E.—B.

4. STATEMENT of RETIRING-ALLOWANCES (including Allowances to Widows and Children) for the Year ended 31st January, 1926.

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(3.) (1.) (2*) Details of Column (2). Total Allowances. Betiring-allowanoes. Allowances to Particulars. Ordinary (Age or Servioe). Extended Provisions. Medically unfit. Widows. I Children. Number. . Number. Number. Number. j Number. -S Annual Rate. Annual Rate. : Annual Rate. i Annual Rate. Number. Annual Rate, j Annual Rate. M. F. £ M. F. M. F. M. | F. j M. F. £ s. d. £ 8- d- £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Allowances as at 31st January, 1925 423 730 1,153132,687 2 0217 450 98,499 8 0 89 18 16,151 11 0 65 54 13,818 0 0 165 2,983 3 0 52 43 1,235 0 0 Increase under section 36, Finance j ... ! 2,129 18 0 1,882 16 0 ... 247 2 0 ... ... ! Act, 1924 Increase under section 27, Finance i ... 3,341 0 0 ... ... ... 2,145 0 0 1,196 0 0 Act, 1925 Increase under section 29, Finance i ... 4,418 11 0 3,367 6 0 680 0 0 371 5 0 ... ... Act, 1925 Allowances granted during the year at 34 42 I 76] 13,088 16 0 21 35 10,658 7 0 2 2 374 5 0 7 2 1,864 40 2 62 00 4 1 130 0 0 retirement or decease of contributors j j Allowances granted during the year ... 11 j 11 315 0 0 ... ... ... ... ... 11 315 0 0 to widows and children of deceased annuitants — Totals... ... ... 457 783 1,240|155,980 7 0238 485 114,407 17 0 91 20 17,205 16 0 72 56 16,300 11 0 178 5,505 3 0 56 44 2,561 0 0 Allowances discontinued during the 23 20 43 3,558 13 0 14 4 2,394 5 0 2 ... 433 7 0 1 1 215 1 0 7 191 0 0 6 8 325 0 0 year i Allowances existing at end of year ... 434 763 1 197152,421 14 0224 481 112,013 12 0 89 i 20 16,772 9 0 71 55 16,085 10 0 171 5,314 3 0 50 36 2,236 0 0 Particulars of Allowances discontinued during the Year. How discontinued — Bv death ... ... ... 17 11 28 3,042 13 0 14 4 2,394 5 0 2 ... 433 7 0 1 1 215 1 0 6 160 0 0 By expiry ... ... ... 6 9 15 516 0 0 ... ... ... 1 31 0 0 6 8 325 0 0 Totals... ... ... 23 20 43 3,558 13 0 14 4 2,394 5 0 2 ... 433 7 0 1 1 215 1 0 7 191 0 0 6 8 325 0 0 Progress of Allowances since Establishment of Fund to the 31st January, 1926. Total granted ... ... ... 697 987 1,684183,843 3 0352 539 129,866 9 0109 20 20,229 16 0 114 76 22,868 5 0 231 6,299 3 0 122 121 4,420 0 0 Total discontinued ... ... 263 224 487 31,421 9 0128 58 17,852 17 0 20 ... 3,457 7 0 43 21 6,782 15 0 60 985 0 0 72 85 2,184 0 0 Total existing ... ... 434 763 1,197152,421 14 0224 481 112,013 12 0 89 20 16,772 9 0 71 55 16,085 10 0 171 5,314 3 0 50 36 2,236 0 0 [ I I