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Statement oe Accounts Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1946 Expenditure £ Income £ Retiring-allowances to members .. .. .. .. 606,239 Members'contributions .. .. .. .. 285,771 Allowances to widows and children .. .. .. 58,795 Members'contributions on account of casual service .. 42,337 Cost-of-living bonus .. .. .. .. .. 36,163 Fines . . . . . . . . . . 307 Refund of total contributions .. .. .. .. 72,849 Subsidies— Refund of contributions in excess of allowances drawn by From Consolidated Fund (section 3, Finance Act (No. 2), 1942) 110,300 deceased beneficiaries .. .. .. .. 906 From Working Railways Account (section 119, £ Transfers to other funds .. .. .. .. 1,935 Government Railways Act, 1926) .. .. 170,000 War-damage insurance .. .. .. .. .. 68 From Working Railways Account: Increased Part-cost actuarial investigation of the Fund .. .. 296 allowances to annuitants compulsorily retired Administration charges— (section 27, Statutes Amendment Act, 1936, Travelling-expenses of Board members .. .. .. 80 and section 31, Superannuation Amendment Public Trust commission .. .. .. .. 1,017 Act, 1945).. .. .. .. .. 3,255 Audit fee .. .. . . .. .. .. 50 From Working Railways Account: Increased Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,942 allowances to widows and children (section 114, Postages .. .. .. .. .. .. 621 Government Railways Act, 1926) . . r .. 29,533 Printing and stationery . . .. .. .. 132 From Working Railways Account: Cost-of-living bonus . . . . .. .. .. 36,163 — 238,951 New Zealand Railway Tradesmen's Association .. . . 12 New Zealand Engine-drivers, Firemen, and Cleaners' Association .. .. . . . . .. 17 Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants .. .. 10 New Zealand Railway Officers' Institute .. .. 12 Interest— Investments .. . . .. .. 44,688 Treasury Department.. .. .. .. 8,474 53,162 Commission on Government Life Insurance collections .. 56 Balance carried down, being excess of expenditure over income for the year .. .. .. .. . . 50,158 £781,093 £781,093 £ _ £ Balance brought down .. .. .. .. .. 50,158 Accumulated funds brought forward on Ist April .. .. 1,130,936 Balance, accumulated funds as at 31st March .. .. 1,080,778 £1,130,936 £1,130,936

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