H.—lB.

Table IV.—Number of Old-age Pensions granted in each Year, together with the Number of such Pensions in Force on the 31st March, 1913.

Table V. —Ages of European Pensioners on the 31st March, 1913.

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Pensions granted in each Year. Number of such Pensions still in Force on 31st March, 1913. Percentage of Pensions in Force to Pensions granted. ear ended 31st March, 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 , r . „ 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 7,487 4,699 2,227 1,694 1,391 1,063 1,210 2,075 2,031 1,740 2,113 2,304 2,399 2,318 2,072 1,070 834 548 465 489 436 565 1,022 1,115 1,073 1,403 1,644 1,878 1,989 1,978 14 18 25 27 35 41 47 49 55 62 66 71 78 86 95 Totals... 36,823 16,509

Old-age. Military. Widows , . Age. Number. Number. Age. Number. 56 59 60 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 95 96 97 - 98 ■ 99 1 2 3 2 1 424 657 854 1,244 912 1,054 1,058 1,077 1,002 930 865 802 753 779 761 671 477 384 280 211 147 129 97 81 53 29 25 22 26 7-, 3 5 1 1 1 1 4 8 15 18 17 29 24 26 41 30 53 35 33 27 42 33 38 19 22 7 17 3 2 6 5 5 1 1 2 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 62 63 67 2 1 4 7 16 18 20 20 26 36 33 43 44 45 54 59 65 59 53 59 43 62 57 54 54 57 49 34 41 47 34 27 29 14 11 11 11 9 2 1 1 1 2 1 Totals . . 15,830 568 1,313