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0. Table showing Progress of Fund since its Inception (Ist January, 1906). %■$ Year ended "S g | £ |g |g ,{j ■§g£ 31st December, «j= • 1 |g d •§ gj ff^ 1 s sS s g^S ZS 1918. 1921. |3 |« |S £g h 5 Total number of contributors .. 2,182 4,894 5,872 6,858 8,377 9,616 9,909 Total amount of contributions £32,320 £60,160 £96,391 £101,632 £147,028 £141,094 £143,392£1,960,220 Interest received .. .. £864 £22,666 £35,146 £48,725 £73,420 £70,144 £73,105 £784,689 Subsidy from Government .. £5,000 £17,000 £43,000 £63,833 £71,428 £71,831 £126,106 £950,690 Number of allowances payable 84 698 881 1,078 1,273 1,530 1,581 Total amount paid on account of £3,147 £48,354 £74,315 £112,861 £184,707 £222,423 £235,902£2,054,479 retiring and other allowances Total amount of contributions £260 £13,115 £15,804 £19,189 £26,590 £30,377 £29,305 £333,698 refunded and transferred Accumulated fund .. .. £34,734 £458,056 £681,777 £858,662£1,083,155£1,198,711 £1,272,148

No. 3.—ACCOUNTS AND STATEMENTS AS PRESCRIBED BY REGULATIONS, IN TERMS OF SECTION 110 OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE SUPERANNUATION ACT, 1927. (1) (A) REVENUE ACCOUNT fob the Year ended 31st January, 1931. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance, 31st January, 1930 .. .. 1,198,711 3 8 By Retiring and other allowances .. .. 235,90110 6 Contributions of members .. .. 142,343 16 11 Contributions refunded— £ s. d. Additional contribution from Fiji Govern- On voluntary retirement .. 25,040 12 5 ment in respect to teachers in Fiji schools 254 11 8 On death of members .. 3,227 0 3 Contributions transferred from other funds 793 7 2 On lapse of membership .. 944 15 11 Government subsidy— £ s. d. , — 29,212 8 7 Under the Act, section 112 43,000 0 0 Contributions transferred to other funds .. 92 8 0 Under the Act, section 112 Administration expenses— £ s. d. (additional) .. 75,000 0 0 Commission, G.P.O. .. 501 15 0 Under the Act, section 114 '3,939 8 11 Commission, Public Trustee 1,815 18 9 Additional grant (part of Clerical assistance .. 900 0 0 £25,000 for year ended Postage and telegrams .. 77 15 7 31st March, 1930) .. 4,166 13 4 Office expenses .. .. 114 17 0 126,106 2 3 Travelling-expenses of Board Interest — members .. .. 113 10 3 On investments .. 72,538 10 6 Medical fees .. .. V; 35 14 0 On contributions in arrears 566 7 11 Audit fees .. v. 50 6 0 73,104 18 5 3,609 10 7 Actuarial investigation as at 31st January, 1930 (in progress), reserve for cost .. .. 350 0 0 Balance, 31st January, 1931 .. 1,272,148 2 5 £1,541,314 0 1 £1,541,314 0 1 COST-OF-LIVING BONUS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st JANUARY, 1931. £ s. d. I £ s. d. To Refund from Consolidated Fund .. .. 1,619 6 8 | By Balance due from Consolidated Fund, January, Balance due from Consolidated Fund, 31st Janu- 1930 .. .. .. .. .. 141 011 ary, 1931 .. .. .. .. 131 0 3 Payment of bonus .. .. .. 1,609 6 0 £1,750 6 11 £1,750 6 11

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