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PENSIONS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1924. Expenditure. Income. To Pensions — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s . d. War Pensions Act, 1915 1,332,542 15 10 By Credits from National Endowment residue Pensions Act, 1913 .. 1,000,474 0 1 for old-age pensions (Land Act, 1908) .. 37,176 IS II Miners' Phthisis Act, Credits from gold duty (Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915 .. .. 35,988 8 11 1915) .. .. .. .. 3,498 8 5 Civil Service Act, 1908.. 21,014 7 9 Treasury (penalty under Pensions Act, 1913) 18 0 0 Defence Act, 1909 .. 3,133 9 3 Excess of expenditure over income .. 2,460,959 1 3 Vote — Pensions (Epidemic) .. .. 33,711 15 3 Special annuities .. 4,181 18 7 Finance Act, 1919 .. 515 12 0 Judicature Act, 1908 .. 2,666 13 4 Walsh and Others Pensions Act, 1869 .. 50 0 0 Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1916 .. .. 78 0 0 Finance Act, 1923 .. 87 10 0 2,434,444 1J 0 Administrative charges— Salaries and temporary assistance .. .. 28,560 7 2 Contributions to Post Office .. .. 15,902 6 4 Travelling-expenses .. 5,698 18 10 Postage, &c. .. .. 2,509 15 5 Pent .. .. 2,255 19 8 Printing and stationery 2,063 1 9 1 Exchange and commission on money-orders 321 1 0 War Pensions Appeal Board—-Expenses, &c. 1,062 4 4 Telephones .. .. 161 8 7 Light, firing, and water 62 7 7 Contingencies .. 191 18 3 Office-cleaning . . 31 7 0 Advertising .. .. 21 4 9 Interpreters' fees .. 2 2 0 Depreciation .. 268 14 2 Transfer and removal of officers .. .. 39 7 2 59,153 I 4 Medical fees .. .. •• 7,597 13 9 Fees for certificate of age .. • • 4 10 9 Loading on life-insurance premiums .. 252 11 9 Grants to recipients of New Zealand Cross .. 50 0 0 Compassionate allowance — F. E. Heslin .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 O. F. Holland .. .. .. 50 0 0 £2,501,652 8 7 £2,501,652 8 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 2.460,959 1 3 By Balance after charging interest .. .. 2,461,158 19 1 Interest on capital .. .. .. 199 17 1.0 £2,461,158 19 1 £2,461,158 19 1

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