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Gross Annual Value of all Pensions granted to Date.

Summary of Annual Liability at the 31st March, 1923.

Summary of Payments. The payments for war pensions show a decrease during the year, the figures compared with those of the previous year being as follows : — 1921-22. 1922-23. £ £ Payments made in New Zealand .. .. .. 1., 595,139 1,395,447 Payments made in London .. .. .. 64,772 60,878 Payments made in Australia .. .. .. 50,988 32,130 Payments made in Canada .. .. .. 2,876 116 Payments made in South Africa .. .. .. 367 107 Other foreign payments .. . . . . .. 316 338 Allotments paid after casualty .. .. .. 11,586 376 Other miscellaneous payments .. .. .. * 130 Totals .. .. .. .. 1,726,174 1,489,392 Summary of Total Payments to the 31st March, 1923.' £ 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 Year 1921-22 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,726,174 Year 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,489,392 £8,824,436

Number. Annual Value. Average Pension. .From 1st September, 1915, to 31st March, 1916 Year 1916-17 Year 1917-18 Year 1918-19 Year 1919-20 Year 1920-21 Year 1921-22 Year 1922-23 1,214 5,316 10,587 16,954 15,183 2,207 945 625 1,214 5,316 10,587 16,954 15,183 2,207 945 625 £ 56,488 285,707 780,057 1,167,081 872,627 163,713 63,685 43,867 £ 46 53 73 68 57 66 67 70 Totals 53,031 53,031 3,433,225 64 Note.—The number of pensions granted as show the, values of which, however, form part of the pensic included in the annual-values total. f/n ons r n herein does ms payable to herein do 3 payable ot include children's pensions, >arents (or guardians), and are

Class of Pension. Number. Annual Value. Average Pension. Soldiers (permanent) Soldiers (temporary) Dependants (temporary) Widows of soldiers Other dependants of deceased soldiers 5,686 .11,892 908 1,969 6,005 26,460 £ 279,760 586,923 69,308 210,569 203,297 1,349,857 £ 49 49 76 107 34 Totals' .. 51