TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PENSIONS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1925.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1925 Session I, H-18

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1925. NEW ZEALAND.

TWENTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PENSIONS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1925.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 70 of the Pensions Act, 1913.

The Commissioner op Pensions to the Hon. the Minister of Pensions.

Sir, — Pensions Department, Wellington, 30th June, 1925. I have the honour to furnish herewith, for the information of Parliament, the report of the Department relating to war, old-age, widows', Maori War, miners', epidemic, blind, and sundry pensions for the year ended 31st March, 1925. The following comparative statements relate to the annual value and gross payments of all pensions administered by the Department for the past two years : —

Pensions in Force, and Annual Value.

At 31st March, 1924. At 31st March, 1925. Class of Pension. j Number. Annual Value. Number. Annual Value. £ £ War .. .. .. .. .. 23,166 1,213,126 21,318 1,140 168 Old-age .. .. .. .. .. 21,468 780,664 22,062 850,795 Widows' .. .. .. .. .. 3,526 209,739 3,598 281,141 Maori War .. .. .. .. 589 28,861 519 25,431 Miners' .. .. ., .. .. 580 36,634 607 37,934 Epidemic .. .. .. .. 457 25,886 365 16,226 Boer War .. .. .. .. 72 3,100 69 2,949 Sundry pensions and annuities .. .. 93 7,891 102 10,380 Civil Service Act, 1908 .. .. .. 74 19,702 67 17,776 Blind .. .. .. .. .. •• .. 114 4,485 Totals .. .. .. .. 50,025 2,325,603 48,821 2,387,285

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Gkoss Payments.

The following figures relate to the war and other pensions paid by the Department diiring the year on behalf of other Governments : —

LEGISLATION. Turing the year an amendment of the Pensions Act, 1913, passed into law, the main provisions of which are as follow Old-age Pensions.- —(a.) A uniform exemption of £52 per annum in respect of income, except that a pension of any amount payable under the War Pensions Act, 1915, and its amendments may be substituted for the said amount of £52 per annum. (b.) The exclusion of furniture and personal effects from the computation of any pension, (c.) An increase in the exemption in respect of a home from £390 to £520. (d.) An additional pension of 2s. 6d. a week to those pensioners who have no income or property, (e.) An additional pension not exceeding ss. a week to old-age pensioners who saw service in the South African War of 1899-1902, provided total income and pension do not exceed £91 per annum. Widows' Pensions. —(a.) An increase in the weekly pert ion of from 7s. 6d. a week to 10s. a week to widow and to each child under fourteen, with limit of total pension of £4 a week. (b.) A variation of income exemption to provide for increase of 15s. weekly in the total of income and pension combined. (c.) Increase in exemption in respect of home from £340 to £520. (d.) Provision for pension in special cases on recommendation of a Magistrate. Pensions for the Mind.—Statutory provision was also made during the year for the payment of a weekly pension of 15s. to blind people, of the full age of twenty or over who became blind in New Zealand and have had ten years' residence. The qualifications in respect of unearned income and property are similar to those relating to old-age pensions, but in regard to earned income an additional pension equal to 25 per cent, of the said earnings is granted, with a proviso that total income and pension must not exceed £3 10s. a week. Thus a blind, pensioner with £50 in cash and a home the net value of which does not exceed £520 may earn £2 4s. a week and receive a pension of 15s. a week, plus lis. a week additional as subsidy on wages, making the total income £3 10s. a week. The estimated annual cost of the increased benefits was as follows :— £ Old-age pensions .. .. .. .. .. 60,000 per annum. Widows'pensions .. .. .. .. .. 80,000 „ Blind pensions .. .. .. .. .. 18,000 ~ Total ~ •• •• £158,000

Class of Pension. j 1923-24. 1924-25. War .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,315,560 1,244,483 Old-age .. .. .. .. .. .. 767,805 806,953 Widows' .. .. .. .. .. .. 202.818 236,378 Maori War 30,350 26,848 Miners' .. .. .. .. .. .. 36,084 38,506 Epidemic .. .. .. . . .. .. 32,702 22,881 Boer War .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,146 3,071 Sundry pensions and annuities .. .. .. .. 8,033 9,327 Civil Service Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. 21,145 19,115 Blind .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,036 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 2,417,643 2,408,598 Cost per head of European population .. .. .. £1 17s. 4d. £1 16s. 4d.

