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Table No. 23. PENSIONS. Statement of Amounts paid on account of Pensions for the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1924 to 1927.

Table No. 24. EXTERNAL TRADE. Statement showing Imports and Exports of the Dominion in each Financial Year ended 31st March, 1920 to 1927.

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Year ended 31st March, 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. £ £ £ £ War .. .. .. .. 1,306,652 1,242,182 1,179,552 1,122,741 Old-age .. .. .. 765,392 804,969 901,256 979,296 Widows' .. .. .. 202,364 235,959 285,654 301,080 Miners' .. .. 36,060 38,477 40,204 41,947 Maori War .. .. .. 30,326 26,836 23,087 19,446 Epidemic .. .. .. 32,507 22,938 14,420 10,935 Civil Service Act, 1908 .. 21,025 19,115 16,767 16,724 Defence Act, 1909 .. .. 3,146 3,071 2,898 2,628 Judicature Act, 1908 .. .. 2,889 3,548 2,703 3,556 Police .. .. .. .. 486 586 552 406 Blind .. .. .. .. .. 1,036 8,040 10,304 Sundry .. .. .. 4,374 4,897 5,022 5,945 Totals .. .. .. 2,405,221 2,403,614 2,480,155 2,515,008 •

Year ended 31st March, Imports. Exports. Exports'* Import^ £ £ £ £ 1920 .. .. .. .. 32,162,029 50,776,650 18,614,621 1921 .. .. .. .. 67,463,269 48,219,672 .. 19,243,597 1922 .. .. .. .. 35,986,060 43,794,883 7,808,823 1923 .. .. .. .. 37,112,779 45,548,700 8,435,921 1924 .. .. .. .. 44,401,756 51,652,606 7,250,850 1925 .. .. .. .. 49,821,095 54,771,158 4,950,063 1926 .. .. .. .. 53,025,856 48,697,587 .. 4,328,269 1927 .. .. .. .. 48,192,670 45,682,338 .. 2,510,332 47,060,278 26,082,198 26,082,198 Totals .. .. .. 368,165,514 389,143,594 20,978,080