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Table B.—Statement of Contributors.

Table C. —Progress op the Fund. Balance forward. Allowances granted. £ s. d. £ s. d. 190& . .. .. 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 11 10 6,348 13 7 1907 . .. 110,736 12 3 4,398 14 11 1908 .. .. .. 126,642 18 11 7,332 7 11 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 11,871 14 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 . .. .. .. •• 543,53110 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 1932 . .. .. .. .. 1,454,173 8 4 143,807 12 0 1933 .. .. .. 1,333,245 8 1 26,199 19 0 1934 . .. .. .. .. 1,240,830 15 8 12,970 9 0 1935.. .. .. .. •• 1,239,705 5 0 13,394 7 0 1936.. .. .. .. •• 1,246,984 7 11 14,637 7 0 1937.. .. .. .. 1,250,860 10 2 13,863 2 0 1937 (increased allowances, section 27, Statutes Amendment Act, 1936 .. .. 3,553 8 0 1938 .. .. .. •• 1,272,724 7 5 24,622 14 0 £ s. d. 715,252 7 5 Less members died, &c. . . .. 258,433 7 4 Less liability of Working Railways Account 16,454 13 0 274,888 0 4 Annual liability at 31st March, 1938 .. -■ £440,364 7 1

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| 3 per 4 per 5 per 6 per 7 per : Tota t. I Cent. Cent. , Cent. Cent. Cent. ! c £ nt . Cent. Cent. ; ■ I J ! Contributors at commencement of year , 1,341 32 10,338 1,338 211 8 5 13,273 New contributors during year .. j .. .. 1,475 127 46 24 18 20 1,710 Total ; 1,341 32 11,813 1,465 257 32 23 20 14,983 Contributors discontinued during year j 99 2 311 50 10 472 Total contributors at 31st March, 1938 j 1,242 30 11,502 1,415 247 32 23 20 14,511 I | i