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NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND. (1.) Revenue Account fob the Yeak ended 31st December, 1914. £ s. d. i £ 8. d. Amount of fund at beginning of year .. 29,327 7 6. Maternity claims (section 18) .. .. 1,816 6 0 Contributions .. .. .. .. 20,276 4 10 ! Refund of contributions on lapse, reducIniereet .. .. .. .. 1,264 19 11 tion, and withdrawal (sections 10, 11, 12, Fines .. .. .. .. .. 222 96 | and 13) .. .. .. .. 1,986 10 2 Benefits refunded by deduciion .. .. 83 1 1 i Death : Refund of contributions (section 15) 98 11 3 Government contribution under section 25 4,614 0 5 ! Refund of contributions overpaid .. 0 9 11 Refund of maternity claims by the State., 1,816 5 0 I Amount of fund at end of year .. .. 53,717 14 11 Refunds unclaimed .. .. .. 12 2 2 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 0 0 10 £57,616 11 3 £57,616 11 3 (2.) Balance-sheet as at 31st December, 1914. £ b. d. £ s. d. Fund as per Revenue Account .. .. 53,717 14 11 Invested with Public Trustee .. .. 41,860 10 1 Claims due and in course of payment— * Balance with Post Office .. .. 837 12 5 Maternity .. .. .. .. 205 16 6 Contributions outstanding or in course of Death .. .. .. .. 9 10 4 transmission —• Refunds in suspense .. . .. 1,667 2 8 (a.) Contributions due but not overdue 4,951 6 S Deposits on incomplete applications to join (b.) Contributions overdue .. .. 2,014 12 3 fund .. .. .. .. 18 0 Government subsidy due under section 25* 4,614 0 5 Contributions propaid .. •.. .. 1,016 6 9 Refund duo in respect of maternity claims* 1,816 5 0 Balance at Head Offico .. .. .. 0 17 6 Fines due .. .. .. .. 244 16 (i One-half contributions of members of Mxpeditionary Forces due by the State* .. . 297 13 i £56,637 13 9 | £56,637 13 9 1 Included in Hovenue Account. E. B. Hayes, Examined and found correct. Superintendent. Robert J. Collins, A. T. Tbaveesi, A.I.A. (Lond.), Controller and Auditor-General. Secretary.

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NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND. (1.) Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1914. £ s. d. I £ e. d. Amount of fund at beginning of year .. 29,327 7 6 : Maternity claims (section 18) .. .. 1,816 5 0 Contributions .. .. .. .. 20,276 4 10 ' Refund of contributions on lapse, reducInterest .. .. .. .. 1,264 19 11 tion, and withdrawal (sections 10, 11, 12, Fines .. .. .. ... .. 222 9 6 | and 13) .. .. .. .. 1,986 10 2 Benefits refunded by deduciion .. .. 83 1 1 i Death : Refund of contributions (section 15) 98 11 3 Government contribution under section 25 4,614 0 5 ! Refund of contributions overpaid .. 0 9 11 Refund of maternity claims by the State., 1,816 5 0 I Amount of fund at end of year .. .. 53,717 14 11 Refunds unclaimed .. .. .. 12 2 2 j Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 0 0 10 I £57,616 11 3 ! £57,616 11 3 (2.) Balance-sheet as at 31st December, 1914. £ s. d. £ s. d. Fund as per Revenue Account .. .. 53,717 14 11 Invested with Public Trustee .. .. 41,860 10 1 Claims due and in course of payment— * Balance with Post Office .. .. 837 12 5 Maternity .. .. .. .. 205 16 6 Contributions outstanding or in course of Death .. .. ... .. 9 10 4 transmission —* Refunds in suspense .. ... 1,667 2 3! (a.) Contributions due but not overdue 4,951 6 8 Deposits on incomplete applications to join (6.) Contributions overdue .. .. 