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Summary of Annual Liability as at 31st March, 1931.

War Pensions payable outside New Zealand as at 31st March, 1931.

Economic Pensions payable at 31st March, 1931.

War Pension Appeals. Appeals outstanding on 31st March, 1930 .. .. .. ■ • 155 Appeals lodged during 1930-31 . . • • ■ • • • ■ • 603 Appeals dismissed during 1930 31 . . .. ■ ■ • • ■ • 279 Appeals upheld during 1930-31 .. ... • • • • • • 308 Appeals withdrawn and struck out, 1930-31 .. .. 24 Gil Appeals outstanding on 31st March, 1931 .. .. 147 Percentage upheld, 50-4 per cent. The total number of appeals dealt with to the 31st March, 1931, was 3,697, the percentage upheld being 48 per cent. Of the 611 cases dealt with during the past year, 330 were heard at Auckland, 56-7 per cent, being upheld ; 119 at Wellington, -35-3 per cent, being upheld ; 98 at Christchurch, 47 per cent, being upheld; and 64 at Dunedin, 51-6 per cent, being upheld. Medical treatment of war pensioners during 1930-31 cost £83,394. Railway concessions to war pensioners with locomotive disabilities in excess of 50 per cent, cost £1,876 during the year. The loading paid on life-insurance policies of war pensioners due to war - service disability amounted to £196 for the year. Temporary war pensions to soldiers increased by 118, and permanent pensions to soldiers by 120 during the year. The 387 deaths among war pensioners are made up as follows : Soldiers, 145 ; widows of soldiers, 5 ; other dependants, 237.

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. Number of Number of Annua] Value Average Class of Pension. Pensioners. Children. Annual Value. Pension . ,1 I £ £ Soldiers (permanent) .. .. .. 9,405 22 489,191 52 Soldiers (temporary) .. .. .. 3,486 40 265,185 76 Dependants of disabled soldiers.. .. 1,313 2,795 123,878 94 Widows (without children) .. .. 810 .. 73,766 91 Widows (with children) .. .. 584 912 89,093 153 Other dependants of deceased soldiers — Parents .. .. .. 4,787 5 171.877 36 Other adult dependants .. .. 117 8 4,172 36 Guardians of children .. .. 523 705 19,026 36 Totals, &c. .. .. •• 21,025 4,487 1,236,188 59

Wives and Soldiers. Parents of Dependants. —Soldiers. Annual Liability. Permanent. Temporary. Temporary. Widows. Dependants. £ Great Britain .. 240 107 24 152 574 59,665 Australia .. .. 250 195 23 53 176 40,181 Other countries 48 26 .. 6 37 5,092 Totals .. 538 328 47 211 787 104,938

Average Class. Number. Annual Value. ! Annual Grant. y< ■ '' ,,H i' ) 1 £ £ Soldiers with permanent pensions .. . . • ■ 820 59,14.5 72 Soldiers with, temporary pensions .. .. •• 1,099 78,985 72 Widows with children .. .. 106 3,176 30 Wid.ov/s without children .. .. • • • • 96 3,454 36 Widowed mothers .. .. •• 180 5,114. 28 Totals .. .. .. •• 2,301 149,874 ! 65