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Table B. —Statement of Contributors.

Table C. —Statement of Investments. 1929. 1928. Funds invested at 31st March— £ a. d. £ a. d. At 4it per cent. . . . . . . . . 5, 500 0 0 5,500 0 0 „5" .. .. .. .. 0 0 17,535 0 0 „5} .. .. .. .. 194,045 0 0 170,045 0 0 „5| „ .. .. .. .. 80,120 0 0 80,120 0 0 „ 6 „ ... .. .. .. 865,61112 9 762,025 5 10 „61 ... .. .. .. 8,925 0 0 10,000 0 0 Repayments during March and held for investment as from Ist April .. .. .. ... .. 4,824 7 2 6,335 14 1 £1,176,560 19 11 £1,051,560 19 11 Per Cent. Per Cent. Average rate of interest on securities held at 31"st March . . 5-823 5-820 Average rate of interest earned on the mean funds .. 5-761 5-758 Table D. —Progress of the Fund. Balance forward. Allowances granted. £ a. 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 .. .. .. .. .. 157,15114 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 11,87114 3 1916 .. .. .. .. 362,810 4 2 9,662 2 5 1917 .. .. .. .. .. 377,585 2 1 11,733 1111 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 1928 .. .. .. ..1,111,199 11 2 21,120 12 0 1929 .. .. .. .. ..1,238,673 11 8 23,006 11 0 £ s. d. 393,643 2 5 Less members died, &c. .. .. .. 122,830 1 0 Less liability of Working Railways Account on account increased payments to widows and children .. .. .. .. .. 12,181 0 0 : 135,011 1 0 Annual liability at 31st March, 1929 .. .. £258,632 1 5

3 per 4 per 5 per 6 per 7 per j 8 per 9 per 1 T . , | Cent. Cent. Cent. Cent. Cent. Cent. Cent. ° n ' 1 I ; i Contributors at Commencement of year 2,341 531 9,080 1,428 227 15 4 , 13,626 New contributors during year .. 2 .. 4-58 88 9 1 1 559 I 1 Total .. .. .. 2,343 531 9,538 1,516 236 16 5 J 14,185 Contributors discontinued during year 42 47 217 50 7 .. . . 363 Total contributors at 31st March, 1929 2,301 484 9,321 1,466 229 16 5 ; 13,822