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balance of the accounts of deposit contributors in the Indi- 
vidual Account Section *’ released on death or emigration, and 
(d) the accruing interest on the whole Fund. (para. 411.) 
(89) That in so far as any surplus revealed on a valuation of 
the Insurance Section of the Fund is attributable to the additional 
sources of revenue referred to in (¢) and (d) above, it should be 
paid into the Central Fund. (para. 414.) 
(90) That in the ‘‘ Insurance Section” of the Fund the 
normal benefits of the Act, but not additional benefits, should 
be paid. (para. 411.) 
(91) That the ‘* Insurance Section” of the Fund should be 
placed in the same position as an Approved Society as regards 
payment into a Contingencies Fund and the Central Fund and 
recourse to those Funds. (para. 413.) 
(92) That the accumulation of interest in the Deposit Con- 
tributors Fund up to the date of instituting the proposed new 
system be transferred to the Reserve Suspense Fund. (para. 
417.) 
Married Women. 
(93) That special provision should continue to be made for 
msured women who cease employment on marriage (Class XK). 
(para. 523.) 
(94) That the test for transfer to the special class should 
continue to be absence from work for a period of eight con- 
secutive weeks within one year of marriage, but that any weeks 
during which a woman is away from work by reason of sick- 
ness should not be counted towards these eight weeks, and that 
a similar concession should be made in respect of weeks of 
genuine inability to obtain work, subject to arrangements being 
made for obtaining satisfactory evidence of unemployment in 
accordance with recommendation (117). (para. 523.) 
(95) That the benefits under the special scheme of insurance 
should remain as at present, except that benefit during sickness 
should in all cases be paid at the sickness benefit rate. (para. 
A224.) 
(96) That maternity benefit should in all cases he paid in 
full in respect of the first confinement occurring within two years 
of the marriage but that, with this exception, women in (lass 
K should be subject to the ordinary provisions as to arrears. 
(para. 525.) 
Exempt Persons. 
(97) That the class of exempt persons should he retained, 
and that their title to medical benefit should not be withdrawn. 
(para. 532.) 
(98) That the income limit beyond which exempt persons 
should he required -to make their own arrangements for medical 
benefit should be raised from £160 to £250 a year. (para. 533)