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Statement op Accounts Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1943 Expenditure £ Incoirt'G Retiring-allowances to members .. . • •• 513,798 Members contributions .. • • • • •• 2^5,1il Allowances to widows and children .. .. 43,213 Members' contributions on account of casual service 751 Refund of total contributions .. .. • • 29,752 Fines Refund of contributions in excess of allowances drawn Subsidies— 0 „ . by deceased beneficiaries .. .. •• 780 Consolidated Fund .. ■■ i7n'nno Transfers to other funds .. .. . ■ •• 596 Working Railways .. • • War damage insurance . . 296 Increased allowances to annuitants as provided for Earthquake insurance .. .. ■■ •• I 8 by Statutes Amendment Act, 19c • • Administration charges- Working Railways on account of increased allow-Travelling-expenses of Board members .. .. 55 ances to widows and children .. •• > Public Trust commission 1,178 New Zealand Rai way Officers Institute .. 13 Audit fee ..... 50 New Zealand Railway Tradesmen s Association . i' Salaries !! !! •! !! .. 1,499 New Zealand Engine-drivers, Firemen, and Cleaners' Postages • • • • 392 Association .. . • • • • • Printing and stationery" 156 Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants Interest — x Investments .. • • ■ • .. 49,788 Treasury Department .. .. •• 9,676 59,464 Commission on Government Life Insurance collections 53 Balance carried down, being excess of expenditure over income for the year .. . • • • • • 23,492 £591,783 £59!,783 i £ Balance brought down .. .. ■ • •• 23,4-92 Accumulated funds brought forward on Ist April .. 1,187,537 Balance, accumulated funds as at 31st March .. 1,164,045 £1,187,537 £1,187,537 Balance-sheet as at 31st March, 1943 Liabilities £ Assets Accumulated funds as per Revenue Account .. 1,164,045 Investment Account i Casual employees'contingent contributions .. 21,947 Investments .. .. •• . > Retiring and other allowances due (not paid) — Cash in hand . . .. • • jgg Members . . .. • • ■ ■ • • 556 Widows and children .. •• •• 665 Current Account Refund of contributions authorized (not paid) .. 1,401 Cash in hand .. " " ' fisq Refund of contributions in excess of allowances drawn Contributions and fines in transit .. ■ . by beneficiaries (not paid) 183 Contributions due by Army, Navy, and Air Force Transfers to other funds authorized (not paid) .. 42 Departments • • • • • • * * " ' i'a22 inf«r.« a + miH in dvflTipfl .. .. 150 Contributions outstanding .. •• •• ' Public Trustee !! .. .. 569 Contributions due by members in respect of casual Reserve for bad and doubtful debts .. . • 4,000 service Rebates of contributions (National Expenditure Working Railways — Adjustment Act 1932) ■■ 35,276 On account of increased allowances to annuitants as Sutdiy Sofs : :: :: .. 214 providedforby Statutes Amendment Act, 1936.. 253 On account of cost-of-living bonus .. • • On account of additional allowances to widows and children Interest due not paid .. . • • • ■ • Ti 097 Interest accrued but not due .. •• •• « Insurance premiums £1,229,048 £1,229,048 R. Semple, W Bishop Chairman of the Government Railways Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways. Superannuation Fund 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.— Cybil G. Collins, Controller and Auditor-General.

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