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PUBLIC SERVICE SUPERANNUATION FUND— continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Superannuation Fund Account— Amount invested by the Board .. .. 2,925,419 17 1 Balance due from Revenue £ s. d. £■ s. d. Contributions due in course of transmission .. 14,390 16 9 Account .. .. 2,917,153 15 10 Interest due and accrued .. .. .. 48,725 15 9 Add value of office furniture, , Subsidy—fittings, and machinery.. 452 15 4 Cook Islands and Samoa .. ... .. 223 12 8 2,917,606 11 2 Section 114, Public Service Superannuation Retiring and other allowances Act, 1927 .. .. .. .. 53 14 7 due in course of pay- Cash in hand, Public Trustee .. .. 12,074 8 7 ment— Cash in bank .. .. .. .. 1,004 7 8 To members .. .. .. .. 3,724 16 6 Rates, fees, and premiums paid on account of To widows and children .. .. .. 372 11 11 mortgagors (recoverable) .. .. .. 288 9 10 Refund of contributions due in course of pay- Assets in suspense .. .. .. 8,620 13 10 ment: — Office furniture, fittings, and machinery . . 452 15 4 Under section 37 (left service) .. .. 590 4 1 Under section 42 (death) .. . . .. 599 5 9 Under section 34 (retirement) .. .. 545 17 6 Expenses due in course of payment— Heating and lighting .. .. .. 1 12 6 Printing and stationery ...... 610 Post and Telegraph charges .. .. 191 16 6 Postages, telegrams, and services .. .. 19 19 6 Public Trustee's charges .. .. .. 1,207 15 6 Balance, cost-of-living bonus .... 2 12 6 Contributions paid in advance or in error .. 202 14 0 Balance, Government subsidy* .. .. 64,500 0 0 Unclaimed Account (contributions, &c.) .. 313 16 9 Writing off suspense • .. .. .. 8,620 13 10 Post Office Account .. .. .. 12,748 3 1 £3,011,254 12 1 £3,011,254 12 1 Subsidiary Account. Cost-of-living Bonus -paid to Annuitants of the Publie Service Superannuation Fund on behalf of the Treasury. To Amount disbursed for period Ist April, 1930, to £ s. d. £ s. d. 31st March, 1931 .. .. .."3,321 310 By Balance, Ist April, 1930 .. .. .. 10 1 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 212 6 Amount received from Treasury .. .. 3,322 16 3£3,323 16 4 £3,323 16 4 * The Government subsidy is paid in January of each year, owing to the change in the date of the financial year. To show the true position of the fund it is necessary to state this item as a liability. Stipendiary Magistrates' Account. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amount of fund, Ist April, 1930 .. .. 22,822 15 5 Retiring-allowances .. .. .. .. 2,963 4 0 Members' contributions (section 63, Public Service Administration expenses .. .. . . 63 7 7 Superannuation Act, 1927) .. .. .. 1,927 0 0 Balance as at 31st March, 1931 .. .. 23,022 8 7 Interest on investments .. .. .. 1,299 4 9 £26,049 0 2 £26,049 0 2 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1931. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. £ s. d. Accumulated fund .. .. .. .. 23,022 8 7 | Amount invested .. .. .. .. 23,022 8 7 £23,022 8 7 £23,022 8 7 R. S. Wogan, 5.F.A.1., Acting-Secretary, Public Service Superannuation Board. 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. — G, F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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