I read it as $20.00 per month for a total of $240.00 per annum. Bernardine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod MacPhee" <rlrmacphee@eastlink.ca> To: "George F. Sanborn Jr." <SeorasOg@eastlink.ca>; "Cape Breton List" <NS-CAPE-BRETON@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 2:43 PM Subject: Re: [NS-CB] Research on Railroad Employees > Hi George; > I recently found my great-grandfather, Michael MacPhee, in the Black > Porters index. His allowance from the Provident Fund looks like either > $320 > or $220 and the death benefit $240. Are you (or anyone else on the list) > familiar enough with this fund to say whether these amounts sound normal. > They're a little hard to read. Here's the link if anyone wants to have a > look. > http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/black-porters/001051-119.02-e.php?id=21141&page_sequence_nbr=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=84p0bqlqrucblu79ocmud7olu4 > > My second question is: would the first amount be an annual pension or just > a > one time separation allowance? > Rod MacPhee > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NS-CAPE-BRETON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks to everyone who responded to my Black Porters query. I think you're right. When I look at the image again it probably is $20 and the 2nd figure is the annual amount. Because the 2nd amount is located across from 'Deceased' I thought it might have been a death benefit but it's likely the yearly total. Rod MacPhee.