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Table B. —Statement of Contributors.

Table C.—Statement op Investments. 1927. 1926. Funds invested at 31st March— f s. a. £ Bl d. At 4| per cent. .. .. .. .. .. 5,500 0 0 7,000 0 6 „ 4f .. .. .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 „ 5 „ .. .. .. .. .. 17,535 0 0 17,535 0 0 „5£ „ .. .. .. .. .. 152,045 0 0 152,045 0 0 „ 5| „ .. .. .. .. .. 80,120 0 0 80,120 0 0 „ 5| „ .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,700 0 0 ~ 6 „ .. .. .. .. .. 658,135 15 8 503,235 0 0 „ 6| „ .. .. .. .. .. 7,500 0 0 17,525 19 11 Repayments during March and held for investment as from Ist April .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,725 4 3 1,100 0 0 £922,560 19 II £801,560 19 11 Per Cent. Per Gent. Average rate of interest on securities held at 31st March .. 5-79 5-76 Average rate of interest earned on the mean funds . . 5-708 5-684 Table D.—Progress of the Fund. Balance forward. Allowances granted. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1903 .. .. .. .. .. 7,056 11 9 1904 .. .. .. .. .. 40,357 17 3 12,010 14 8 1905 .. .. .. .. .. 68,670 7 8 8,519 7 8 1906 .. .. .. .. .. 90,984 1110 6,348 13 7 1907 .. .. .. .. .. 110,736 12 3 4,398 14 11 1908 .. .. .. .. .. 126,642 18 11 7,332 7 11 1909 .. .. .. .. .. 157,151 14 9 6,359 11 0 1910 .. .. .. .. .. 173,876 1 8 11,828 0 6 1911 .. .. .. .. .. 207,242 7 11 8,064 11 5 1912 .. .. .. .. .. 233,457 8 6 7,065 16 4 1913 .. .. .. .. .. 264,455 5 4 8,568 6 6 1914 .. .. .. .. .. 295,469 11 6 9,865 17 8 1915 .. .. .. .. .. 346,155 18 2 11,871 14 3 1916 .. .. .. .. .. 362,810 4 2 9,662 2 5 1917 .. .. .. .. .. 377,585 2 1 11,733 11 11 1918 .. .. .. 373,097 12 7 8,386 4 0 1919 .. .. .. .. .. 363,804 4 4 9,252 17 8 1920 .. .. .. .. .. 408,232 10 8 20,341 7 3 1921 .. .. .. .. .. 464,490 17 0 20,346 8 9 1922 .. .. .. .. .. 543,531 10 8 23,050 2 0 1923 .. .. .. .. .. 584,219 2 4 22,791 1 0 1924 .. .. .. .. .. 671,827 6 6 21,272 4 0 1925 .. .. .. .. .. 734,112 8 11 36,409 14 0 1925 (increased allowances to widows and children) .. .. .. .. .. 12,246 0 0 1926 .. .. .. .. .. 862,139 3 6 23,509 6 0 1927 .. .. .. .. .. 985,828 4 0 28,281 4 0 £ s. d. 349,515 19 5 Less members died, &c. .. .. . . 99,900 5 3 Less liability of Consolidated Fund on account increased payments to widows and children .. 12,532 0 0 — 112,432 5 3 Annual liability at 31st March, 1927 .. .. .. £237,083 14 2

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I I I - I ! I ' | 3 per j 4 per 5 per ; 6 per j 7 per 8 per 9 per rJ , . , | Cent. Cent-, j Cent. | Cent. I Cent. Cent. Cent. Contributors at commencement of year 2,446 624 8,700 1,359 221 16 5 13,371 New contributors during year .. .. .. 628 108 16 .. .. 752 Total .. .. .. 2,446 624 9,328 1,467 237 16 5 14,123 Contributors discontinued during year 60 56 385 47 8 1 1 559 Total contributors at 31st March, 1927 2,386 568 8,942 1,420 229 15 4 13,564