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Summary op Payments. The payments for war pensions show a slight increase during the year, the figures compared with those of the previous year being as follows :— 1919-20. 1920-21. ' £ £ Payments made in New Zealand. .'. .. 1,752,900 1,754,382 Payments made in London .. .. .. 58,447 72,994 Payments made in Australia . . .. .. .. 30,849 Payments made in Canada .. .. .. 474 Other foreign payments .. .. .. 258 252 Allotments paid after casualty .. .. .. .. 28,475 Lump-sum payments .. .. .. .. 340 Totals .. .. .. .. £1,812,419 £1,886,952 • The absence- of figures relating to payments of New Zealand pensions in Canada is due to the non-receipt within the financial year of returns from the Canadian Government. These, however, have since been received. Summary of Total. Actual Payments to the 31st March, 1921. £ From Ist September, 1915, to 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. 13,910 Year 1916-17 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 180,389 Year 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 515,445 Year 1918-19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,199,755 Year 1919-20 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,812,419 Year 1920-21 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,886,952 £5,608,870

Pensions payable outside New Zealand as at the 31st March, 1921.

OLD-AGE PENSIONS. European. Maori. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. 19,198 795 19,993 New pensions granted, 1920-21 .. .. .. .. 2,006 146 2,152 Deaths during 1920-21 .. .. .. .. 1,782 98} Cancellations 1920-21 .. .. 423 5) /,,3UO Net decrease .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. 156 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1921 .. .. ..18,999 838 19,837 Year 1920-21. Total European population at the 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. .. .. 1,204,722 Total European pensioners, sixty-five and over, at the 31st March, 1921 . . .. 16,121 Female European pensioners, sixty to sixty -four, at the 31st March, 1921 .. .. 2,878 Percentage of European pensioners to total European population . . .. .. 1-6 New claims lodged .. .. .. •• •■ •■ •• •• 2,760 New claims rejected .. .. .. • ■ • • • • • • • • 617 Annual liability at the 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. .. .. .. £737,378 Average pension .. .. • • • ■ • ■ • • • • • • £37 3s. Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. •■ •■ •• •• £731,343 Decrease on figures of previous year .. . . .. .. .. .. £1,625 Cost per head of European population .. .. . . . . .. .. 12s. 2d. Credit from national endowment .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £30,134 Refunds paid to Publio Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,313

Great Britain Australia Other countries Soldiers. Permanent. Temporary. 77 210 37 227 5 23 Temporary. Wives of Soldiers. Dept Widows. Dependants. lendants. Annual Liability. Other Dependants. 18 12 3 196 73 5 718 168 18 £ 60,793 27,565 2,967 Totals 119 460 119 460 33 274 904 91,325