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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 34

FORM OF ELECTION TO BECOME A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE TEACHERS’ SUPERANNUATION FUND.

To the Secretary for Education, Wellington.

Pursuant to section 6 of “The Teachers’ Superannuation Act, 1905,” I state that I am permanently employed for not less than twenty hours a week in the Education service, having been appointed thereto in the capacity of
on the day of , 190 . I hereby elect to become a contributor to the Fund under the above-mentioned Act, and authorise the necessary contribution to be deducted from my pay in accordance with section 7 thereof.

Further, I hereby declare that the following particulars are correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

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STATEMENT OF PARTICULARS.

Name in full (surname first): .
Sex: . Date of birth: , verified by sent herewith.

Present appointment: [Inspector, teacher, clerk, &c.] under the [Give the name of the Education Board or governing body of secondary school or managers of associated classes, or, if under Education Department, say “Department”].

Present salary: . Usual signature: .

Dated at , the day of , 190 .

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

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Regulations under “The Teachers’ Superannuation Act, 1905.”

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PLUNKET. Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this thirtieth day of April, 1906.

Present:

His Excellency the Governor in Council.

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by “The Teachers’ Superannuation Act, 1905,” His Excellency the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony, doth hereby make the regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto for the purpose of prescribing the powers, functions, and procedure of the Teachers’ Superannuation Board (hereafter called “the Board”), and generally of giving effect to the said Act.

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SCHEDULE.

THE BOARD.

1. ALL meetings of the Board shall be held in Wellington.

2. Ordinary meetings shall be held quarterly, on the third Tuesday in January, April, July, and October.

3. Special meetings may be held at such times as the Board considers necessary.

4. At all meetings the Chairman shall have a deliberative as well as a casting vote.

5. The Board shall keep a correct record of the business transacted at its meetings.

6. The Chief Clerk of the Education Department shall be the Clerk to the Board.

7. Every member of the Board shall receive notice of the business to be transacted at the ordinary meetings at least one week prior to the date of any such meeting, and a notice concerning the business to be transacted at any special meeting at least three days prior to the holding of such meeting.

8. Members of the Board shall not be entitled to or be paid any remuneration for their services as members, but shall, whilst travelling on the business of the Board, be entitled to travelling-allowance in accordance with the scale prescribed by the regulations for the time being in force relating to officers travelling on the public service: Provided that in the case of elected members the minimum daily allowance (exclusive of cost of transport) shall be 10s.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND.

9. The contributions of every member who elects to join the Fund shall begin not later than the first day of the month in which he elects to join, and in the case of a member who joins under the provisions of section 5 of the Act they shall begin from the date on which his salary begins: Provided that an original member whose election to contribute is dated subsequent to the 1st January, 1906, shall, until the 30th June, 1906, have the option of contributing from the 1st January, 1906.

10. The Secretary of every Education Board or other body being the employer of a contributor, and in the case of a contributor who is a member of the Civil Service the head of the Department in which he is employed, shall, within seven days after the end of each month, make and transmit to the Secretary for Education a declaration in the following form, as to the amounts deducted from the pay of contributors and paid to the Public Trustee on account of the Fund, viz.:

I, [Name and official designation], do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare that the annexed statement, entitled “Return of Contributions to Superannuation Fund deducted from the Pay of Members for the Month of , 190 , by the [Name of Education Board or other body],” is true and correct in every particular, and that the amount named as being the rate of pay of each member respectively is the actual sum payable to him in respect of his service, but does not include allowances or payment for overtime.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

Signature: .

Declared at , this day of , 190 , before me—

Justice of the Peace [or Solicitor, or Notary Public].

11. The statement referred to in the last preceding clause shall be in the following form:

“The Teachers’ Superannuation Act, 1905.” Return of Contributions to the Superannuation Fund deducted from the Pay of Members for the Month of , 190 , by [Name of Education Board or other employing body, or the Government Department to which the contributor belongs]. Name; school or employment; annual rate of pay; deductions per centum; amount.

12. Every contributor whose pay is temporarily stopped owing to ill health may—

(a.) Contribute to the Fund monthly so long as his pay is stopped, at one-third of the rate otherwise payable by him, and thereafter at the ordinary rate of contribution; or

(b.) Cease to contribute to the Fund while his pay is so stopped, and thereafter contribute by way of deduction from pay an additional amount equal to one-third of his ordinary contribution for a period as long as that during which his pay was so stopped.

BENEFITS OF THE FUND.

13. The Secretary for Education shall furnish the Board with a report upon the case of every contributor who signifies his intention of retiring from the service and claiming on the Superannuation Fund, and such report shall contain the following information, viz.: Name of contributor; position in the service; whether or not an “original member”; age; cause of retirement; date of retirement; length of service; total amount contributed to Fund; where necessary the total salary received during all the years of contribution to the Fund, and in the case of an original member the total salary received during all the years of service before the commencement of the Act; particulars of benefits (if any) accruing under “The Civil Service Act, 1866,” “The Civil Service Reform Act, 1886,” or “The Civil Service Insurance Act, 1893”; allowance to which entitled.

14. He shall similarly, so far as the circumstances apply, advise the Board with respect to contributors who retire “medically unfit,” or before pension-age, or who are dismissed.

15. With respect to claims on the Fund arising upon the death of a contributor, the Secretary for Education shall investigate the same and report thereon to the Board.

16. The Board shall at its first meeting after receipt of the necessary particulars consider such cases as have been reported upon, and grant allowances in accordance with the terms of the Act, and determine the date from which the first payment in each case shall be made.

17. The Clerk to the Board shall forthwith after the Board’s decision advise the contributor or beneficiary of the same, and where necessary require him to elect whether he accepts a retiring-allowance or a refund of his contributions in lieu thereof.

18. In respect of every contributor who becomes a claimant on the Fund, it shall be the duty of the Education Board or other body under which the service of such contributor was effected, and in the case of a contributor who is a member of the Civil Service it shall be the duty of the head of the Department in which he is employed, to prepare such statements as to the service of the said contributor, or the amounts of salary paid to him, or other like particulars as may be required by the Board. The accuracy of every such statement shall be affirmed by declaration of the person by whom it is prepared, and the Board shall not consider any case in which such statements have not been supplied.