*See Account No. II. National Health Insurance Fund (England), House of Commons Paper No. 44 (1925). † See Abstract relating to Scottish National Health Insurance Fund (page 4). †† See Abstract relating to Welsh National Health Insurance Fund (page 3). § Includes £4,436 38. 1d. in respect of balances of funds issued to Societies by N.H.I.C. (Dublin), transferred to English Account of Societies at 30 June, 1923, on transfer of Free State Members. Certain Societies on change of constitution have been reclassified and are now shown under other groups.

** The women referred to receive special benefits, for a limited period after marriage, under Section 22 of the National Health Insurance Act, 1918. Sums amounting to £19,268 28. 8d. recorded in previous years as Benefit Payments have, according to the returns for the year 1923, been transferred to Administration Account as Improper Benefit payments irrecoverable. (See section 17 (d) of the National Health Insurance Act, 1918.)

NOTE ON ADDITIONAL BENEFITS.-Additional Benefits provided out of surpluses declared at the first valuation became jayable, under schemes approved by the Ministry, from 4th July, 1921 (in some cases from a later date). In the above statement payments of the Additional Benefits which take the form of increases of ordinary cash benefits (Sickness, Disablement and Maternity) are included in the figures for these benefits. Fayments in respect of Additional Benefits which do not take that form

are separately shown.

13 7 9 244,633 11 0 257,275 18 8 24,846 16 10 20,075 19 7

89,776 0 3 42,242 1 6

29 2 8 778,408 14 1 461,232 2 6 87,560 16 7 111,597 17 0 371,644 12 1 1,146 7 2 2,903,818 8 10 5,540,810 11 10 624,734 7 2 1,308,310 5 3

614,436 10 7 983 5 1 147,076 11 4 299,773 2 7 4 7 3 60,259 0 119,038 7

53,714 19 145 6 8 11,878 6 20,998 7 2 7 6 4,953 1 5 9,136 12 6

3

4,714,493 19 8

27,406 14 2

8

2,396,471 17 3

2,214,128 7 8

86 3 2

1,284,268

6

1

1,083,273 6 4

4,078 18 10 12,695 9 9 25,608 15 4 5,180 9 8 1,289,134 18 11 260,904 2 9 159 1 11

770 0 0 482 10 0

Branches.

ABSTRACT of Approved Societies' Receipts and Payments in the year ended 31st December, 1923, showing the disposal of the sums issued out of the National Health Insurance Fund (Wales) under section 54 (1) of the National Insurance Act, 1911.

Friendly Societies with

† See abstract relating to English National Health Insurance Fund (page 2).

** The women referred to receive special benefits, for a limited period after marriage, under Section 22 of the National Health Insurance Act, 1918. Sums amounting to £1,749 4s. 11d. recorded in previous years as Benefit Payments have, according to the returns for the year 1923, been transferred to Administration Account as Improper Benefit payments irrecoverable. (See section 17 (d) of the National Health Insurance Act, 1918.)

For NOTE ON ADDITIONAL BENEFITS, see page 2.

62,133 13 3 11,293 14 9 15,187 3 5 440,673 3 3

55,432 10 3 113 16 2 34,719 3 9 374,582 9 11

17,048 16 7 3,408 19 4 4,021 3 105,452 11

0

144 14 2 58 14 6 10 4 3 1,026 9 3

176,972 10 9

16,972 7 6

69,106 4 2

1,193,342 2 0

1

Balances at 31st December, 1922, brought forward

39,294

14 $31,647 6 0 2,149 3 4 525,553 18 0

74,042 9 4

6,900 3 9

874,268 10 9

69,652 4 6 82,860 5 9 7 15 7 44,771 17 7

5,298 2 10

81,268 7 9 65,077 15 6 13,006 1 7

97 9 0 6,979 16 4

4,993 10 8 19,530 13

95 17 7 5,083 18 11

6 315 16 0 491

0 285,480 6 5 330,071 5 9

176,244 6 1 24,896 17

ABSTRACT of Insurance Committees' Receipts and Payments in the year ended 31st December, 1923, showing the disposal of the sums issued out of the several National Health Insurance Funds under section 54 (1) of the National Insurance Act, 1911.

From National Health Insurance Fund for medical and sanatorium benefits and expenses of administration (a)

8,036,534 00

553,371 15 7

1,042,787 0 8

Contributions towards deficiencies in Sanatorium Benefit

Fund arising under section 17 (3) of the National Insurance Act, 1911

Interest

Sundries

....

Cost price of investments held at 31st December, 1922, in respect of General Purposes Fund

Balances brought forward

(a) See Account No. IX. (Wales), No. X. (Scotland) and No. XI. (England) National Health Insurance Fund, House of Commons Paper No. 44 (1925). (b) Further payments of £16,945 78. 1d. Medical Benefit are included under "Other charges to Benefit Fund" in the Abstract of Approved Societies' Receipts and Payments (England) on page 2, being the cost of those benefits administered by an Approved Society for its own members.

NOTE.-Sanatorium Benefit ceased in Scotland after the 31st December, 1920, and in England and Wales after the 30th April, 1921, to be provided as a benefit under the National Health Insurance Acts. In the above statement the payments for Sanatorium Benefits represent payments of liabilities outstanding at the dates of cessation. Medical Benefit is administered by Insurance Committees for all persons entitled to the benefit under the Acts, except the persons referred to in Note (b) above.

(a) See Account No. II. of the respective National Health Insurance Funds, House of Commons Paper No. 44 (1925). (b) The sum of £6,785 18. 9d. representing accrued interest in purchase price remained to be refunded to Investment Cash Account at 31st December, 1923. (c) The sum of £4,042 4s. 6d. representing accrued interest in sale price remained to be refunded to Current Cash Account at 31st December, 1923. Statement of Securities held by Societies at 31st December, 1923.