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Table 8. —Sex and Conjugal Condition of Pensioners who were admitted during the Year ended the 31st March, 1908. Sex. Single. Married. Widowed. Totals. Males ... 243 489 263 995 Females ... 20 333 392 745 Totals ... 263 822 655 1,740 Table 9. —Ages of Pensioners admitted during the Year ended the 31st March, 1908. Number. Number. Number. At age 65 ... ... 538 At age 74 ... ... 46 At age 83 ... ... 7 66 ... ... 222 „ 75 ... ... 46 „ 84 ... ... 5 „ 67 ... ... 181 „ 76 ... ... 32 „ 85 ... ... 2 68 ... ... 132 „ 77 ... ... 25 „ 86 ... ... 2 69 ... ... 118 „ 78 ... ... 20 „ 87 ... ... 4 „ 70 ... ... 91 „ 79 ... ... 12 „ 88 ... ... 1 „ 71 101 „ 80 ... ... 13 „ 89 1 72 ... ... 58 „ 81 ... ... 9 „ 92 ... ... 1 73 ... ... 70 „ 82 ... ... 2 „ 93 ... ... 1 Total ... 1,740 Table 10.—Ages of European Pensioners who died during the Year ended the 31st March, 1908. Number. Number. Number. At age 65 ... ... 16 j At age 76 ... ... 76 , At age 87 ... ... 19 „ 66 ... ... 25 „ 77 ... ... 73 „ 88 ... ... 24 „ 67 ... ... 46 „ 78 ... ... 49 „ 89 ... ... 13 „ 68- ... ... 34 „ 79 ... ... 49 „ 90 ... ... 5 „ 69 ... ... 56 „ 80 ... ... 52 „ 91 ... ... 4 „ 70 ... ... 46 „ 81 ... ... 40 „ 92 ... ... 3 ., 71 ... ... 57 „ 82 ... .. 48 „ 93 ... ... 3 „ 72 ... ... 67 „ 83 ... ... 22 „ 94 ... ... 1 „ 73 ... ... 73 „ 84 ... ... 25 , 95 ... ... 1 „ 74 ... ... 80 „ 85 ... ... 28 „ 96 ... ... 1 „ 75 ... ... 76 I „ 86 ... ... 11 „ 97 ... ... 2 Total ... 1,125 Table 11.—Number of Pensions granted in each Financial Year, together with the Numbers of such Pensions in Force on the 31st March, 1908. Number of Percentage of Pensions sucb Pensions Pensions in granted in still in Force, Force each Year. on 31st March to Pensions 1908. granted. Year ended 31st March, 1899 ... ... 7,487 2,476 33 1900 4,699 1,657 35 1901 ... ... 2,227 1,015 46 1902 1,694 840 50 1903 1,391 825 59 1904 1,063 718 68 1905 1,210 914 76 1906 2,075 1,661 80 1907 2,031 1,793 88 1908 1,740 1,670 96 Totals ... ... ... 25,617 13,569