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Progress of Retiring and other Allowances since Establishment of the Fund to 31st March, 1947

* Total allowances granted and discontinued include 200 widows at £lB and 468 at £3l, and 693 children at £l3, exeunt prior to increase of allowances. t These figures include 134 allowances totalling £15,620 lis. per annum granted under section 14, Finance Act, 1931. Of these allowances, 108 were, as provided for by section 27, Statutes Amendment Act, 1936, increased, by £3,553 Bs., and 97 existing at 31st March, 1945, as provided for by section 31 (1) of Superannuation Amendment Act, 1945, by £2,010 Bs.

Table B. —Statement of Contributors

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Section 102 : On Attainment of Retiring Age or for Length of Service. Section 111: Medically Unfit. Section 113: Widows. Number. i Annual Number. Annual NumAnnual Amount, M. F. Total.! I Amount. M. F. Total. Amount. ber. at £52 per Annum. Total granted* t Total discontinued* 4,890 2,457 3 2 i £ s. d. 4,893 979,407 17 2 2,459356,924 13 2 1,663 680 2 1 1,665 681 £ s. d. 237,891 5 3 75,974 6 10 2,276 774 £ s. 101,829 0 23,725 0 d 0 0 Total existing at 31st March, 1047 2,433 1 2,434j622,483 4 0 983 1 984 161,916 18 5 1,502 78,104 0 0 Section 113 : Children. Total Retiring and other Allowances. Number. Annual Amount, at Number. Annual M. F. Total. £26 per Annum. M. F. Total. Amount. Total granted*! Total discontinued* .. 1,244 1,038 1,212 1,027 2,456 2,065 £ s. 54,847 0 44,681 0 d. 0 0 7,797 4,175 3,493 1,804 11,290 5,979 1 £ s. ,373,975 2 501,305 0 d. 5 0 Total existing at 31st March, 1947 206 185 391 10,166 0 0 3,622 1,689 5,311 872,670 2 5 Less amount receivable from the Working Railways Account 60,720 0 0 £811,950 2 5

— 3 per Cent. 4 per Cent. 5 per Cent. 6 per Cent. 7 per Cent. 8 per Cent. 9 per Cent. 10 per Cent. Total. Contributors at commencement of year New contributors during year Total Contributors discontinued during year Total contributors at 31st March, 1947 234 14,531 323 1,479 50 451 18 176 3 83 31 16,985 394 234 109 14,854 2,575 1,529 447 469 157 179 47 83 21 31 10 17,379 3,366 125 12,279 1,082 312 132 62 21 14,013