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Pensions payable outside New Zealand as at the 31st March, 1923.

OLD-AGE PENSIONS. European, Maori. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. 19,587 904 .. 20,491 New pensions granted, 1922-23 .. .. .. ..2,533 248 2,781 Deaths during 1922-23 .. .. .. .. ..1,673 90} „ „ Q . Cancellations 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. 312 16) ' Net increase .. .. .. . . .. .. 690 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1923 .. . . .. 20,135 1,046 21,181 Year 1922-23. Total European population at the 31st March, 1923 .. ■. . . .. .. 1,271,750 Total European pensioners, sixty -five and over, at the 31st March, 1923 .. .. 15,641 Female European pensioners, sixty to sixty-four, at the 31st March, 1923 .. .. 4,494 Percentage of European pensioners to total European population .. .. .. 1-6 New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,435 New claims rejected .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 714 Annual liability at the 31st March, 1923 .. .. .. .. .. .. £770,295 Average pension .. .. .. . . . . .. .. .. £36 7s. Gross expenditure for year .. . . .. . . . . .. .. £755,324 Increase on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. .. £11,704 Cost per head of European population .. .. .. .. .. .. lis. lid. Credit from national endowment .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £28,547 Refunds paid to Public, Account .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,627 Number of pensioners in homes and hospitals .. .. .. .. .. 974 Amount paid to controlling authorities of these .. . . .. .. £39,210 Number of pensioners in mental hospitals . . . . .. . . .. .. 90 Amount paid to Mental Hospitals Department on account of these .. .. £3,259 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1923 .. .. .. .. .. £2,593 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. .. £3,906 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 78,748 Total claims established .. .. .. .. .. .. 61,548 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32,299 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,068 Grand total paid since 1898 .. .. .. .. ..£10,159,075 Total credit from national endowment .. .. .. .. £358,445 WIDOWS' PENSIONS. European. Maori. Total. Pensions in "force at the 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. 3,189 154 .. 3,343 New pensions granted, 1922-23 .. .. .. .. 570 46 616 Cancellations, 1922-23 .. .. .. .. 522 26 548 Net increase.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 68 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1923 .. ..3,237 174 3,411 Total children in receipt of pensions at the 31st March, 1923 .. .. .. .. 9,693 Year 1922-23. New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 794 New claims rejected .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 116 Number of children on whose account pensions granted .. .. .. . . 1,532 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £195,747 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £57 7s. Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £188,021 Increase on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,564 Cost per head of European population . . . . . . . . . . 2s. lid. Refunds paid to Public Account . . .. . . . . . . .. . . £133 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1923 .. .. .. .. .. .. £810

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Sol liers. Wives of Soldiers. Dependants. — Annual Liability. Widows. Dep ( "^ uts . Permanent. Temporary. Temporary. Great Britain Australia Other countries 99 56 9 267 302 21 17 9 1 184 73 2 71.9 185 10 £ 61,637 32,609 2,311 Totals 164 164 590 27 259 914 96,557