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NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND. (1.) Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1922. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amount of fund at beginning of year .. 632,525 0 6 Maternity claims (section 18) .. .. 7,272 0 0 Oontri buttons .. .. .. 131,542 7 5 Maternity claims (approved friendly Interest .. .. .. .. 36,807 9 8 societies).. .. .. .. 31,604 0 II Fines .. .. .. .. 772 11 11 Refund of contributions on lapse, reduc(Jovernmont contribution undor Act .. 33,236 10 5 tion, and withdrawal (sections 10, 11, Refund of maternity claims by the State 38,876 0 0 12, and 13) .. .. .. 27,875 11 1 Contributions overpaid on oxit .. 19 18 10 Incapacity allowances (sections 16 and Benefits refunded on exit (excluding 17), including contributions waived on maternity) .. .. .. 98 19 5 incapacity (£205 Bs. 7d.) .. .. 1,595 6 5 Death : Refund of contributions (sections 14 (5) and 15) .. .. 1,935 9 0 Death : Allowances on account of widows and children (section 14) .. .. 4,826 7 3 Retirement: Allowances (section 12) .. 5,570 14 !) Refund of contributions overpaid on exit 19 18 10 Refund of contributions unclaimed or impounded .. .. .. 26 13 0 Amount of fund at end of year .. 793,143 17 1(1 £873,878 18 2 £873,878 18 2 Balance-sheet as at 31st December, 1922. Liabilities. £ s. d. Asset". £ s. d. Fund as per Revenue Account .. 793,143 17 10 In hands of Public Trustee— ■Claims due and in eourao of payment— Invested .. .. .. 747,175 0 0 Maternity .. .'. .. 5,164 6 5 Uninvested .. .. .. 8,910 17 5 Death (section 15) .. .. 500 2 2 Balance with Post Office .. .. 4,902 19 3 Death: Allowances (section 14) .. 194 2 0 Balances in transit .. .. .. 6,557 19 10 Allowances (section 12) .. .. 2.18 17 10 Contributions outstanding or in course of Allowances (section 16) .. .. 83 7 5 transmission* — Refunds in suspense.. .. .. 28,870 610 («.) Contributions due but not overDeposits on incomplete applications to due .. .. .. 11,410 4 9 join fund .. .. .. 0 9 8 (b.) Contributions overdue .. 3,594 9 10 Suspense Account .. .. .. 3,697 3 7 Government subsidy due under Aot* .. 33,236 10 8 One-half contributions of members of Ex- Refund due in respect of maternity peditionary Forcos overpaid by State.. 46 10 5 claims* .. .. .. .. 5,652 0 0 Contributions prepaid ..' .. 4,385 3 7 Fines due* .. .. .. 449 6 2 Interest duo* .. .. .. 3,377 16 6 Interest iiccruod, but not due* .. 11,037 3 7 £836,304 7 9 £836,304 7 9 * Included in Revenue Account. A. T. Traversi, 2nd July, 1923. Superintendent. I hereby certify that the balance-sheet and Revenue Account have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby. G. F. C. Campbell, 12th July, 1923. Controller and Auditor-General.