E.— 8.

4. STATEMENT of RETIRING-ALLOWANCES (including Allowances to Widows and Children) for the Year ended 31st January, 1927.

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~ (3.) (1.) (2.) Details of Column (2). Total Allowances. Retiring-allowances. Allowances to Particulars. Ordinary (Age or Service). Extended Provisions. Medically unfit. Widows. Children. Number, j . Number. Number. Number. Number. : S Annual Rate. Annual Rate. Annual Rate. Annual Rate. Number. Annual Rate. ; Annual Rate. M. JB\ £ M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. £ s d £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Allowances as at 31st January, 1926 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 Increase under section 29, Finance I 2,913 13 0 2,155 0 0 327 5 0 431 8 0 ... ... Act, 1925 Increase under section 30, Finance 711 4 0 422 7 0 I 94 1 0 194 16 0 ... ... Act, 1926 Transfer under section 30, Finance ... 2 ... ±40 19 OCr.2 ... Cr. 440 19 0 ... ... ... Act, 1926 Allowances granted during the year at 47 65 112 23,646 12 0 29 51 20,090 12 0 5 1 1,548 9 0 6 3 1,535 11 0 6 186 0 0 7 4 i 286 0 0 retirement or decease of contributors Allowances granted during the year ... 13 13 403 0 0 ... ... ... 13 403 0 0 to widows and children of deceased annuitants Totals... ... ... 481 841 l,322;180,096 3 0255 532 135,122 10 0 92 21 18,301 5 0 i 77 58 18,247 5 0 190 5,903 3 0 57 40 2,522 0 0 Allowances discontinued during the 26 23 49 5,280 11 0 9 10 2,897 2 0 3 ... 378 13 0 6 4 1,527 16 0 7 217 0 0 8 2 260 0 0 year Allowances existing at end of year ... 455 818 1,273174,815 12 0246 522 132,225 8 0 89 21 17,922 12 0 I 71 54 16,719 9 0 183 5,686 3 0 49 38 2,262 0 0 Particulars of Allowances discontinued during the Year. , ' I ~ How discontinued — By death ... ... ... 18 18 36 4,927 11 0 9 10 2,897 2 0 3 ... 378 13 0 6 4 1,527 16 0 4 124 0 0 By expiry ... ... ... 8 5 13 353 0 0 ... ... ... 3 93 0 0 8 2 260 0 0 Totals... ... ... 26 23 49 5,280 11 o| 9 10 | 2,897 2 0 3 ... 378 13 0 6 4 1,527 16 o| 7 217 0 0 8 2 j 260 0 0 ':■ Progress of Allowances since Establishment of Fund to the 31st January, 1927. Total granted ... ... ... 744 10651,809211,518 2 0383 590 152,975 7 0 112 21 21,758 12 0 120 79 |25,030 0 0 250 7,048 3 0 129 125 4 706 0 0 Total discontinued ... ... 289 247 536 36,702 10 0137 68 i 20,749 19 0 23j ... j 3,836 0 0 49 25 8,310 11 0 67 1,362 0 0 80 i 87 2 444 0 0 Total existing ... ... 455 8181,273174,815 12 0246 522 132,225 8 0 89' 21 17,922 12 0 71 54 16,719 9 0 183 5,686 3 0 49 38 2,262 0 0 I , ;