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OLD-AGE PENSIONS. European. Maori. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1924 .. .. 20,257 1,211 .. 21 468 New pensions granted, 1924-25 .. .. .. 2,470 184 2 654 Deaths during 1924-25 .. .. .. .. 1,541 94 Cancellations, 1924-25 .. .. .. .. 411 14 j 2,060 Net increase .. .. .. .. .. ~ 594 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1925 .. .. 20,775 1,287 .. 22,062 Year 1924-25. Total European population at the 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. J 325 037 Toral European pensioners, sixty-five and over, at the 31st March, 1925 .. . . 18 054 Female European pensioners, sixty to sixty-four, at the 3 1 st March, 1925 .. .. 2 721 Percentage of European pensioners to total European population .. .. .. 1-57 New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 420 New claims rejected .. .. .. . . .. . . . . .. 753 Annual liability at the 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. .. .. £850 795 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £38 'n s . Gross expenditure for year .. .. . . .. .. . . ~ £806 953 Increase on figures of previous year .. .. . . . . .. .. £39 [4y Cost per head of European population .. .. .. .. .. .. 12s. 2d. Credit from national endowment .. .. .. .. .. .. £37 177 Refunds paid to Public Account .. .. .. .. . . .. £2,149 Number of pensioners in homes and hospitals .. .. .. . . .. I 058 Amount paid to controlling authorities of these .. . . .. ~ £41 067 Number of pensioners in mental hospitals .. .. .. .. ~ 91 Amount paid to Mental Hospitals Department on account of these .. .. £3 366 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. .. £2,923 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. £3,550 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 85,383 Total claims established .. .. .. .. .. 66,751 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 ; 804 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,885 Grand total paid since 1898 .. .. .. .. .. £11,733,833 Total credit from national endowment .. .. .. .. £428,959 WIDOWS' PENSIONS. European. Maori. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1924 .. .. 3,351 175 .. 3 526 New pensions granted, 1924-25 .. .. .. 565 37 602 Cancellations, 1924-25 .. .. .. .. 501 29 530 Net increase .. .. .. .. ~ .. 72 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1925 .. .. 3,415 183 .. 3 598 Total children in receipt of pension at the 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. 8,038 Year 1924-25. Mew claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 732 New claims rejected .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 103 Number of children on whose account pensions granted .. .. .. . . ] 507 Annual liability at close of year.. .. .. .. .. .. ~ £281, J4l Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £78 3 S . Gross expenditure for year .. .. . . .. .. .. .. £230 37^ Increase on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. ~ £33 50Q Cost per head of European population .. .. .. .. .. .. 3s. 7d. Refunds paid to Public Account .. .. .. .. .. ~ £508 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. .. £1 q63 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. .. £1 808 Average of total family of pensioners .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.94 Average of family under fourteen years .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-5 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 10,599 Total claims established .. .. .. .. .. 8,915 Total number of children benefited .. .. .. .. 22,121 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 200 Total guardians appointed .. .. .. .. .. 116 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 > 233 Grand total paid to date .. .. .. .. .. £1,433,700