FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PENSIONS DEPARTMENT, FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1913.

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1913. NEW ZEALAND.

FIFTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PENSIONS DEPARTMENT, FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1913.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 69 of the Old-age Pensions Act, 1908.

The Commissioner or Pensions to the Hon the Minister op Pensions. Sir, — Pensions Department, Wellington, 30th June, 1913. I have the honour to submit herewith, for the information of Parliament, a report on the working of the Old-age, Widows', and Military Pensions Acts for the year ended 31st March, 1913. In accordance with the decision of the Government, as outlined by the Financial Statement delivered on the 6th August, 1912, the administration of the various Pensions Acts was again centered during the year in a separate Department, the re-creation of which, on the 14th November, 1912, was coincident with the resignation of the late Commissioner, Mr. D. Robertson, to undertake the duties attaching to the office of Public Service Commissioner. The happy associations of the staff with the Post and Telegraph Department, which had existed for the preceding three years and a half, were thus terminated, though a direct connection with that important Department of State is maintained by the continuance of the payment of pensions at the various postoffices throughout the Dominion. The pension legislation was further added to during the year by—(l) A Military Pensions Act, and (2) an amendment of the Widows' Pensions Act. The Military Pensions Act, which repealed an Act similarly intituled passed in the previous year, provides for an annual pension of £36 —an increase of £10 on the maximum old-age pension—to veterans of the Maori War who have been awarded the . New Zealand War Medal, and who can comply with qualifications which are not so exacting as those required for an oldage pension. The annual liability under this Act, a leading feature of which is that which vests the granting of pensions in the Commissioner, has, after six months' working, already reached .£22,000, and claims are still coming in at the rate of six per week. Unlike the old-age and widows' pensions, which require to be applied for through a Registrar of Pensions and determined by a Stipendiary Magistrate, the military pension is obtained by applying direct to the Commissioner in Wellington, or to the nearest representative of the Defence Department, whose report is furnished to the Commissioner. The following particulars, which relate to the number of inquiries made from all sources regarding this class of pension and to the number of signed applications lodged to date, may be found of interest: — Total inquiries recorded ... ... ... ... ... 1,062 Signed applications lodged ... ... ... ... ... 893 Pensions granted ... ... ... ... ... ... 667 Claims refused ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 118 Claims not gone on. with ... .... ... ... ... ... 6 Claims adjourned for production of medal ... ... ... ... 82 Claims being investigated ... ... ... ... ... 20 Sixty-four of the completed claims have been lodged by Maoris, 24 of which have so far been granted.

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Among those who have inquired regarding the pension are residents of the United States, South Africa, Tonga, and Australia, but these have no claim by reason of the qualification requiring residence in the Dominion. The reasons for the rejected applications are as follows : — Excess of income ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 60 Excess of property ... ... ... .. ... ... 44 „ Habits ... ... ... ... •■■ ••■ ... ■■■ 8 Deserters ... ... ... ■•■ ... •■■ ••■ 5 Insufficient residence ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Total ... ... ... 118 Of the applications not gone on with, 2 were withdrawn, and in the remaining 4 the applicants died. Of the pensioners admitted to the roll, 19 have died to date. In no less than 101 of the cases where the pension has been granted the applicants could not produce their medals, but the Department was able to obtain the necessary proof of the award of such to settle their claims. No pains have been spared to assist those who were without direct evidence of this most important qualification. Near at home, the files of the Defence Department and of the Imperial Pay Branch of the Treasury, and the New Zealand Gazette of the early seventies, have been of immense service, while farther afield the records of the War Office and of the Admiralty in London, with the authorities of which communication was carried on by cable through the High Commissioner, have been the means of determining the eligibility of quite a number. Some 11 cables in all have been sent regarding 36 applicants, and in 17 of these the award of the medal could not be traced. The number of old-age pensioners who have applied to date to have their pensions converted to military pensions is 472, and of these 419 have had their claims to the increased amount established. The figures to the end of the year were 432 claims and 380 grants. The saving to the old-age pensions vote on account of these transfers is as follows :— £ To 31st March, 1913 ... ... ... ... ... ... 9,422 To date (i.e., 30th June, 1913) ... ... ... ... ... 10,386 As an indication of the more liberal provisions attaching to the military pension as distinguished from the old-age pension, it may be mentioned that the increase on the latter is not limited to the £10 difference between the maximum pensions payable under each head, the following being examples of actual cases dealt with : — Old-age Military T Pension. Pension £ £ £ Military Pension No. 3 ... ... ... 12 36 24 16 ... ... ... 12 36 24 135 ... ... ... 8 36 28 574 :.. ... ... 16 36 20 650 ... ... ... 11 36 25 Of the 893 who have completed the form of application, 237 were members of the various Imperial regiments that visited the Dominion, 11 were engaged on Her Majesty's ships-of-war, and the remaining 645 were associated with one or other of the various Colonial Corps, the Armed Constabulary being the Force most largely represented amongst these. The Native Contingents have furnished 33 applicants. A detailed statement showing the corps to which the various applicants belonged is embodied in Table XIV of the appendix. The main features of the Widows Act Amendment are, — («.) Provision for extending the benefits of the pension to the wives of inmates of mental hospitals with young children. The number of cases added to the roll under this head during the year was 23. The total number to date totals 28. (b.) Provision for the payment of the pension after the death of the widow to the guardian of the children. The total deaths of widows to date number 18, and in 14 of these application was made and authority given for the continuance of the pension. (c.) A more liberal definition of " income." (d.) The exemption of furniture and personal effects from the computation of the pension. As a result of this provision 37 widows to date have had their pensions increased. (c.) An extension of the pension to children born out of the Dominion in certain cases, and to those born prior to the marriage of their parents. A limited number of pensioners have benefited by these provisions. Pensions in Force. Old-age Pensions. —The number of pensioners under this head on the 31st March, including 679 members of the Native race, was 16,509, being a decrease of 140 on the figures of the previous year, thus : — Europeans. Maoris. Totals. Deaths ... ... ... ... 1,496 73 Cancellations ... ... ... ... 613 30 2,212 Deduct new grants ... ... ... 1,955 117 2,072 Decrease ... ... ... ... ... .. 14()

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The liability in regard to these at the end of the year was £412,408, being an average of £24 19s. 7d. per pension. The decrease above referred to, which is the first recorded since the year 1905, when the pension was increased from £18 to £26 per annum, is due to the fact that of the 613 cancelled pensions some 380 represent conversions into military pensions. Leaving these out of consideration, the figures otherwise would show an increase of 240. The percentage of pensioners to the population eligible by age and to those eligible by age and residence, which in the previous year had shown a slight upward tendency, has returned to what it was in the two preceding years —namely, 32 per cent, and 36 per cent, respectively—the numerical decrease above referred to being responsible for this. The following table shows the variation in the percentage from 1906 onwards: —

