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The income and property of pensioners at the close of the year were as follows : — Income— £ From property .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,805 From other sources .. .. .. .. .. .. 43,043 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. £49,848 Average income per pensioner, £32. . Property — £ Homes .. .. .. .. ..... .. 147,245 Cash .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41,503 Other property .. .. .. .. .. .. 55,834 211,582 Less mortgages .. .. .. .. .. .. 75,792 Net total .. .. .. .. .. .. £168,790 Average property per pensioner, £109. The averages last year were -Income, £36; property, £107. The following table shows the distribution of the year's payments under each head in the various parts of the Dominion : — Old-age. Widows'. Military. Postal District. c £ £ Auckland .. .. .. .. 85,306 5,390 12.125 Thames .. .. .. .. 13,580 890 2.370 Gisborne .. .. .. .. 2.899 355 856 Napier .. .. .. .. 15,553 1,060 2,956 New Plymouth .. .. .. 6,994 539 3.159 Wanganui .. .. .. .. 11.087 1,125 3.050 Wellington .. .. .. .. 17,957 3.88:; 2,461 Nelson .. .. .. .. 8,411 619 248 Blenheim .. .. . .. 5.171 291 132 Christchurch .. .. .. .. 73.951 1,890 854 Timaru .. .. .. .. 17.878 812 78 Greymouth .. .. .. .. 12,881 646 211 llokitika .. .. .. .. 12,405 136 111 West pori .. .. .. ... 6,565 427 105 Oamaru .. .. .. .. 8,140 K)2 117 Dunedin .. .. .. .. 60,866 3,993 392 Invercargill .. .. .. .. 21.132 1.589 126 Totals .. .. .. £416,776 £27.077 £29,447 Grand total .. .. £473,300