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Table 2.—Pensions in Force at the 31st March, 1907, in North and South Islands. Europeans. Maoris. Liability. In North Mind 5,060 620 138*898 In South Island 7,537 .. jW .. 187,186 12,697 .. 660 .. £326,084

Table 3.—Sexes of Pensioners on the Roll at the 31st March, 1907.

Table 4.— Ages of European Pensioners on the Roll at the 31st March, 1907. Number. Number. Number Ataee65 309 At age 78 419 At age 91 20 „ g 66 735 . „ 79 322 . M ... I 67 767 „ 80 314 „ 93 7 " 68 794 „ 81 248 „ 94 4 69 ... 823 „ 82 200 „ 95 4 " 70"" ... 842 „ 83... ... 158 . „ 96... .... 2 " 71 ... 865 . 84 130 „ 97 2 " 72 . ... 1,017 • „ 85 96 „ 98 2 73 1J59 ' . 86 91 „ 103 2 " 74 1,052 „ 87 81 „ 106 1 75 791 „ 88 48 - 76 ... 681 „ 89 31 Total ... 12,597 77 ... ... 549 „ 90... ... 24

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Maoris. Europeans. District. Male. Female. Male. Female. Auckland .. Coromandel Dargaville .. Hamilton .. Helensville.. Kaitaia Mangonui .. Maungaturoto Otahuhu Raglan Rawene Rotorua Russell Taupo Warkworth Whangarei Whangaroa Thames Opotiki Paeroa Tauranga ,...-, Te Aroha Whakatane Gisborne Port Awanui Napier Dannevirke Waipawa .. Wairoa New Plymouth Stratford .. Wanganui .. Hawera Marton Patea Wellington Carterton .. Feilding 678 71 55 130 44 13 8 23 51 8 16 13 44 2 46 102 12 141 8 46 14 29 4 41 4 140 80 29 9 101 12 102 86 53 18 278 48 55 654 22 17 126 8 3 - 5 17 57 3 6 5 18 2 27 47 3 112 8 24 14 9 3 32 7 22 9 21 1 23 7 3 18 10 12 21 7 3 13 35 22 37 2 5 5 11 3 6 5 9 2 9 10 4 1 12 29 21 42 11 2 13 2 15 4 16 20 9 9 114 58 26 1 99 21 86 33 39 8 339 40 39 ' 1 21 7 I 7 8 2 2 1 1 2 4 1 2

Europeans. Maoris. District. Male. B'emale. Male. Female. Masterton Otaki Pahiatua Palmerston North .. Nelson Motueka Blenheim Havelock Christchurch Akaroa Amberley Ashburton Culverden Kaiapoi Kaikoura Timaru Fairlie Temuka Waimate Greymouth Reefton Hokitika Westport Oamaru Dunedin Balclutha Clyde Lawrence Milton Naseby Palmerston South .. Waikouaiti Invercargill Queenstown Riverton Chatham Islands 60 37 28 99 119 44 92 7 731 26 • 9 167 2 164 12 92 6 80 71 357 118 375 201 155 598 83 86 138 64 75 37 21 390 67 82 2 45 14 14 74 96 • 30 51 792 17 2 78 2 147 2 93 4 67 44 82 25 128 55 116 634 57 23 70 61 28 26 20 239 32 41 1 "l 3 "l 2 3 "a 1 6 "2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 2 4 1 6 1 5 2 Totals I 7,262 5,335 330 330