Widows' Pensions. —The number of pensioners on the roll at the end of the year, including 16 Maoris, was 1,313, being an increase on the figures of the previous year (which, it may be mentioned, represented the results of three months' working only) of 525, thus : — Europeans. Maoris. Totals. New grants ... ... ... ... 641 16 657 Deduct deaths ... ... ... ... 3 Deduct cancellations ... ... ... ... 129 ... 132 Increase ... ... ... 525 The liability in regard to these was £24,768, being an average of £18 17s. 3d. per pension. The three deaths referred to represent cases where advantage was not taken of the provision for continuance of the pension to the guardian of the children. Military Pensions. —The number of pensions in force under this head at the 31st March, being the result of four months' operation of the Act passed in November, 1912, was 568, of which number 6 were payable to Maoris. The total number granted was 577, there being 9 deaths, including 1 Maori, recorded before the close of the year. The liability in regard to these was £19,026, an average of £33 10s. per pension. Summarized, the total pensions and the liability thereon at the close of the year were as follows : — Number of Liability. Pensions. £ Old-age ... ... ... ... ... ... 16,509 412,408 Widows' ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,313 24,768 Military ... ... ... ... ... .... 568 19,026 Totals ... ... ... ... 18,390 £456,202 The percentages of pensioners drawing the full pension are as follows: Old-age, 84 per cent.; widows', 95 per cent. ; military, 80 per cent. Thirty-two old-age pensioners are, drawing the increased pension provided by the Act of 1911 for males at 60 and females at 55 who have two or more children under 14 years of age. The number of these last year was 18. The distribution of old-age and widows' pensioners in the various districts throughout the Dominion, together with the annual amount payable in these districts, is embodied in Table I of the appendix. The distribution of the military pensions in postal districts is set out in Table 11. Table 111 shows the number of all classes of pensions payabie at each rate. Table IV shows the number of old-age pensioners remaining on the roll of the various groups admitted year by year since the Act came into operation. The ages of all pensioners on the 31st March are embodied in Table V, wherein it will be noted that, of the old-age pensioners, there are no less than 119 of the advanced age of 90 and upwards, while 17 are 95 and upwards. The total deaths during the year were: Old-age, 1,569; widows, 10; military, 9. The percentage of deaths of old-age pensioners to the total number drawing pensions during the year was 8 per cent. Table VI shows the ages at death of the European section of these, a distinction being made between those who were on the roll at the beginning'of the year and those who were admitted during the year. Five old-age pensioners of 96 and upwards died during the year. Included among the old-age pensioners are 1,780 married couples. The original nationalities and occupations of the old-age and widows' pensioners are set out in Tables VII and VIII. Particulars relating to the sex and conjugal condition of the old-ace pensioners appear in Table IX. .

At 31st March. (a.) European | (b.) European PopuPopulation eligible lation eligible by by Age. Age and Residence. European Pensioners. Percentage to (a). Percentage to (6). 1906 (actual) 1907 (estimated).. 1908 1909 ,,J 1910 1911 (actual) 1912 .. 1913 40,788 42,337 43,371 44,562 44,838 47,700 48,294 48,915 37,367 38,611 39,336 40,176 40,238 41,990 42,772 43,557 11,915 12,597 12,912 13,705 14,626 15,336 15,984 15,830 29 29 29 30 32 32 33 32 31 32 32 34 36 36 37 36

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New Claims. Old-aye Pensions. —The number of claims lodged under this head during the year totalled 2,499, a decrease of 476 on the figures of the previous year. These, with the 690 cases awaiting investigation at the seventy-three agencies of the Department at the 31st March, 1912, made a grand total of 3,189 dealt with, which were accounted for as follows : — Granted ... ... ... ... ... ... ■■■ 2,072 Rejected (including deaths and withdrawals) ... ... ... 598 Being investigated on 31st March, 1913 ... ... .. ... 519 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,189 Of the 2,072 granted, 136 represent applicants who had been previously in receipt of a pension. The following table relates to the number of claims lodged in each year since 1906, the number of such claims granted and the number of applicants who could not produce evidence of age:— Number of Number of Number without Claims. New Pensions. Proof of Age. 1907 ... ... ... ... ... 2,577 2,031 672 1908 ... ... ... ... ... 2,327 1,740 639 1909 ... ... ... ... ... 2,834 2,113 812 1910 ... ... ... ... :.. 2,892 2,304 874 1911 ... ... ... ... ... 2,963 2,399 810 1912 ... ... ... ... ... 2,975 2/318 928 1913 ... ... ... ... ... 2,499 2,072 846 Tliese figures show that during the years 1909 to 1912, inclusive, each of which was immediately preceded by an amendment of the Act liberalizing the provisions of former measures, the number of applicants showed a marked increase, no doubt due to the desire of the old people to take advantage of the added benefits provided; but when a year like last year was reached, the work of which was not disturbed by any variation of the law immediately preceding it, the number of those seeking admission to the roll reverted approximately to the number who applied in the years 1907 and 1908, which followed lean years as far as legislation was concerned. The total claims lodged since the Act came into operation in 1898 now number 47,742, of which number 36,823 have been established, 44 per cent, of these latter being still on the roll. The new pensioners include 117 Maoris. Of the remainder, all but 104 were of British extraction, including 100 whites born in New Zealand. The total number of white New-Zealanders admitted to the roll is shown in the following table :— Year ended 31st March, 1904 ... ... ... ... ... 1 1905 ... ... ... ... ... 2 1906 ... ... ... ... ... 10 1907 ... ... ... ... ... 16 . 1908 ... 23 1909 ... ... ... ... ... 52 1910 ... ... ... ... ... 66 1911 85 1912 ... ... ... 88 1913 ... ... ... ... ... 100 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... 443 Of these, 363 are still drawing the pension. As indicated above, 846 of the new applicants were unable to produce any documentary evidence of age, and the results of inquiries made in all quarters of the globe on their behalf by the Department are as follows : — Age proved ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 530 Proved to be under age ... ... ... ... ... ... 121 No proof obtainable ... ... ... ... ... ... 14.7 Replies outstanding ... ... ... ... ... ... 48 Total ... ... ... ... ... ... 846 Of the 68 where replies were outstanding at the end of the previous year, 23 were proved to be eligible, 9 were found ineligible, and in the remaining 36 cases no evidence could be traced. Requests were made to Head Office for verification of date of arrival in 525 cases, and in three of these only was the applicant's period of residence found to be short of the twenty-five years required. The number of claims lodged in each district during the year, and how dealt with, are shown, in Table X of the appendix. The number of pensions granted in each year since 1898, and the deaths and cancellations over the same period, will be found in Table XI. Widows' Pensions. —The number of claims lodged under this head during the year totals 668. These, with the 234 awaiting investigation at the, close of the previous year, made a total of 902 dealt with, which were accounted for as follows : — Granted ... ... ... ... ... ggf Rejected ... ... ... ... ... [[[ '" 166 On hand awaiting investigation ... ... ... 79 Total ... ... ... 902