, t> .?i U ?i er 1 Annual Average Payments, Government. Class of Pension. 31st; March, VaIuo , Pension. 1924-25. 1925. £ £ £ Great Britain .. .. .. War .. .. 1,859 104,749 56 \iK n Army and civil .. 572 28,267 49 Australia .. .. .. War .. .. 575 24,571 43 24,750 India .. .. .. .. Army and civil .. 82 18,066 220 23,619 South Africa .. .. .. War .. .. 2 252 126 331 .. Civil .. .. 28 2,787 99 3,031 Crown colonies .. .. ,, .. .. 25 5,887 235 6,621 Totals .. .. .. 3,143 £184,579 .. £208,906

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Already, with five months of the first year still to go, the added annual cost has been at the rate of — £ Old-age pensions .. .. .. .. .. 55,000 per annum. Widows' pensions .. .. .. .. .. 70,000 „ Blind pensions.. . . . . .. . . .. 6,000 „ Total .. .. .. .. £131,000 WAR PENSIONS.

Total Claims lodged to Date.

Gross Annual Value of all Pensions granted to Date.

Summary of Annual Liability at 31st March, 1925.

From Soldiers, j I'ron i Dependants. From 1st September, 1915, to 31st March, 1916 .. .. 798 681 Year 1916-17 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,958 2,017 Year 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,148 3.754 Year 1918-19 . .. .. 14,749 5,292 Year 1919-20 .. .. 11,493 3,990 Year 1920-21 . . .. 1,081 1,878 Year 1921-22 . . .. . . .. .. 367 891 Year 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. .. 198 635 Year 1923-24 .. .. .. .. .. .. 160 550 Year 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. 197 505 Totals.. .. .. .. .. .. 41,149 20,193

Number. Annual Value. I Aveiagt tension. £ £ From 1st September, 1915, to 31st March, 1916 . . 1,214 56,488 46 Year 1916-17 .. .. .. .. .. 5,316 285,707 53 Year 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. 10,587 780,057 73 Year 1918-19 .. .. .. .. .. 16,954 1,167,081 68 Year 1919-20 .. .. .. .. .. 15,183 872,627 57 Year 1920-21 .. .. .. .. .. 2,207 163,713 66 Year 1921-22 .. .. .. 945 63,685 67 Year 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. 625 43,867 70 Year 1923-24- .. .. .. .. .. 551 40,836 74 Year 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. 432 31,241 72 Totals .. .. .. .. 54,014 3,505,302 65 Note. —The number of pensions granted as shown herein does not include children's pensions, the values of which, however, form part of the pensions payable to parents (or guardians), and are included in the annual-value totals.

I ,,, i t> • Number of Number of , , ,, , Average Class of Pension. Pensioners. Children. Annual Value. I | ■ £ £ Soldiers (permanent) .. .. .. 7,583 .. 367,871 58 Soldiers (temporary) .. .. .. 5,251 .. 309,441 59 Dependants of disabled soldiers .. .. 716 1,214 57,984 81 Widows (without children) .. .. 585 .. 51,327 88 Widows (with children) 817 1,307 127,774 156 Other dependants of deceased soldiers — Parents .. .. .. .. 5,644 24 198,798 35 Other adult dependants .. .. 161 4 5,746 36 Guardians of children .. .. 561 ! 766 21,227 37 Totals, &c. .. 21,318 3,315 1,140,168 53

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Summary of Payments. The payments for war pensions show a decrease during the year, the figures compared with those of the previous year being as follows: — 1923-24. 1924-25. £ £ Payments made in New Zealand .. .. .. 1,219,513 1,143,246 Payments made in London .. .. .. 59,064 57,329 Payments made in Australia .. .. .. 33,625 41,138 Payments made in Canada .. .. .. 2,229 2,296 Payments made in South Africa .. .. .. 397 154 Other foreign payments .. .. .. .. 732 320 Totals .. .. .. .. .. £1,315,560 £1,244,483 Summary of Total Payments to the 31st March, 1925. £ From Ist September, 1915, to 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. 13,910 Year 1916-17 .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 180,389 Year 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 515,445 Year 1918-19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,199,755 Year 1919-20 .. .. .. .. .. 1,812,419 Year 1920-21 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,886,952 Year 1921-22 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,726,174 Year 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,489,392 Year 1923-24 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,315,560 Year 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,244,483 £11,384,479

Pensions payable outside New Zealand as at the 31st March, 1925.

