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December, 1919, were : At 4| per cent., £59,000; at 5 per cent., £26,161 ;at 5f per cent., £38,460 ; at 5|- per cent., £385,812 : making a total of £509,433 at an average rate of 5 - 34 per cent. The amount held by the Public Trustee uninvested was £1,924. Unclaimed Contributions. —The large amount (£1,161) shown as in hand in the last report has been very considerably reduced during the year, but at the 31st December there was still a sum of £616 unclaimed. Contributors on Active Service. —Of contributors who have joined the Expeditionary Force, two were killed in action or died from wounds or sickness in 1919 in addition to those previously reported. This brings up the total number of deaths of contributors who have been on active service to ninetynine. As previously intimated, the Government has undertaken to pay the contributions of members during the period they are members of the Expeditionary Force. The amount paid in 1919 was £1,600 9s. Bd., making a total during the war of £13,373 os. 7d. Statistics. —The statements and accounts prescribed by regulations under the Act, together with other additional statements, are attached hereto. I have, &c, C. J. Parr, Chairman.

No 3.—STATEMENTS IN ADDITION TO THOSE PRESCRIBED BY THE ACT AND REGULATIONS.

A. (i.) Number of Contributors on the 31st December, 1919, arranged according to Percentage of Contribution.

(ii.) Number of Contributors under Part IX, Education Act, 1908 (included in above Figures).

B. Total Number of Contributors who have joined and left the Fund since its Establishment (1st January, 1906, to 31st December, 1919).

5 per Cent. M. J F. 6 per 7 per Cent. Cent. M. F. M. F. 8 per 9 per Cent. Cent. M. F. M. F. 10 per Cent. M. F. M. fotals. F. Total. Numbers at 31st December, 1918 Now contributors entered during year Transfers from other funds 1,042 2,168 108 343 268 15 334 IN 258 237 8 12 193 4 132l 133! 59 11, 8 2 143 141 61 29 13 12 114 128 49 (il 9 1,955 143 2,939 386 4,894 529 2 .. 1 I 4 9 2,102 3 74 4 Numbers left during year 1,1522,511 2l| 253 1,1312,258 284 1 352 16 266 249 7 21 259 228 198 16 61 16 3,325 334 5,427 408 Numbers at end of year 283; i 336 182 45 6 I 2,028 2,991 5,019

"i r iii lumbers at 31st December, 1918 I 5 5 5 8 9 10 6 5 7 7 5 1 37 36 73 'umbers left during year .. .. | L .. I 1 .. 1 1 2 3 5 Ambers at end of year .. 5 5 5 8 9 9 1 6 4 6 7 4 .. 35 33 68

M. Number. F. Total. Annual Salary. Annual Rate of Contribution. 'otal entered (including net increases in salary and contributions) 'otal discontinued 3,009 5,148 8,157 £ 1,779,877 £ 108,457 981 2,157 3,138 549,731 36,285 Total existing at 31st December, 1919 2,028 2,991 5,019 1,230,146 72,172