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Table Showing Progress of Fund Since Its Inception (1st January, 1906)

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Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended j Year Ended Period Ended Total to * 31st March, 31st January, 31st January, 31st January, 31st January, 31st January, 31st March, 31st March, 1907. 1928. * 1932. * 1937. * 1942. | 1945. 1948. 1948. Total number of contributors .. 2,182 8,680 9,964 8,058* 9,827 | ll,165f 10,714 i Total amount of contributions .. £32, 320 £131,872 £115,961 £132,398 £173,126 i £191,280 £792,162 £4,820,105 Interest received .. .. .. £864 £68,053 £72,682 £44,187 £42,362 £41,062 £123,835 £1,581,831 Subsidy from Government .. .. £5,000 £71,228 £46,917 £171,800 £155,628; £137,938 £993,230 £3,909,222 Subsidy from Fiji Government .. .. £224 £238 £233 £361 £343 £1,626 £7,107 Subsidy from Tonga Government .. . . .. .. .. £21 j .. £236 £303 Number of allowances payable .. 84 1,364 1,677 2,038 2,211 j 2,387 2,769 Total amount paid on account of retiring £3,147 £188,552 £254,927 £323,976 £350,188 £374,585 £1,451,345 £8,044,136 and other allowances Total amount of contributions refunded £260 £26,076 £30,628 £31,481 £37,425 ; £42,275 £235,202 £1,062,147 ancl transferred Accumulated fund .. .. .. £34,734 £1,134,015 £1,218,166 £964,605 £954,640 j £879,994 £1,089,237 £1,089,237 ♦Lowest number of contributors since 31st January, 1926. fHighest number of contributors since commencement of Fund.