Appeals. Statement in regard to the Work of the War Pensions Appeal Board during the Year ended 31st March, 1925, and also since the Passing of the Legislation creating the Board. Appeals outstanding on 31st March, 1924 .. .. .. .. 368 Appeals lodged during 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. 585 953 Appeals dismissed during 1924-25 .. . . .. .. .. 504 Appeals upheld during 1924-25 .. .. . . .. .. 249 Appeals withdrawn and struck out during 1924-25 .. .. .. 26 Appeals not under Act during 1924—25 .. .. .. .. 2 Pensions made permanent during 1924-25 .. .. .. .. 1 — 782 Outstanding on 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. 171 (Outstanding on Ist May, 1925, J42 ; on Ist June, 1925, 104.) From these figures it will be seen that the number of appeals remaining to be dealt with is graduallybeing reduced.

Summary since Creation of Board.

Soldiers. Dependants. of Soldiers. [ ; Annual Liability. Permanent. Temporary. Temporary. Widows. . £ Great Britain .. 129 165 12 149 746 59,499 Australia .. .. 110 231 8 59 204 33,298 Other countries 25 37 1 7 24 4,507 Totals 264 433 21 215 974 97,304

To 31st March, or ... , , 1924 1924-25. Total. Appeals dismissed .. .. .. .. 97 504 601 Appeals upheld .. .. .. .. .. 86 249 335 Appeals withdrawn and struck out .. .. .. 4 26 30 Appeals not under Act .. .. .. .. 3 2 5 Pensions made permanent .. .. .. 4 1 5 Totals .. .. .. .. 194 782 976 Total claims lodged .. .. 562 585 1,147

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OLD-AGE PENSIONS. European. Maori. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1924 .. .. 20,257 1,211 .. 21 468 New pensions granted, 1924-25 .. .. .. 2,470 184 2 654 Deaths during 1924-25 .. .. .. .. 1,541 94 Cancellations, 1924-25 .. .. .. .. 411 14 j 2,060 Net increase .. .. .. .. .. ~ 594 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1925 .. .. 20,775 1,287 .. 22,062 Year 1924-25. Total European population at the 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. J 325 037 Toral European pensioners, sixty-five and over, at the 31st March, 1925 .. . . 18 054 Female European pensioners, sixty to sixty-four, at the 3 1 st March, 1925 .. .. 2 721 Percentage of European pensioners to total European population .. .. .. 1-57 New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 420 New claims rejected .. .. .. . . .. . . . . .. 753 Annual liability at the 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. .. .. £850 795 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £38 'n s . Gross expenditure for year .. .. . . .. .. . . ~ £806 953 Increase on figures of previous year .. .. . . . . .. .. £39 [4y Cost per head of European population .. .. .. .. .. .. 12s. 2d. Credit from national endowment .. .. .. .. .. .. £37 177 Refunds paid to Public Account .. .. .. .. . . .. £2,149 Number of pensioners in homes and hospitals .. .. .. . . .. I 058 Amount paid to controlling authorities of these .. . . .. ~ £41 067 Number of pensioners in mental hospitals .. .. .. .. ~ 91 Amount paid to Mental Hospitals Department on account of these .. .. £3 366 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. .. £2,923 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. £3,550 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 85,383 Total claims established .. .. .. .. .. 66,751 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 ; 804 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,885 Grand total paid since 1898 .. .. .. .. .. £11,733,833 Total credit from national endowment .. .. .. .. £428,959 WIDOWS' PENSIONS. European. Maori. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1924 .. .. 3,351 175 .. 3 526 New pensions granted, 1924-25 .. .. .. 565 37 602 Cancellations, 1924-25 .. .. .. .. 501 29 530 Net increase .. .. .. .. ~ .. 72 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1925 .. .. 3,415 183 .. 3 598 Total children in receipt of pension at the 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. 8,038 Year 1924-25. Mew claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 732 New claims rejected .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 103 Number of children on whose account pensions granted .. .. .. . . ] 507 Annual liability at close of year.. .. .. .. .. .. ~ £281, J4l Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £78 3 S . Gross expenditure for year .. .. . . .. .. .. .. £230 37^ Increase on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. ~ £33 50Q Cost per head of European population .. .. .. .. .. .. 3s. 7d. Refunds paid to Public Account .. .. .. .. .. ~ £508 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. .. £1 q63 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. .. £1 808 Average of total family of pensioners .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.94 Average of family under fourteen years .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-5 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 10,599 Total claims established .. .. .. .. .. 8,915 Total number of children benefited .. .. .. .. 22,121 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 Total guardians appointed .. .. .. .. .. 116 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 > 233 Grand total paid to date .. .. .. .. .. £1,433,700

