D.—s.

Table B.—Statement of Contributors.

Table C.—Statement of Investments. Funds invested at 31st March— 1926. 1925. £ s. d £ s. d. At 4| per cent. .. .. ■. .. 7,000 0 0 7.000 0 0 „4f „ .. .. .. .. •• 300 0 0 400 0 0 „ 5 „ .. •• •• • • 17,535 0 0 67,535 0 0 „5J „ .. .. •• •• •• 152,045 0 0 152,045 0 0 „5£ „ .. •• •• •• 80,120 0 0 137,870 0 0 „ 5| „ ■ .. •• •• •• 22,700 0 0 24,425 19 11 „ 6 „ .. •• •• • ■ 503,235 0 0 260,880 0 0 „6£ „ •• •• 17,525 19 11 1,940 0 0 Repayments during March and held for investment as from Ist April .. .. 1,100 0 0 3,965 0 0 £801,560 19 11 £656,060 19 11 Per Cent. Per Cent. Average rate of interest on securities held at 31st March .. 5-76 5-59 Average rate of interest earned on the mean funds .. 5-684 5-522 Table D. —Progress of the Fund. Balance forward. Allowances granted. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1903 7,056 11 9 1904 .. .. .. •• •• 40,357 17 3 12,010 14 8 1905 .. .. .. •• ■■ 68,670 7 8 8,519 7 8 1906 .. .. •• ■ 90,984 1110 6,348 13 7 1907 .. .. •• •• 110,736 12 3 4,398 14 11 1908 .. .. •• 126,642 18 11 7,332 7 11 1909 .. .. .. 157,15114 9 6,359 11 0 1910 .. .. .. .. •• 173,876 1 8 11,828 0 6 1911 .. .. .. .. .. 207,242 7 11 8,064 11 5 1912 .. .. .. .. 233.457 8 6 7,065 16 4 1913 .. .. .. .. .. 264,455 5 4 8,568 6 6 1914 .. .. .. •• •• 295,469 11 6 9,865 17 8 1915 .. .. .. •• 346,155 18 2 11,87114 3 1916 .. .. •• •• 362,810 4 2 9,662 2 5 1917 .. .. .. 377,585 2 1 11,733 1111 1918 .. .. .. ■■ 373,097 12 7 8,386 4 0 1919 .. .. .. .. .. 363,804 4 4 9,252 17 8 1920 .. .. •• •• •• 408,232 10 8 20,341 7 3 1921 .. .. .. .. •• 464,490 17 0 20,346 8 9 1922 .. .. •• 543,53110 8 23,050 2 0 1923 .. .. •• •• •• 584,219 2 4 22,791 1 0 1924 .. .. •• 671,827 6 6 21,272 4 0 1925 .. .. .. •• 734,112 8 11 36,409 14 0 1925 (increased allowances to widows and children) .. .. •• •• •• 12,246 0 0 1926 .. .. •• 862,139 3 6 23,509 6 0 £ s. d. 321,234 15 5 Less members died, &c. .. .. .. 88,596 10 8 Less liability of Consolidated Fund on account increased pavments to widows and children .. 12,545 0 0 — 101,141 10 S Annual liability at 31st March, 1926 .. .. £220,093 4 9

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I I . j I I J i I 3 per j 4 per , 5 per j 6 per 7 per 8 per 9 per „ , . Cent. I Cent. | Cent. Cent. Cent. I Cent. Cent. 0 a " J : i • i i i Contributors at commencement of year 2,499 661 7,969 1,289 187 18 5 12,628 New contributors during year .. .. .. 1,277 155 38 .. .. 1,470 Total .. .. 2,499 661 9,246 1,444 225 18 5 14,098 Contributors discontinued, during year 53 37 546 85 4 2 .. 727 Total contributors at 31st March, 1926 2,446 624 8,700 1,359 221 16 5 13,371