TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PENSIONS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1926.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1926 Session I, H-18

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1926. NEW ZEALAND.

TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PENSIONS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1926.

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

The Commissioner of Pensions to the Hon. the Minister of Pensions. Sir,— Pensions Department, Wellington, 31st May, 1926. 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, 1926. The following comparative statement relates to the annual value and gross payments of all pensions administered by the Department for the past two years : —

Pensions in Force: Annual Value and Gross Payments.

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

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As at 31st March, 1925. As at 31st March, 1926. Class of Pension. n „„ ~ Gross Gross Number. Annual Value. Payments, Number. Annual Value. Payments 1924-23. 1925-26. ' £ £ £ £ War .. .. 21,318 1,140,168 1,244,483 20,716 1,122,843 1,185,161 Old-age .. .. .. 22,062 850,795 806,953 22,905 981,886 903 577 Widows' .. .. .. 3,598 281,141 236,378 3,833 301,121 286^450 Maori War .. .. .. 519 25,431 26,848 444 21,756 23,067 Miners' .. .. .. 607 37,934 38,506 640 40,462 40,239 Epidemic .. .. .. 365 16,226 22,881 313 11,802 14 522 Blind 114 4,485 1,036 196 9,396 8,053 Boer War .. .. .. 69 2,949 3,071 60 2,445 2,902 Special annuities .. .. 102 10,380 9,327 102 9,292 8,752 Civil Service Act, 1908 .. 67 17,776 19,115 55 15,278 16,"855 Totals .. .. 48,821 i 2,387,285 2,408,598 49,264 2,516,281 2,489,578 Cost per head of European population : 1924-25, £1 16s. 4d. ; 1925-26, £1 16s. 9d.

Number at A , . Government. Class of Pension. 31st March, v**!™ verago Payments, 1926 ' Value. Pension. U'25-26. £ £ £ Great Britain .. .. .. War .. .. 1,866 107,437 58 \ „ .. .. .. Army and civil .. 632 34,638 55f 1 &5 > 5 '0 Australia .. .. War .. .. 587 25,348 43 25,313 India .. . . . . Army and civil .. 80 17,976 225 38,201 South Africa .. .. War .. 3 283 94 375 .. Civil .. .. 21 2,063 98 2,944 Crown Colonies .. .. „ .. .. 23 6,165 268 7,289 Canada . . .. • • War . . 1 183 183 93 Totals .. .. .. 3,213 194,093 J .. 229,785

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Legislation. During the year the provisions of the Pensions Act, 1913, were further liberalized by Parliament, the principal features of the amendment being as follows :— Old-age Pensions:— (a.) Increase in the maximum pension from 15s. a week to 17s. 6d. a week. (b.) Exemption of the full value of the home in the computation of property. The previous exemption was £520. (c.) Increase in the limit of income and pension combined of married couples to £2 15s. a week. (d.) Exemption of the whole of an applicant's earnings in the computation of income when employment has ceased. The previous exemption was limited to £2 a week, (e.) Payment of additional pension of ss. a week to veterans of the South African War extended to cases where pension and income combined do not exceed £97 10s. per annum. (/.) Additional pension of £13 per annum in respect of children extended to age 15. Widows' Pensions: — (a.) Pension age of children increased to fifteen years. (b.) Exemption of the full value of the home in the computation of property. The previous exemption was £520. (c.) Exemption of the whole of an applicant's earnings in the computation of income when employment has ceased. The previous exemption was limited to £2 a week. Blind Pensions:— (a.) Increase in the maximum pension from 15s. a week to 17s. 6d. a week. (b.) Exemption of the full value of the home in the computation of property. The previous exemption was £520. Maori War Pensions : — Removal of disqualification in respect of old-age pensions. Minor amendments provide for certain classes of seamen and blind persons who were previously disqualified for old-age and blind pensions respectively, and for the exemption in the computation of income generally of public subscriptions and compensation in respect of death up to £100. In addition, the authority previously exercised by Magistrates to deal with applications for renewal of old-age and widows' pensions is now vested in the Commissioner of Pensions. The annual increase in the appropriations arising from these added benefits was estimated to reach £150,000 per annum, and the increase in the annual liability as at the 31st March last, with several months of the first year still to go, was as follows :— £ Old-age pensions .. .. .. .. .. 123,200 Widows'pensions .. .. .. .. 17,400 Blind pensions .. .. .. .. .. 5,200 Total .. .. .. .. £145,800 The total estimated cost of the benefits conceded in the Amendment Acts of 1924 and 1925 was £300,000 per annum, and the actual increase recorded has exceeded £290,000 per annum. Cost of Administration. £ Salaries (including medical officers) .. .. .. .. .. 32,078 Contribution to Post Office for payment of pensions .. .. .. 14,066 Medical fees .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,825 Travelling-expenses of officers and pensioners .. .. .. .. 3,802 War Pensions Appeal Board (all expenses) .. .. .. .. 3,220 War Pensions Board (salaries) .. .. .. .. ~ 2,450 Printing, stationery, and advertising .. .. .. .. .. 1,898 Postage and telegrams .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,870 Rent of offices .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,130 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. .. .. 508 Exchange and commission .. .. .. .. ~ .. 339 Telephones .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 247 Overtime .. .. .. . . . . .. . . .. ]11 Fuel, light, cleaning, and water .. .. .. .. .. 91 Sundry repairs and cartage .. .. .. .. .. .. 77 Fees and legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 £67,728 Number of officers on 31st March, 1926, 149. Percentage of cost of administration to total payment (£2,719,363), 2-49,

