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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: — 1923-24. 1924-25. £ £ Payments made in New Zealand .. .. .. 1,219,513 1,143,246 Payments made in London .. .. .. 59,064 57,329 Payments made in Australia .. .. .. 33,625 41,138 Payments made in Canada .. .. .. 2,229 2,296 Payments made in South Africa .. .. .. 397 154 Other foreign payments .. .. .. .. 732 320 Totals .. .. .. .. .. £1,315,560 £1,244,483 Summary of Total Payments to the 31st March, 1925. £ 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 Year 1923-24 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,315,560 Year 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,244,483 £11,384,479

Pensions payable outside New Zealand as at the 31st March, 1925.

Appeals. Statement in regard to the Work of the War Pensions Appeal Board during the Year ended 31st March, 1925, and also since the Passing of the Legislation creating the Board. Appeals outstanding on 31st March, 1924 .. .. .. .. 368 Appeals lodged during 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. 585 953 Appeals dismissed during 1924-25 .. . . .. .. .. 504 Appeals upheld during 1924-25 .. .. . . .. .. 249 Appeals withdrawn and struck out during 1924-25 .. .. .. 26 Appeals not under Act during 1924—25 .. .. .. .. 2 Pensions made permanent during 1924-25 .. .. .. .. 1 — 782 Outstanding on 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. 171 (Outstanding on Ist May, 1925, J42 ; on Ist June, 1925, 104.) From these figures it will be seen that the number of appeals remaining to be dealt with is graduallybeing reduced.

Summary since Creation of Board.

Soldiers. Dependants. of Soldiers. [ ; Annual Liability. Permanent. Temporary. Temporary. Widows. . £ Great Britain .. 129 165 12 149 746 59,499 Australia .. .. 110 231 8 59 204 33,298 Other countries 25 37 1 7 24 4,507 Totals 264 433 21 215 974 97,304

To 31st March, or ... , , 1924 1924-25. Total. Appeals dismissed .. .. .. .. 97 504 601 Appeals upheld .. .. .. .. .. 86 249 335 Appeals withdrawn and struck out .. .. .. 4 26 30 Appeals not under Act .. .. .. .. 3 2 5 Pensions made permanent .. .. .. 4 1 5 Totals .. .. .. .. 194 782 976 Total claims lodged .. .. 562 585 1,147