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MAORI WAR PENSIONS. European. Maori. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March. 1924 .. .. .. 439 150 .. 589 Deaths during 1924-25 .. . .. .. .. 58 13 71 New pensions granted, 1924-25 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Net decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. — 70 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. 382 137 .. 519 Year 1924-25. New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Number of pensioners previously in receipt of old-age pensions .. .. .. 85 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £25,431 Average pension .. .. . . .. . • • • • • • • £49 Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. . . .. .. £26,848 Cost per head of European population . . .. .. . . .. . . sd. Decrease on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,502 Pensioners in homes and hospitals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 Amount paid to controlling authorities of these .. .. .. .. .. £1,394 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. .. .. £205 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. .. £229 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 1,889 Total claims established .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,697 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,174 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Grand total paid to date .. .. .. .. .. .. £490,150 MINERS' PENSIONS. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1924 .. .. .. .. .. .. 580 New pensions granted, 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. 11l Deaths during 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 \ „ . Cancellations, 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. 14J Net increase .. .. .. .. .. .. — 27 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. .. 607 Year 1924-25. New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 134 New claims rejected .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 29 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £37,934 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £62 10s. Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. . . £38,506 Increase on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,422 Cost per head of European population . . .. . . .. .. .. 7d. Credit to vote from gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,529 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. .. .. £261 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. . . .. £482 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 1,354 Total claims established .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,163 Total claims rejected .. .. .. .. .. .. 174 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 384 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. .. 172 Total amount paid to date .. .. .. .. .. £218,999 Total credit from gold duty .. .. .. .. .. £33,233 Total amount paid on account of funeral expenses .. .. .. £3,448 Number of Pensions at each Rate at the 31st March, 1925. Annual Value. £ 183 at £91 per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,653 102 at £65 per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,630 322 at £45 10s. per annum .. .. .. .. .. 14,651 607 £37,934

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EPIDEMIC PENSIONS. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1924 .. .. .. .. .. .. 457 Cancellations, 1924—25—Net decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. .. .. 365 Year 1924-25. Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. £16,226 Average pension .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. £44 9s. Gross expenditure for year .. . . . . . . . . £22,881 Decrease on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. £9,821 Cost per head of European population . . .. .. .. 4d. Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. £38 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. £58 BLIND PENSIONS. Pensions in force at 31st March, 1925 — European .. .. .. .. .. .. 113 Maori .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 114 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. £4,485 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £39 7s. Gross expenditure for year (three months) .. .. .. .. £1,036 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. £88 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. £239 COST OF ADMINISTRATION. £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,492 Temporary assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,791 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Exchange and commission on money-orders, &c. .. .. .. 354 Fees for certificates of age .. .. . . .. . . .. 8 Fuel, light, power, and water . . .. . . .. .. 60 Interpreters' fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Medical fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,673 Office-cleaning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. .. 46 Contribution to Post-office for payment of pensions .. .. .. 14,434 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. .. 2,213 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,187 Rent of offices .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 572 Telephones .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 220 Transfer and removal expenses .. . . .. . . . . 21 Travelling-expenses of officers and pensioners .. .. .. 4,858 Expenses, War Pensions Appeal Board .. .. .. .. 5,173 Repairs to typewriters and office fittings .. .. .. .. 41 Overtime .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 184 Sundry payments .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 £66,403 Number of officers on staff at 31st March, 192£ .. .. .. 158 Percentage of cost of administration to total payments for year (£2,617,504) 2-53

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APPENDICES.

