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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 18. —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.

I „ . Number of Date. Pensions in Force. Payments to End of Financial Year. Expenditure. Pensions. Pensions. I it 31st March, 1899 ... 7,443 1900 ... I 11,285 1901 ... ; 12,405 1902 ... ' 12,176 1903 ... 12,481 1904 ... 11,926 1905 ... ■ 11,770 1906 .. 12,582 1907 ... 13,257 £ 3,124 157,342 197,292 207,468 210,140 203,164 L95.475 *254,367 314,184 Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease. 154,218 ... 3,842 ... ' 39,950 ... 1,120 10,176 ... 371 2,672 ... ... 295 6,976 ... 555 7,689 ... 156 58,892 ... 812 59,817 ... 675 3,842 1,120 371 812 675 295 555 156 Total £1,742,556 • This includes five months at the £18 rate, and seven months at the £26 rate.

Year ending 31st March. Number of Pensions granted. Deaths. Cancellations. In Force at End of Year. Liability each Year. L899... L900. . L901... L902... L903... L904... L905... L906... L907... 7,487 4,699 2,227 1,694 1,391 1,063 1,210 2,075 *2,031 38 786 815 935 1,064 928 890 1,038 1,097 6 71 292 388 622 690 476 225 259 7,443 11,285 12,405 12,776 12,481 11,926 11,770 12,582 13,257 127,319 193,718 211,965 217,192 211,594 200,915 199,081 313,018 326,084 Totals... 23,877 7,591 3,029 • Includes one reinstatement oi cancelled pe: ision.