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Progress of Retiring and other Allowances since Establishment of the Fund to 31st March, 1948

* Total allowances granted and discontinued include 200 widows at £lB and 463 at £3l, and 693 children at £l3 exeunt prior to increase of allowances. t These figures include 134 allowances totalling £15,620 lis. per annum granted under section 14, Finance Act, 1931. Of these allowances, 108 were, as provided for by section 27, Statutes Amendment Act, 1936, increased by £3,553 Bs., and 97 existing at 31st March, 1945, as provided for by section 31 (1) of Superannuation Amendment Act, 1945, by £2,010 Bs.

Table B. —Statement of Contributors

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— Section 102 : On Attainment of Retiring Age or for Length of Service. Section 111: Medically Unfit. Section 113 : Widows. Number. Annual Amount. Number. Annual Amount. Number. Annual Amount, at £52 per Annum. M. F. Total. M. F. Total. Total granted*t Total discontinued* Total existing at 31st March, 1948 5,154 2,565 3 2 5,157 2,567 £ s. d. 1,056,717 11 2 382,942 8 2 1,764 722 2 1 1,766 723 £ s. 258,108 19 83,489 16 . d. 3 10 5 2,396 809 £ s. d. 108,121 0 0 25,597 0 0 2,589 1 2,590 673,775 3 0 1,042 1 1,043 174,619 2 1,587 82,524 0 0 Section 113 : Children. Total Retiring and other Allowances. Number. Annual Amount, at £26 per Annum. Number. Annual Amount. M. F. Total. M. F. Total. Total granted*t Total discontinued* Total existing at 31st March, 1948 1,262 1,072 1,234 1,051 2,496 2,123 £ s. d. 55,887 0 0 46,189 0 0 8,180 4,359 3,635 1,863 11,815 6,222 £ s. d. 1,478,834 10 5 538,218 5 0 190 183 373 9,698 0 0 3,821 1,772 5,593 940,616 5 5 Less amount receivable from the Working Railways Account .. .. .. .. .. 63,321 11 0 £877,294 14 5

— 3 per Cent. 5 per Cent. 6 per Cent. 7 per Cent. 8 per Cent. 9 per Cent. 10 per Cent. Total. Contributors at commencement of year New contributors during year Total Contributors discontinued during year Total contributors at 31st March, 1948 125 12,279 253 1,082 54 312 30 132 13 62 2 21 1 14,013 353 125 111 12,532 1,797 1,136 200 342 38 145 24 64 8 22 8 14,366 2,186 14 10,735 936 304 121 56 14 12,180