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Since the Act came into force in 1911 there has been a total of 1,865 claims lodged, of which number 1,448 were established, 1,313 being still on the roll. These figures show that of the 8,500 widows between the ages of 20 and 55 who were shown by the last report on the working of the Act —namely, parliamentary paper F.-9 —to be approximately those from whose ranks the pensioners were likely to be drawn, some 15 per cent, are actually drawing the pension. This percentage, however, is not submitted as one that is at all stable, inasmuch as it will be observed from the table relating to the ages of pensioners (Table V) that there are some 36 pensioners drawn from the higher-aged group of 56 to 65, inclusive, and, further, there are no statistics available, or likely to be, to show how many widows are being created each year at the various ages. Of the 10,900 widows aged 65 aud over who were in the Dominion at the date of the last census, there are 4,906 on the old-age-pension roll, or 10 more than last year. Of the 657 admitted to the roll during the year, 418, or 63 per cent., were Europeans born in New Zealand, 16 were Maoris, and only 7 were of foreign extraction. Of the 166 rejected claims during the year, some 76 represent cases where the income of the applicant was in excess of the amount allowed by law. The total families of the new pensioners range from 1 to 18, and the number of children under 14 years of age in one family from 1 to 10, the averages being: Total family, 5; family under 14 years of age, 244. The averages last year were 5 and 243. Details are embodied in Table XIII of the appendix. The number of children to date on whoso account the pension has been granted is 3,527, and the total children of pensioners 7,297, thus : — Number of CM]d T , SaTed S ™*« S - Child ™- -1911-12 ... ... ... ... 791 1,923 3,982 1912-13 ... ... ... . . 657 1,604 3,315 Totals ... ... ... 1,448 3,527 7,297 The number of claims lodged in each district during the year is shown in Table X. Military Pensions. —The actual claims under this head recorded to the 31st March totalled 788, of which number 577 were granted. A detailed reference to these has already been made earlier in this report. Annual Payments. Old-age Pensions. —The gross payments under this head during the year totalled £415,760 14s. lid., an increase on the figures of the previous year of £9,504 18s. 7d., the smallest increase in any year since the pension was increased to .£26 per annum. A comparative statement showing the variation in the payments in each year since the Act was passed appears in Table XII. After deducting the sum of £868 os. 9d., being refund of overpaid instalments made during the year, and making allowance for payments held up on account of some informality, the net charge against the Consolidated Fund for the } r ear stands at £414,861 Us. 10d., to which has been applied a credit of £17,824 3s. lid., being revenue from the national-endowment lands. The total amount credited to date from the endowment-land revenue is as follows :— £ s. d. 1910 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20,142 12 7 1911 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16,758 9 8 1912 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 18,709 11 6 1913 ... ... ' ... ... ... ... ... 17,824 3 11 Total ... ... ... ... ... £73,434 17 8 The grand total paid in old-age pensions to date now stands at £3,972,421. The gross payments and the cost per head of the population in each year are as follows : — Grose Payments P lation Cost,per on Aooount of ,VT , Head of Pensions. &t ® nd of Population. £ * ear - s. d. Three months ended 31st March, 1899 (at £18) 3,124 746,676 0 1 Year ended 31st March, 1900 (at £18) ... 157,342 758,617 4 1 1901 „ ... 197,292 772,719 5 1 1902 „ ... 207,468 789,994 5 3 1903 „ ... 210,140 814,842 5 2 1904 „ ... 203,164 838,954 4 10 1905 „ ... 195,475 864,971 4 6 1906 (at £18 and £26)... 254,367 889,968 5 8 1907 (at £26) ... 314,184 913,873 6 10 1908 „ ... 325,199 937,587 6 11 1909 „ ... 336,760 968,313 6 11 1910 „ ... 362,496 987,480 7 4 1911 „ ... 383,393 1,008,468 7 7 1912 „ ... 406,256 1,031,500 7 10 1913 „ ... 415,761 1,061,748 7 10 Total ... £3,972,421

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Widows' Pensions. —The gross payments under this head for the year were £22,114 11s. 4d. Deducting £5 for refund of overpaid instalments and £1 Bs. 4d. for a payment held up, the net charge against the Consolidated Fund is £22,108 3s. The gross payments in each year to date are as follows :— £ s. d. 1911-12 (two months) ... ... ... ••• •■• 1,963 1 5 1912-13 22,114 11 4 Total ... ... ... ■■■ ... £24,077 12 9 Military Pensions. —The payments made to the end of the year for this class of pension was £3,681 11s. Bd., being the instalments for four months, as follows: — £ s. d. December, 1912 ... ... •■■ •■• ■■■ 206 5 0 January, 1913 ... ... ... ... ■•• 646 18 4 February, 1913 ... ... ... ... ••• 1,304 13 4 March, 1913 ... ... ... •■• 1,523 15 0 £3,681 11 8 The following table shows the distribution of the year's payments under each head in the various parts of the Dominion : — _ , . _. , . , Old-age. Widows'. Military. Postal District £ £ £ J Auckland 87,162 4,161 1,610 Thames ... ... 13,732 706 279 Gisborne ... ... ... ... 3,271 227 58 Napier ... ... ... ... 15,796 816 389 New Plymouth ... ... ... ... 7,404 485 321 Wanganui ... ... ... ... 13,811 1,008 306 Wellington ... ... ... ... 45,829 3,012 342 Nelson ... ... ■■■ •■• 8,241 510 36 Blenheim ... ... ... ... 5,023 365 27 Christchurch ... ... ... ... 71,789 4,068 127 Timaru 17,149 742 15 Greymouth ... ... :.. ... 13,004 582 24 Hokitika ... ... ... ... 13,109 147 30 Westport . ... ... ... ... 6,764 421 9 Oamaru ... ; ... ... ... 8,231 319 30 Dunedin . ... ... ... ... 60,370 3,089 53 Invercargill ... ... ... ... 25,076 1,456 25 £415,761 £22,114 £3,681 Grand total, £441,556. Recoveries. The amount of overpaid pensions refunded and paid to the Public Account during the year totalled £873 os. 9d., as follows: Old-age, £868 os. 9d.; widows, £5. The total refunded to date now stands at £8,714, including £6 on account of widows' pensions. Cost of Administration. The cost under this head during the year amounted to £5,260 16s. 4d., the details being as follows : — £ s. d. Salaries ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4,526 12 4 Lodging-allowances ... ... ... ... ... 102 7 3 Non-permanent Postmasters for paying pensions ... ... 239 10 0 Fees for certificates of age ... ... ... ... ... 18 3 8 Interpreters' fees ... ... ... ... ... ... 700 Travelling-expenses ... ... ... .. .. 88 6 2 Printing and stationery ... ... ... ... ... 228 16 11 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... ... 50 0 0 £5,260 16 4 Of the increase on the figures of the previous year—namely, £879 —£229 represents a new item for printing and stationery for the five months commencing on the Ist November, 1912. Ihe cost of this service was previously borne by the Printing and Stationery Department. The proportion of the total cost to the total amount paid in pensions during the year is 1"19 per cent. The total cost of administration to date is £60,824, the percentage to the gross payments of £4,000,180, being T5l per cent., as compared with T56 per cent, in 1912.

