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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 181, 4 August 1904, Page 2

TUMOUR BOARD EMPLOYEES. Tlw chairman of the I,yttclttin Harbour Heard, Mr P.: Graham, brought?; before the . Harbour Boards, ehce bn Monday>'. proposal, that'cdifM? sideration should' bo' g'i ven' to H)iej| subject of-providing Siipei-annualiokj q/f Harbour Hoard employees; ; jsof exhaustive report upon a .scKegijft Worked out by Mr C. Hood WifiiamW .se.-rctary and treasure!' of the'"'Jjpftelton Uouril, was referred to by Mr Graham. This report showed that on the Ist July, 1908, the permanent employees of the colony numbered 455 (of which number tho Wellington Hoaid had 17G), and their aggregated Malarias amounted to £73,798 12s 10-d. liased upon the rates under the Hallway Department's su]>erannuatioh scheme, tho, board's employees would contribute annually £4971 2s 3d. The.following figures bearing upon suggested "onti'jbutions were worked out by Mr \Mlliams.:—Ono ■ hundred employees '•nder 30 .years of age, total salary £lO,l-12 18s -Id, nt 3 per cent.'. £304 os Pd annual contribution ; 70 of from 31. to 35 years of age. £11,397 fin Sd, at 4 per cent., £4.10 17s 9d : .13 of from 30 to 40 years of age. £9llO 11k ftd, at .1-per cent.., £4.10 10s fid ; 41 of from 41 to 4.1 years, £RRI4 2s fid, -at fi per cent.. £4OB Ifis lOd ; .11. of from 4(i to .10 .tars, £9">!> 9s Bd, at 7 per cent., £(i()9 3s; and 139 over 50 years of age, £266,774, at 10 per cent., £2677 8b fid, .Tjiore were 71 emplovres over 00 years, of age. The conference resolved to ask th'i Gov[■rr.mtnt to permit tho actuary of its life Insurance Department to exaniine Mr Williams' scheme, report whether it was fensi'ble, and revise it if necessary, and that power be given to harbour boards to establish superannuation funds. on rjMjMvm'n PAGE. NoriuaJvb&r Harljouj>*Uaards, Insanity Increasing. Saved from the Gallows.