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WAR PENSIONS. Total Claims lodged and Annual Value of all Pensions granted to Date.

Summary of Annual Liability at 31st March, 1926.

Number of War Pensions in Force at each Rate on 31st March, 1926.

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Claims lodged. I Pensions granted. y I ' Soldiers. Dependants. | Number. Annual Average | Value. Pension. | _ " £ £ 1915-16 .. .. .. 798 681 1,214 56,488 46 1916-17 .. .. .. 3,958 2,017 5,316 285,707 53 1917-18 .. .. .. 8,148 3,754 10.587 780,057 73 1918-19 .. .. .. 14,749 5,292 16,954 1,167,081 68 1919-20 .. .. .. 11.493 3,990 15,183 872,627 57 1920-21 .. .. .. 1,081 1,878 2,207 163,713 66 1921-22 .. .. .. 367 891 945 63,685 67 1922-23 .. .. .. 198 635 625 43,867 70 1923-24 .. .. .. 160 550 551 40,836 74 1924-25 .. .. .. 197 505 432 31,241 72 1925-26 .. .. .. 161 379 353 26,046 74 Totals .. ■■ 41,310 20,572 54,367 3,531,348 65 Note. —The number of pensions granted as shown herein does not include children's pensions, the values of which, however, from part of the pensions payable to parents (or guardians), and are included in the annual value totals.

j-n- Number of I Number of . , ,, , i Average Class of Pension. Pensioners. Children. Annual Value. p en3io B n £ £ Soldiers (permanent) .. .. 8,194 .. 395,692 48 Soldiers (temporary) .. .. .. 4,174 .. 269,270 64 Dependants of disabled soldiers .. .. 747 1,323 61,117 82 Widows (without children) .. .. 583 .. 51,158 88 Widows (with children).. .. .. 801 1,271 125,121 156 Other dependants of deceased soldiers — Parents .. .. .. .. 5,492 16 193,311 35 Other adult dependants .. .. 149 27 6,037 41 Guardians of children .. .. 576 783 21,137 37 Totals, &c. 20,716 3,420 1,122,843 54

On account of Death. Wives and ' Soldiers Soldiers Parents (011 Rate (nearest £1). (Perma- (Tem- Account of Widows. Other Dependants. nent). porary). Disablement). With j Without t> ± I Guardians Children. I Children. Parents " [of Children. 0thers - £ 301-350 .. 3 3 261-300 .. 4 4 .. 3 234-260 .. I 27 1 3 18 201-233 ..18 3 7 60 .. .. 1 191-200 .. | 1 6 .. 27 1 181-190 .. 98 396 15 J05 1 171-180 ... 16 3 1 1 4 161-170 .. 71 94 2 71 .. .. .. J 151-160 .. 33 69 27 152 .. .. .. 2 141-150 .. 28 59 4 4 15 131-140 .. 33 8 7 48 1 121-130 .. 75 128 68 287 20 12 11 111-120 .. 39 23 15 .. 58 9 2 101-110 .. 107 136 110 13 17 8 9 4 91-100 309 51 23 .. 7 41 2 81- 90 ..310 5 17 1 34 11 71- 80 .. j - 352 - 165 130 8 422 172 36 7 61- 70 .. 288 126 36 1 .. 81 .. 2 51-60 .. 1,196 453 141 .. 1 466 95 29 41-50 .. 314 199 19 .. .. 69 31- 40 .. 1,454 582 41 1 1 1,495 45 15 21-30 .. 2,395 1,411 69 1 .. 3.058 379 83 6-20 .. | 1,023 249 12 1 69 6 5 Totals .. I 8,194 4,174 747 801 583 5,492 576 149