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Fobfeited Instalments. The old-age-pension instalments due last year and remaining unpaid on the 31st March totalled £1,805 19s. lid., of which amount £1,775 14s. lid. represents absolutely forfeited instalments on which there is no further claim, the balance of £30 ss. being instalments the payment of which is in abeyance. The instalments not collected within the time allowed by law, but subsequently specially authorized and paid during the year, numbered 881, representing a total of £1,757 18s. sd. The absolutely forfeited instalments are as follows : — : :, i. £ s. d. 1912—April ... ... ... ... ... ... 150 19 4 May ... ... ... ... ... ... 138 14 2 June ... ... ... ... ... ... 147 1 0 July ... ... ... ... ... ... 129 5 7 August ... ... . ... ... ... ■ •■ 155 9 9 September ... ... ... ... , ... 178 7 1 October ... ... ... ... ... ... 119 3 0 November ... ... ... ... ... 137 17 2 December ... ... ... ... ... 162 5 0 1913—January ... ... ... ... ... ... 147 19 7 February ... ... ... ... ... ... 154 2 11 March ... ... ... ... ... ... 154 10 4 Total ... ... ... ... ... £1,775 14 11 Instalments of widows' pensions forfeited during the year totalled £64 10s. The total of instalments of military pensions forfeited was £14 15s. Homes and Hospitals. The amount paid to the controlling bodies of the various homes and hospitals during the year totalled £22,534 135., an increase of £1,122 on the amount paid in the previous year. The amount includes £269 11s. Bd. paid on account of military pensioners. £1,731 17s. 6d. of the total represents the charge made for the medical treatment of 41 pensioners in hospitals. The number of pensioners paying for maintenance at the end of the year was 858, being an increase of 40 on the number at the end of the previous year. Full particulars regarding these payments, including the amount allowed to pensioners out of each month's instalment, appear in Table XV of the appendix. The decrease in the annual expenditure on outdoor relief since the Old-age Pensions Act came into force in 1898 is indicated by the following table :■ — European Annual Cost of Coat per Head Population. Outdoor Relief. of Population. £ s. d. Year ended 31st March, 1899 ... ... 746,676 50,850 1 4J 1900 758,617 41,790 1 1| 1901 ... ... 772,719 42,181 1 1 1902 ... ... 789,994 38,934 0 llf 1903 ... ... 814,842 43,421 1 Of 1904 ... ... 838,954 42,618 1 0| 1905 ... ... 864,971 40,799 0 11J 1906 ... ... 889,968 39,547 0 10£ 1907 ... ... 913,873 38,305 010 1908 ... ... 937,587 33,998 0 8f 1909 ... ... 968,313 37,537 0 9J 1910 ... ... 987,480 38,988 0 9|--1911 ... ... 1,008,468 33,051 0 7f 1912 1,031,500 34,171 0 7f 1913 ... ... 1,061,748 (Figures not available.) Mental Hospitals. The number of old-age pensioners maintained in the mental hospitals of the Dominion during the year was 119, the percentage to the total number of pensioners whose names appeared on the roll during the same period — i.e., 18,721 —being 064 per cent. The instalments paid to the Mental Hospitals Department on account of these totalled £1,816 3s. 7d., and the number still being maintained at the end of the year was 79.

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Wealth oi , Pensionebs. The following particulars relate to the amount of accumulated property owned by the 16,509 old-age pensioners who were on the roll at the end of the year, and by the husbands and wives of these who were themselves not old-age pensioners. The grand total, it will be observed, now exceeds £1,000,000 :— Owned by pensioners— £ Homes (including furniture and personal effects) ... ... 780,381 Land (not used as a home), stock, &c. ... ... ... 162,835 Cash 111,338 1,054,554 Less mortgages on this property... ... ... ... 162,536 Total net property owned by pensioners ... ..: 892,018 Owned by the husbands or wives of pensioners— £ Homes ... ... ••• ••■ ■■• 124,814 Land and other property ... ... ... 29,669 Cash 19,160 173,643 Less mortgages on this property ... ... ... 41,875 Total net property owned by husbands or wives of pensioners (not themselves pensioners) ... ... 131,768 Grand total ... ... ... ... £1,023,786 The total income earned by these pensioners, exclusive of the amount exempted in terms of the 1908 Amendment Act by reason of the loss of employment, was £125,175, and by their husbands or wives (not themselves pensioners), £25,823. The average amount of income earned by each pensioner was £7 11s., and the average amount of property held, after the deduction of mortgages, £54. The averages in 1906, when the exemption from property on account of the home was £150 instead of £340 as now, were —Income, £8 'is.; property, £28 12s. The income and property of the 1,313 widows' pensioners at the end of the year were as follows : — Income — £ From property ... ... ... ... ... ... 8,431 From other sources (including personal earnings) ... ... 38,998 Total ... ... ... ... ... £47,429 Average income per pensioner ... ... ... £36 Property — Homes ... ... ... ... ... ... 115,885 Cash ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 36,791 Other property .. ... ... ... ... ... 41,172 193,848 Less mortgages ... ... ... ... ... 53,178 Total ... ... ... ... ... £140,670 Average amount of property per pensioner ... ... £107 In conclusion, I would like to take the opportunity of expressing the Department's appreciation of the earnest and careful work performed in connection with the investigation of claims for old-age and widows' pensions by the various Registrars of Pensions throughout the Dominion, most of whom are Clerks of Court or police officers acting as Clerks of Court, and the State is indebted to these officers for the "manner in which its interests have been so thoroughly safeguarded. To the Magistracy of the Dominion I take the liberty of expressing my best thanks for hearty co-operation at all times. This tribute would be incomplete without reference to the interest taken in the old soldiers who applied for the military pension by the various officers in charge of area-groups and sergeantsmajor of the Defence Department, and the ready manner in which they have performed the duties appertaining to the position of Examining Officer under the Military Pensions Act, often under great stress owing to the nature of their ordinary work in connection with the administration of the Defence Act. The efforts of these officers have been cheerfully seconded by those members of the Headquarters Staff in Wellington who have been associated with the work, mainly that phase of it relating to the award of war medals. To these I tender my best thanks. G. C. Faohe, Commissioner.

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APPENDIX. Table I. Number and annual value of pensions in districts—old-age and widows'. „ 11. Number of pensions in districts—military. ~ 111. Pensions at each rate—old-age, widows' and military. „ IV. Percentage of pensions granted in each year now in force—old-age. ~, V. Ages of .European pensioners—old-age, widows', and military. „ VI. Ages at death during 1912-13—old-age. ~ VII. Nationalities of pensioners—old-age and widows'. ~ VIII. Occupations of pensioners—old-age and widows'. ~ IX. Sex and conjugal condition of pensioners—old-age. ~ X. Claims received and how disposed of (in districts) —uld-age and widows'. ~ XI. Pensions granted, deaths, and cancellations ; also annual liability and average pension—old-age, ~ XII. Pensions in force and payments in each year—old-age. „ XIII. Sizes of families of pensioners—widows'. ~ XIV. Regiments of applicants for military pension. ~ XV. Amounts paid to homes and hospitals—old-age and military.

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Table I.—Number and Annual Value of Old-age and Widows' Pensions in Force on the 31st March, 1913.

