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NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st December, 192.3. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amount of fund at beginning of year .. 793,143 17 10 Maternity claims (section 18) .. 6,960 0 0 Contributions .. .. .. 142,931 17 3 Maternity claims (approvod friendly Interest .. .. .. .. 46,922 11 3 societies).. .. .. .. 33,228 0 0 Fines .. .. .. .. 818 18 2 Refund of contributions on lapse, reducGovernment contribution under Act .. 36,434 12 2 tion, and withdrawal (sections 10, 11, Refund of maternity claims by the State 40,188 0 0 12, and 13) .. .. .. 37,180 19 0 Contributions overpaid on exit .. 26 14 10 Incapacity allowances (sections 16 and Benefits refunded on exit .. .. 5,886 1 7 17), including contributions waived on Miscellaneous roceipts .. .. 33 14 5 incapacity (£271 6s. 6d.) .. .. 2,196 1 6 Death: Refund of contributions (sections 14 (5) and 15) .. .. 4,010 5 10 Death : Allowances on account of widows and children (section 14) .. .. 5,569 15 7 Retirement: Allowances (section 12) .. 7,268 19 5 Refund of contributions overpaid on exit .. .. .. .. 26 14 10 Amount of fund at end of year .. 969,945 11 4 £1,066,386 7 6 £1,066,38.5 7 6 * Balance-shuet as at 31st December, 1923. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Fund as per Revenue Account .. 969,945 11 4 In hands of Public Trustee— £ s. d. Claims due and in course of payment— Invested.. .. .. .. 919,540 3 8 Maternity .. .. .. 5,019 210 Uninvested .. .. .. 12,361 13 3 Death (section 15) .. .. 468 9 1 Balance with Post Office .. .. 4,439 0 0 Death: Allowances (section 14) .. 199 7 4 Balances in transit .. .. .. 6,658 5 3 Allowances (section 12) .. .. 302 18 9 Contributions outstanding or in course Allowances (section 16) .. .. 21 16 6 of transmission*— Refunds in suspense.. .. .. 24,456 12 3 (a) Contributions due but not overdue 11,535 1 9 Deposits on incomplete applications to (b) Contributions overdue .. .. 3,348 17 10 join fund .. .. .. 0 5 0 Government subsidy due under Act* .. 36,434 12 2 Suspense Account .. .. .. 423 10 5 Refund due in respect of maternity One-half contributions of members of claims* .. .. .. .. 5,420 0 0 Expeditionary Forces overpaid by Fines due* .. .. .. .. 418 12 2 State .. .. .. .. 46 10 5 Interest due * .. .. .. 3,140 9 6 Contributions prepaid .. .. 4,632 15 8 Interest accrued, but not duo* .. 13,553 9 6 Investment Fluctuation Reserve (by transfer from refunds unclaimed) .. 11,333 5 6 £1,016,850 5 1 £1,016,850 5 1 * included in He venue Account. A. T. Traveksi, 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, Controller and Auditor-General.

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