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PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION G. 



in the Administrative, Professional, and Clerical Division, and 

 7^ out of 10 in the General Division. Here again is seen the 

 result of settled occupation, but in this case the locality is not 

 fixed so permanently, as Commonwealth officers (Customs and Pos- 

 tal) are probably moved from place to place fairly frequently. 



The proportion of married men in the New South Wales general 

 population is higher at each age than in New Zealand, but in 

 neither case are the proportions so high as in the Public Service. 



When the scheme of superannuation for the Public Service, 

 proposed by the Committee in New South Wales was published, 

 there was considerable opposition among the younger members of 

 the Service to the proposed benefits to widows and orphans. But 

 if they could appreciate the figures in the above statement they 

 would perhaps withdraw their opposition, because, in face of them, 

 what young man in the Service would be rash enough to say he 

 would not be married by the time he reached 43. 



Further light will be thrown on the results given in the table 

 of Annuity Values by the following statement, showing to 100 

 males at each age, the number of children under 16 years of 

 age: — 



Number of Children under 16 per 100 Males. 



* Agf ;s end at 64. 



These results are affected by the proportion of married men 

 among the total ; for instance, the New South Wales Public Ser- 

 vice, which shows the highest proportion of married men, shows 

 also the highest average number of children ; the CommonAvealth 

 Public Service stands second in both statements. New South 

 Wales 1911, however, as compared with 1903, shows that in each 

 age group except one the proportions married were higher, yet, 



