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Cost-of-living Bonus Account: Disbursements and Recoveries during the Year ended 31st March, 1926.

Statement of Receipts and Payments foe the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Dr. Receipts. Cr. Payments. £ s d To Balance in hands of Public Trustee on 31st £ s. d. By Retiring-allowances to members .. .. 198,741 0 0 March, 1925 .. .. .. .. 40,685 6 5 Allowances to widows and children .. 27,077 17 11 Contributions by staff .. .. .. 150,835 3 7 Payments to legal representatives of deceased Fines .. .. .. .. .. 255 0 0 beneficiaries under section 86 (c) of GovernPayment from Consolidated Fund in terms of ment Railways Act, 1908 .. .. 342 10 8 section 19 of the Public Service Classifica- Investments .. .. .. .. 145,500 0 0 tion and Superannuation Amendment Act, Travelling-expenses of Board members .. 19 0 8 1909 .. .. .. .. 25,000 0 0 Fines remitted and refunded .. .. 110 0 Payment from Working Railways Department 145,000 0 0 Compensation under Civil Service Act, 1866.. 17 2 10 Payment from Consolidated Fund in terms of Payments to annuitants on account of Treasury section 27, Part 11, of the Finance Act, 1925 11,349 5 8 by way of cost-of-living bonus .. .. 5,451 5 4 Payment from the Amalgamated Society of Public Trust Commission ... .. 1,024 8 2 Railway Servants on account of Matthew Audit Office charges .. .. .. 50 0 0 Joseph Mack including contributions, in- Contributions refunded to members who have terest, and subsidy .. .. .. 887 5 6 left the Service .. .. .. 23,835 911 Interest .. .. .. .. 41,064 6 1 Contributions transferred to other funds .. 200 13 2 Amount of cost-of-living bonus received from Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,391 12 2 Treasury for disbursement to annuitants of Postages .. .. .. .. 129168 Superannuation Fund .. .. .. 6,458 11 2 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 80 8 0 Insurance premium .. .. .. 210 5 Balance of receipts over disbursements .. 17,679 3 7 Commission on collections of Government Life Insurance premiums .. .. 4 10 3 £421,541 19 1 £421,541 19 1 J. G. Coates, Chairman of the Government Railways Superannuation Fund Board. H. Valentine, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways. I hereby certify that the Statement of Receipts and Payments, Revenue Account, and Balance-sheet 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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DISBURSEMENTS. 1925-26. j 1924-26. | RECOVEKIES. | 1925-26. j 1924-25. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance due 31st March, 1925 .. 1,447 12 10 1,473 12 7 By Cash received .. .. 6,458 11 2 18,204 .5 9 Disbursements to annuitants .. 5,451 5 4 18,178 4 0 Balance due 31st March, 1926 440 7 0 1,447 12 10 6,898 18 2 19,651 16 7 6,898 18 2 19,651 16 7