D.—s.

Table B.—Statement of Contributors.

Table C.—Statement op Investments. 1931. 1930 Funds invested at 31st March— £ s. d. £ g. a. At 4-5 percent. .. .. .. .. 5,500 6 0 5,500 6 6 „5 „ .. .. .. .. 15,835 0 0 15,835 0 0 ~ 5-125 „ .. .. .. .. 68,700 0 0 68,700 0 0 „ 5-25 „ .. .. .. .. 212,025 0 0 212,025 0 0 „ 5-291 „ .. .. .. .. 67,000 10 0 » 5-5 „ .. .. .. .. 167,130 0 0 102,455 0 0 „ 5-75 „ .. .. .. .. 250 0 0 .-6 „ .. .. .. .. 890,778 13 8 885,660 3 0 „6-5 „ .. .. .. .. 11,500 0 0 13,775 0 0 Repayments during March and held for investment as from Ist April .. .. .. .. .. 841 16 3 4,610 16 11 £1,439,560 19 11 £1,308,560 19 11 Per Cent. Per Cent. Average rate of interest on securities held at 31st March .. 5-744 5-780 Average rate of interest earned on the mean funds .. 5-737 5-770 Table D. —Progeess 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 7,332 711 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 .. .. .. .. .. 543,531 10 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 1927 .. .. .. .. .. 985,828 4 0 28,281 4 0 1928 1,111,199 11 2 21,120 12 0 1929 .. .. .. .. ..1,238,673 11 8 23,006 11 0 1930 .. .. .. .. ..1,371,918 12 3 27,986 14 0 1931 1,488,565 18 3 40,573 13 0 £ s. d. 462,203 9 5 Less members died, &c. .. .. .. 150,754 13 9 Less liability of Working Railways Account on account increased payments to widows and children .. .. .. .. 11,960 0 0 162,714 13 9 Annual liability at 31st March, 1931.. .. .. £299,488 15 8

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3 per 4 per 5 per 6 per 7 per 8 per 9 per I „ , , Cent. Cent. Cent. Cent. Cent. Cent. } Cent. talContributors at commencement of year 2,257 425 9,715 1,484 241 20 6 14,148 New contributors during year .. .. .. 114 17 6 3 .. 140 . _ Total .. .. .. 2,257 425 9,829 1,501 247 23 6 14,288 Contributors discontinued during year 86 73 204 40 8 5 416 Total contributors at 31st March, 1931 2,171 352 9,625 1,461 239 18 6 j 13,872