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The following table contains particulars of the new contributors who were not eligible at the time of the coming into operation of the Act, or were not in the public service at that date, and who joined the scheme during the year : —

The. following table contains particulars of the public servants who were contributing to the fund at the end of the year (after allowing for deaths, retirements, and withdrawals), grouped according to their respective rates of contribution : —

Full particulars regarding contributors, including those who have retired from the Government service and are now on the fund, will be found in the statements appended, Retiring and other Allowances.— Pensions for £8,950 18s. 10d. per annum were granted during the year, as follows: For age or length of service, £6,657 9s. 9d. per annum, to 74 members (72 male and 2 female members). For medical unfitness for duty, £1,836 9s. Id. per annum, to 20 members (17 male and 3 female). To widows and children of deceased members, £234 per annum to 13 widows, and £221 per annum to 17 children. The largest retiring-allowance granted to a member was £445 ss. 7d., and the smallest £3 13s. per annum, while the average was £90 7s. Bd. One retiring-allowance was discontinued by death, and one child reached age 14, and the allowance consequently expired. The annual amount payable at the close of the year was £8,880 18s. 10d., as shown in the statement attached. Incom-e.— The total income for the year was £76,211, made up as follows :— £ Members'ordinary contributions ... ... ... ■•• 54,730 Members' contributions to enable previous service to be counted, as provided by the Act ... ... ... •••• ■■■ 103 Contributions from Government ... ... ... ... 20,000 Fines ... ... ... •■• •■• ■•• 83 Interest ... ... • ■ ■ ■ • • •• • • • • l> 295 Total income for the year ... ... ... 76,211 The members' ordinary contributions given above do not relate to the whole year, owing to the fact that many contributors delayed joining until the last day allowed by the Act—viz., the 30th June, 1908. Had all those eligible on the Ist January, 1908, joined on that date and contributed for the whole year this item of the revenue would have amounted to approximately £75,000. Two contributors availed themselves of the provisions of section 50 of the Amendment Act enabling them to count previous service by paying five years' contributions. The amount so paid was £103.

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Bate per Cent, of Contribution — as provided by the Act. Male. Number. Female. Number. Total. Annual Salary. Annual Contributions. 5 6 7 8 9 10 557 65 41 34 20 33 202 18 10 12 3 759 83 51 46 23 33 £ 8. 46,591 15 10,639 3 7,745 0 7,543 2 4,019 11 6;038 0 d. 0 4 0 6 8 0 £ s. 2,329 11 638 7 542 3 603 9 361 15 603 16 d. 9 0 0 0 3 0 Total ... 750 245 995 82,576 12 I) 5,079 2 0

Bate per Cent, of Contribution as provided by the Act. Male. Female. Number. Total. Annual Salary. Annual Contributions. 5 6 7 8 9 10 3,249 738 623 520 484 855 522 92 57 37 24 34 3,771 830 680 557 508 889 £ s. a. 359,586 13 4 143,064 11 8 131,938 6 8 123,259 9 7 126,725 16 8 227,660 10 10 £ s. d. 17,979 6 8 8,583 17 6 9,235 13 8 9,860 15 2 11,405 6 6 22,766 1 1 Total ... 6,469 766 7,235 1,112,235 8 9 79,831 0 7