D.—s.

Table B.—Statement of Contributors.

Table C. —Progress op 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 6 191] .. .. .. .. 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.. .. .. .. .. 543,53110 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 1930.. .. .. ■■ 1,371,918 12 3 27,986 14 0 1931.. .. 1,488,565 18 3 40,573 13 0 1932 .. .. .. .. •• 1,454,173 8 4 143,807 12 0 1933.. .. .. .. ■■ 1,333,245 8 1 26,199 19 0 1934.. .. .. •• 1,240,830 15 8 12,970 9 0 1935.. .. •• •• •• 1,239,705 5 0 13,394 7 0 1936.. .. .. .. 1,246,984 7 11 14,637 7 0 1937.. .. .. .. •• 1,250,860 10 2 13,863 2 0 1937 (increased allowances, section 27, Statutes Amendment Act, 1936 .. .. 3,553 8 0 £ s. d. 690,629 13 5 Less members died, &c. .. .. 240,162 14 7 Less liability of Working Railways Account on account increased payments to widows and children .. .. •• 12,480 0 0 252,642 14 7 Annual liability at 31st March, 1937 .. ~ £437,986 18 10

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3 per 4 per 5 per 6 per 7 per i 8 per 9 per L, , Cent. Cent. Cent. Cent. Cent. ' Cent. Cent. 0 a ' I Contributors at commencement of year 1,405 39 8,949 1,328 219 9 5 11,954 New contributors during year . . .. .. 1,554 4-5 6 1 1,606 Total .. .. .. 1,405 39 10,503 1,373 225 10 5 13,560 Contributors discontinued during year 64 7 165 35 14 2 287 Total contributors at 31st March, 1937 1,341 32 10,338 1,338 211 8 5 13,273