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Table I.—Number of Pensions in Force, at each Rate, on the 31st March, 1901.

Yearlv Pension. Number of Pensions. Amount. £ $ 18 ... ... ... ... 10,356 186,408 17 ... ... 267 4,539 16 ... ... ... ... 262 4,192 15 ... ... ... ... 261 3,915 14 ... ... ... ... 193 2,702 13 . ... 188 2,444 12 .:. ... ... 215 2,580 11 ... ■ ... ... ... Ill 1,221 10 .. ... ... ... 120 1,200 9 ..... ... 74 666 8 97 776 7 .. ... 70 490 6 56 336 5 ... ... 49 245 4 . . ... ... 33 132 3 ... ... ... ... 22 66 2 .. ... ... ... 22 44 1 ... 9 9 Totals ... ... 12,405 £211,965

Table II. — Number of Pensions in Force in each Old - age Pension District on the 31st March, 1901.

_. . . , Number , . District. , t-> Amount. of Pensions. £ Akaroa 43 707 Amberley ... ... 8 144 Ashburton ... ... 184 3,174 Auckland ... ... 1,015 17,034 'Balclutha ... ... 131 2,238 Blenheim ... ... 146 2,457 Chatham Islands... ... 5 90 Christchurch ... ... 1,215 20,501 Clyde 98 1,758 Coromandel ... ... 121 2,138 Oulverden ... ... 2 24 Dannevirke ... ... 149 2,497 Dargaville ... ... 69 1,226 Dunedin ... ... 929 15,938 Fairlie ... ... ... 8 144 Feilding ... ... 86 1,490 Geraldiue ... ... 133 2,261 Gisborne ' ... ... 96 1,634 Greymouth ... ... 467 8,311 Greytown ... ... 72 1,222 Hamilton ... ... 178 2,992 Havelook 7 119 Hawera ... ... 56 942 Helensville ... ... 257 4,457 Hokitika- ... ... 484 8,561 Invercargill ... ... 540 9,278 Kaiapoi ... ... 270 4,461 Kaikoura ... ... 27 467 Lawrence ... ... 206 3,503 Marton... ... ... 88 1,535 Masterton ... ... 81 1,385 Maungaturoto ... ... 45 749 Milton ... ... ... 113 1,893 Mongouui ... ... 82 1,416 Mofeueka ... ... 77 1,219 Napier ... ... 243 4,087 Nasebv... ... ... 87 1,506 Nelson ... ... ... 278 4,614

Tv , • , Number , District. , t-, . Amount, of Pensions. £ New Plymouth ... ... 230 3,911 Oamaru ... ... 239 4,133 Opotiki ..." ... 39 694 Onehunga ... ... 281 • 4,577 Otaki ... ... ... 63 1,107 Paeroa ... ... 54 946 Pahiatua ... ... 30 514 Palmerston North ... 159 2,691 Palmerston South ... 50 846 Patea ... ... ... 23 397 Port Awanui ... ... 48 864 Port Chalmers ... ... 195 3,238 Queenstown .... ... 99 1,732 Eaglan ... ... 94 1,569 Eawene ... ... 100 1,694 Eeefton ... ... 139 2,442 Eiverton ... .. 117 2,020 Eocorua ... ... 71 1,276 Eussell ... ... 137 2,285 Stratford . ... 27 476 Taupo... ... ... 35 626 Tauranga ... ... 86 1,502 TeAroha ... ... 30 519 Thames ... ... 266 4,576 Timaru ... ... * 144 2,477 Waimate ... ... 85 1,450 Waipawa ... ... 18 312 Wairoa ... ... Ill 1,682 Wanganui ... ... 196 3,341 Wark worth ... ... 81 1,292 Wellington ... ... 496 8,717 Westport ... ... 266 4,659 Whakatane ... ... 107 1,913 Whangarei ... ... 158 2,714 Whangaroa ... ... 35 601 Total ...12,405 £211,965

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