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No. 4. —ACCOUNTS AND STATEMENTS AS PRESCRIBED BY REGULATIONS, IN TERMS OF SECTION 37 OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE CLASSIFICATION AND SUPERANNUATION AMENDMENT ACT, 1908.

1. (A.) REVENUE ACCOUNT for the Year ended 31st January, 1926. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance, 31st January, 1925 .. 942,755 911 By Retiring and other allowances .. 169,257 13 8 Contributions of members .. 127,443 4 6 Contributions refunded— Additional contribution from Fiji On voluntary re- £ s. d. Government .. .. .. 168 18 4 tirement .. 16,142 6 5 Contributions transferred from other On death of member 1,990 10 11 funds .. .. .. 59 2 10 On lapse of memGovernment subsidy — £ s. d. bership .. 2,155 16 10 Under the Act .. 43,000 0 0 — — 20,288 14 2 Additional grant 25,000 0 0 Contributions transferred to other funds 383 16 11 Section 27, Finance Bad debts .. .. .. 355 3 0 Act, 1925 .. 2,681 2 3 ' Reserve for doubtful debts .. 3,700 0 0 70,681 2 3 Administration expenses—£ s. d. Interest— Commission, G.P.O. 354 17 6 On investments .. 57,727 7 6 Commission, Public On contributions in Trustee .. 1,447 19 6 arrears .. 414 8 8 Office expenses .. 182 4 3 On back contribu- Postage and teletions under sec- grams .. 72 18 0 tion 29, Finance Travelling - expenses Act, 1925 .. 6,702 12 1 of Board members 120 0 8 64,844 8 3 Clerical assistance 900 0 0 Medical fees .. 15 15 0 Audit fees .. 50 0 0 3,143 14 11 Balance, 31st January, 1926 .. 1,008,823 3 5 £1,205,952 6 1 £1,205,952 6 1 COST-OF-LIVING BONUS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st JANUARY, 1926. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Refund from Consolidated Fund .. 2,537 18 4 By Balance due from Consolidated Fund, Balance due from Consolidated Fund, January, 1925 .. .. .. 331 18 11 31st January, 1926 .. .. 354 6 2 Payment of bonus .. .. .. 2,560 5 7 £2,892 4 6 £2,892 4 6 # - 1 (B.) BALANCE-SHEET as at 31st January, 1926. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Fund as per Revenue Account .. 1,008,823 3 5 Amount held by Public Retiring and other allowances due and Trustee— £ s. d. unpaid.. .. .. .. 6,433 12 8 Invested .. .. 974,443 6 5 Refund of contributions due and unpaid 1,282 5 9 Uninvested .. 43,935 19 11 Administration expenses unpaid — 1,018,379 6 4 Commission, Post and £ s. d. Contributions of memTelegraph Department 124 5 0 bers— Clerical assistance .. 750 0 0 In transit .. 7,621 9 8 Postage and telegrams 61 13 3 Due and outstanding 5,601 8 5 Office expenses, printing, 13,222 18 1 and stationery .. 37 15 3 Interest on investments— Travelling-expenses .. 10 3 4 Due and outstanding 2,961 18 5 Audit fee .. .. 41 13 4 Accrued, but not due 15,267 17 1 1,025 10 2 18,229 15 6 Reserve for commission payable to Public Interest on arrears of contributions due Trustee in respeot to interest due or and outstanding .. .. .. 1,490 10 5 accrued .. .. .. 463 8 0 | Consolidated Fund, on account of costUnclaimed contributions .. .. 1,834 7 4 j of-living bonus .. .. .. 354 6 2 Amounts held pending legislation .. 339 15 10 Amounts overpaid— Amounts overpaid or paid into fund in Refund of contributions .. .. 4 3 4 error .. .. .. •. 3 2 8 Due by annuitants under section 29 of Reserve for loss on realization of securi- Finance Act, 1925 .. .. 760 5 6 ties .. .. •• •• 3,700 0 0 Rent received in advance from securities leased .. .. .. .. 6 13 6 Carried forward .. .. 1,023,911 19 4 ! Carried forward .. .. 1,052,441 5 4

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