TABLE I, —NATURE OF DISABILITIES FOR WHTOH WAR PENSIONS ARE BEING GRANTEE. Wounds —■ Permanent. Temporary. Total. Upper extremity .. .. .. .. .. 1,767 228 1,995 Lower extremity .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,900 375 2,275 Head and neck . . . . . . .. . . 515 156 671 Thorax .. .. .. .. .. .. ..402 209 611 Abdomen .. .. 178 73 251 4,762 1,041 5,803 Amputations — Upper extremity .. .. .. .. .. .. 433 5 438 Lower extremity .. . . .. . . . . .. 588 11 599 Double .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 .. 39 1,060 16 1,076 Special senses — — Ocular — Totally blind .. .. . . .. .. 21 .. 21 Loss of one eye .. . . .. .. . . 340 6 346 Other disabilities of eye .. .. .. .. 157 19 176 518 25 543 Auditory .. .. .. .. .. .. 284 57 341 Nasal .. .. .. 1 16 17 Respiratory system — Pulmonary tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. 18 1, 346 1, 364 Other diseases .. .. .. .. .. . . 47 850 897 65 2,196 2,261 Circulatory system .. .. .. .. .. .. 102 251 353 Nervous system — Organic disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 19 49 Functional disease .. .. .. . . .. 41 583 624 71 602 673 Insanity .. .. . . .. . . . . . . 3 26 29 Gastro-intestinal .. .. . . . . .. . . 60 157 217 Genito-urinary . . .. . . .. . . . . 51 93 144 General diseases .. .. . . .. . . . . 121 418 539 Fractures (not due to wounds) — Upper extremity .. .. .. . . .. .. 58 20 78 Lower extremity .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 25 79 112 45 157 Diseases of bone . . .. .. . . .. . . 21 5 26 Injuries of joints (not due to wounds) .. .. .. .. 235 154 389 Spinal disease .. .. . • • • • • • • 17 67 84 Deformities .. .. .. • ■ • • • • • • 44 10 54 Disease of skin .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 4 8 Miscellaneous.. .. .. . ■ ~ .. • • 52 68 120 7,583 5,251 12,834

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TABLE II.—NUMBER OF WAR PENSIONS IN FORCE AT EACH RATE ON THE 31st MARCH, 1925.

TABLE III.—PENSIONS GRANTED, DEATHS, AND CANCELLATIONS IN EACH YEAR, WITH NUMBER IN FORCE AND ANNUAL VARIATION.

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Wives and *"* n ocoun * ; Death. R , , , ,,, | Soldiers Soldiers Parents (on ; a e (neares ). , (p ermanen t). (Temporary). Account of Widows j p e j, j Disablement). (including Child- other D danfe , ren s Pensions). r £ £ 301-340 .. .. 3 1 .. 261-300 .... 3 3 .. 3 234-260 .... 27 3 3 21 201-233 .... 15 .. 4 64 191-200 .... 2 5 .. 30 181-190 .... 82 441 9 104 1 171-180 .... 13 1 .. 7 161-170 .... 53 83 2 69 1 151-160 .. .. 21 67 32 150 4 141-150 .... 23 57 3 18 131-140 .... 30 5 8 48 121-130 .. .. 54 131 62 321 19 111-120 .... 38 18 11 57 13 101-110 .. .. 103 134 108 28 18 91-100 .... 326 64 34 7 45 81- 90 .. .. 316 2 10 35 7 71-80 .. .. 340 211 131 433 225 61- 70 .. .. 279 173 29 .. 91 51-60 .. .. 1,165 575 131 2 595 41- 50 .. .. 278 227 25 .. 57 31- 40 .. .. 1,356 736 36 2 1,585 21- 30 .. .. 2,149 1,946 6;) 2 3,614 6- 20 .. .. 907 368 | 9 1 91 Totals .. 7,583 5,251 j 716 1,402 6,366

Number of p »u t t? Year ended 31st March. Pensions Deaths. a * j a Increase. Decrease. granted. | i tlons " J *<nd of Year. Old-age. 1899 .. .. .. 7,487 38 6 j 7,443 1900 .. .. .. 4,699 786 71 j 11,285 3,842 1901 .. .. .. 2,227 815 292 12,406 1,120 1902 .. .. .. 1,694 935 388 12,776 371 1903 .. .. .. 1,391 1,064 622 12,481 .. 295 1904 .. .. .. 1,063 928 690 11,926 .. 555 1905 .. .. .. 1,210 890 476 11,770 .. 156 1906 .. .. .. 2,075 1,038 225 12,582 812 1907 .. .. .. 2,031 1,097 259 13,257 675 1908 .. .. 1,740 1,189 239 13,569 312 1909 .. .. .. 2,113 1,112 174 14,396 827 1910 .. .. .. 2,304 1,169 211 15,320 924 1911 .. .. .. 2,399 1,423 276 16,020 700 1912 .. .. .. 2,318 1,469 220 16,649 629 1913 .. .. .. 2,072 1,569 643 16,509 .. 140 1914 .. .. .. 3,320 1,479 300 18,050 1,541 1915 .. .. .. 3,158 1,582 274 19,352 1,302 1916 .. .. .. 2,268 1,539 277 19,804 452 1917 .. .. .. 1,823 1,610 320 19,697 .. 107 1918 .. .. .. 2,146 1,535 348 19,960 263 1919 .. .. .. 2,235 2,013 310 19,872 .. 88 1920 .. .. .. 2,289 1,798 370 19,993 121 1921 .. .. .. 2,152 1,880 428 19,837 .. 156 1922 .. .. .. 2,553 1,578 321 20,491 654 1923 .. .. .. 2,781 1,763 328 21,181 690 1924 .. .. .. 2,549 1,870 392 21,468 287 1925 .. .. .. 2,654 1,635 425 22,062 594 Totals .. .. 66,751 35,804 8,885

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TABLE III.—PENSIONS GRANTED, DEATHS, AND CANCELLATIONS IN EACH YEAR, ETC.—continued.