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District. Old-agi Europeans. Maoris. Old-age. Europeans. Maoris. Annual Value. Widows'. Annual Value. Auckland Coromandel Dargaville Hamilton Kaitaia 1,955 79 89 316 23 21 17 31 28 62 13 49 55 190 20 233 14 153 28 4 109 6 386 149 79 16 214 51 24;i 26 83 84 37 53 1,143 2 145 185 73 56 238 248 80 191 8 2,115 38 20 332 12 358 19 308 23 217 152 246 403 118 490 315 1,598 157 112 183 165 104 58 41 547 145 114 155 25 23 13 51 50 23 10 35 58 66 6 5 4 3 35 10 17 30 57 30 11 5 4 £ 49,380 2,614 2,576 9,136 1,799 1,041 665 1,557 2,011 3,126 474 1,388 1,348 4,916 1,295 6,118 788 4,546 2,110 756 2,896 246 9,869 3,647 1,984 525 5,507 1,288 fi.150 637 2,112 2,119 933 1,377 28,685 70 3,668 4,590 1,984 1,343 5,929 6,248 1,992 4,992 208 52,943 1,034 461 8,484 312 9,089 514 7,686 569 5,585 3,864 6,291 10,339 3,022 12,641 7,982 39,676 4,033 2,892 4,597 4,050 2,650 1,428 1,074 13,670 3,658 2,912 4,309 176 12 8 16 1 1 £ 3,110 252 144 342 84 42 3 2 Mangonui Raglan Rawene Rotorua Russell 6 3 174 Taupo Waipu Warkworth Whangarei Whangaroa Thames Opotiki Paeroa Tauranga Whakatane Gisborne Port Awanui Napier Dannevirke Waipawa Wairoa New Plymouth Stratford Wanganui Eltham Hawera Marton Patea Taihape Wellington Chatham Wands .. Feilding Mastorton Otaki Pahiatua Palmerston North .. Nelson Motueka Blenheim Havelook (!hristchurch Akaroa Amborley Ashburton Culverden Kaiapoi Kaikoura Timaru Fairlie Geraldine Waimate ., Wostport Greymouth Reefton Hokitika Oamaru Dunedin Balclutha Cromwell Lawrence .Milton Naseby Palmerston South .. Waikouaiti Invercargill Gore Queenstown Riverton 2 2 3 4 15 4 IS 2 19 4 1 15 1 2' 84 36 53 78 319 126 264 54 427 69 24 322 1 35 14 4 735 290 90 9 9 2 2 24 4 29 5 6 6 441 90 564 102 120 117 2 1 2 3 1 2 4 115 90 2,124 (i 3 14 17 10 5 24 24 7 17 I 325 294 226 114 431 398 157 320 6 1 1 4 5 2 9 1 2 196 7 1 22 1 15 2 24 9 8 9 19 25 6 () 16 146 9 6 7 13 2 4 I i" 3,486 129 12 452 :to 318 54 497 42 144 140 405 462 153 138 314 2,555 210 132 125 252 54 114 1 2 5 2 2 4 52 17 1 11 1,007 291 25 195 20' Totals .. 15,830 679 412,408 1,297 1 16 24,768 North Island South Island 6,758 9,072 613 66 183,203 229,205 622 675 13 12,157 12,611 Totals .. 15,830 679 412,408 1,297 16 24,768

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Table II.—Number of Military Pensions in Force on the 31st March, 1913.

Table III.—Number of Pensions at each Rate on the 31st March, 1913.

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Postal District. Number. Postal District. Number. Auckland Thames .. j-isborne Napier .. New Plymouth Wanganui Wellington Nelson Blenheim 238 52 10 57 61 46 47 4 3 Brought forward Christchurch Timaru .. Greymouth Hokitika Westport Oamaru. . Dunedin Invercargill 518 20 2 5 4 4 4 7 4 Forward.. 518 Total . . 568

Old-age. Widows'. Military. Rate. Number. Liability. Number. Liability. Number. - Liability. £ 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 ' 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 21 I 3 1 1 3 1 1 14,017 345 282 238 179 202 175 126 136 87 101 73 69 71 63 62 68 35 47 19 25 19 18 9 6 5 £ 819 38 111 36 34 99 30 28 364,442 8,625 6,768 5,474 3,938 4,242 3,500 2,394 2,448 1,479 1,616 1,095 966 923 756 682 680 315 376 133 150 95 72 27 12 5 224 1 1 2 239 2 3 5 £ 6,720 27 26 50 5,736 46 66 105 457 7 9 1 6 6 10 2 1 7 2 5 2 2 5 6 3 £ 16.452 245 306 33 :i92 186 300 58 28 189 52 125 48 46 110 126 60 4 346 11 3 8 4 4 406 6 5 7 8 5 3 2 9 1 4 76 6,228 187 48 120 56 52 4.872 66 50 63 64 35 18 10 36 3 8 7 1 6 3 2 2 3 7 1 126 17 96 42 26 24 33 70 9 1 2 1 7 12 5 1 3 Totals 16,509 412,408 1,313 24,768 568 19,026 .verage pension £24 9s. 7d. £18 17s. 3d. £33 10s.

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Table IV.—Number of Old-age Pensions granted in each Year, together with the Number of such Pensions in Force on the 31st March, 1913.

Table V. —Ages of European Pensioners on the 31st March, 1913.

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Pensions granted in each Year. Number of such Pensions still in Force on 31st March, 1913. Percentage of Pensions in Force to Pensions granted. ear ended 31st March, 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 , r . „ 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 7,487 4,699 2,227 1,694 1,391 1,063 1,210 2,075 2,031 1,740 2,113 2,304 2,399 2,318 2,072 1,070 834 548 465 489 436 565 1,022 1,115 1,073 1,403 1,644 1,878 1,989 1,978 14 18 25 27 35 41 47 49 55 62 66 71 78 86 95 Totals... 36,823 16,509

Old-age. Military. Widows , . Age. Number. Number. Age. Number. 56 59 60 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 95 96 97 - 98 ■ 99 1 2 3 2 1 424 657 854 1,244 912 1,054 1,058 1,077 1,002 930 865 802 753 779 761 671 477 384 280 211 147 129 97 81 53 29 25 22 26 7-, 3 5 1 1 1 1 4 8 15 18 17 29 24 26 41 30 53 35 33 27 42 33 38 19 22 7 17 3 2 6 5 5 1 1 2 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 62 63 67 2 1 4 7 16 18 20 20 26 36 33 43 44 45 54 59 65 59 53 59 43 62 57 54 54 57 49 34 41 47 34 27 29 14 11 11 11 9 2 1 1 1 2 1 Totals . . 15,830 568 1,313

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Table VI.—Ages at Death of European Old-age Pensioners during the Year 1912-13.

Table VII.—Original Nationalities of Old-age and Widows' Pensioners on the Roll on the 31st March, 1913.

