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NATIONAL PROVIDENT FUND Revenue Account foe the Year ended 31st December, 1943 Amount of Fund at beginning of year (Ist January, £ National Provident Fund Act, 1926 J943) .. .. .. •• •• 6,862,358 Refund of contributions on lapse, reduction, and £ National Provident Fund Act, 1926— withdrawal (sections 11, 12, and 13) .. .. 93,576 Contributions .. .. .. .. 349,096 Refund of contributions in lieu of annuity (section 14) 11,337 Interest .. .. .. . • •• 260,018 Incapacity allowances (sections 17 and 18), including Fines (section 11 (4) ).. .. .. .. 220 contributions waived on incapacity (£1,427) .. 9,803 Government contribution under Act (sections Death: Refund of contributions (sections 15 (5) 52 and 74 (2)) .. .. .. •• 86,573 and 16) .. .. .. ... 45,487 Contributions overpaid on exit .. .. .. 572 Death : Allowances on account of widows and childBenefits refunded on exit (sections 11 to 16 and 28).. 21,560 ren (section 15) .. .. •• 12,844 Miscellaneous receipts .. .. .. .. 5 Annuities (sections 13 and 48) .. .. .. 110,233 Refunds unclaimed .. .. .. .. 30 Refund of contributions overpaid on exit .. .. 572 Public Trustee: Charges .. .. .. 2,796 War-risk insurance premiums .. .. .. 647 Amount of Fund at end of year (31st December, 1943) 7,293,137 £7,580,432 £7,580,432 Balance-sheet as at 31st December, 1943 Liabilities £ Assets Fund as per Revenue Account . - .. .. 7,293,137 In hands of Public Trustee— £ National Provident Fund Act, 1926— Invested .. .. .. .. ..7,188,103 Claims due and in course of payment*— Uninvested .. .. .. .. .. 13,781 Death: Refunds (section 16) .. . . .. 1,808 Disbursement Account .. .. .. .. 11,294 Death: Refunds (section 15 (5)) .. .. 829 Post Office .. .. .. .. .. 11,997 Death: Allowances (section 15) .. .. 99 Balances in transit .. .. .. .. 23,761 Annuities (sections 13 and 48) .. • ■ 342 National Provident Fund Act, 1926— Allowances (section 17) .. ■ • • • 2 Contributions outstanding or in course of transRefunds of contributions in lieu of annuity mission*— (section 14) .. •• •• 341 (a) Contributions due but not overdue .. .. 14,019 Public Trustee: Charges* .. .. •• 929 (6) Contributions overdue .. .. .. 1,832 Refunds in Suspense .. .. • • - - > 174 Government subsidy due under Act* (sections 52 and Suspense Account .. •• 1,461 74 (2)) .. .. .. 86,573 Contributions prepaid .. .. .. •• 14,826 Fines due* (section 11 (4) ) .. .. .. 115 Investment Fluctuation Reserve .. .. .. 71,255 Interest due* .. .. .. .. .. 2,556 Interest accrued but not due* .. .. .. 88,172 £7,442,203 £7,442,203 * Included in Revenue Account. R. M. Porteous, Deputy Superintendent. Wellington, 30th June, 1944. I hereby certify that the Revenue Account and Balance-sheet have been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly state the position as disclosed thereby.— Cyril G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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