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of the widower, is less than the contributions made by the contributor,
the amount of the difference shall be paid to the personal representatives of the contributor, or, if there are no such personal representatives, to such persons, if any, as the Board determines.

Pension to spouse and children on death of pensioner.
"47.—(1.) Where a pensioner dies leaving a widow or widower, there shall, subject to the next succeeding sub-section, be paid to the widow or widower until she or he dies or remarries pension equal to five-eighths (or, if the pensioner elected that section twenty-six of this Act should not apply to him—one-half) of the pension that was payable to the deceased pensioner at the time of his or her death.
"(2.) Pension shall not be paid to the widower of a female pensioner under the last preceding sub-section unless, in the opinion of the Board, he was wholly or substantially dependent upon her immediately before her death, and pension under the last preceding sub-section shall not continue to be paid to the widower of a female pensioner in respect of any period during which, in the opinion of the Board, the circumstances of the widower are such that, if those circumstances had existed immediately before the death of the female pensioner, the widower would not have been wholly or substantially dependent upon the female pensioner at that time.

"(3.) Where a pensioner dies leaving a widow or widower, there shall, in addition to any pension that may be payable to her or him under sub-section (1.) of this section, be paid to the widow or widower, in respect of each child of the pensioner or of the widow or widower who is an eligible child (other than a child of any remarriage of the widow or widower), a pension at the rate of Two hundred and eight dollars per annum.
"(4.) On the death of the widow or widower of a pensioner, there shall be paid in respect of each child of the pensioner or of the widow or widower who is an eligible child (other than a child of any remarriage of the widow or widower) a pension at the rate of Five hundred and twenty dollars per annum or at a rate of such amount per annum as is determined in accordance with the next succeeding sub-section, whichever rate is the higher.
"(5.) The amount to be determined for the purposes of the last preceding sub-section is the sum of Two hundred and eight dollars and an amount ascertained by dividing by four (or, if the number of eligible children of the pensioner and of the widow or widower in respect of whom pension is