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Table B.—Statement of Contributors.

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8 9 I 10 3 per 4 per 5 per 6 per 7 per | Cent. Cent. Cent Cent. Cent. T ° t&l Contributors at commencement of year 1,242 30 11,502 | 1,415 247 32 23 20 14,511 New contributors during year 1,460 | 155 64 39 30 26 1,774 Total .. .. .. 1,242 30 12,962 1,570 311 71 53 46 16,285 Contributors discontinued during year 125 9 433 68 17 3 .. .. 655 Total contributors at 31st March, 1939 1,117 21 12,529 1,502 294 68 53 46 15,630 Table C. —Progress of the Fund. Balance forward. Allowances granted. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1903 .. .. .. .. .. 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 1110 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 11,87114 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 .. .. .. .. .. 543,531 10 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 1939 .. .. .. .. ., 1,282,354 0 2 36,872 9 0 752,124"l6~5 Less members died, &c. .. .. 281,017 9 3 Less liability of Working Railways Account 16,415 14 0 297,433 3 3 Annual liability at 31st March, 1939 .. £454,69113 2 s=5 in' i 'i. 'S-a