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Number of War Pensions in Force at each Rate on 31st March, 1930.

Summary of War Pension Payments. The payments for war pensions show an increase during the year, the figures compared with those of the previous years being as follows : —

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On account of Death. Wives and Soldiers | Soldiers Parents (on Rate (nearest £1). (Perma- (Tem- Account of Widows. | Other Dependants. nent). ! porary). | Disable- , ment). w;th I without | Guardians oth Children, j Children. arents - of Children. utller9 ' £ 301-350.. .. 4 1 .. 1 261-300.. .. 3 4 3 .. .. ! .. 234-260.. .. 37 5 3 11 1 201-233.. .. 20 3 ,20 31 191-200.. .. 3 8 6 21 1 181-190.. .. 178 292 33 74 1 .. 1 171-180.. .. 24 10 .. 1 8 161-170.. .. 140 125 14 48 2 .. .. 1 151-160.. .. 90 126 93 139 2 .. 1 141-150.. .. 63 58 8 2 22 1 131-140.. .. 50 8 7 43 2 121-130.. .. 154 293 129 247 33 13 3 111-120.. .. 43 25 14 1 102 7 3 101-110.. .. 126 . 116 177 16 20 10 7 1 91-100.. ..294 30 25 .. 8 47 81- 90.. ..287 3 20 1 82 15 71- 80.. .. 358 110 154 17 446 163 20 4 61-70.. ..299 91 29 .. .. 70 .. 3 51- 60.. .. 1,180 279 201 .. 7 419 107 16 41- 50.. .. 337 160 30 .. .. 104 31- 40.. .. 1,580 491 37 1 1 1,381 43 9 21- 30.. .. 2,827 910 81 .. .. 2,645 363 79 6- 20.. .. 1,188 220 21 2 45 3 3 .. Totals .. j 9,285 3,368 1,102 657 740 4,920 551 116

Payments made in Period ending j — j ; -— Tota]> 31st March, j L 0n d 0 ri. Australia. Canada. South Africa.! New Zealand. Countries. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1916 .. .. .. .. .. .. 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 2,876 367 316 1,606,855 1,726,174 1923 .. 60,878 32,130 116 107 338 1,395,823 1,489,392 1924 .. 59,064 33,625 2,229 397 732 1,219,513 1,315,560 1925 .. 57,329 41,138 2,296 154 320 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 1928 .. ! 62,080 36,361 5,263 547 631 1,047,097 1,151,979 1929 .. 73,464 39,122 2,674 421 669 1,067,653 1,184,003 1930 .. 58,973 40,237 j 2,582 624 872 1,104,480 1,207,748 Totals .. 739,709 j 384,471 21,507 2,889 5,947 16,087,835 17,242,358