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Table 8.—Sex and Conjugal Condition of Pensioners who were admitted during the Year ended the 31st March, 1907. Sex. Single. Married. Widowed. Totals. Males ... 290 608 302 1,200 Females ... 40 353 437 830 Totals ... 330 961 739 2,030 Table 9.—Ages of Pensioners admitted during the Year ended the 31st March, 1907. Number. Number. Number. At age 65 ... ... 550 At age 74 ... ... 59 At age 83 ... ... 6 „ 66 ... ... 312 „ 75 ... ... 45 „ 84 ... 7 „ 67 ... ... 201 „ 76 .:. ... 45 „ 85 ... ... 3 „ 68 ... ... 167 „ 77 ... ..." 24 „ 86 ... ... 3 69 ... ... 127 - „ 78 ... ... 22 „ 87 ... ... ' 1 70 ... ... 127 „ 79 ... ... 18 „ 88 ... ... 2 „ 71 96 „ 80 15 „ 90 1 „ 72 95 , 81 12 „ 91 ... ... 1 " 73 84 ' 82 7 Total ... M80 Table 10.—Ages of European Pensioners who died during the Year ended the 31st March, 1907. Number. Number. Number At age 65 ... ... 11 At age 76 ... ... 63 At age 87 ... ... 21 , 66 25 „ 77 57 „ 88 ... ... 8 „ 67 ... ... 28 „ 78 ... ... 50 „ 89 ... ... 5 „ 68 ... ... 36 „ 79 ... ... 46 „ 90 ... ... 9 „ 69 ... ... 48 „ 80 ... ... 29 „ 91 ... ... 6 „ 70 ... ... 43 „ 81 ... ... 31 „ 92 ... ... 4' „ 71 ... ... 62 „ 82 ... ... 34 „ 93 ... ... 4 „ 72 ... ... 67 „ 83 ... ... 31 „ 94 ... ... 1 „ 73 . ... 85 „ 84 ... ... 30 , 96 ... ... 4 „ 74 ... ... 74 „ 85 ... ... 23 „ 75 ... ... 66 i „ 86 ... ... 26 _ . —— Total ... 1,027 Table 11.—Number of Pensions granted in each Financial Year, together with the Numbers of suoh Pensions in Force on the 31st March, 1907. , T , , , Percentage of Pensions granted -, N . ul "ber of such Pensions Porce in each Year. PeiiMons stUl in Force tQ p ensions on 31st March, 1907. grant ed. Year ended 31st March, 1899 ... 7,487 2,845 38 1900 ... 4,699 1,867 40 1901 ... 2,227 1,127 51 1902 ... 1,694 933 55 1903 ... 1,391 899 65 1904 ... 1,063 795 75 1905 ... 1,210 995 82 1906 ... 2,075 1,828 88 1907 ... 2,031* 1,968 97 Totals... ... ... 23,877 13,257 * Includes one reinstatement.