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Table II.—Pensions granted, Deaths, and Cancellations in each Year, with Number in Force and Annual Variation.

Yoar ended 31st March. Number of i Canoelta . in p 0 rce at T Tlo o<> Pensions Deaths. .. ,., , , v Increase. Decrease. , , tions. End of Year, granted. 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 Old-age. 7,487 [ 38 6 7,443 4,699 786 71 11,285 3,842 2,227 815 292 12,406 1,120 1,694 935 388 12,776 371 1,391 1,064 622 12,481 .. 295 1,063 928 690 11,926 .. 555 1,210 890 476 11,770 .. 156 2,075 1,038 225 12,582 812 2,031 1,097 259 13,257 675 1,740 1,189 239 13,569 312 2,113 1,112 174 14,396 827 2,304 1,169 211 15,320 924 2,399 1,423 276 16,020 700 2,318 1,469 220 16,649 629 2,072 1,569 643 16,509 .. 140 3,320 1,479 300 18,050 1,541 3,158 1,582 274 19,352 1,302 2,268 1,539 277 19,804 452 1,823 1,610 320 19,697 .. 107 2,146 1,535 348 19,960 263 2,235 2,013 310 19,872 .. 88 2,289 1,798 370 19,993 121 2,152 1,880 428 19,837 .. 156 2,553 1,578 321 20,491 654 2,781. 1,763 328 21,181 690 7,487 | 4,699 2,227 1,694 1,391 1,063 1,210 2,075 2,031 1,740 2,113 2,304 2,399 2,318 2,072 3,320 3,158 2,268 1,823 2,146 2,235 2,289 2,152 2,553 2,781 Old-age. 38 786 815 935 1,064 928 890 1,038 1,097 1,189 1,112 1,169 1,423 1,469 1,569 1,479 1,582 1,539 1,610 1,535 2,013 1,798 1,880 1,578 1,763 I 6 71 292 388 622 690 476 225 259 239 174 211 276 220 643 300 274 277 320 348 310 370 428 321 328 7,443 11,285 12,406 12,776 12,481 11,926 11,770 12,582 13,257 13,569 14,396 1.5,320 16,020 16,649 16,509 18,050 19,352 19,804 19,697 19,960 19,872 19,993 19,837 20,491 21,181 3,842 1,120 371 812 675 312 827 924 700 629 295 555 156 140 1,541 1,302 452 107 263 88 121 156 654 690 Totals 61,548 32,299 8,068 8,068 Widows'. 3 129 193 208 338 285 335 319 516 642 598 536 788 1,313 1,540 1,788 1,890 2,024 2,192 3,211 3,444 3,421 3,343 3,411 525 227 248 102 134 168 1,019 233 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 791 .. 3 788 657 3 129 1,313 525 421 1 193 1,540 227 458 2 208 1,788 248 444 4 338 1,890 102 421 2 285 2,024 134 509 6 335 2,192 168 1,349 11 319 3,211 1,019 767 18 516 3,444 233 .. ! 627 8 642 3,421 .. 23 523 3 598 3,343 .. 78 616 12 536 3,411 68 ■ •• 23 78 68 i | . I .__ i Totals .. I 7,583 70 4,1.02 4,1.02 I Maori War. r. 672 148 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 Totals .. 577 9 I 568 .. , .. .. j 747 74 I I ,240 672 256 108 .. !,388 148 60 124 1 1,323 .. 65 10 101 .. 1,232 ... 91 24 103 .. 1,153 .. 79 12 .125 .. 1,040 .. 113 5 106 .. 939 .. 101 2 130 ., 811 .. 128 1 72 .. 740 '.. 7J 1 71 1 669 .. 71 1,695 1,023 3 I ■• 1 568 I ,240 1,388 1,323 1,232 1,153 1 ,040 939 811 740 669 65 91 79 113 101 128 7J 71 1 3