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EPIDEMIC PENSIONS. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. .. .. .. 683 Cancellations, 1922-23 —Net decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. 114 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1923 .. .. .. .. .. .. 569 Year 1922-23. Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. £43,120 Average pension .. .. .. . . .. .. .. £75 16s. Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. £52,371 Decrease on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. . . £13,115 Cost per head of European population .. . . . . . . 10d. Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1923 .. . . . . .. £159 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid . . .. .. .. £120 COST OE ADMINISTRATION. £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,004 Temporary assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,327 Advertising .. . . . . . . .. . . .. 26 Exchange and commission on money-orders, &c. .. . . .. 505 Fees for certificates of age . . . . .. . . .. .. 3 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. . . . . 57 Interpreters' fees . . .. . . . . .. . . . . 1 Medical fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,346 Office-cleaning . . .. .. .. . . .. .. 33 Office fittings and requisites, including printing and stationery .. .. 1,856 Contribution to Post Office for payment of pensions .. .. .. 16,668 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. . . . . . . 3,462 Rent of offices .. .. .. .. . . .. . . 15 Telephones .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 146 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,069 Repairs to typewriters and office fittings . . .. . . . . 50 Cartage .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . 7 Sundry payments .. . . .. .. . . .. 9 £64,584 Number of officers on staff at 31st March, 1923 . . .. .. 155 Percentage of cost of administration to total payments for year (£2,848,841) 2-2

APPENDIX.

Table I.-Number of War Pensions in Force at each Rate on the 31st March, 1923.

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EPIDEMIC PENSIONS. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. .. .. .. 683 Cancellations, 1922-23 —Net decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. 114 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1923 .. .. .. .. .. .. 569 Year 1922-23. Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. £43,120 Average pension .. .. .. . . .. .. .. £75 16s. Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. £52,371 Decrease on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. . . £13,115 Cost per head of European population .. . . . . . . 10d. Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1923 .. . . . . .. £159 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid . . .. .. .. £120 COST ()E ADMINISTRATION. £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,004 Temporary assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,327 Advertising .. . . . . . . .. . . .. 26 Exchange and commission on money-orders, &c. .. . . .. 505 Fees for certificates of age . . . . .. . . .. .. 3 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. .. . . . . 57 Interpreters' fees . . .. . . . . .. . . . . 1 Medical fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,346 Office-cleaning . . .. .. .. . . .. .. 33 Office fittings and requisites, including printing and stationery .. .. 1,856 Contribution to Post Office for payment of pensions .. .. .. 16,668 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. . . . . . . 3,462 Rent of offices .. .. .. .. . . .. . . 15 Telephones .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 146 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,069 Repairs to typewriters and office fittings . . .. . . . . 50 Cartage .. . . . . .. .. . . . . . . 7 Sundry payments .. . . .. .. . . .. 9 £64,584 Number of officers on staff at 31st March, 1923 . . .. .. 155 Percentage of cost of administration to total payments for year (£2,848,841) 2-2 APPENDIX. Table I.-Number op War Pensions in Force at each Rate on the 31st March, 1923. Wives and On Account of Death. ., , , ,.., Soldiers Soldiers Parents (on — 1 Kate (nearest *j). (p erma nent). (Temporary). Account of Widows D . , Disablement). (including Child- J .. i ar 1 ! ul,s a ™ . ren's Pensions). °ther Dependants On Accoui it of Death. Widows (including Children's Pensions). Parents and jothor Dependants £ £ 261-300 .... .. .. .. 3 234-260 .... 24 9 I 27 201-233 .... 7 3 9 62 191-200 .... 6 16 .. 24 181-190 .. .. 53 789 25 89 171-180 .. - .. 1 2 .. 8 161-170 .... .. 3 .. 77 151-.160 ..*'.: 11 52 4 177 141-150 .... 3 25 47 17 131-140 .... 7 7 6 65 121-130 .. .. 52 256 11 380 111-120 . . . . 25 2 6 66 4 101-110 .. .. 60 .119 124 30 6 91-100 . . .. 104 10.1 26 7 7 81- 90 .. .. 424 2 13 69 9 71- 80 .. .. 444 445 229 461 177 61- 70 .. .. 249 356 28 3 59 51- 60 .. .. 975 1,254 188 71 463 41- 50 .. .. 209 154 19 1 53 31-40 .. .. 1,039 1,943 73 45 1,669 21-30 .. .. 1,538 6,028 83 283 3,467 6- 20 .. .. 455 326 16 4 91 3 27 62 24 89 8 77 177 17 65 380 66 30 7 69 461 3 71 1 45 283 4 4 6 7 9 177 59 463 53 1,669 3,467 91 Totals .. 5,686 11,892 908 1,969 6,005 5,686 11,892 908 1,969 6,005