,. . r [ N " mb f o: I Cancella- In Force at T !, iear ended olst March. ! tensions Deaths. .. increase. Decrease. granted, i tlons ' End of Year. Widows'. 1912 .. .. .. 791 .. 3 788 I I 1913 .. .. .. 657 3 129 1,313 i 525 1914 .. .. .. 421 1 193 1,540 227 1915 .. .. .. 458 2 208 1,788 248 1916 .. .. .. 444 4 338 1,890 102 1917 .. .. .. 421 2 285 2,024 134 1918 .. .. .. 509 6 335 2,192 168 1919 .. .. .. 1,349 11 319 3,211 1,019 1920 .. .. .. 767 18 516 3,444 233 1921 .. .. .. 627 8 642 3,421 .. 23 1922 .. .. .. 523 3 598 3,343 .. 78 1823 .. .. .. 616 12 536 3,411 68 1924 .. .. .. 730 8 607 3,526 115 192) .. .. .. 602 6 524 3,598 72 Totals .. .. 8,915 84 5,233 Maori War. 1913 .. .. .. 577 9 .. 568 1914 .. .. .. 747 74 1 1,240 672 1915 .. .. .. 256 108 .. 1,388 148 1916 .. .. .. 6C 124 1 1,323 .. 65 1917 .. .. 10 101 .. 1,232 .. 91 1918 .. .. .. 24 103 .. 1,153 .. 79 1919 .. .. .. 12 125 .. 1,040 .. 113 1920 .. .. .. 5 106 .. 939 .. 101 1921 .. .. .. 2 130 .. 811 . 128 1922 .. .. .. 1 72 .. 740 .. 71 1923 .. .. .. 1 71 1 669 .. 71 1924 .. .. .. 1 80 1 589 .. 80 1925 .. .. 1 71 .. 519 .. 70 ; Totals .. .. 1,697 1,174 4 Miners'. 1916 .. .. ■■ 120 .. .. 120 1917 .. .. 153 35 .. 238 118 1918 .. .. .. 91 34 25 270 32 1919 .. .. .. 82 41 71 240 .. 30 1920 .. .. .. 237 23 39 415 175 1921 .. .. .. 107 43 5 474 59 1922 .. .. .. 78 38 8 506 32 1923 .. .. .. 96 52 6 544 38 1924 .. .. .. 88 48 4 580 36 1925 .. .. .. Ill 70 14 607 27 Totals .. .. 1,163 384 172 War. 1916 .. .. .. 1,214 1 22 1,191 1917 .. •• 5,316 44 1,294 5,169 3,978 1918 .. .. 10,587 86 1,173 14,497 9,328 1919 .. •• 16,954 531 3,493 27,427 12,930 1920 . .. 15,183 291 7,748 34,571 7,144 1921 .. .. 2,207 358 4,656 31,764 .. 2,807 1922 ' .. •• 945 369 3,249 29,091 .. 2,673 1923 .. 625 358 2,898 26,460 .. i 2,631 1924 .. .. .. 551 361 3,484 23,166 .. ! 3,294 1925 .. .. .. 432 334 1,946 21,318 .. , 1,848 Totals .. .. 54,014 2,733 29,963

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TABLE lII.—PENSIONS GRANTED, DEATHS, AND CANCELLATIONS IN EACH YEAR, ETC. —continued.

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Year ended 31st March. Pensions Deaths. .. ,, , * v Increase. ■ Decrease. , , ! tions. fend of Year. granted. Epidemic. Number of pension,? taken over 939 from Public Health Department on 1st April, 1920 1921 .. .. 27 .. 117 849 .. 90 1922 .. .. .. 6 .. 172 683 .. 166 1923 .. .. .. .. .. 114 569 .. 114 1924 .. .. .. .. .. 112 457 .. 112 1925 .. .. .. .. .. ! 92 365 .. 92 Totals .. .. 972 • • 607 Blind. 1925 .. .. ... 114 j .. | .. | 114 j .. |