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Table V.—Original Nationalities of Old-age and Widows' Pensioners.

Table VI.- -Sex and Conjugal Condition or Old-age Pensioners. Granted during Year 1914-15. Sex. Single. Married. Widowed. Total. Male .. .. •■ ..218 672 265 1,155 Female .. .. .. .. 73 1,002 928 2,003 Totals .. .. .. 291 1,674 1,193 3,158 In Force on the 31st March, 1915. Sex. Single. Married. Widowed. Total. Male .. .. .. .. 2,159 4,004 2,598 8,761 Female .. .. .. .. 373 3,889 6,329 10,591 Totals .. .. .. 2,532 7,893 8,927 19,352 Granted since Act passed in 1898. Single 7,110 Married .. .. .. .. .. .. 20,433 Widowed.. .. .. .. .. .. 15,758 Total .. .. .. .- 43,301

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Old-age. Widi ows'. Nationality. Granted, 1914-15. In Force on 31st March, 1915. Granted, 1914-15. In Force on 31st March, 1915. British (England) ,, (Ireland).. ,, (Scotland) ,, (New Zealand) „ (Australia) „ (Wales) .. ,, (Canada).. „ (Channel Islands) .. ,, (South Africa) ,, (West Indies) „ (Isle of Man) (India) „ (New Foundland) . . „ (Fiji) • • (Malta) .. ,, (Mauritius) „ (Pitcaim Island) .. 1,381 528 532 253 139 22 18 14 5 8,708 3,878 3,413 798 469 146 117 71 18 14 1.4 12 9 2 2 87 23 20 283 29 3 289 100 73 1,173 100 8 1 2 1 German 53 29 22 20 11 2 4 1 345 170 110 106 53 39 38 37 28 18 14 12 5 5 2 1 697 1 1 1 1 10 4 2 Dane Norwegian ■Swede Austrian French ftalian American Russian Swiss . . . . ' Dutch Portuguese! Belgian 'Ireek Spanish Chilian Maori 7 4 1 2 1 3 2 111 8 20 Totals 3,158 19,352 458 1,788