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TABLE II.—NUMBER OF WAR PENSIONS IN FORCE AT EACH RATE ON THE 31st MARCH, 1925.

TABLE III.—PENSIONS GRANTED, DEATHS, AND CANCELLATIONS IN EACH YEAR, WITH NUMBER IN FORCE AND ANNUAL VARIATION.

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Wives and *"* n ocoun * ; Death. R , , , ,,, | Soldiers Soldiers Parents (on ; a e (neares ). , (p ermanen t). (Temporary). Account of Widows j p e j, j Disablement). (including Child- other D danfe , ren s Pensions). r £ £ 301-340 .. .. 3 1 .. 261-300 .... 3 3 .. 3 234-260 .... 27 3 3 21 201-233 .... 15 .. 4 64 191-200 .... 2 5 .. 30 181-190 .... 82 441 9 104 1 171-180 .... 13 1 .. 7 161-170 .... 53 83 2 69 1 151-160 .. .. 21 67 32 150 4 141-150 .... 23 57 3 18 131-140 .... 30 5 8 48 121-130 .. .. 54 131 62 321 19 111-120 .... 38 18 11 57 13 101-110 .. .. 103 134 108 28 18 91-100 .... 326 64 34 7 45 81- 90 .. .. 316 2 10 35 7 71-80 .. .. 340 211 131 433 225 61- 70 .. .. 279 173 29 .. 91 51-60 .. .. 1,165 575 131 2 595 41- 50 .. .. 278 227 25 .. 57 31- 40 .. .. 1,356 736 36 2 1,585 21- 30 .. .. 2,149 1,946 6;) 2 3,614 6- 20 .. .. 907 368 | 9 1 91 Totals .. 7,583 5,251 j 716 1,402 6,366

Number of p »u t t? Year ended 31st March. Pensions Deaths. a * j a Increase. Decrease. granted. | i tlons " J *<nd of Year. Old-age. 1899 .. .. .. 7,487 38 6 j 7,443 1900 .. .. .. 4,699 786 71 j 11,285 3,842 1901 .. .. .. 2,227 815 292 12,406 1,120 1902 .. .. .. 1,694 935 388 12,776 371 1903 .. .. .. 1,391 1,064 622 12,481 .. 295 1904 .. .. .. 1,063 928 690 11,926 .. 555 1905 .. .. .. 1,210 890 476 11,770 .. 156 1906 .. .. .. 2,075 1,038 225 12,582 812 1907 .. .. .. 2,031 1,097 259 13,257 675 1908 .. .. 1,740 1,189 239 13,569 312 1909 .. .. .. 2,113 1,112 174 14,396 827 1910 .. .. .. 2,304 1,169 211 15,320 924 1911 .. .. .. 2,399 1,423 276 16,020 700 1912 .. .. .. 2,318 1,469 220 16,649 629 1913 .. .. .. 2,072 1,569 643 16,509 .. 140 1914 .. .. .. 3,320 1,479 300 18,050 1,541 1915 .. .. .. 3,158 1,582 274 19,352 1,302 1916 .. .. .. 2,268 1,539 277 19,804 452 1917 .. .. .. 1,823 1,610 320 19,697 .. 107 1918 .. .. .. 2,146 1,535 348 19,960 263 1919 .. .. .. 2,235 2,013 310 19,872 .. 88 1920 .. .. .. 2,289 1,798 370 19,993 121 1921 .. .. .. 2,152 1,880 428 19,837 .. 156 1922 .. .. .. 2,553 1,578 321 20,491 654 1923 .. .. .. 2,781 1,763 328 21,181 690 1924 .. .. .. 2,549 1,870 392 21,468 287 1925 .. .. .. 2,654 1,635 425 22,062 594 Totals .. .. 66,751 35,804 8,885