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Summary of Payments. The payments for war pensions show a decrease during the year, the figures compared with those of the previous year being as follows : — £ £ 1921-25. 1925-26. Payments made in New Zealand .. .. .. 1,143,246 1,066,247 Payments made in London .. .. .. 57,329 7 6,585 Payments made in Australia .. .. .. 41,138 39,473 Payments made in Canada .. .. .. 2,296 2,591 Payments made in South Africa .. . . . . 154 Other foreign payments .. . . .. . . 320 265 Totals .. .. .. .. .. £1,244,483 £1,185,161 Total Payments to the 31st March, 1926. £ Year 1915-16.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,910 Year 1916-17 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 180,389 Year 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 515,445 Year 1918-19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,199,755 Year 1919-20 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,812,419 Year 1920-21 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,886,952 Year 1921-22 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,726,174 Year 1922-23 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,489.392 Year 1923-24 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,315,560 Year 1924-25 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,244.483 Year 1925-26 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,185,161 £12,569,640 * '

War Pensions payable outside New Zealand as at the 31st March, 1926.

Appeals. Appeals outstanding on 31st March, 1925 .. .. .. .. 171 Appeals lodged during 1925-26 .. .. .. .. .. 345 516 Appeals dismissed during 1925-26 . . .. . . .. .. 227 Appeals upheld during 1925-26 .. .. .. .. .. 167 Appeals withdrawn and struck out 1925-26 .. .. .. 29 423 Appeals outstanding on 31st March, 1926 . . .. .. 93

Summary since Creation of Appeal Board.

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Soldier3. Dependants. of boldiers. 7 j Annual Liability. Permanent, j Temporary. Temporary. Widows. j Dgpeii&trita £ Great Britain .. 155 142 9 146 723 59,473 Australia .. .. 141 235 10 54 191 34,519 Other countries ..13 15 .. 5 13 2,035 Totals .. 309 392 19 205 927 96,027

To 31st March, IOO 19 25 ! 1925-26. Total. Appeals dismissed .. .. .. .. .. 603 227 830 Appeals upheld .. .. .. .. .. 333 167 500 Appeals withdrawn and struck out . . .. . . 29 29 58 Appeals not under Act .. .... .. 6 . . 6 Pensions made permanent .. .. . . .. 5 . . 5 Totals .. .. .. 976 423 1,399 Total appeals lodged .. .. .. .. .. 1,147 345 1,492