16. Provision for Staff Retirement Benefits

At 1st January 1985 Provision during year

Credited by a subsidiary on staff transfer

Contribution to staff retirement funds

Benefits paid during year

Credited to a subsidiary on staff transfer~~

At 31st December 1985

Company

Group

9,326

11,834

5,146

5,808

35

14,507

17,642

(6,000)

(6,000)

(172)

(39)

8,468

11,470

Under the rules of the Company's staff retirement funds, the Company is liable to make good any deficiency of the assets of the funds compared to the liabilities of the funds at 30th June and 31st December each year. Full provision for this liability has been made in the accounts.

17. Deferred Liabilities

Company

Group

1985

1984

1985

1984

Bank loans, secured

104,230

83,271

104,230

83,271

Other loans due within five years

28,072

42,819

28,072

42,819

132,302

126,090 132,302

126,090

Less: Amount repayable

within one year included in current liabilities

22,118

26,057

22,118

26,057

110,184

100,033

110,184

100,033

The Company has executed an "all monies" mortgage in favour of a bank charging K.M.L. No. 112 (and the extension thereto) and buildings erected thereon to secure general banking facilities granted to the Company.

Other loans are repayable in semi-annual instalments due within five years and bear interest at rates of 7.25% to 10% per annum.

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