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EPIDEMIC PENSIONS. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1924 .. .. .. .. .. .. 457 Cancellations, 1924—25—Net decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. 92 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. .. .. 365 Year 1924-25. Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. £16,226 Average pension .. .. .. .. • .. .. .. £44 9s. Gross expenditure for year .. . . . . . . . . £22,881 Decrease on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. £9,821 Cost per head of European population . . .. .. .. 4d. Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. £38 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. £58 BLIND PENSIONS. Pensions in force at 31st March, 1925 — European .. .. .. .. .. .. 113 Maori .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 114 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. £4,485 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £39 7s. Gross expenditure for year (three months) .. .. .. .. £1,036 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. £88 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. £239 COST OF ADMINISTRATION. £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22,492 Temporary assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,791 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Exchange and commission on money-orders, &c. .. .. .. 354 Fees for certificates of age .. .. . . .. . . .. 8 Fuel, light, power, and water . . .. . . .. .. 60 Interpreters' fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Medical fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,673 Office-cleaning .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Office fittings and requisites .. .. .. .. .. 46 Contribution to Post-office for payment of pensions .. .. .. 14,434 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. .. 2,213 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,187 Rent of offices .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 572 Telephones .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 220 Transfer and removal expenses .. . . .. . . . . 21 Travelling-expenses of officers and pensioners .. .. .. 4,858 Expenses, War Pensions Appeal Board .. .. .. .. 5,173 Repairs to typewriters and office fittings .. .. .. .. 41 Overtime .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 184 Sundry payments .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 £66,403 Number of officers on staff at 31st March, 192£ .. .. .. 158 Percentage of cost of administration to total payments for year (£2,617,504) 2-53