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WIDOWS' PENSlONS— continued. Total. Instalments forfeited and. subsequently paid.. .. .. .. .. .. £1 833 Average of total family of pensioners .. . . . . . . . . . . 4-06 Average of family under fourteen years . . . . . . .. .. . . 2-48 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 9,147 Total claims established .. . . .. .. . . .. 7 583 Total number of children benefited .. .. .. .. 18,822 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 161 Total guardians appointed .. .. .. .. .. 91 Total cancellations .. . . . . ~ .. .. 4 102 Grand total paid to date .. . . .. .. .. .. £994 ; 594 MAO 111 WAP, PENSIONS. European. Maori. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. 564 176 740 Deaths during 1922-23 .. .. .. .. ..56 15) Cancellations, 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. ) ' 2 New pensions granted, 1922-23 .. .. .. .. 1 .. I Net decrease .. .. .. .... .. — 71 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1923 .. .. .. 508 161 669 Year 1922-23. New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Number of pensioners previously in receipt of old-age pensions .. .. .. .. 218 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ £32,781 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. £49 Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £34,004 Cost per head of European population .. . . . . .. .. .. 6d. Decrease on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,733 Pensioners in homes and hospitals .. . . .. ~ . . . . . . 35 Amount paid to controlling authorities of these .. .. .. .. . . £1 ,816 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1923 .. . . . . .. .. . . £239 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. . . .. . . .. £155 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 1,881 Total claims established .. .. . . . . .. . . 1,695 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,023 Total cancellations .. . . .. .. .. .. 3 Grand total paid to date .. .. .. .. .. .. £432,952 MINERS' PENSIONS. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. .. .. .. 506 New pensions granted, 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. .. 96 Deaths during 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. .. 52) Cancellations, 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. .. 6j J Net increase .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1923 .. .. .. .. .. .. 544 Year 1922-23. New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 114 New claims rejected .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . . 18 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £33,826 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £62 4s. Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £33,447 Increase on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,235 Cost per head of European population .. .. .. .. .. .. 6d. Credit to vote from gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,611 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1923 .. .. .. .. .. .. £159 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. .. .. £241 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 1,101 Total claims established .. .. .. .. .. .. 964 Total claims rejected .. .. .. .. .. .. 121 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 266 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. .. 154 Total amount paid to date .. .. .. .-. .. .. £144,409 Total credit from gold duty .. .. .. ~ .. £27,206 Total amount paid on account of funeral expenses .. .. .. £2,629 Number of Pensions at each Rate at the 31st March, 1923. Annual Value. £ 157 at £91 per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,287 99 at £65 per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,435 288 at £45 10s. per annum .. .. .. .. .. 13,104 544 £33,826