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NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND. (1) Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st December, 1932. £ s. d. I £ s. d. Amount of fund at beginning of year .. 3,263,005 5 10 Maternity claims (section 19) .. .. 6,198 0 0 Contributions .. .. .. .. 219,252 8 9 Maternity claims (approved friendly societies) 34,816 0 0 Interest .. .. .. .. .. 173,816 10 0 ; Refund of contributions on lapse, reduction, Fines .. .. .. .. .. 894 110 and withdrawal (sections 11. 12, and 13) .. 114,21 8 8 Government contribution under Act .. 45,013 0 3 Refund of contributions in lieu of pension Refund of maternity claims by the State .. 35,518 0 0 (section 14) .. .. .. .. 4,735 9 (i Contributions overpaid on exit .. .. 179 5 9 Incapacity allowances (sections 17 and 18), Benefits refunded on exit .. .. .. 13,492 1 10 including contributions waived on incapacity Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. 2 12 10 (£1,061 17s. 2d.) .. .. ~ 6,757 3 8 Refunds unclaimed .. .. .. 2,349 2 8 ; Death: Refund of contributions (sections 15 (5) and 16) .. .. .. .. 19,298 3 0 Death : Allowances on account of widows and children (section 15) .. .. .. 11,820 1 1 Retirement: Allowances (sections 13 and 48).. 35,202 17 3 Refund of contributions overpaid on exit .. 179 5 9 Expenses— Salaries .. .. .. .. 8,084 17 5 Commission, allowances, and agency expenses 4,116 19 8 Postages .. .. .. .. 361 10 2 Printing and stationery .. .. .. 308 16 11 Rent .. .. .. .. .. 686 13 7 Government Actuary .. .. .. 587 16 3 Post and Telegraph Department: Charges .. 621 6 6 Public Trustee: Charges .. .. 3,299 15 2 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 292 18 4 General expenses .. .. .. 387 8 1 Amount of fund at end of year .. .. 3,501,549 18 5 £3,753,522 9 9 £3,753,522 9 9 Balance-sheet as at 31st December, 1932. Liabilities. £ s. d. Assets. Fund as per Revenue Account .. .. 3,501,549 18 5 In hands of Public Trustee — £ s. d. Add value of office furniture and fittings .. 34 17 6 Invested .. .. .. .. 3,427,127 18 1 Uninvested .. .. .. .. 4.723 14 8 3,601,584 15 11 Balances in transit .. .. .. 8,792 5 8 Post Office .. .. .. .. L'..'i4") 11 1(1 Contributions outstanding or in course of Claims due and in course of payment*— transmission* — Maternity .. .. .. .. 3,008 6 6 (a) Contributions due but not overdue .. 12,867 19 11 Death (section 16) .. .. .. 853 110 ' (6) Contributions overdue .. .. 4,571 6 7 Death (section 15) .. .. .. 362 15 10 Government subsidy due under Act* .. 45,013 0 3 Death: Allowances (section 15) .. .. 422 12 0 Refund due in respect of maternity claims* .. 2,618 0 0 Allowances (sections 13 and 48) .. .. 1,365 18 9 Fines due* .. .. .. .. 287 17 1 Allowances (section 17) .. .. .. 219 8 2 ! Interest due* .. .. .. .. 29,946 0 2 Expenses due and in course of payment*— [nteresl accrued but not due* .. .. 53,589 7 1 Sundry creditors .. .. .. 3,963 15 2 I Office furniture and fittings .. .. 34 17 6 Commission, allowances, and agency expenses 565 11 0 '■ Refunds in suspense .. .. .. 56,633 11 11 Suspense Account .. .. .. 71 7 4 Contributions prepaid .. .. .. 12,887 11 5 Investment Fluctuation Reserve (by transfer from refundß unclaimed) .. .. 5,287 19 4 £3,589,572 7 0 £3,589,572 7 0 * Included in Revenue Account. R. WITHEFORD, Deputy Superintendent. R. M. Porteous, Wellington, Ist July, 1933. 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. — J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and Auditor-General.

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