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Expenditure — £ £ Retiring and other allowances .. .. .. 222,423 207,706 Refund of contributions .. .. .. .. 30,377 26,781 Administration expenses, &c. .. .. .. 3,548 3,426 Total expenditure .. .. .. .. £256,348 £237,913 £ £ Net revenue for year .. .. .. .. .. 26,721 37,976 Funds invested at 31st January — At 4§ per cent. .. .. .. . . .. 30,150 30,250 At 5 per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 55,917 12,920 At 5| per cent. . . . . . . .. . . 15,800 At 5| per cent. .. .. .. .. .- 138,510 137,260 At 5J per cent. . . . . . . . . .. 300 At 6 per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 921,374 965,845 At 6| per cent. .. .. .. .. . . 30,920 30,002 Total .. .. .. .. £1,192,971 £1,176,277 Average rate of interest (per cent.) .. . . .. 5-83 5-88 Unclaimed contributions held at 31st January .. .. £622 £1,464 Cost-of-living Bonus. —The payment of this bonus has been continued in necessitous cases. H, Atmorjj/, Chairman.

No. 2.-STATEMENTS IN ADDITION TO THOSE PRESCRIBED BY THE ACT AND REGULATIONS.

A. Number of Contributors on the 31st January, 1930, arranged according to Percentage of Contribution.

B. Total Number of Contributors who have joined and left the Fund since its Establishment (1st January, 1906, to 31st January, 1930).

5 per 6 per j 7 per 8 per [ 9 per 10 per T , , Cent. Cent. \ Cent. Cent, j Cent. Cent. M. F. M. F. M. F. : M. F. j M. F. M. F. M. j F. Total. Number at 31st January, 1929 2,885 4.949 :51 300 209 209 96 123 59 43 37 20 3,637 5,644 9,281 New contributors entered during 219 606 12 19 12 14 2 10 3 5 6 1 254 655 909 year Transfers from other funds .. 2 2 .. 2 3,1065,555 363 319 221 223 98 133 62 48 43 21 3,893 6,29910,192 Number left during year .. 55 397 21 24 16 15 18 13 5 5 3 4 118 458 576 Number at 31st January, 1930 .. 3,051 5,158 342 295 205 208 80 120 57 43 40 17 3,775 5.841 9,616

Number. Annual Rate Annual M. F. Total. Salary. Contribution. . . . £i £ Total entered (including net increases in 5,872 11,709 17,581 4,299,227 244,878 salary and contributions) Total discontinued ... , ... ... 2,097 5,868 7,965 1,769,087 108,570 Total existing at 31st January, 1930 3,775 5,841 9,616 2,530,140 136,308