2,014 12 3 fund .. .. .. .. 13 0 Government subsidy due under section 25* 4,614 0 5 Contributions propaid .. •.. .. 1,016 6 9 Refund duo in respect of maternity claims* 1,816 5 0 Balance at Head Offico .. .. .. 0 17 6 Fines due .. .. .. .. 244 16 6 One-half contributions of members of Expeditionary Forcos duo by the State* .. ■ 297 13 4 £56,637 13 9 | £56,637 13 9 ' Ineludeii in Revenue Account. R. E. Hayes, Examined and found-correct. Superintendent. Robert J. Collins, A. T. Traversi, A.I.A. (Bond.), Controller and Auditor-General. Secretary. Numerical Statement for the Year ended 31st December, 1914. Numbers. .,. . Class 2. Class 3. Class 4. t> „ il„ .)„,'„ hi., Pension Rate, Pension Rate, Pension Rate, Aggregate. „ Annual Pension Rale, 10s. VM ., 0s 40s Contributions. a, Hate, Pom Pom M. P. T. M. F. T. M. P. I. M. P. T. M. j F. j T. ■ £ s. d. Number of contributors at 4825 316 5141 426 81 507 55 8 63 73 7 80 5379 412 5791 22,719 0 4 commencement of year New entrants during the 1966 136 2102 228 28 256 23 2 25 25 1 26 2242 467 ;2409 8,718 0 I year Transfers from another 53 2 55 22 2 24 3 .. 8 3 .. 8 81 4 85 74 19 I class Increases due to adjust- 234 ment on age-error, &o. Total .. .. 6844 454 7298 676 111 '787 81 10 91 101 8 109 7702 '583 8285 31,514 3 4 Discontinuances, &c. (as 1148 84 1232 135 12 147 22 2 21 23 1 24 1328 99 1427 4,994 3 4 per detailed statement below) Total at end of year 5696 370 6066 541 99 640 59 j 8 i 67 78 7 85 6374 1484 6858 26,520 0 0 M. T. M. 316 5141 426 81 507 73 7 HO 136 2102 228 28 256 25 1 26 2 55 22 2 24 3 3 454 84 . 7298 1232 676 135 111 12 1787 147 101 23 8 1 109 24 541 99 640 59 | 8 i 67 78 7 85 Details of Discontinuances, &c, during the Year. Hscontin .uaiu ees, &c, dm •iw(/ the Yea: Death .. .. ] 6 i .. 6 1 .. 1 .. .. I 7 .. 7 41 7 8 Notice of withdrawal .. 455 53 508 35 8 43 8 .. 8 6 .. 6 499 61 560 1,894 6 4 Lapso.. .. .. ! 667 31 698 56 3 69 7 .. 7 11 .. 11 741 34 775 2,777 4 8 Transfers to another class 20 ! .. 20 43 1 44 12 2 14 6 1 7 81 4 85 278 8 4 Decreases due to adjust- .. .. j 2 16 4 ment on age-error, &o. 1 .. 35 8 56 3 43 1 1 43 59 44 •3 ::h 7 .. 7 12 2 14 6 11 6 6 11 7 i •• 135 12 22 i 2 24 —I I— Total .. -..,1148 i 84 1232 135 12 147 22 2 24 23 \ 1 24 1328 99 1427 4,994 8 4 147 23 ! l 21 4,994 6 4 Numerical Progress since Establishment. ;al Frog: 758 1118 33 6 ress since Estab, lishn \tent, Total entered .. .. 7411 509 7920 758 ill8 876 05 l 13 108 122 8 130 8386 (648 9034 ' .. Total transferred from 129 3 132 33 6 39 6 2 7 6 1 7 173 12 185 other classes ■ ■ 7540 512 8052 791 124 915 100 15 115 128 9 137 8559 660 9219 35,197 I 4Total discontinued .. 1814 ,139 1953 149 22 171 21 3 24 28 .. 28 2012 164 2176 Total transferred to other 30 | 3 33 101 8 104 20 4 24 22 2 24 173 12 185 classes i j 1844 142 1986 250 ; 25 275 41 7 48 50 2 52 2185 176 2361 8,677 1 4 Total contributors on 5696 '370 6066 541 99 640 59 ! 8 67 78 7 85 6374 ,484 6858 26,520 0 0 books at 31st December, 1914 876 39 05 I 13 108 5 | 2 7 122 6 8 1 130 7 791 124 915 100 15 115 128 9 137 35,197 1 i 149 22 101 8 171 llll 21 3 24 20 4 24 41 ; 7 48 28 22 2 28 24 250 ! 25 541 ] 99 275 50 2 52 8,677 1 4 (.10 59 ! 8 67 78 7 85 26,520 0 0 I Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given; printing (SOO copies), £2. on, not given ; p laratti in; pi By Authority: John Mackay, (lovernment Printer, Wellington. 1915. Price 3d.]