The significance of the foregoing tables lies in the fact that 

 the average age of the new entrants is 28, while the average 

 age of those who have resigned is 32. In other words, the con- 

 dition of the fund has been materially improved by a reduction 

 of the average age of over one-third of the total membership. 

 The fact that some of the retirements took place among those 

 who had entered the fund since its inauguration may affect the 

 correctness of this statement slightly, but to all intents and 

 purposes the change has affected about one-third of the initial 

 membership. 



There have been ten deaths among the contributors, their 

 ages and length of service at time of decease being as follows : 





TABLE VI 







Deaths during 1914 





Member 



Age at 

 Death 



Length 

 of Service 



I 



31 



3yrs. 



I 



40 



13 " 



I 



51 



12 " 



I 



58 

 Deaths during 1915 



15 " 



Member 



Age at 

 Death 



Length 

 of Service 



I 



48 



7yrs. 



I 



56 



Deaths during 1916 



II " 



Member 



Age at 

 Death 



Length of 

 Service 



I 



40 



I2yrs. 



I 



53 



18 " 



I 



63 



15 " 



I 



66 



7 " 



10 



