PROCEEDINGS OF 8RCTJL0N G. 



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As has beeu explained, the data are extracted from the records 

 of deceased people, and the "humps" mentioned reflect what is 

 found amongst the population living, being caused probably by the 

 accumulation at certain points of the survivors of persons who 

 immigrated in years gone by. 



Considering again the annuity values given in the table, it 

 will be seen that not only are the New South Wales Public Ser- 

 vice values between ages 30 and 57 higher than the others, but 

 they are considerably higher. As compared with the results from 

 the general population of New South Wales, they are in several 

 cases more than 50 per cent, higher. 



Comparing the general population results in New South Wales 

 in both years and in New Zealand, there is not a great difference. 

 New South Wales 1911 is the lowest, and New South Wales 

 1903 and New Zealand are in fairly close agreement after age 32. 

 Up to that age, New South Wales 1903 and 1911 are both higher 

 than New Zealand. 



The reason for the high values in the New South Wales Public 

 Service will be fairly apparent from the following statement, which 

 shows in each case the number of married men among 1,000 

 males at each age : — 



Xew South 



Wales 



I'ublic Scrvicp. 



297 

 780 

 895 

 930 

 867 



726 



Commonwealth Public 

 Service. 



Admini stra- 

 ti ve, Profes- 

 sional and 

 Clerical. 



275 

 701 

 800 

 803 

 575* 



679* 



229 



657 

 751 

 748 

 457* 



526* 



* Ages end at 6-t. 



From this the astonisliiiig fact is apparent tliat at some age 

 soon after 40, actually 43 or 44, 9 out of 10 men in the Public 

 Service of New South Wales are married, and it does not appear 

 a wild assumption to say that this is the result of settled occu- 

 pation and fixed locality. In the Commonwealth Public Service 

 the proportion of married men after age 40 is 8 out of 10 



