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1910. NEW ZEALAND.

POLICE PROVIDENT FUND: FINAL REPORT OF BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION, YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1910.

Laid before Parliament in pursuance of Section 88, Subsection (c), of the Police Force Act, 1908.

The Board has to report that under the legislation of last session its functions cease to-day, and hereafter the members of the Police Force will become contributors to the Public Service Superannuation Fund, and be subject to the provisions of the Public Service Superannuation Acts. During the year ended 31st March, 1910, one sergeant-major, one detective, two sergeants,, and eleven 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, 1910, three ex-inspectors, one sergeant-major, twenty-one ex-sergeants, fifty-five ex-constables, five ex-detectives, and two widows on the Fund, their aggregate annual allowance being £8,231 Bs. The following Pensioners died during the year:—

The balance-sheet and statement of receipts and disbursements are hereto annexed, as required by section 38 of the Police Force Act. It will be seen that on the 31st March there was a balance to the credit of the Fund of £32,204 7s. Id., being an increase of £490 19s. 3d. on the amount at the corresponding date of the preceding year. Under the provisions of section 23 of the Public Service Classification and Superannuation Amendment Act, 1909, the Police Provident Fund is merged in the Public Service Superannuation Fund, and the balance has accordingly been transferred to the last-named fund. J. G. Findlay, Chairman.

Kank and Name. Age. Length of Service. Annual Allowance. Section of Act under which retired. Jonstable Abrarns, Jonas Ambrose „ Brosnahan, Denis iergeant Conn, Christopher Jonstable Dillon, John .. „ Eccleton, Joseph )eteotive Fitzgerald, Garrett Jonstable Mewellen, Samuel „ Knapp, Charles „ Law, Edward Henderson Lloyd, David iergeant major Mason, William Thomas .. Jonstable Mulholland, Hugh „ O'Brien, Michael „ Stewart, George iergeant Watt, John 62 56 64 54 63 44 65 64 58 71 64 65 49 65 56 Years. 32 30 36 27 27 22 27 42 36 27 41 36 30 35 21 £ s. d. 92 9 4 86 13 9 131 8 0 104 0 6 78 0 4 118 12 6 78 0 4 104 0 6 104 0 6 78 0 4 136 17 6 104 0 6 86 13 9 101 2 8 125 18 6 27 26 27 28 27 28 27 27 26 27 27 27 26 27 28

Name. D*te of Retirement on Pension. Annual Life Allowance. Date of Death. ibrams, Jonas Ambrose .. Sarlow, John i-reene, Bernard .. layes, John ' .. laodonell, Ewen lurray, William itapelton, Richard 31st March, 1909 30th April, 1905 .. 19th October, 1900 28th February, 1900 31st December, 1908 31st May, 1910 .. 31st January, 190Y £ s. d. 92 9 4 120 9 0 120 9 0 54 15 0 225 10 0 88 15 9 125 18 6 1st October, 1909. 4th February, 1910. 3rd April, 1909. 21st February, 1910. 26th August, 1909. 3rd February, 1910. 20th June, 1909.