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NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND. (1.) Revenue Account for the Yeak ended 31st December, 1912. £ s. d. £ c. d. Amount of fund at beginning of year .. 1,825 13 7 Maternity claims (section 18) .. .. 171 0 0 Contributions .. .. .. .. 6,998 2 10 Refund of contributions on lapse, reducInterest .. .. .. .. 155 19 7 tion, and withdrawal (sections 10, 11, 12, Fines .. .. .. .. .. 95 3 4 and 13) .. .. .. .. 411 3 9 Government contribution under section 25 1,388 17 1 Death : Refund of contributions (section 15) 14 4 3 Refund of maternity claims by the State.. 171 0 0 Refund of contributions overpaid .. 7 0 2 Contributions overpaid .. .. .. 7 0 2 Amount of fund at end of year .. .. 10,038 8 5 • £10,641 16 7 £10,641 16 7 (2.) Balance-sheet as at 31st December, 1912. £ s.. d. I £ s. d. Fund as per Revenue Account .. .. 10,038 8 5 ! Invested with Public Trustee .. .. 7,135 1 5 Claims due and in course of payment ! Contributions outstanding or in course of (maternity)*.. .. .. .. 48 0 0 j transmission —* Refunds in suspense .. .. .. 184 4 1 («) Contributions due but not overdue 1,678 17 5 Deposits on incomplete applications to join 0 9 3 (b) Contributions overdue .. .. 356 4 0 Contributions prepaid .. .. .. 746 12 11 Government subsidy accrued* .. .. 1,559 17 1 Amount of refund due from Consolidated Fund .. .. .. .. 12 0 0 Balance at Head Office .. .. .. 3 19 10 Balance with Post Office .. .. 182 13 11 Fines due .. .. .. .. 89 1 0 £11,017 14 8 £11,017 14 8 * Included in Revenue Account. Robt. B. Hayes, Examined and found correct. Superintendent. Robert J. Collins, A. T. Tbavebsi, A.1.A., Controller and Auditor-General. Secretary.

Numerical Statement for the Year ended 31st December, 1912.

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Numbers. Class 1. Pension Bat M. j F. I Class ■6,iob. Vensi Z; T. M. I F. I. Class 3. tote, Pension Bate, 30s. T. M. I F. j T. Peni Jlass 4. 3ion Rate, 40s. F. [ T. Aggregate. M. F. T. Annual Contributi on M. i Number of contributors at commencement of year New entrants during the year Transfers from another class Increases due to adjustment on age-error, &o. 369 1782 7 53 164 1 422 1946 8 55 187 4 30 I 26 1 85 16 '' 6 ! 22 I 85 218 213 19 1 20 5 5 112 18 30 1 3 1 21 31 1 458 j 2018 13 92 192 3 550 2210 16 £ s. d. 3,171 15 8 9,046 14 0 47 4 8 5 17 0 Total .. Discontinuances, &c. (as per detailed statement below) 2158 74 218 14 2376 88 246 14 57 2 303 36 8 ' 44 16 3 2 5 303 16 49 6 4 1 53 7 2489 97 287 19 2776 116 12,271 11 4 544 18 4 Total at end of year |2084 |: j 204 |i J2288 |: |232 I 55 [i 1287 38 6 i i 39 I I1TI I 3 I 46 I |2392 |268 |2660 11,726 13 0 Death Notice of withdrawal Lapse Attainment of pension-age Transfers to another class Deoreases due to adjustment on age-error, &c. Del tails of D fecoi iraiww uani ies, (Sic, dun ■ing 1 the Yea; 3 90 7 13 4 4 429 8 8 40 19 0 3 63 3 13 3 76 3 7 2 '2 '9 2 '.8 " 1 3 1 2 1 '.'. 2 1 3 75 6 15 1 5 1 6 5 '5 1 1 3 'i '4 13 3 16 60 9 0 0 17 4 Total .. 74 14 88 14 j ! 2 i I 16 3 2 5 6 l 7 97 I 19 116 I 544 18 4 Total entered Total transferred from other classes 2151 : 7 Nwi \meric Ml I Progi ress .since J7i stabl lishn nent. 2476 1 13 : 2760 16 217 1 2368 8 242 4 56 1 298 5 35 I 7 1 ; 1 42 2 48 1 4 ; 52 .. I 1 i 5 ? i284 I 3 1 2158 218 2376 246 57 303 44 49 4 j 53 I 53 2489 287 2776 12,271 11 4 36 8 Total discontinued Total transferred to other classes 1 69 5 13 1 82 6 9 5 2 11 5 3 1 1 4 1 3 3 3 1 4 3 4 84 13 16 i 3 100 16 14 2 3 2 74 88 14 16 5 6 1 7 7 97 j j 19 116 544 18 4 Total contributors on books at 31st December, 1912 12084 204 2288 232 55 287 33 ! 6 39 43 3 40 46 2392 i j268 2660 11,726 13 0