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APPENDIX. 1. Statement of Contributors, showing Annual Rates of Salaries and Contributions as at 31st December, 1910.

Number. £ a. d. Of the number of contributors who retired during the year (including 6 medically unfit cases) retiring allowances were granted to .. .. .. 52 The annual rate of these allowances amounted to .. .. .. .. 5,372 10 0 The number of contributors who died, and on account of whom allowances or refunds of contributions were granted was .. .. .. .. 5 To the representatives of such contributors annual allowances granted (in two cases refunds of contributions were also made, and in the third case the contributions were commuted an annual allowance) to .. .. .. .. 3 widows and 4 children The annual rate of the allowances amounted to . . . . . . .. 113 19 0 The refunds of contributions .. .. . . .. .. .. 280 17 4 The total number of retired contributors on account of whom annual allowances were granted during the year was therefore .. .. .. 57 The remaining number of contributors who died was .. .. .. 4 On whose account contributions were refunded to their legal representatives to the amount of .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 375 12 10 The number of contributors who voluntarily retired from the Education service before becoming entitled to participate in the benefits of the fund and to whom refunds of contributions were made was .. .. .. 131 The refunds amounted to .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,862 11 3 The total number of contributors who retired from the Education service during — the year 1910 was .. .. .. .. .. .. 192

2. Particulars of Contributions discontinued during the Year ending 31st December, 1910.

Ten pensioners and two widows of deceased annuitants died during the year ; two children having attained the age of fourteen years theirallowance consequently ceased ; five widows and five children under fourteen years of age were granted annual allowances. Further details are given in the following table :

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Number. Annual Rate of Annual Bate of Contributions Salary as at End of as at End of Year. Year. M. F. M. F. J Total. Contributors at 31st December, 1909 ... 1,473 1,679 New contributors entered during the 84 203 year ending 31st December, 1910 Increase in salaries and contributions by promotions during the year I 3,152 287 £ s. d. £ s. d511,240 0 0 35,544 0 0 35,734 0 0 1,862 0 0 36,466 0 0 2,416 0 0 Totals ... ... ... 1,557 1,882 Contributions discontinued during the | 63 129 year ending 31sc December, 1910, by resignation, &c. Decrease in salaries and contributions during the year 3,439 ■ 583,440 3,439 L92 31,314 192 0 0 0 39,822 0 0 0 2,087 0 0 4,194 0 0 450 0 0 i i Totals at 31st December, 1910 1,494 1,753 3,247 547,932 0 0 37,285 0 0

How discontinued. Number of Contributors. M. F. 3 fi Annual I Relate at Date of irement. —, £g Allowances granted. '5 I Salary. Contributions, >y death before pension entered £ £ B, d. £ s. d. £ s. d. upon— Contributions paid to personal representatives Leaving widow or child !y voluntary retirement Iedically unfit— Over fifteen years' service ... iy retirement at pension age ... 1 3 4 4 15 24 107 131 4 2 6 30 16 46 1 3 4 1 24 107 4 5 131 1,050 1,225 17,509 71 15 0 103 0 0 786 0 0 375 12 10 113 19 0 280 17 4 2,862 11 8 4 2 30 16 6 46 1,195 10,335 110 0 0 1,016 5 0 559 5 0 4,813 5 0 Totals 63 129 192 63 129 192 31,314 2,087 0 0 5,486 9 0 3,519 1 6