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Age. (a.) Pensions in force on the 1st April, 1912. (b.) New Pensions granted, 1912-13. Of (a). Deaths. Of (b). 55 60 61 55 60 61 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 94 95 96 97 98 99 2 1 3 1 3 1 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 94 95 96 97 ' 98 99 412 742 ., 1,181 894 1,034 1,074 1,114 1,062 965 912 850 824 884 878 759 552 457 339 262 179 166 127 95 65 39 28 31 31 7 5 5 2 2 1 2 1 434 295 197 164 119 121 86 89 79 77 57 50 37 34 28 20 18 13 9 7 4 1 1 4 2 1 1 ' 21 47 53 55 59 62 75 83 72 68 68 79 99 107 86 71 74 60 55 30 30 30 16 14 8 3 8 5 4 5 5 3 2 5 2 3 7 5 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 Totals 15,984 1,955 1,443 53

Nationality. Old-age. Widows'. i Nationality. Old-age. Widows'. British (England) .. „ (Ireland) .. (Scotland) „ (New Zealand) ,, (Australia) „ (Wales) .. „ (Canada) .. „ (Channel Islands) „ (India) .. ,, (West Indies) „ (Isle of Man) „ (South Africa) ,, (Newfoundland) „ (Fiji) ,, (Pitcairn Island) German Dane Swede Norwegian 7,373 3,537 3,060 363 280 135 93 50 18 16 10 11 8 1 301 148 104 89 225 85 53 832 76 4 1 3 French Austrian .. American Italian Swiss Dutch .. Portuguese Russian .. Finn Greek Belgian .. Pole Hungarian Spanish .. Chilian .. Maori 40 46 31 32 18 12 13 9 7 7 5 6 3 3 1 679 1 2 1 1 1 8 4 16 Totals 16,509 1,313

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Table VIII. —Occupations op Old-age and Widows' Pensionbks (Eukopbans) on the Eoll on the 31st Maech, 1913. Males. Occupation. Number. Occupation. Number. Occupation. Number. Labourer ... ... 2,961 Bail way employee ... 20 Barman ... ... 4 Miner ... . . 1,062 Saddler ... ... 14 Clergyman ... ... 3 Farmer ... ... 655 Sawyer ... ... 14 Confectioner... ... 2 Carpenter ~. ... 443 Soldier ... ... 14 Hatter ... ... 4 Gardener ... ... 388 Draper ... ... 13 Horse-trainer ... 5 Gumdigger ... ... 236 Plasterer ... ... 13 Laundry man ... 4 Bootmaker ... ... 152 Fireman ... ... 12 Solicitor ... ... 5 Carter ... ... 126 Waterman ... ... 11 Upholsterer ... ... 5 Cook ... ... 120 Inspector ... ... 11 Asphalter ... ... 2 Blacksmith ... ... 105 Porter ... ... 7 Auctioneer ... ... 2 Clerk ... ... 90 Wharf labourer ... 12 Bookbinder ... ... 1 Farm labourer ... 67 Hotelkeeper ... ... 11 Caneworker ... ... 2 Shepherd ... ... 84 Waiter ... ... 9 Customhouse officer ... 3 Seaman ... ... 87 Grocer ... ... 13 Flaxmiller .. ... 3 Agent ... ... 69 Ropemaker ... ... 10 Lamplighter... ... 5 Bushman ... ... 67 Boardinghouse-keeper 9 Librarian ... ... 2 Baker ... ... 63 Brewer ... ... 9 Millwright ... ... 3 Fisherman ... ... 62 Cooper ... ... 7 Prospector ... ... 2 Painter ... ... 63 Fellmonger ... ... 10 Slater ... ... 3 Butcher ... ... 68 Moulder ... • ... 9 Steward ... ... 3 Storekeeper ... ... 50 Sexton ... ... 9 Assayer ... ... 2 Bricklayer ... ... 51 Tinsmith ... ... 9 Dentist ... ... 1 Tailor ... ... 54 Watchmaker ... 9 Dyer ... ... 2 Custodian ... ... 46 Miller ... ... 9 Herbalist ... ... 3 Engineer ... ... 53 Music-teacher .... 9 Linguist ... ... 1 Engine-driver ... 40 Ranger ... ... 10 Paper-bag maker ... 2 Driver ... ... 33 Sailmaker ... ... 8 Shoeblack ... ... 1 Hawker ... ... 36 Weaver ... ... 9 Warder ... ... 2 Coachbuilder ... 32 Chemist ... ..... 6 Well-sinker . ... 2' Contractor ... ... 35 Dairyman ... ... 3 Blindmaker ... ... 1 Fruitgrower ... ... 32 Hairdresser ... ... 6 Brushmaker ... ... 1 Stonemason... ... 30 Nightwatchman ... 7 Cordial-manufacturer... 2 Storeman ... ... 33 Post Office employee ... 5 Corkmaker ... ... 1 Shipwright ... ... 32 Surveyor ... ... 7 Glassblower... ... 1 Stonebreaker ... 20 Boilermaker... ... 6 Lighthouse-keeper ... 1 Rabbiter ... ... 23 Chimney-sweep ... 8 Matchmaker... ... 1 Teacher ... ... 22 Police officer... ... 3 Naturalist ... ... 1 Drover ... ... 31 Ironmonger ... ... 7 Soapmaker ... ... 1 Groom ... .. 25 Machinist ... ... 7 Sugar worker... ... 1 Platelayer ... ... 29 Messenger ... ... 7 Salesman ... ... 1 Dealer ... ... 23 Photographer ... 6 Bailiff ... ... 1 Poultry-farmer ... 20 Tanner ... ... 5 Shearer ... ... 1 Sawmiller ... ... 22 Veterinary surgeon ... 4 Overseer ... ... 1 Plumber ... ... 20 Architect ... ... 4 Tram-driver ... ... 1 Wool-classer... ... 19 Gunsmith ... ... 5 Wood-turner .. 3 Printer ... ... 18 Journalist ... ... 6 News agent ... ... 16 Mail-carrier ... ... 5 Total ... ... 8,339 Brickmaker ... ... 17 Artist ... ... 4

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Table VIII. —Occupations of Old-age and Widows' Pensioners (European) on the Roll on the 31st March, 1913 — continued. Females. Occupation. Old-age. Widows'. Occupation. Old-age. Widows'. Domestic duties .. ..6,911 903 Tailoress .. .. .. 16 Nurse .. .. ..224 38 Dressmaker .. .. .. 48 Seamstress . . 82 4 Dairy-farmer .. . . .. 13 Charwoman .. .. 92 100 Factory hand .. .. .. 17 Laundress .. 54 34 Shop-assistant .. .. .. 9 Cook .. .. .. 24 .. Storekeeper .. .. .. 7. Boardinghouse-keeper 24 41 Farmer .. .. .. 6 Shopkeeper .. 13 5 Needlewoman . . .. . . 4 Music-teacher .. .. 11 6 Waitress .. .. .. 3 Teacher . . .. . . 9 4 Confectioner .. .. .. 3 Sister of Mercy .. .. 7 .. Milliner .. .. .. 3 Caretaker . . . . 6 3 Proprietress tea-rooms . . .. 3 Servant . . .. . . 5 1 Settler .. .. . . 2 Housekeeper .. .. 2 .. Companion .. .. .. 1 Postmistress . . . . 5 7 Fishmonger . . . . .. 1 Fruiterer .. . . 4 2 Boot-finisher .. .. .. 1 Machinist . . .. 3 15 Polish-manufacturer . . .. 1 Hotelkeeper .. .. 1 .. Tobacconist . . . . .. 1 Presse ■ . . .. . . 1 .. Poultry-farmer .. .. 1 Stewardess .. . . 2 2 Clothing-renovator .. . . 1 Artist .. .. .. L .. Compositor .. .. .. 1 Boxmaker . . .. 1 . . Matron .. .. .. 1 Corsetmaker .. .. 1 .. Milkmaid .. .. .. 1 Hatmaker . . . . I .. Photographer' assistant . . 1 Herbalist .. .. I. .. Sewing-machine agent .. .. 1 Leather-worker .. . . 1 .. Typiste .. . . .. 1 Registry-office keeper .. 2 .. Wardsmaid .. .. .. 1 Saleswoman .. . . I .. —■ —■ —• —■ —• Taxidermist .. .. 1 .. Totals .. 7,491 1,313 Gumdigger .. .. 1

