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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 years being as follows: —

War Pensions payable outside New Zealand as at 31st March, 1927.

Appeals. Appeals outstanding on 31st March, 1926 .. . . .. 93 Appeals lodged during 1926-27 .. . . ... .. . . 383 476 Appeals dismissed during 1926-27 .. . . . . .. . . 150 Appeals upheld during 1926-27 .. . . . . .. .. 177 Appeals withdrawn and struck out 1926-27 . .. .. 16 Appeals not under Act, 1926-27 .. . . . .. .. 1 Pensions made permanent, 1926-27 . . . . . . . . 3 347 Appeals .outstanding on 31st March, 1927 .. .. .. 129

Summary since Creation of Appeal Board.

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Payments made in Period ending : : , T , . , — — lot a I. 31st March, „ . London. Australia. Canada. South Africa, Countries New Zealand. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1916 .. .. .. .. .... 4 13,910 13,910 1917 .. 3,454 152 .. •• 213 176,570 180,389 1918 .. 12,567 2,925 .. .. 294 499,659 515,445 1919 .. 28,623 10,870 192 .. 295 1,159,775 1,199,755 1920 .. 58,447 .. 474 .. 258 1,753.240 1,812,419 1921 .. 72,994 30,849 .. •• 252 1-782,857 1,886,952 1922 .. 64,772 50,988 2,876 367 1 316 1.606,855 1,726,174 1923 .. 60,878 32,130 116 107 j 338 1,395.823 1,489,392 1924 .. 59,064 33,625 2,229 397 j 732 1,219,513 1,315,560 1925 .. 57,329 41,138 2,296 154 j 320 1,143,246 1,244,483 1926 .. 76,585 39,473 2,591 .. 265 1,066,247 1,185,161 1927 .. 50,479 26,621 214 272 492 1,050,910 1,128,988 Totals ..£ 545,192 268,771 10,988 1,297 3,775 12,868,605 13,698,628

Wives and I Soldiers. Parents of Dependants. Soldiers. Annual Liability. Permanent. Temporary. Temporary. ( Widows. „ r J I Dependants. £ Great Britain .. 167 152 18 148 703 60,502 Australia .. .. 179 202 11 56 177 34,169 Other countries .. 25 34 .. 6 '38 4,254 Totals .. 371 388 29 210 918 98,925

T ° 3^r Cl1 ' 1926-27. Total. Appeals dismissed .. . . . . . . . . 830 150 980 Appeals upheld . . . . . . . . . . 500 177 677 Appeals withdrawn and struck out . . . . . . 58 16 74 Appeals not under Act . . . . . . . . 6 1 7 Pensions made permanent . . . . . . . . 5 3 8 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 1,399 347 1,746 Total appeals lodged .. .. .. .. ... 1,492 383 1,875