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The following table shows particulars of the public servants who were contributing to the fund on the 31st March, 1943 (after allowing for deaths, retirements, and withdrawals), grouped according to their respective rates of contribution : —

Investment of the Fund.— lncluding £27,507 invested on Stipendiary Magistrates' account, the total investments of the fund amount to £3,146,707. The average rate of interest earned for the financial year was £4 3s. 3d. per cent., a decrease of 3s. per cent, as compared with the previous year.

Operations of the Fund.— The following comparative statement snows the operations of the fund (to the nearest pound) as disclosed in the Revenue Accounts and Balance-sheets for the twelve-year period ended 31st March, 1943 :—

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_ , _ Number. Rate per Cent. Annual of Annual Salary. Contributions . Contribution. Male Female. Total. £ £ 5 22,985 4,245 27,230 6,851,609 342,580 6 1,583 120 1,703 576,519 34,591 7 937 63 1,000 353,796 24,766 8 410 18 428 155,230 12,418 9 138 7 145 55,253 4,973 10 34 1 35 16,785 1,678 Totals .. 26,087 4,454 30,541 8,009,192 421,006'

Income. Expenditure. Contributions. Interest on Year. ' Mlscel- „ . t> , * «„ Miscel- AccumuE.np.oyee.. ,£«£. |~! <™ ■*-*■ ■—■ ££-. — .atedEunds. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ ££ £ 1931-32 190 347 102,757 168,453 238 486 48,552 431,922 8,650 2,277 2,888,034 1932-33 226,420 141,038 166,814 447 302 45,345 472,288 7,620 387 2,897,415 1933-34 .. 228,650 144,129 157,200 651 4,464 37,551 486,925 7,180 1,287 2,899,564 1934-35 .. 238,844 149,766 153,333 185 19,086 40,065 488,836 7,429 6,997 2,917,452 1935-36 256,249 148,512 151,599 176 8,770 44,804 494,988 7,250 1,477 2,934,240 1936-37 .. 306,292 164,668 142,831 689 2,551 45,644 498,677 7,150 1,901 2,997,898 1937-38 344 583 175,544 137,751 327 323 53,454 515,044 7,543 8,201 3,072,185 1938-39 " 370 400 244,114 130,088 227 1,347 64,220 527,726 7,691 20,314 3,199,010 1939-40 .. 393,380 170,766 128,577 410 635 76,760 550,143 8,263 1,954 3,255,658 1940-41 411 534 160,164 135,978 280 691 88,750 569,001 8,006 2,008 3,296,540 1941-42 429'717 154,421 138,550 1,053 1,312 99,723 587,924 7,898 1,899 3,324,148 1942-43 .. 437,371 149,964 133,547 3,155 2,053 75,065 587,099 8,338 1,136 3,378,602 liabilities. Assets. Sundry Creditors. Sundry Debtors. ■ Other, Investments n J t i. Year - Aecumu- including (including Govern- ashat , Ml8ee1 ' latedFund. Pen- Be- Em- Govern- Accrued Em- Govern- ment De - Bank - ><u»»us. sions. funds, ployees. ment Interest). ployees. ment.&c. pattmontB Departments. £££££ £ £££ ££ 1931-32 .. 2,888,034 3,566 1,617 4,725 54,472 2,979,354 16,101 243 20,406 326 483 1932-33 .. 2,897,415 3,056 1,444 398 14,853 2,892,282 24,541 212 61,510 652 2,469 1933-34 2 899,564 2,684 1,692 212 3,386 2,882,531 29,191 231 56,922 1,018 2,147 1934-35 '>917 452 3 302 904 288 10,803 2,777,030 13,957 198 73,625 130,378 2,062 1935-36 2934240 3,703 1,980 407 22,123 2,861,347 24,919 276 70,801 67,906 1,707 1936-37 ' 2997 898 3,722 1,517 596 48,386 2,923,232 40,543 1,923 70,555 74,088 6,278 1937-38 3 072 185 3,895 2,621 980 40,047 2,971,340 42,451 2,109 20,413 142,555 5,675 1938-39 3'l99 010 2,896 2,557 1,152 3,686 3,056,597 33,587 453 28,071 85,993 4,884 1939-40 '.'. 3W658 3,713 7,097 1,728 1,473 3,063,458 39,598 2,045 55,756 104,781 4,595 1940-41 3 296,540 4,211 3,536 2,999 1,381 3,148,951 57,993 2,113 35,469 60,377 4,643 1941-42 3 324 148 4,768 10,508 4,937 2,304 3.148,486 107,855 2,445 24,680 50,142 5,056 1942-43 ' 3 378,602 5,786 6,747 8,424 102,595 3,337,485 218,285 119,068 19,324 86,159 2,679