Introduction of New System of Annuity Payment for those Absent at Time of Payment

In order to avoid the replication of annuity payments at multiple agencies, the government devised a plan by which people would receive annuities for the year in which they returned to the reserve, and the arrears for a single year at a time. For this year's annuity payments, this system resulted in a decrease of $14,000 on annuity payments for the department.