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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 : — £ £ 1921-25. 1925-26. Payments made in New Zealand .. .. .. 1,143,246 1,066,247 Payments made in London .. .. .. 57,329 7 6,585 Payments made in Australia .. .. .. 41,138 39,473 Payments made in Canada .. .. .. 2,296 2,591 Payments made in South Africa .. . . . . 154 Other foreign payments .. . . .. . . 320 265 Totals .. .. .. .. .. £1,244,483 £1,185,161 Total Payments to the 31st March, 1926. £ Year 1915-16.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 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 Year 1925-26 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,185,161 £12,569,640 * '

War Pensions payable outside New Zealand as at the 31st March, 1926.

Appeals. Appeals outstanding on 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. 171 Appeals lodged during 1925-26 .. .. .. .. .. 345 516 Appeals dismissed during 1925-26 . . .. . . .. .. 227 Appeals upheld during 1925-26 .. .. .. .. .. 167 Appeals withdrawn and struck out 1925-26 .. .. .. 29 423 Appeals outstanding on 31st March, 1926 . . .. .. 93

Summary since Creation of Appeal Board.

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Soldier3. Dependants. of boldiers. 7 j Annual Liability. Permanent, j Temporary. Temporary. Widows. j Dgpeii&trita £ Great Britain .. 155 142 9 146 723 59,473 Australia .. .. 141 235 10 54 191 34,519 Other countries ..13 15 .. 5 13 2,035 Totals .. 309 392 19 205 927 96,027

To 31st March, IOO 19 25 ! 1925-26. Total. Appeals dismissed .. .. .. .. .. 603 227 830 Appeals upheld .. .. .. .. .. 333 167 500 Appeals withdrawn and struck out . . .. . . 29 29 58 Appeals not under Act .. .... .. 6 . . 6 Pensions made permanent .. .. . . .. 5 . . 5 Totals .. .. .. 976 423 1,399 Total appeals lodged .. .. .. .. .. 1,147 345 1,492

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Economic Pensions payable at 31st March, 1926.

Medical treatment ol war pensioners during 1925-26 cost £93,589. Railway concessions to war pensioners with disabilities in excess of 50 per cent, cost £2,280 during the year. The loading paid on life-insurance policies of war pensioners due to war service disability amounted to £250 for the year. Temporary war pensions to soldiers decreased by 1,077, while permanent pensions to soldiers were increased by 611 during the year. The 369 deaths among war pensioners are made up as follows : Soldiers, 131 ; widows of soldiers, 4 ; other dependants, 234. OLD-AGE PENSIONS. Pensions in force, including 1,416 Maoris, at the 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. 22,905 European population at the 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. 1,354,292 European pensioners, sixty-five and over, at the 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. 18,643 Female European pensioners, sixty to sixty-four, at the 31st March, 1926 .. .. 2,846 Percentage of European pensioners to total European population at the 31st March, 1926 1-59 Annual liability at the 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. .. £981,886 Average pension at the 31st March, 1926.. .. .. .. .. .. £42 17s. Unpaid instalments at the 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. £5,489 New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,827 New claims rejected .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 780 Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £903,577 Increase on figures of previous year .. .. .. . . .. .. £96,624 Cost per head of European population .. . . . . .. .. . . 13s. 4d. Credit from national endowment .. . . . . .. .. .. £37,505 Refunds paid to Public Account .. .. . . .. ... .. £2,396 Number of pensioners in homes and hospitals .. . . . . .. . . 1,091 Amount paid to controlling authorities of these .. .. .. .. £45,088 Number of pensioners in mental hospitals .. .. .. .. .. 103 Amount paid to Mental Hospitals Department on account of these .. .. £3,751 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. .. £4,300 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. .. 89,210 Grand total paid since 1898 .. .. .. .. .. .. £12,637,410 Total credit from national endowment .. . . .. . . .. £466,464 WIDOWS' PENSIONS. Pensions in force, including 211 Maoris, at the 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. 3,833 Total children in receipt of pension at the 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. 8,664 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. £1,997 New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 800 New claims rejected .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. 136 Number of children on whose account pensions granted .. .. .. .. 1,588 Annual liability at close of year.. .. . . .. .. .. .. £301,021 Average pension .. . . .. . . .. .. . . .. £78 lis. Gross expenditure for year . . . . . . .. .. .. .. £286,450 Increase on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. .. £50,072 Cost per head of European population .. .. .. .. .. ~ 4s. 3d. Refunds paid to Public Account .. .. .. .. .. .. £594 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. .. £2,032 Average of total family of pensioners .. .. .. .. .. .. 4-16 Average of family under fifteen years .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-32 Total claims lodged to date .. ~ .. .. .. .. 11,399 Total number of children benefited .. .. .. .. .. 23,709 Total guardians appointed .. .. .. .. .. .. 143 Grand total paid to date .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,720,150

