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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1647, 14 January 1913, Page 6

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THE SUPERANNUATION BOAED, Tho quarterly mooting of tho Piibllo Sorvloe Superannuation Board wab held on Thursday lost. ',• ■ . ■ ■ Mr. leaser and Colonel G. Campbell took their seats ob new membera of. tho, board, Mr. IVasor being elected unop. posed to represent tho Civil Service (outblJo tho Postal and Police Departments), • aad Colonel.Canipboll nominated by tho Government to fill tho vacancy caused by tho retirement of Mr. Poynton, late Secretory to tho Treasury. . • Leave of absence was granted to Mr» AUport, Secretary to tho Marino /Depart* incut, owing to absence onpffloial duties,,' and to Mr. Bishop on account of illness. An application from a late member; of tho police forco was dealt with, as to an increased retiring. allowanoo, on account of injurios received while in tho execution of his duties. Tho board decided the medical evidence did not justify, tho , request being granted. ,: ■ \ An opinion of tlio Solicitor-General received, relative to the claims of widows to tho balance of compensation duo their, , Into husbands, which,decided that their claims to such ..compensation were legal. • Tho question of tho rate of interest al- , lowed by tho Public Trustee on the balances of tho superannuation fund in his ■ lionds for investment was oonsidered, and , a oammitteo was sot up te-go into tho question and report to tho board, ■;• ' A committee to draw up tho annual report for Parliament was appointed,' as also a committee to deal with claims for retiring allowances, etc., : coming before tho board during tho ensuing year. ' The report of tho Publio Trustee on tho 6tato of the fund on December 81, 1912, was read to the board, The report stated :tbat on that date tho amount to credit was .£416,918 18s. 7d., being an inorcaso on tho samo date last year of .£84,133 ss. Ud. ■ .' , '„,■. ■'■_v •. Tho case of an officer of tho State Ooal Department who had not joined the fund; as a contributor was considered, and bis caso was accepted by tho board, .and time given him to pay, up arrears.of contributions. . ' ... ; Tho report of the Claims Committee on certain officers to bo retired-as jnedioally unfit was considered, and of theso four, wcro granted the retiring allowance un- , conditionally, and three wery granted Jot o fixed time on condition of their being medically re-examined at tho txpiralfon of two years. ■'•, ' '..' • , Tho totals of TCtmng allowances ancl annuities to widows wid children, passed by.tho board, oro as follow:— Ordinary ,5.J..............-..:.:...., 2i57 9 Medically: unfit .......«.....■• 362 H Eight widows and seven children J»5 u tow •; j .....;..:>....y....-»..;- : i- 2«5 >