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MAORI WAR PENSIONS. European. Maori. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March. 1924 .. .. .. 439 150 .. 589 Deaths during 1924-25 .. . .. .. .. 58 13 71 New pensions granted, 1924-25 .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Net decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. — 70 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. 382 137 .. 519 Year 1924-25. New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Number of pensioners previously in receipt of old-age pensions .. .. .. 85 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £25,431 Average pension .. .. . . .. . • • • • • • • £49 Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. . . .. .. £26,848 Cost per head of European population . . .. .. . . .. . . sd. Decrease on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,502 Pensioners in homes and hospitals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 37 Amount paid to controlling authorities of these .. .. .. .. .. £1,394 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. .. .. £205 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. .. £229 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 1,889 Total claims established .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,697 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,174 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Grand total paid to date .. .. .. .. .. .. £490,150 MINERS' PENSIONS. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1924 .. .. .. .. .. .. 580 New pensions granted, 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. 11l Deaths during 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. 70 \ „ . Cancellations, 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. 14J Net increase .. .. .. .. .. .. — 27 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. .. 607 Year 1924-25. New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 134 New claims rejected .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 29 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £37,934 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £62 10s. Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. . . £38,506 Increase on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,422 Cost per head of European population . . .. . . .. .. .. 7d. Credit to vote from gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,529 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. .. .. £261 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. . . .. £482 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 1,354 Total claims established .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,163 Total claims rejected .. .. .. .. .. .. 174 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 384 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. .. 172 Total amount paid to date .. .. .. .. .. £218,999 Total credit from gold duty .. .. .. .. .. £33,233 Total amount paid on account of funeral expenses .. .. .. £3,448 Number of Pensions at each Rate at the 31st March, 1925. Annual Value. £ 183 at £91 per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,653 102 at £65 per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,630 322 at £45 10s. per annum .. .. .. .. .. 14,651 607 £37,934