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PUBLIC SERVICE SUPERANNUATION FUND—continued. Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1937. Liabilities. Assets. £ s. d. Superannuation Fund Ac- Amount invested by the Board .. .. 2,853,908 1 9 count — £ s. d. £ s. d. Contributions of members— £ s. d. Balance due from Revenue In course of transmission 36,046 3 3 Account .. .. 2,997,898 9 0 Due and outstanding .. 4,496 16 1 Add value of office furniture, 40,542 19 4 fittings, and machinery .. 274 9 8 Interest on investments — Accrued but not due .. 27,652 0 2 2,998,172 18 8 Due but not overdue .. 1,663 14 11 Less amount due to con- Due and outstanding .. 40,008 0 1 tributors under the pro- 69,323 15 2 visions of section 9 (2), Subsidy— National Expenditure Cook Islands and Samoa .. 129 1 5 Adjustment Act, 1932 69,568 5 5 Imperial War Graves Commis2,928,604 13 3 sion .. .. .. 5 12 6 Retiring and other allowances Section 114, Public Service due in course of payment — Superannuation Act, 1927 .. 1,788 8 7 To members .. .. 3,337 4 7 1,923 2 6 To widows and children .. 384 18 2 Retiring - allowances recoverable (Pensions De3,722 2 9 partment) .. .. .. .. 13 7 10 Refunds of contributions due in Cost-of-living bonus (recoverable) .. .. 214 2 6 course of payment — Rates, fees, and premiums paid on account mortUnder section 37 (left ser- gagors (recoverable) .. .. .. 1,275 15 2 vice) .. .. .. 310 9 0 Premium paid on purchase £ s. d. Under section 42 (death) .. 1,206 10 7 Government stock .. .. 5,072 13 9 —— 1,516 19 7 Less amount written off .. 373 13 3 Expenses due in course of pay- 4,699 0 6 ment — Sundry debtors (Rarotongan Administration) .. 75 17 4 Heating, lighting, and clean- Cash in hand> Public Trustee .. J»»» 1 Printing and stationery .. 3 3 0 — 70,555 1 6 Post and Telegraph Depart- Cash in bank .. .. .. .. 74,087 10 9 ment charges .. .. 239 6 0 Office furniture, fittings, and machinery .. 274 9 8 244 0 11 Contributions paid in advance or in error .. 492 13 4 Public Trustee's charges on accrued interest .. 2,193 19 0 Post Office Account .. .. 45,947 10 11 Unclaimed Account (contributions, &c.) .. 102 18 10 Government subsidy (balance)* .. 64,500 0 0 Amount due to contributors under the provisions of section 9 (2), National Expenditure Adjustment Act, 1932 .. .. .. .. 69,568 5 5 £3,116,893 4 0 £3,116,893 4 0 * 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 litate this item as a liability. t On deposit at call.

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