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The following table shows particulars of the public servants who were contributing to the fund on the 31 st March, 1940 (after allowing for deaths, retirements, and withdrawals), grouped according to their respective rates of contribution : —

Investment of the Fund. —Including £25,710 6s. 9d. invested on Stipendiary Magistrates' account, the total investments of the fund amount to £3,049,008 13s. lOd. The average rate of interest earned for the financial year was £4 Is. 4d. per cent., a reduction of 3s. lOd. per cent, as compared with the previous year. Operations of the Fund.—The following comparative statement shows the operations of the fund (to the nearest pound) as disclosed in the Revenue Accounts and Balance-sheets for the twelve-year period ended 31st March, 1940 : —

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„ , „ , Number. Rate per Cent. p * . Annual Salary. Contributions. Contribution. Male Fema l e . Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. 5 20,915 4,058 24,973 6,480,135 18 4 324,006 15 11 6 1,641 140 1,781 609,113 2 6 36,546 15 9 7 975 76 1,051 370,885 0 0 25,961 19 0 8 461 25 486 174,458 6 8 13,956 13 4 9 155 7 162 60,715 0 0 5,464 7 0 10 33 1 34 15,096 0 0 1,509 12 0 Totals .. 24,180 4,307 28,487 7,710,403 7 6 407,446 3 0

Income. Expenditure. Contributions. Interest on Ycar ' Arrearsof Mis!,el " Refunds Pensions Miscel- AccumuEmployees. m Q e °™™;. 'S ContrlbS- laneous - ' ' ExpeX. lanoou9 - htod Puiuto. £ £ £ ££££ ££ £ 1928-29 .. 253,593 101,130 147,040 332 269 44,234 351,396 8,070 1,176 2,625,943 1929-30 .. 263,424 201,707 154,612 146 405 50,107 367,496 8,158 2,472 2,818,004 1930-31 .. 271,423 102,289 162,888 264 422 40,754 381,243 8,418 8,775 2,917,154 1931-32 .. 190,347 102,757 168,453 238 486 48,552 431,922 8,650 2,277 2,888,034 1932-33 .. 226,420 141,038 166,814 447 302 45,345 472,288 7,620 387 2,897,415 1933-34 .. 228,650 144,129 157,200 651 4,464 37,551 486,925 7,180 1,287 2,899,564 1934-35 .. 238,844 149,766 153,333 185 19,086 40,065 488,836 7,429 6,997 2,917,452 1935-36 .. 256,249 148,512 151,599 176 8,770 44,804 494,988 7,250 1,477 2,934,240 1936-37 .. 306,292 164,668 142,831 689 2,551 45,644 498,677 7,150 1,901 2,997,898 1937-38 .. 344,583 175,544 137,751 327 323 53,454 515,044 7,543 8,201 3,072,185 1938-39 .. 370,400 244,114 130,688 227 1,347 64,220 527,726 7,691 20,314 3,199,010 1939-40 .. 393,380 170,766 128,577 410 635 76,760 550,143 8,263 1,954 3,255,658 Liabilities. Assets. Sundry Creditors. Sundry Debtors. „ Other, Investments ''Wi' year - Accumu- including (including Cash at Mlscellated Fund. Pen- Re- Ern- Govern- Accrued Em- Govern- " t vr " Bank. laneous. sions. funds, ployees. ment Interest). ployees. ment,&c. ' , Depart- partmeDW. men's. ' " r -- ~~: i ~ 7 i £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1928-29 .. 2,625,943 3,825 943 2,232 14,739 2,678,470 18,118 255 10,881 4,062 398 1929-30 .. 2,818,004 4,323 1,340 676 17,012 2,862,747 17,267 126 25,067 1,457 246 1930-31 .. 2,917,154 4,097 1,735 517 14,178 2,974,146 14,391 277 12,074 1,004 288 1931-32 .. 2,888,034 3,566 1,617 4,725 54,472 2,979,354 16,101 243 20,406 326 483 1932-33 .. 2,897,415 3,056 1,444 398 14,853 2,892,282 24,541 212 61,510 652 2,469 1933-34 .. 2,899,564 2,684 1,692 212 3,386 2,882,531 29,191 231 56,922 1,018 2,147 1934-35 .. 2,917,452 3,302 904 288 10,803! 2,777,030 13,957 198 73,625 130,378 2,062 1935-36 .. 2,934,240 3,703 1,980 407 22,123 2,861,347 24,919 276 70,801 67,906 1,707 1936-37 .. 2.997,898 3,722 1,517 596 48,386: 2,923,232 40,543 1,923 70,555 74,088 6,278 1937-38 .. 3,072,185 3,895 2,621 980 40,047 2,971,340 42,451 2,109 20,413 142,555 5,675 1938-39 .. 3,199,010 2,896 2,557 1,152 3,686 3,056,597 33,587 453 28,071 85,993 4,884 1939-40 .. 3,255,658 3,713 7,097 1,728 1,473 3,063,458 39,598 2,045 55,756 104,781 4,595