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4. STATEMENT of RETIRING-ALLOWANCES (including Allowances to Widows and Children) for the Year ended 31st December, 1917.

(2.) (3.) Details of Column (2). (10 Total Allowances. Betiring-allowances. Allowances to Particulars. Ordinary (Age or Service). Extended Provisions. Medically unfit. Widows. Children. Number. j __. M. F. ! | Annual Bate Number. M. ! P. Annual Bate. Number. M. P. Annual Bate. Number. Annual Bate. Number. Annual Bate. M. P. Nui iber. Annual Bate. M. P. Allowances as at 31st December, 1916 Allowances granted during the year at retirement or decease of contributor Allowances granted during the year to widows and children of deceased annuitants Total ... Allowances discontinued during the year*t Allowances existing at end of yeart ... 260 351 16 39 £ s. 611 44,671 15 55 4,933 9 d. 0* 0 120 5 195 22 £ s. 26,872 14 3,059 11 d. ! £ 0*; 63 3 9,411 0 ! 4 ... 543 i s. d. 8 0* 40 7 0 5 i 34 5 £ s. d. 5,91110 0* 1,11311 0 1 87 7 5 £ s. 1,579 3 126 0 d. 0 0 37 2 32 5 £ 897 91 s. 0 0 d. 0 0 1 6 7 j 116 0 0 90 0 0 1 1 26 0 0 277 396 22 17 673 49,721 39 i 2,242 4 9 0 0 125 12 217 6 I 29,932 5 1,388 15 0 67 3 9,954 15 0 2 ... 253 12 0 0 45 3 39 2 7,025 1 393 2 0 99 5 1.795 3 90 0 0 40 38 0 5 4 1,014 117 0 0 0 0 ! ' : 255 255 379 634 47,478 15 0 113 211 28,543 10 0 65 3 9,701 3 0 | 42 37 6,631 19 0 94 1,705 3 0 35 34 897 0 0 I I Particulars of Alloivances discontinued during the Year. 10 7 25 1,850 19 14 391 10 0 0 6 j 1,388 15 0 2 ... 253 12 0 1 2 I How discontinued — By death By expiry 15 7 12 1 154 12 1 238 10 0 0 3 2 54 36 0 0 0 ... 0 5 "i\ 117 0 Total ... 22 17 39 2,242 9 0 12 6 | 1,388 15 0 2 ! ... 253 12 0 3 2 393 2 0 5 90 0 0 5 4 j 117 0 Progress of Allowance. since Establishment of Fund to the 31st Di xember, 1917. Total granted Total discontinued 363 467 830 57,295 108 88 j 196 9,816 3 8 0 0 174 61 228 34,546 4 0 67: 3 9,954 15 0 17 j 6,002 14 0 2 j ... 253 12 0 211 |28,543 10 0 65 3 9,701 3 0 I [ 60 46 8,930 18 9 2,298 1 0 2 0 115 21 2,083 3 378 0 0 0 62 75 1,781 0 27 ! 41 884 0 0 0 Total existing 255 634 ; 47,478 15 0 113 42 i 37 16,631 19 0 94 1,705 3 0 35 34 897 0 0 * The rates as at the 31st December, 1916, have been adjusted on account of corrections in the rates of allowances then in force, as follows: Ordinary (age or service), increased by £2 Is.; exti >y 6s.; medically unfit, increased by £4 3s.; total allowances, net increase £5 18s. t Pull details are given in Beturn No. 5 (a) and (6). mded provisions, decreasei