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be increased—
        (a) if the rate of the pension does not exceed Two hundred and eighty-eight pounds per annum—by one-quarter; or
        (b) if the rate of the pension exceeds Two hundred and eighty-eight pounds per annum but is less than Three hundred and sixty pounds per annum—by such sum as will increase the rate of that pension to Three hundred and sixty pounds per annum.
"(2.) Where, at the date of commencement of this section, a person is in receipt of, or is entitled to, a pension under section fifty-seven or fifty-eight of the Principal Act in respect of a right to pension or superannuation allowance transferred by him to the Board, being pension at a rate less than Three hundred and sixty pounds per annum, the amount of the pension shall be increased—
        (a) if the rate of the pension does not exceed Two hundred and eighty-eight pounds per annum—by one-quarter; or
        (b) if the rate of the pension exceeds Two hundred and eighty-eight pounds per annum but is less than Three hundred and sixty pounds per annum—by such sum as will increase the rate of that pension to Three hundred and sixty pounds per annum.

"(3.) The amount of pension which would, but for this section be payable to the widow of a person referred to in sub-section (1) or sub-section (2.) of this section, being pension at a rate less than One hundred and eighty pounds per annum, shall be increased—
        (a) if the rate of the pension does not exceed One hundred and forty-four pounds per annum—by one-quarter; or
        (b) if the rate of the pension exceeds One hundred and forty-four pounds per annum but is less than One hundred, and eighty pounds per annum—by such sum as will increase the rate of that pension to One hundred and eighty pounds per annum.
"(4.) The Commonwealth shall pay to the Superannuation Fund the amount of any increase of pension provided under this section and the Consolidated Revenue Fund is, to the necessary extent, hereby appropriated accordingly.".
(2.) This section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of February, One thousand nine hundred and forty-eight.

                         THE SCHEDULE. Section 8.

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Name of Former Employee.                  Rate of Pension per annum from Date of Retirement to and including 30th May, 1947.  Amount payable per annum by Commonwealth to Superannuation Fund.  Rate of Pension per annum from and including 31st May, 1947, or from Date of Retirement, whichever is the later.  Amount payable per annum by Common wealth to Superannuation Fund.

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Smart, Edward Kenneth.........