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NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND ACT, 1926. Direct Contributors. (3) Statement of Annuities and Allowances for the Year ended 31st December, 1941.

Superannuation Contributors. (3a) Statement of Retiring and other Allowances for the Year ended 31st December, 1941.

NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND. Progress of Annuities and Allowances since the Establishment of the Fund to 31st December, 1941.

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_ _ ~ T On Attainment of Total Annuities and On Death. On Incapacity. Age 0O Allowances. Number. Number. Number. /Zmi Number - | Amount. ! _ M. F. £ M. F. £ M. F. £ M. F. £ Existing at beginning of year .. 157 1 7,859 34 .. 1,033 332 115 18,801 523 116 27,693 Granted during the year .. .. 26 1,404 27 .. 917 75 20 3,790 128 20 6,111 Total .. .. ..183 1 9,263 61 .. 1,950 407 135 22,591 651 136 33,804 Discontinued during the year (as per 22 .. 1,209 18 .. 468 7 4 546 47 4 2,223 statement below) Existing at end of year .. .. 161 1 8,054 43 .. 1.482 400 131 22,045 604 132 31,581 Particulars of Annuities and Allowances discontinued during the Year. Discontinued by death .. .. 4.. 78 7 4 546 11 4 624 Expiry .. .. .. .. 22 .. 1,209 14 .. 390 36 1,599 Total .. .. .. 22 .. 1,209 18 .. 468 7 4 546 47 4 2,223

_ _ ,, j, rt , TT„fli„ noo ' On Retirement Total Retiring and other On Death. On Medical Unfitness. | (Age or Service). Allowances. , Annual -vr ! Annual [ w „ mVlQ . Annual vr nm i... Annual Number. Amount. Number, j Amount. ;• -Number. Amount. Number. Amount. M. F. £ M. F. £ M. F. £ M. F. £ Existing at beginning of year .. 198 .. 4,299 53 14 5,716 425 153 74,108 676 167 84,123 Granted during year .. .. 18 382 11 3 1,299 42 20 9,311 71 23 10,992 Total .. .. .. 216 .. 4,681 64 17 7,015 467 173 83,419 j 747 190 95,115 Discontinued during the year (as per 11 .. 321 8 4 1,579 24 3 3,774 43 7 5,674 statement below) Existing at end of year .. .. 205 .. 4,360 56 13 5,436 I 443 170 79,645] 704 183 89,441 Particulars of Retiring and other Allowances discontinued during the Year. Discontinued by death .. .. 5 103 4 .. 528 24 3 3,774 33 3 4,405 Expiry .. .. .. .. 6 218 4 4 1,051 10 4 1,269 Total .. .. .. 11 .. 321 8 4 1,579 24 3 3,774 43 7 5,674

On Death. On Incapacity. (&*»>. | Number. Number. ! Number. | | Number. M. F. £ M. F. £ M. F. £ M. F. £ Total granted .. .. .. 730 1 34,597 671 41 44,836 1,175 338 136,632 2,576 380 21*5,065 Total discontinued .. .. 364 .. 22,183 572 28 37,918 332 37 34,942 1,268 65 95,043 Total existing at 31st December, 1941 366 1 12,414 99 13 6,918 843 301 101,690 1,308 315 121,022 i , Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (558 copies), £9.