" "Section 24 Disbursement of money by the Commissioner to claimants Where, after meet ing the claims admitted by him, of secured creditors, and unsecured creditors having priority under sub section (2) of Section 22, the total amount of claims of other unsecured creditors admitted by the Commissioner, does not exceed the total amount of the money cred ited to the account of a coal mine, every such admitted claim shall be paid in full and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the owner, but where such amount is insufficient to meet in full the total amount of the admitted claims, all such claims shall abate in equal proportions and be paid accordingly ." "Section 24A Interest on admitted claims Notwithstanding any award, decree or order of any court, tribunal or other authori ty, passed before the appointed day, in rela tion to any coal mine, where any amount is payable in respect of a claim admitted under this Act, the interest payable on such amount for any period after the appointed day shall be at such rate not exceeding the rate of interest accruing on any amount deposited by the Commissioner under Section 18." "Section 26 Disbursement of amounts to the owners of coal mines (1) If out of the moneys paid to him in relation to a coal mine or group of coal mines specified in the second column of the Schedule, there is a balance left after meeting the liabilities of all the secured and unsecured creditors, the Commis sioner shall disburse such balance to the owner of such coal mine or group of coal mines.