H.—lB.

WAR PENSIONS. Total Claims lodged and Annual Value of all Pensions granted to Date.

Summary of Annual Liability at 31st March, 1926.

Number of War Pensions in Force at each Rate on 31st March, 1926.

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Claims lodged. I Pensions granted. y I ' Soldiers. Dependants. | Number. Annual Average | Value. Pension. | _ " £ £ 1915-16 .. .. .. 798 681 1,214 56,488 46 1916-17 .. .. .. 3,958 2,017 5,316 285,707 53 1917-18 .. .. .. 8,148 3,754 10.587 780,057 73 1918-19 .. .. .. 14,749 5,292 16,954 1,167,081 68 1919-20 .. .. .. 11.493 3,990 15,183 872,627 57 1920-21 .. .. .. 1,081 1,878 2,207 163,713 66 1921-22 .. .. .. 367 891 945 63,685 67 1922-23 .. .. .. 198 635 625 43,867 70 1923-24 .. .. .. 160 550 551 40,836 74 1924-25 .. .. .. 197 505 432 31,241 72 1925-26 .. .. .. 161 379 353 26,046 74 Totals .. ■■ 41,310 20,572 54,367 3,531,348 65 Note. —The number of pensions granted as shown herein does not include children's pensions, the values of which, however, from part of the pensions payable to parents (or guardians), and are included in the annual value totals.

j-n- Number of I Number of . , ,, , i Average Class of Pension. Pensioners. Children. Annual Value. p en3io B n £ £ Soldiers (permanent) .. .. 8,194 .. 395,692 48 Soldiers (temporary) .. .. .. 4,174 .. 269,270 64 Dependants of disabled soldiers .. .. 747 1,323 61,117 82 Widows (without children) .. .. 583 .. 51,158 88 Widows (with children).. .. .. 801 1,271 125,121 156 Other dependants of deceased soldiers — Parents .. .. .. .. 5,492 16 193,311 35 Other adult dependants .. .. 149 27 6,037 41 Guardians of children .. .. 576 783 21,137 37 Totals, &c. 20,716 3,420 1,122,843 54

On account of Death. Wives and ' Soldiers Soldiers Parents (011 Rate (nearest £1). (Perma- (Tem- Account of Widows. Other Dependants. nent). porary). Disablement). With j Without t> ± I Guardians Children. I Children. Parents " [of Children. 0thers - £ 301-350 .. 3 3 261-300 .. 4 4 .. 3 234-260 .. I 27 1 3 18 201-233 ..18 3 7 60 .. .. 1 191-200 .. | 1 6 .. 27 1 181-190 .. 98 396 15 J05 1 171-180 ... 16 3 1 1 4 161-170 .. 71 94 2 71 .. .. .. J 151-160 .. 33 69 27 152 .. .. .. 2 141-150 .. 28 59 4 4 15 131-140 .. 33 8 7 48 1 121-130 .. 75 128 68 287 20 12 11 111-120 .. 39 23 15 .. 58 9 2 101-110 .. 107 136 110 13 17 8 9 4 91-100 309 51 23 .. 7 41 2 81- 90 ..310 5 17 1 34 11 71- 80 .. j - 352 - 165 130 8 422 172 36 7 61- 70 .. 288 126 36 1 .. 81 .. 2 51-60 .. 1,196 453 141 .. 1 466 95 29 41-50 .. 314 199 19 .. .. 69 31- 40 .. 1,454 582 41 1 1 1,495 45 15 21-30 .. 2,395 1,411 69 1 .. 3.058 379 83 6-20 .. | 1,023 249 12 1 69 6 5 Totals .. I 8,194 4,174 747 801 583 5,492 576 149