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NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND. (1) Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1930.

£ s. d. £ s. d. Amount of fund at beginning of year .. 2,598,981 7 4 Maternity claims (section 19) .. .. 6,828 0 0 Contributions .. .. .. .. 254,380 3 8 Maternity claims (approved friendly societies) 36,156 0 0 Interest .. .. •• •• 152,631 13 0 Refund of contributions on lapse, reduction, Fines .. .. .. •• 796 10 1 and withdrawal (sections 11, 12, and 13) .. 68,487 11 7 Government contribution under Act .. .. 51,342 11 6 Refund of contributions in lieu of pension Refund of maternity claims by the State .. 42,984 0 0 (section 14) .. .. .. .. 1,793 18 4 Contributions overpaid on exit .. .. 36 18 11 Incapacity allowances (sections 17 and 18), Benefits refunded on exit .. .. .. 8,046 11 1 including contributions waived on incapacity Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 0 22 (£6Bl 9s. 6d.) .. .. .. .. 4,110 8 5 Death: Refund of contributions (sections 15 (5) and 16) .. .. .. 14,990 15 5 Death : Allowances on account of widows and children (section 15) .. .. .. 10,783 5 2 Retirement: Allowances (section 13).. .. 25,993 17 9 Refund of contributions overpaid on exit .. 36 18 11 Public Trustee's charges .. .. .. 3,815 15 1 Amount of fund at end of year .. .. 2,936,203 6 11 £3,109,199 17 7 £3,109,199 17 7

Balance-sheet as at 31st December, 1930.

Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. £ s. d. Fund as per Revenue Account .. ..2,936,203 611 In hands of Public Trustee — Balance due Post Office .. .. .. 1,941 7 2 invested .. .. .. .. 2,852,068 2 7 Claims due and in course of payment*— Uninvested .. .. .. .. 20,274 6 0 Maternity .. .. .. .. 1,996 16 4 Balances in transit.. .. .. .. 10,676 1 9 Death (section 16) .. .. .. 1,281 15 3 Contributions outstanding or in course of Death : Allowances (section 15) .. 426 7 1 transmission* — Allowances (section 13) .. .. .. 883 4 9 (a) Contributions due but not overdue .. 13,321 5 9 Allowances (section 17) .. .. .. 171 11 6 (6) Contributions overdue .. .. 3,209 2 4 Public Trustee's charges* .. .. .. 1,357 0 2 Government subsidy due under Act*.. .. 51,342 11 6 Refunds in suspense .. .. .. 39,977 5 0 Refund due in respect of maternity claims* .. 3,744 0 0 Deposits on incomplete applications to join fund 016 11 Fines due* .. .. .. .. 401 2 9 Suspense Account .. .. .. .. 266 0 4 Interest due* .. .. .. .. 7,386 11 10 Contributions prepaid .. .. .. 9,299 12 6 Interest accrued but not due* .. .. 46,893 13 5 Investment Fluctuation Reserve (by transfer from refunds unclaimed) .. .. .. 15,511 14 0 £3,009,316 17 11 £3,009,316 17 II * Included in Revenue Account.

R. WITHEFORD, Deputy Superintendent. R. M. PORTEOUS, Wellington, 28th May, 1931. Accountant. I hereby certify that the Balance-sheet and Revenue Account have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.— €r. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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