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Year 1920-21. New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Number of pensioners previously in receipt of old-age pensions .. .. .. . . 216 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £39,739 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. £49 Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. ' .. .. .. £40,213 Cost per head of European population . . . . .. . . .. .. Bd. Refunds paid to Public Account .. . . . . .. .. .. . . £1 16s. Decrease on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. .. £4,872 Pensioners in homes and hospitals .. .. . . . . . . .. .. 42 Amount paid to controlling authorities of these .. .. . . .. .. £1,959 Absolutely forfeited instalments .. .. .. .. . . .. .. £471 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. . . .. .. .. £300 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 1,879 Total claims established .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,693 Total deaths .. .. . . . . • .. .. . . 880 Total cancellations .. . . .. . . .. .. 2 Grand total paid to date .. .. .. .. .. .. £361,211 MINERS' PENSIONS. Total Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. .. .. .. 415 New pensions granted, 1920-21 .. .. .. .. .. .. 107 Deaths during 1920-21 .. .. .. .. .. .. 43) .„ Cancellations, 1920-21 .. .. .. .. .. .. 5j Net increase .. .. .. .. . . .. .. —— 59 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. .. .. .. 474 Year 1920-21. New claims lodged . . . . .. .. .. . . .. .. 11l New claims rejected .. . . .. .. . . . . .. .. 10 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £29,686 Average pension . . .. .. . . .. . . .. .. .. £62 12s. Gross expenditure tor year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £26,972 Increase on figures of previous year . . .. .. .. .. .. .. £10,320 Cost per head of European population .. .. .. .. .. .. s|d. Credit to vote from gold duty .. .. .. . . .. .. . . £2,503 Absolutely forfeited instalments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £333 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid . . .. .. .. .. .. £327 Total claims lodged to date . . .. .. .. .. 880 Total claims established .. . . .. .. .. .. 790 Total claims rejected . . .. .. .. .. .. 76 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 176 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. .. 140 Total amount paid to date .. .. .. .. .. .. £79,750 Total credit from gold duty .. .. .. .. .. £22,287 Total amount paid on account of funeral expenses . . .. .. £1,688 Number of Pensions at each Rate at the 31st March, 1921. Annual Value. £ s. d. 145 at £91 per annum .. .. .. .. .. 13,195 0 0 78 at £65 per annum .. .. .. .. .. 5,070 0 0 251 at £45 10s. per annum .. .. .. .. .. 11,420 10 0 474 £29,685 10 0 Ages (in Groups) of Pensioners at the 31st March, 1921. Miners. Miners' Widows. 20-30 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..2 2 31-40 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..8 12 41-50 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..29 73 51-60 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..50 80 61-70 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..77 58 71-75 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..32 20 Over 76 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 6 223 251 474