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Number of pensioners in homes and hospitals .. .. . . . . .. 940 Amount paid to controlling authorities of these . . .. .. .. . . £36,824 Number of pensioners in mental hospitals .. .. .. .. .. .. 90 Amount paid to Mental Hospitals Department on account of these .. .. £3,124 Absolutely forfeited instalments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,806 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. .. £4,919 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 72,035 Total claims established .. .. .. .. .. .. 56,214 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,958 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,419 Grand total paid since 1898 .. .. .. .. ..£8,660,131 Total credit from national endowment .. . . .. .. £299,154 WIDOWS' PENSIONS. European. Maori. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. 3,301 143 3,444 New pensions granted, 1920-21 .. .. .. ..587 40 027 Cancellations, 1920-21 .. .. .. .. 621 29 650 Net decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. 3,267 154 .. 3,421 Total children in receipt of pensions at the 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. .. 7,802 Year 1920-21. New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 719 New claims rejected .. ..' .. .. . . . . .. .. 123 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £198,767 Average pension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £58 2s. Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £187,430 Increase on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. .. £50,615 Cost per head of European population . . .. .. .. .. .. 3s. Id. Refunds paid to Public Account .. .. . . .. .. .. .. £301 10s. Absolutely forfeited instalments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,197 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid . . ' . . .. .. .. £2,206 Average of total family of pensioners .. . . . . .. .. .. 3-6 Average of family under fourteen years .. . . .. .. .. .. 2-4 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 7,712 Total claims established .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,444 Total number of children benefited .. . . .. .. 15,974 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 117 Total guardians appointed .. .. .. .. .. 69 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,976 Grand total paid to date .. .. .. .. .. .. £620,116 Total Number of Children on whose Account Pension granted. Number Children of under Pensioners. Fourteen. 1911-12 .. .. .. .. .. .. 791 1,923 1912-13 .. .. .. .. .. .. 657 1,604 1913-14 .. .. .. .. .. .. 421 1,090 1914-15 .. .. .. .. .. .. 458 1,158 1915-16 .. .. .. .. .. .. 444 1,180 1916-17 .. .. .. .. .: .. 421 1,075 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. .. 509 1,198 1918-19 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,349 3,252 1919-20 .. .. .. .. .. .. 767 1,870 1920-21 .. .. .. .. .. .. 627 1,624 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 6,444 15,974 MAORI WAR PENSIONS. European. Maori. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. 711 ' 228 939 Deaths during 1920-21 .. .. .. .. .. 89 41 130 New pensions granted, 1920-21 .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 Net decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 128 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. 623 188 811