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has retired voluntarily—a refund of his contributions and a payment of one-half of the Commonwealth supplement,
and in any such case the benefit to which he is entitled under this section shall be a refund and payment accordingly.
"(6.) The rate of a pension under this section shall be ascertained in accordance with the following scale:—
Age at ceasing to be entitled to a parliamentary allowance.  Weekly amount of pension.
                                                             £                          s.  d.
40 years...........................................          10                         10  0
41 years...........................................          12                         0   0
42 years...........................................          13                         10  0
43 years...........................................          15                         0   0
44 years...........................................          16                         10  0
45 years or more.....................................        18                         0   0

"(7.) Where a person—
       (a) is entitled to a pension under the preceding provisions of this section at the rate of Eighteen pounds per week; and
       (b) has (whether before or after becoming entitled to that pension) attained the age of sixty-five years,
there is payable to that person additional pension at the rate of Three pounds per week.".

Benefits on death of member.
8. Section nineteen of the Principal Act is amended—
       (a) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-section (1.) the words "(whether presently payable or not, but not including a pension in lieu of which another benefit has been accepted)";
       (b) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (2.) the words "Ten pounds" and inserting in their stead the words "Fifteen pounds";
       (c) by omitting sub-sections (3.) and (4.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-section:—
       "(3.) If the deceased person was a male who is not survived by a widow, or was a female, there shall be payable to the personal representatives of the deceased person the sum of the contributions paid by the deceased person and the Commonwealth supplement in relation to the deceased person, less the amount of pension (if any) received by, or accrued due to, the deceased person before his or her death."; and
       (d) by omitting from sub-section (7.) the words "or widower" (wherever occurring).
9. After section nineteen of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:—

Benefits in respect of orphaned children.
"19aa.—(1.) In the cases specified in this section, benefits for the care and maintenance of children under the age of sixteen years are payable in such manner and subject to such conditions as the Trust determines.
"(2.) Subject to this section, the rate of the benefit in respect of a child is Three pounds per week.
"(3.) Where a widower or widow dies—
       (a) while he or she is entitled to a parliamentary allowance; or
       (b) while he or she is entitled to a pension under section eighteen of this Act,
and is survived by a dependent child of the widow