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Increase in certain pensions.
"29b.—(1.) Where, before the commencement of the Superannuation Act 1947, a contributor had retired not less than one year, after attaining the maximum age for retirement, the pension payable to him shall, as from the commencement of that Act, be increased by an amount ascertained by multiplying the portion of the pension which is the equivalent of the contributions made by him by a percentage ascertained in accordance with the following table:—
Maximum Age for Retirement—60 Years.  Maximum Age for Retirement—65 Years.
Age Attained on Retirement.           Percentage.                           Age Attained on Retirement.    Percentage.
61 years..................            5                                     66 years..................     6
62 years..................            10                                    67 years..................     12
63 years..................            16                                    68 years..................     19
64 years..................            23                                    69 years..................     27
65 years or over.............         31                                    70 years or over.............  36

"(2.) Where, before the commencement of the Superannuation Act 1947, a married contributor who had completed not less than one year's service after attaining the maximum age for retirement died before retirement, or having been retired after completing not less than that period of service, died before the commencement of the Superannuation Act 1951 and is survived by his widow, the pension payable to his widow shall, as from the date of commencement of the Superannuation Act 1947. or the date of the death of her husband, whichever is the later, be increased by one-half of the amount by which the pension which would have been payable to her husband would have been increased under the last preceding sub-section if he had retired immediately before his death or if he had not died before the commencement of the Superannuation Act 1951.
"(3.) The Commonwealth shall pay to the Fund the amount by which a pension is increased under this section and the Consolidated Revenue Fund is, to the necessary extent, hereby appropriated accordingly.".

Pension to widow and children on death of contributor.
11. Section thirty-one of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-section (1.) the words "Thirteen pounds" and inserting in their stead the words "Nineteen pounds ten shillings".

Pension to widow and children on death of pensioner after retirement.
12. Section thirty-two of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-section (1.) the words "Thirteen pounds" and inserting in their stead the words "Nineteen pounds ten shillings".

Pension to orphan on death of contributor or pensioner.
13. Section thirty-three of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by omitting from sub-section (1.) the words "Twenty-six pounds" and inserting in their stead the words "Thirty-two pounds ten shillings"; and
       (b) by omitting from sub-section (2.) the word "one-half" and inserting in its stead the word "two-fifths".

14.—(1.) After section forty a