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APPENDIX.

1. Statement of Contributors, showing Annual Rates of Salaries and Contributions as at the 31st December, 1912.

Number. t s. d. Of the number of contributors who retired during the year (including 10 medically unfit cases) retiring-allowances were granted to ... 59 The annual rate of these allowances amounted to ... ... ... ... 5,092 5 2 The number of contributors who died, and on account of whom allowances or refunds of contributions were granted was ... ... ... 3 To the representatives of such contributors annual allowances were granted (in one case a refund of contributions was also made) to ... ... ... ... ... ...2 widows and 3 children The annual rate of the allowances amounted to ... ... ... ... 75 0 0 The refunds of contributions ... ... ... ... ... ... 103 17 6 The total number of retired contributors on account of whom annual allowances were granted during the year was therefore ... ... 62 The remaining number of contributors who died was ... ... ... 4 On whose account contributions were refunded to their legal representatives to the amount of ... ... ' ... ... ... ... 502 17 4 The number of contributors who voluntarily retired from the Education service before becoming entitled to participate in the benefits of the fund and to whom refunds of contributions were made was ... 147 The refunds amounted to ... ... ... ... 4,004 19 6 The total number of contributors who retired from the Education service during the year 1912 was ... ... ... ... ... 213

2. Particulars of Contributions discontinued during the Year ending 31st December, 1912.

Four pensioners died during the year; one widow remarried, and her allowance ceased from the date of her remarriage; eight children having attained the age of fourteen years' their allowance consequently ceased ; one widow of a deceased annuitant was granted an annual allowance. Further details are given in the following table :—

Number. Annual Rate of Salary as at End of Year. M. P. Total. Annual Rate of Contributions as at End of Year. ± s. d. Contributors at 31st December, 1911 ... 1,587* 1,850* 3,387* 595,992 0 0 New contributors entered during the 152 315 467 50,364 0 0 year ending 31st December, 1912 Net increase in salaries and contributions ... ... ... 14,616 0 0 by promotions during the year £ s. d. 38,964 0 0 2,740 0 0 710 0 0 Totals ... ... ... 1,689 2,165 3,854 660,972 0 0 42,414 0 0 Contributions discontinued during the 61 152 213 32,183 0 0 year ending 31sc December, 1912, by resignation, kc. 2,201 0 0 Totals at 31st December, 1912 1,628 2,013 -3,641 628,789 0 0 40,213 0 0 • 1911 figures amended.

Number of Contributors. Annual J Bel late at Date of tirement. Allowances granted. How discontinued. ± 1 Salary. Contributions. Pensions : Annual Kate. Other Pay- • ments (uonreoutring). By death before pension entered £ £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. upon— Contributions paid to personal representatives Leaving widow or child By voluntary retirement Medically unfit — Over fifteen years' service ... By retirement at pension-age ... 2 3 33 2 114 4 3 147 1,063 590 19,332 85 0 0 39 0 0 ' 1,069 0 0 75 0 0 502 17 4 103 17 6 4,004 19 6 7 16 3 33 10 49 2,130 9,068 163 0 0 J 845 0 0 945 17 0 4,146 8 2 Totals (il 152 213 32,183 2,201 0 0 5,167 5 2 4,611 14 4