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Average Class. Number. Annual Value. | Annual Grant. £ £ Soldiers witt permanent pensions .. .. .. 270 18,511 68 Soldiers with temporary pensions .. .. .. 811 55,688 68 Widows with children .. .. .. .. 114 3,327 29 Widows without children .. .. .. .. 25 810 32 Widowed mothers .. .. .. .. .. 179 5,192 29 Totals .. .. .. .. 1,399 83,528 59

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MAORI WAR PENSIONS. Pensions in force, including 123 Maoris, at the 31st March, 1926 .. .. 444 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1926 . . .. .. £216 New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. Number of pensioners in receipt of old-age pensions .. .. .. '4^ Annual liability at close of year.. .. .. .. .. jqq Average pension .. .. .. .. .. ~ ~ '^q Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. £23 007 Cost per head of European population .. .. .. ~ .. '4^ Decrease on figures of previous year .. .. .. ~ £3 Pensioners in homes and hospitals .. .. .. ~ . '22 Amount paid to controlling authorities of these .. .. .. £990 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. £g2 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. ~ 4 ggg Grand total paid to date .. .. .. .. .. £513,217 MINERS' PENSIONS. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. ~ 040 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1926 . . .. .. .. . _ £249 New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 113 New claims rejected .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 22 Annual liability at close of year.. .. .. .. .. .. .. £40 402 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £63 ss. Gross expenditure for yeaT .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £40 239 Increase on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. ~ £2 733 Cost per head of European population .. .. .. .. .. ~ 7^ Credit to vote from gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ £2 499 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. ~ .. .. .. £473 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. .. ], 467 Total claims rejected .. .. . . . . . . .. .. 198 Total amount paid to date .. .. .. .. .. .. £259,238 Total credit from gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. £35,732 Total amount paid on account of funeral expenses .. .. .. £3,948 Number of Pensions at each Rate at the 31st March, 1926. Annua] Value. £ 206 married miners at £91 per annum .. .. .. ~ 18,746 101 single miners at £65 per annum .. .. .. .. .. 6,565 333 widows at £45 10s. per annum .. .. .. .. .. 15,151 640 40,462 BLIND PENSIONS. Pensions in force, including 15 Maoris, at 31st March, 1926 .. .. ~ .. 196 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. ~ £55 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. £9 390 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. £47 iB SGross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ £g 053 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. .. £439 Cost per head of European population .. ~ .. .. .. ~ l-4d. Grand total paid to date .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ £9 ; 089 EPIDEMIC PENSIONS. Pensions in force at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. ~ 313 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. ~ ~ £46 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £j | , 802 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £37 14s. Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £14,522 Decrease on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. .. £8,359 Cost per head of European population .. .. .. .. .. .. 3d Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid.. .. .. .. .. .. £85 Grand total paid to date .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. £416,567

