, Charles H. .. .. 55 8 5 O'Connell, James P. .. .. 2 6 2 Rogers, Gordon P. .. .. 1 210 Russell, George T. .. .. 45 3 8 Turner, John B. .. .. 5 4 7 Grants on retirement (medically unfit) — Quinn, Joseph .. .. .. 7 16 0 Waters, Frank L. .. .. 5 2 6 Remission of fines— Harrold, W. S. .. .. .. 0 5 0 Heard, G. .. .. .. 0 5 0 McPhee, A. .. .. 0 10 0 Refund amounts paid to the Fund in error on account— Buttimore, W. .. .. .. 0 11 11 Leckie, R. .. .. .. 0 14 10 Public Trust Office commission .. 109 15 8 Balance .. .. .. .. 31,813 7 10 £39,867 0 4 £39,867 0 4 J. G. Findlay, Chairman. Examined and found correct—J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General. 30th April, 1909.

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