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MAORI WAR PENSIONS. Pensions in force, including 123 Maoris, at the 31st March, 1926 .. .. 444 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1926 . . .. .. £216 New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. Number of pensioners in receipt of old-age pensions .. .. .. '4^ Annual liability at close of year.. .. .. .. .. jqq Average pension .. .. .. .. .. ~ ~ '^q Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. £23 007 Cost per head of European population .. .. .. ~ .. '4^ Decrease on figures of previous year .. .. .. ~ £3 Pensioners in homes and hospitals .. .. .. ~ . '22 Amount paid to controlling authorities of these .. .. .. £990 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. £g2 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. ~ 4 ggg Grand total paid to date .. .. .. .. .. £513,217 MINERS' PENSIONS. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. ~ 040 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1926 . . .. .. .. . _ £249 New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 113 New claims rejected .. .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 22 Annual liability at close of year.. .. .. .. .. .. .. £40 402 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £63 ss. Gross expenditure for yeaT .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £40 239 Increase on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. ~ £2 733 Cost per head of European population .. .. .. .. .. ~ 7^ Credit to vote from gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ £2 499 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. ~ .. .. .. £473 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. .. ], 467 Total claims rejected .. .. . . . . . . .. .. 198 Total amount paid to date .. .. .. .. .. .. £259,238 Total credit from gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. £35,732 Total amount paid on account of funeral expenses .. .. .. £3,948 Number of Pensions at each Rate at the 31st March, 1926. Annua] Value. £ 206 married miners at £91 per annum .. .. .. ~ 18,746 101 single miners at £65 per annum .. .. .. .. .. 6,565 333 widows at £45 10s. per annum .. .. .. .. .. 15,151 640 40,462 BLIND PENSIONS. Pensions in force, including 15 Maoris, at 31st March, 1926 .. .. ~ .. 196 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. ~ £55 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. £9 390 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. £47 iB SGross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ £g 053 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. .. £439 Cost per head of European population .. ~ .. .. .. ~ l-4d. Grand total paid to date .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ £9 ; 089 EPIDEMIC PENSIONS. Pensions in force at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. .. ~ 313 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. .. ~ ~ £46 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £j | , 802 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £37 14s. Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £14,522 Decrease on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. .. £8,359 Cost per head of European population .. .. .. .. .. .. 3d Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid.. .. .. .. .. .. £85 Grand total paid to date .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. £416,567

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