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Table 12.—Comparative Statement of Pensions in Force, and Payments made in each Financial Year since the Act came into Operation.

Table 13. —Number of Pensions granted since the Act came into Operation, with Number of Deaths and Cancellations, and Number in Force at End of each Year.

Table 14.—Cost of Administration for the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1906. £ b. d. £ s. d. Salaries ... ... ... ... ... 3,014 17 1 Other charges— Clerical assistance ... ... 373 0 0 Contribution to Post Office to pay salaries of officers employed on old-age pensions work ... ... ... 1,010 0 0 Travelling-expenses of Registrar, Stipendiary Magistrates, Deputy Eegistrars, police constables; interpreters' fees, &c. ... 156 13 4 Contingencies ... ... ... 203 13 2 1,743 6 6 Total ... ... .. £4,758 3 7

Number of Pensions in Force. Payments to End of Expenditure. Pensions. Date. Financial Year. Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease. £ 3,124 157,342 197,292 207,468 210,140 203,164 195,475 254,367 £ £ 131st March, 1899 ... 1900 ... 1901 ... 1902 ... 1903 ... 1904 ... 1905 ... 1906 .. 7,443 11,285 12,405 12,776 12,481 11,926 11,770 12,582 154,218 39,950 10,176 2,672 6,976 7,689 3,842 1,120 371 812 295 555 156 58,892 Total ... £1,428,372

Year ending 31st March. Number of Pensions granted. Deaths. Cancellations. In Poroe at End of Year. Liability each Year. ,899... .900. . .901... .902... .903... .904... .905... .906... 7,487 4,699 2,227 1,694 1,391 1,063 1,210 '■% 075 38 786 815 935 1,064 928 890 1,038 6 71 292 388 622 690 476 225 7,443 1L,285 12,405 12,776 12,481 11,926 11,770 12,582 £ 127,319 193,718 211,965 217,192 211,594 200,915 199,081 313,018 Totals ... 21,846 6,494 2,770 • Includes two pensions lancelled in previous year, n> iw reinstated.