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Table II.—Number of Old-age Pensioners maintained by Charitable Institutions throughout the Colony as at the 31st March, 1902, together with Amounts handed to each Pensioner after Deduction of Maintenance.

Table III. —Number of Pensions granted since the Act came into Operation; Number of Deaths, Certificates cancelled, and Pensions lapsed during each Year; and Number of Pensions in Force at End of each Year.

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Controlling Body. Institution. ■ss I U ® © a 11 Amount handed to Pensioners after Deduction of Maintenance. Location. Name. Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Little Sisters of the Poor Wairau Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Costley Home 65 Is. per week. Auckland 21 1 3 3 Nil. Is. per week. Is. 6s. per month. Blenheim Charleston Charleston Hospital Trustees North Canterbury and Ashburton Charitable Aid Board Otago Benevolent Institution Cook District Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Greymouth Hospital Trustees Waikato Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Westland Hospital Trustees Southland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Ditto Kumara Hospital Trustees Hawke's Bay United Charitable Aid Board Nelson Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Taranaki District Hospital and Charitable Aid Board North Otago Benevolent Society Pieton Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Reafton Hospital Trustees Westland Hospital Board, Hokitika Thames and Coromandel United Charitable Aid Board South Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Bo-jrd Wanganui Charitable Aid Board Wellington Benevolent Trustees Home for Aged Needy Trustees.. Sisters of the Poor Home Hospital.. Old Men's Home Hospital Jubilee Home, Christchurch Old Men's Home, Ashburtou Benevolent Institution Old Men's Home .. ■ 45 Nil. Chrietchurch , 4s. per month. Is. per week. Dunedin Gisborne 95 8 Greymouth Hamilton Hospital Old Men's Home ... 30 8 6s. per month. 4s. Hokitika Inveroargill .. Hospital Bowraont Street Home 16 28 5s. 4s. 6d. „ Kumara Napier Nelson New Plymouth Lome Farm Hospital Old People's Home Old People's Home Old Men's Home 8 , 8 29 25 16 8s. 6d. . 5s. 4s. 4d. „ 4s. 8s. 4d. „ Oam aru Pieton Reefton Ross Thames Old Men's Home Hospital Hospital Hospital Old Men's Home 13 8 7 5 6 6s. 4s. 5s. 5s. 4s. Timaru Old Men's Home 7 Is. per week. Wanganui Wellington Jubilee Home Ohiro Home Home for Aged Needy Home for Inourables 13 12 22 13 5s. per month. 4s. 6s. 2d. , 4s. 2d. per month (average). 6s. per month. 2s. 6d. „ . Westport Whangarei ! Buller Hospital and Charitable Aid Board North of Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Hospital Old Men's Home 16 5 536 Total

Year ended I Number of Pensions granted. Number of Deaths of Pensioners. Number of Pension-certifi-cates cancelled. Number of Pensions lapsed. Number of Pensions in Force at End of Year. 31st March, 1899 1900 1901 1902 7,487 4,699 2,227 1,694 38 786 815 935 6 65 227 206 6 65 182 7,443 11,285 12,405 12,776 Total 16,107 2,574 504 253