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(B.) BALANCE-SHEET as at 31st January, 1926 —continued. Liabilities—continued. £ s. d. Assets—continued. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. 1,023,911 19 4 Brought forward .. .. 1,052,441 5 4 Government subsidy — Statutory grant paid £ s. d. in advance to 31st December, 1926 .. 39,416 13 4 Lest portion of additional subsidy (£25,000) voted for year to 31st March, 1926, not paid at 31st January, £15,833 6s. Bd. ; additional subsidy under section 27 of Finance Act, 1925, not yet paid, £550 Os. 7d. .. .. 16,391 7 3 23,025 6 1 Vouchers issued but unpaid at 31st January, 1925 .. .. 13,784 2 4 Less cash in hands of Post Office .. .. 8,280 2 5 5,503 19 11 £1,052,441 5 4 £1,052,441 5 4 C. E. Crawford, A.1.A.N.Z., Education Department, Secretary, Teachers' Superannuation Board. Wellington, 30th April, 1926. 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.—G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

2. STATEMENT of CONTRIBUTORS, showing Annual Rates of Salaries and Contributions as at the 31st January, 1926.

3. PARTICULARS of CONTRIBUTIONS discontinued and Allowances granted and Refunds of Contributions made during the Year ended 31st January, 1926.

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Number. ! | Annual Rate of t Annual Rate of Fi Total. Salary. | Contributions. Jg jg Contributors at 31st January, 1925 ... 2,874 4,569 7,443 1,967,795 109,485 New contributors entered during the 300 673 973 162,104 8,704 year ended 31st January, 1926 Membership reinstated Transfers from other funds during the 2 1 3 685 36 year Net increase in salaries and contributions ... ... ... 85,546 4,463 during the year Totals ... ... ... 3,176 5,243 8,419 2,216,130 122,688 Contributions discontinued during the 94 357 451 110,679 6,283 year ended 31st January, 1926, by resignation, &c. — Totals at 31st January, 1926 3,082 4,886 7,968 2,105,451 116,405

Number of Annual Rate at Date of Contributors. Withdrawal. How discontinued. j rm. . -d aii Other Pay - M. F. J Salary. Contributions, m6nts (nonEn ' reourring). By death before allowance j £ £ £ s. d. £ s. d. entered upon— (a.) Contributions paid to per- 5 3 8 2,080 124 .. 938 2 4 sonal representatives (6.) Leaving widow or child.. 5 1 6 2,595 151 192 0 0 1,052 8 7 By voluntary retirement .. 34 265 299 66,146 3,444 .. 16,142 6 5 By lapsed membership .. 18 47 65 14,047 723 .. 2,155 1610 By transfer to other funds ..4 1 5 1,135 62 .. 383 1611 By allowances granted on retirement— (a.) Ordinary .. 21 35 56 20,168 1,474 10,658 7 0 (6.) Medically unfit .. 6 2 8 3,315 215 1,864 4 0 (c.) Extended provisions .. 2 2 4 1,193 90 374 5 0 By death of annuitants .. .... .. .. .. 315 00 Totals .. ..95 356 451 110,679 6,283 13,403 16 020,672 11 1