E.—9.

4. STATEMENT of RETIRING-ALLOWANCES (including Allowances to Widows and Children) for the Year ended 31st December, 1918.

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(3.) Details of Column (2). (1-) (2.) Total Allowances. Retiring-allowances. Allowances to Particulars. Children. Ordinary (Age or Service). Extended Provisions. Medically unfit. Widows. Number. M. I F. £ Annual Rate. Number. M. P. Annual Rate. Number. Number. Annual Rate. Annual Rate. ] M. S F. M. F. Number. Number. Annual Rate. ; M. ' F. Annual Rate. Allowances as at 31st December, 1917 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 yearf ... 255 35 £ 634 47,481 83 4,463 s. d. 3 0 5 0 • 113 211 6 14 & s. d. 28,543 10 0 2,550 12 0 65 3 £ s. d. 3 9,701 3 0 425 10 0 42 4 37 1 £ s. d. 6,634 7 0 702 3 0 94 1-1 £ 8. 1,705 3 252 0 a. j 0 35 0 23 34 18 £ s. a. 897 0 0 533 0 0 379 48 6 6 108 0 0 6 108 0 0 ... ... 3 10,126 13 0 J 290 15 433 10 723 52,052 8 25 ! 1,018 17 0 0 119 225 6 2 31,094 610 2 6 0 68 0 ... 46 1 38 2 7,336 10 21111 0 0 114 3 2,065 3 54 0 0 0 58 8 52 3 , 1,430 0 0 143 0 0 ; 423 698 51,033 11 0 3 10,126 13 0 45 36 7,12419 0 J 111 2,011 3 0 50 49 1,287 0 0 275 113 223 30,483 16 0 68 I Particulars of Allowances discontinued during the Year. How discontinued — By death By expiry 3 7 10 15 6 j 2 610 6 0 I 1 ... i 111 13 2 99 18 0 I 0 1 1 18 36 0 0 0 ... 0 8 7 8 739 19 278 18 0 0 3 \ 143 0 0 ... 1 2 211 11 o! 2 54 0 0 8 3 I 143 0 0 Total ... 15 10 25 1,018 17 0 6 j 2 610 6 0 Progress of Allowi nee, since Establishment of Fund to the 31st Di ■cember, 1918. Total granted Total discontinued 398 521 919 61,868 16 123 98 221 10,835 5 0 0 180 67 242 37,096 16 19 6,613 0 0 0 70 ! 3 10,380 5 2 j ... 253 12 0 0 64 47 9,634 12 0 19 11 !2,509 13 0 135 24 2,443 3 432 0 0 0 I I 85 I 93 2,314 0 35 J 44 1,027 0 0 0 Total existing 275 1423 698 51,033 11 0 113 223 130,483 16 0 68 3 110,126 13 0 45 36 17,124 19 0 111 2,011 3 0 50 I 49 1,287 0 0 1 * The rates as at the 31st December, 1917, have been adjusted on account of Return No. 5 (a) and (b). :orrections in the rates of allowances then in force, as folio . ■s: medically unfit, increased by £2 8s. t Full details are given ii