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APPENDIX. TABLE I.—NATURE OF DISABILITIES FOR WHICH WAR PENSIONS ARE BEING GRANTED. Wounds — Permanent. Temporary. Total. Upper extremity .. .. .. .. 1,886 67 ] , 953 Lower extremity .. .. .. .. .. 2,023 238 2,261 Head and neck .. .. .. .. .. 555 93 648 Tliorax .. .. .. .. .. .. 439 161 600 Abdomen .. .. .. .. .. .. 187 55 242 5,090 614 5,704 Amputations — Upper extremity .. .. .. .. .. 434 6 440 Lower extremity .. .. .. .. .. 587 12 599 Double .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 .. 39 1,060 18 1,078 Special senses — Ocular — Totally blind .. .. .. . . .. 21 .. 21 Loss of one eye .. .. .. . . .. 339 4 343 Other disabilities of eye .. .. .. .. 161 14 175 521 18 539 Auditory .. .. .. .. .. .. 299 44 343 Nasal .. .. ~ . .. .. .... 12 12 820 74 894 Respiratory system — Pulmonary tuberculosis .. .. .. .. 68 1,259 1,327 Other diseases .. .. .. .. .. 96 774 870 164 2,033 2,197 Circulatory system .. .. .. .. .. 139 180 319 Nervous system — Organic disease .. .. .. .. .. 30 18 48 Functional disease .. . . .. . . .. 60 444 504 90 462 552 Insanity .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 27 30 Gastro-intestinal .. .. .. .. .. .. 80 117 197 Genito-urinary .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 74 135 General diseases .. .. .. .. .. .. 155 303 458 Fractures (not due to wounds) — Upper extremity .. .. .. .. .. 60 9 69 Lower extremity .. .. .. .. .. 58 18 76 118 27 145 Diseases of bone .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 9 30 Injuries of joints (not due to wounds) .. .. .. 264 119 383 Spinal disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 56 81 Deformities .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 4 51 Disease of skin .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 5 8 Miscellaneous .. . • .. .. .. .. 54 52 106 8,194 4,174 12,368

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

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„ , , „ , Number of Cancella- In Force at T n Year ended 31st March. j Pensions i Deaths. | ti ons E n <i of Year Increase, i Decrease. granted. I Old-age. 1899 .. .. .. 7,487 38 6 7,443 1900 .. .. .. 4,699 786 71 11,285 3,842 1901 .. .. .. 2,227 815 292 12,406 1,120 1902 .. .. .. 1,694 935 388 J2,776 371 1903 .. .. .. 1,391 1,064 622 12,481 .. 295 1904 .. .. .. 1,063 928 690 11,926 .. 555 ]905 .. .. .. 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 .. .. .. j 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 1926 .. •• 3,100 1,839 418 22,905 843 Totals .. .. 69,851 37,643 9,303 .. J Widows'. 1912 .. ■ • •• 791 .. 3 788 1913 .. .. 657 3 129 1,313 525 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 1923 .. .. 616 12 536 3,411 68 1924- 730 8 607 3,526 115 1925 .. 602 6 524 3,598 72 1926 .. •• 684 2 447 3,833 235 Totals .. .. j 9,599 86 5,680 .. j Maori War. 1913 .. .. i 577 9 .. 568 , 1914 .. .. .. 747 74 1 1,240 1 672 1915 .. 256 108 .. 1,388 148 1916 " .. 60 124 1 1,323 .. 65 1917 .. 10 101 .. 1,232 i 91 1918 .. .. 24 103 .. 1,153 | .. 79 1919 .. .. .. 12 125 .. 1,040 .. j 113 1920 • • • • 5 106 .. 939 .. 101 1921 " .. 2 130 .. 811 128 1922 .. • • ! 1 72 • • 740 • ■ 71 1923 •. • • •• 1 71 1 ■■ 71 1924 .. .. .. 1 80 1 589 .. 80 1925 .. ■ • • 1 71 •• 1926 .. • • ■ • • • 1 444 .. 75 Totals .. ■■ 1,697 j 1,248 5

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

G. C. Fache, Commissioner of Pensions.

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Year ended 31st March. Pensions Deaths. Cancella- J n ' or ®? a ' Increase. ' Decrease. granted. tlona ' End of Year. Miners'. 1916 .. .. .. , 120 I .. 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 1926 .. .. .. 96 50 13 640 33 Totals .. .. 1,259 434 185 .. 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 .. 2,631 1924 .. .. .. 551 361 3,484 23,166 .. 3,294 1925 .. .. .. 432 334 1,946 21,318 .. 1,848 1926 .. .. .. 353 369 586 20,716 .. 602 Totals .. .. 54,367 3,102 30,549 Epidemic. Number of pensions taken over 939 from Public Health Department on 1st April, 1920 1921 .. .. .. 27 4 113 849 .. 90 1922 .. .. .. 6 .. 172 683 .. 166 1923 .. .. .. .. 2 112 569 .. 114 1924 .. .. .. .. 1 111 457 .. 112 1925 .. .. .. .. .. 92 365 .. 92 1926 .. .. .. .. 1 51 313 .. 52 Totals .. .. 972 8 651 Blind. 1925 .. .. .. 114 ! 114 1926 .. .. .. 92 9 1 196 82