D.—s.

Statement of Accounts, etc. — continued. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Dr. Receipts. £ s. d. Or. Payments. £ s. d. To Balance in hands of Public Trustee on 31st By Retiring-allowances paid to members .. 269,413 13 10 March, 1930 .. .. .. .. 27,870 6 2 Allowances paid to widows and children .. 26,457 9 3 §g Contributions by staff .. .. .. 172,905 11 7 Contributions refunded to members who have Contributions by contingent contributors .. 4,926 15 4 left the service .. .. .. 15,625 0 1 3 Receipts from Working Railways Account— Contributions refunded to contingent members Subsidy .. .. .. .. 170,000 0 0 who have left the service .. .. 1,288 13 7 ,-. !"I Increased allowance to widows and children 11,955 14 8 Payments to legal representatives of deceased j Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants .. 3,699 9 6 beneficiaries under section 120 (c) of the I Payment of subsidy from the New Zealand Government Railways Act, 1926 .. 796 10 0 ' Railway Officers'lnstitute, on account of Contributions transferred to other funds .. 151 17'10 Richard Hampton .. .. .. 210 0 Travelling-expenses of Board members .. 101 2 6 Interest .. .. .. .. 72,517 8 10 Public Trust commission .. .. .. 1,809 5 7 Insurance premium .. .. .. 2 16 5 Mortgage-inspection fees .. .. .. 4 13 0 Commission on collections of Government Life Audit Office charges .. .. .. 50 0 0 Insurance premiums .. .. .. 22 II 11 Salaries .. .. .. .. 1,334 9 5 Postages .. .. .. .. 116 9 5 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 40 10 6 Payments to annuitants by way of cost-of-living bonus .. .. .. .. 3,670 3 10 Investments .. .. .. .. 131,000 0 0 Balance of receipts over disbursements .. 12,043 5 7 £463,903 4 5 £463,903 4 5 W. A. Veitch, 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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