Table and Conjugal Condition op Old-age Pensioners on the Roll on the 3 Ist March, 1913. Sex. Single. Married. Widowed. Total. Male .. .. .. 2,276 3,821 2,544 8,641 Female .. 275 2,687 4,906 7,868 Totals .. .. 2,551 6,508 7,450 16,509 Conjugal Condition of Old-age Pensioners admitted to the Roll since the Act was passed in 1898. Married .. .. .. .. .. .. 17,128 Single .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,490 Widowed .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,205 Total .. .. .. ..36,823

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Table X. —Claims for Old-age and Widows' Pensions received and how disposed of during the Year 1912-13.

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Total Number of Claims received since Act came into force. Claims awaiting Investigation on 31st March, 1912. for 'inancial Year en< ling 31st [arch, V 118. Claims awaiting Investigation on 31st March, 1913. Claims r< >ceived. Clai establ: ,ims lished. Claims rejected. Dietrict. Old-age. Widows'. I O 1 I 3 - I 3 is 0 is Auckland Coromandel Dargaville Hamilton Kaitaia Mangonui Raglan Rawene Rotorua Russell Taupo Waipu Warkworth Whangarei Whangaroa Thames Opotiki Paeroa Tauranga Whakatane Gisborne Port Awanui .. Napier Dannevirke Waipawa Wairoa New Plymouth Stratford Wanganui Eltham Hawera Marton Patea Taihape Wellington Chatham Islands Feilding Masterton Otaki Pahiatua Palmerston North Nelson Motueka Blenheim Haveloek Christchurch .. Akaroa Amberley Ashburton Culverden Kaiapoi Kaikoura Timaru Fairlie Geraldine Waimate Westport Greymouth Reefton Hokitika Oamaru Dunedin Balclutha Cromwell Lawrence Milton Naseby Palmerston South Waikouaiti Inveroargill Gore Queenstown Riverton Closed agencies 5,262 409 394 895 158 212 257 362 332 441 136 142 278 620 164 842 137 409 410 141 446 303 1,132 534 136 282 808 178 714 21 297 378 118 25 2,643 16 356 477 212 171 656 792 261 545 30 4,769 150 36 748 37 874 77 638 50 495 354 801 1,236 427 1,463 850 4,104 406 356 538 396 301 178 111 1,809 140 332 494 2,037 244 13 10 34 10 6 1 17 2 4 3 4 4 21 7 26 4 36 5 1 20 1 50 18 7 1 32 7 44 7 8 9 5 5 198 23 12 8 2 2 I 18 9 13 5 3 1 3 3 4 8 12 7 1 1 3 1 1-4 4 1 27 5 14 1 36 9 8 16 19 3 1 10 4 11 4 337 15 16 56 7 12 10 5 13 16 2 12 6 29 8 28 7 25 34 3 19 5 67 21 8 6 45 8 33 5 12 13 6 17 255 98 5 7 16 4 3 256 10 13 45 5 10 4 3 14 16 1 12 4 24 8 27 2 35 21 15 19 1 46 18 7 2 38 9 24 2 16 7 6 12 177 85 7 7 16 3 2 72 3 2 11 19 "7 32 10 3 18 15 3 5 4 5 7 7 1 6 1 2 6 2 "8 5 2 4 1 2 5 1 5 2 3 2 1 3 7 3 8 3 15 3 1 13 ] 16 9 4 ] 8 2 12 2 2 5 1 2 74 "3 "2 1 3 4 8 3 8 4 16 2 1 11 1 2 4 3 6 12 11 4 3 3 5 14 7 "l 4 1 2 1 22 7 15 17 1 16 3 5 4 15 10 2 1 1 5 1 2 17 7 1 2 13 1 10 1 4 6 4 2 14 13 7 1 8 I 1 14 5 3 2 16 1 8 2 4 5 2 8 5 7 3 6 3 3 2 3 1 2 2 3 2 '2 !! 17 9 "2 55 5 84 "2 II 1 27 1 30 21 11 5 27 29 7 22 13 2 2 3 I 31 29 11 2 34 35 14 34 1 278 11 3 46 6 35 5 39 4 30 24 39 45 8 34 42 257 17 21 17 21 22 13 3 76 15 10 26 15 9 7 3 9 9 1 5 25 27 10 2 31 31 10 30 1 255 8 3 45 1 34 4 45 3 30 22 32 36 9 30 41 201 15 IS 16 16 15 9 3 60 15 9 24 11 9 6 3 9 10 3 9 12 2 1 5 2 1 7 2 1 1 1 3 3 4 3 8 2 13 5 6 6 4 8 2 1 2 8 9 1 1 "l 245 9 1 29 1 17 2 28 3 9 11 31 34 8 11 26 205 15 12 10 19 4 8 2 60 28 2 19 104 39 1 62 4 1 7 80 4 1 7 78 13 49 4 8 "7 "2 7 1 15 6 1 6 8 2 II 8 18 II 5 1 12 18 7 55 1] 2 6 3 5 I 3 1 2 4 20 8 3 2 3 15 13 690 234 6 1 9 2 5 9 9 5 5 4 79 4 3 3 5 4 4 2 17 12 4 1 15 1 1 5 11 18 6 2 8 67 3 3 2 4 2 1 1 1 6 1 3 2 1 14 17 "2 I 1 4 7 4 2 1 6 1 4 9 4 10 4 12 11 45 2 1 2 2 4 8 66 4 5 3 3 4 4 4 21 2 1 1 16 1 2 2 2 2 7 2 2 2 4 7 3 5 4 2 1 1 "l 21 8 15 1 4 10 1 "6 14 7 5 Totals 47,739 1,865 2,499 668 2,072 657 598 166 519 79

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Table XI.—Number of Old-age Pensions granted since the Act came into Operation, with the Deaths and Cancellations, and Number in Force at End of each Year, together with Annual Liability and Average Pension.

Table XII.—Comparative Statement of Old-age Pensions in Force and Payments made in each Financial Year since the Act came into Operation.

