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Balance-sheet as at the 31st December, 1917. Liabilities. £ sd. Assets. £ s _ <j_ Fund as per Revenue Aooount .. 1,015,603 9 5 Amount invested by the Board .. 976,404 10 1 Retiring and other allowances due, in Contributions due, in oourse of transcourse of payment—■ mission— Members .. .. .. 1,936 13 7 Under section 29 (ordinary) .. *2,500 8 5 Widows and children .. .. 189 17 3 Transfers from other superannuRefunds of contributions due, in course ation funds .. .. .. 0 16 of payment— Recoveries due in course of transUnder section 46, Amendment Act mission .. .. .. 90 6 8 (left service) .. .. .. 1,054 610 Interest due and aocrued .. .. 17,894 18 4 Under section 42 or 43 (doath) .. 1,628 17 4 Bank balance .. .. .. 23,168 12 9 Transfers to other funds duo, in Balance in hands of Postal Departcourse of payment (seotion 48) .. 3 16 9 ment .. .. .. .. 1,207 1 1 Expenses due, in course of payment— j Balanoe in hands of Publio Trustee.. 3,122 17 8 Salaries .. .. .. .. 175 14 6 Office expenses .. .. .. 6 3 2 Post Office charges .. .. 50 0 0 Publio Trustee's charges .. .. 495 6 2 Valuation fees due to Valuation Department .. .. .. 20 10 0 Unolaimed Account (contributions, &o.) 805 15 9 Contributions paid in advanco and in error .. .. .. .. 2,418 5 9 £1,024,388 16 6 £1,024,388 16 6 * Including £23 l!2s. 3d. in suspense, not yet adjusted. William M. Weight, Secretary to the Public Service Wellington, 15th August, 1918. Superannuation Board. Examined and found correct. —Robert J. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

Public Service Superannuation Fund. Statement of Contributors for the Year ended 31st December, 1917.

Particulars of Contributions discontinued during the Year.

Progress of Contributors since Date of Establishment of the Fund to 31st December, 1917.

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Number. M. F. i ' ! Total. Annual Salary. Annual Contributions. Contributors at beginning of tho year .. 11,850 1,463 Now contributors entered during the year .. 1,105 552 Contributors transferred from other funds .. 4 2 Increase by promotion during the year 13,313 1,657 6 13,313 1,057 6 £ s. d. 2,287,590 12 1 119,804 5 0 1,263 0 0 127,300 10 0 £ s. d. .111,843 13 8 0,700 2 i 63 3 0 7,103 3 9 Total .. .. .. .. 12,959 2,017 12,959 2,017 14,976 14,976 2,535,958 7 1 155,710 2 <J Contributions discontinued during the year .. 939 253 939 253 1,192 1,192 151,733 5 10 9,670 19 4 Total contributors at end of year .. 12,020 1,764 12,020 1,764 13,784 13,784 2,384,225 1 3 146,039 3 5

Number. How discontinued. Annual Salary. Annual Contributions. Amount paid on Ketirement. Ketiringallowanoe granted. . M. F. Total. By death beforo retiring-allowance entered upon (sees. 42 and 43) By ditto (sec. 32 (ee)) By retirement before retiring-age (seo. 46) By retirement medically unfit (seo. 36) .. By ditto (sec. 29) By retirement at retiring-ago or for length of service (seo. 35) By retirement (sec. 38) By transfers to other funds By reduotion £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 5,435 8 5 £ s. d. 1,343 0 0 1 142 699 15 1 73 3 145 25,226 0 10 1,515 13 9 j 241 1 940 16 1 81 95,239 1 8 3,850 0 0 200 15 0 24,733 10 0 751 17 5 19,618 2 1 8 5,390 0 10 263 6 0 10 0 9 2,305 5 1 1,135 1 0 117 1 0 14,370 14 0 4 5 4 5 890 0 0 615 0 0 978 18 4 89 0 0 30 15 0 66 17 11 758 14 8 175 4 5 I •• I •• Total 939 253 1,192 151,733 5 10 9,670 19 4 26,739 7 0 16,965 16 0

Number. M. P. Total. Annual Salary. Annual Contributions. 'otal entered 'otal discontinued 17,515 5,495 3,309 1,605 20,884 7,100 £ a. d. 3,336,210 10 5 951,985 9 2 £ s. d. 211,799 4 2 65,760 0 9 'otal existing at 31st December, 1917 12,020 1,764 13,784 2,384,225 1 3 146,039 3 5