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Year ending 31st March. Number of Pensions granted. Deaths. Cancellations. In Force at End of Year. Annua Liability. Average Pension. .899 .900 .901 .902 .903 .904 .905 .906 907 .908 909 .910 .911 .912 .913 7,487 4,699 2,227 1,694 1,391 1,063 1,210 2,075 2,031 1,740 2,113 2,304 2,399 2,318 2,072 38 786 815 935 1,064 928 890 1,038 1,097 1,189 1,112 1,169 1,423 1,469 1,569 6 71 292 388 622 690 476 225 259 239 174 211 276 220 643 7,443 11,285 12,405 12,776 12,481 11,926 11,770 12,582 13,257 13,569 14,396 15,320 16,020 16,649 16,509 I 127,319 193,718 211,965 217,192 211,594 200,915 199,081 313,018 326,084 333,340 353,343 374,699 403,020 416,530 412,408 £ s. 17 2 17 3 17 2 17 0 16 19 16 17 16 18 24 17 24 12 24 11 24 10 24 9 25 3 25 0 24 19 d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 Totals 36,823 15,522 4,792

Date. U 31st March, 1899 ... 1900 ... 1901 ... 1902 ... 1903 ... 1904 ... 1905 ... 1906 ... 1907 ... 1908 ... 1909 .. 1910 ... 1911 ... 1912 ... 1913 ... Number of Pensions in Poroe. 7,443 11,285 12,405 12,776 12,481 11,926 11,770 12,582 13,257 13,569 14,396 15,320 16,020 16,649 16,509 Payments to p ayi End of Financial Year. Increase. " I £ £ 3,124 157,342 154,218 197,292 39,950 207,468 10,176 210,140 2,672 203,164 1.95,475 254,367 58,892 314,184 59,817 325,199 11,015 336,760 11,561 362,496 25,736 383,393 20,897 406,256 22,863 415,760 9,504 :ents. Decrease. £ 6,976 7,689 Increase. 3,842 1,120 371 Pensions. Decrease. 295 555 156 812 675 312 827 924 700 629 140 Total... 3,972,420

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Table XIII.—Number of Widows' Pensions granted during the Year 1912-13, with Sizes of Families.

Table XIV. —-Keturn showing Regiments op Applicants for Military Pension to the 30th June, 1913. Regiment. Number of Imperial troops —■ Applicants. 65th Regiment .. .. .. .. .. .. 62 18th Regiment .. .. .. . . . . .. 46 40th Regiment . . .. .. .. .. .. 25 57th Regiment .. .. .. .. .. . . 22 14th Regiment .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 70th Regiment .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 68th Regiment .. .. .. . . .. .. 13 12th Regiment .. .. .. .. .. .. ..11 43rd Regiment .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 5 50th Regiment .. .. .. . . .. .. . . 4 58th Regiment .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Royal Artillery .. .. .. . .• .. .. .. 3 Royal Engineers .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Naval Brigade .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Colonial forces—■ Armed Constabulary .. .. . . .. .. 102 New Zealand Militia .. .. .. .. .. 84 Taranaki Volunteer-. .. .. .. .. .. 62 1 st Waikato Regiment .. .. .. .. .. 45 2nd Waikato Regiment .. .. .. .. .. 38 Transport Corps .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Native Contingent .. .. . . .. .. 33 Forest Rangers .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 3rd Waikato Regiment .. . . .. .. .. 29 Auckland Volunteers .. .. .. .. .. 27 Taranaki Bush Rangers .. .. .. ... .. 25 Colonial Defence Force .. .. .. .. .. 24 Wanganui Yeomanry Cavalry .. .. .. .. 21 Hawke's Bay Military Settlers .. .. .. .. 20 Taranaki Military Settlers .. .. .. .. .. 20 Auckland Naval Volunteers .. . . .. ... .. 6 Kai Iwi Cavalry .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 6 Auckland Cavalry .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Napier Rifles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Military Train .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Guide Corps .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 4 Wellington Rifles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Mauku Volunteers .. . . .. .. .. .. 3 Poverty Bay Military Volunteers .. .. .. .. .. 3 Wellington Rangers .. .. ... .. .. .. 3 Opotiki Rangers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 4th Waikato Regiment .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 No force stated .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 893

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Number of Pensioners. ' Total Size of Family. Nun.be* of Pensioner, | ,££?££ oTlfe. i 77 92 110 87 60 62 34 24 27 28 15 11 10 5 9 4 1 1 657 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 218 175 124 75 37 21 5 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 657

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Table XV. —Number of Old-age Pensioners maintained in Homes and Hospitals on the 31st March, 1913, together with the Amounts paid to such Institutions during the Year.

Note. -The hospitals included in the above list serve the purpose of old people's homes in the districts named.

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Location. Institution. Payments, Year 1912-13. O u 3 m th Amount handed to Pensioners after Deduction of Maintenance. » Whangarei Auckland Thames Hamilton Gisborne Napier New Plymouth Wanganui Wellington Masterton Greytown Palmerston North Nelson Blenheim Christohurch .. Old Men's Cottage Home Costley Home Veterans' Home Ponsonby Home (Little Sisters) Old Men's Home Refuge, Park Island Old People's Home Jubilee Home Ohiro Home Home for Aged Needy Home for Incurables Renall-Solway Home Buchanan Home No institution Alexandra Home Old Men's Home Jubilee Home Nazareth House Mount Magdala Home Armagh Street Depot Female Refuge, Linwood Tuarangi Home Old Men's Home Old People's Home Hospital £ s. d. 388 10 8 2,822 6 2 773 17 9 8fi7 3 11 327 2 2 229 13 4 184 3 4 978 14 1 430 14 2 369 6 5 594 9 5 763 7 4 241 12 0 182 0 0 16 0 1 15 3 4 703 13 6 255 16 7 959 12 5 901 6 6 49 16 8 6 10 0 4 6 8 890 19 8 546 15 1 619 0 9 167 10 8 906 0 2 599 14 0 197 0 6 484 2 0 659 3 2 1,784 3 5 1,031 8 7 18 103 11 29 13 13 7 42 20 17 22 28 11 6 1 26 12 41 32 3 1 j 4s. per month. 6s. 6d. 2s. per week. 8s. per month. 5s. 4s. Is. per week. 7s. 4d. per month. ! 10s. 5s. 2s. to 6s. „ 7s. 7d. I 6s. Nil. 2s. per week. 8s. 8d. per month. Is. per week. 5s. per month. Nil. Ashburton Tim«ru Westport Reefton Greymouth Hokitika Ros-f .. Kumara Victoria Home Otago Benevolent Institution Home for Aged Poor 35 19 22 8 37 24 9 19 30 69 32 Is. per week. 6s. 6d. per month. 8s. 10s. 10s. 10s. 13s. 4d. „ 13s. 4d. „ 6s. 2s. per week. 13s. 4d. per m'th. f4s. 6d. 18s. 6d. Oamaru Dunedin Invercargill Lome Farm 597 17 4 21 Hospital patients only 20,539 3 10 1,725 17 6 781 40 Number of Milita; Totals 22,265 1 4 821 <ove. •y Pensioners maintained in Hi >mes and Hospii Ms as a: Auckland Veterans' Home Gostley Home Refuge, Park Island 206 11 8 39 0 0 18 0 0 27 6 3 Napier 263 11 8 6 0 0 86 1 In hospital Totals 269 11 8 87