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Pensions granted, Deaths, and Cancellations in each Year, with Number in Force.

J. H. Boyes, Commissioner of Pensions.

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Year ended N " mber ° f ! CanoeUa-| F ° rc ® Year ended N " mb . er of | Cancella- In Foroe 31st March, ! gr e " n ®°™ ea S " j tions. j a pe ° od ° 31st March, ! Deaths - tions. Old-aqe. Maori War. iqqq 1Q AA 19 i«fi QO, nn rr o«K 1913-1920 1,691 | 750 2 939 ioyy iyoo 824 77 11,285 1921 9 &ii 1901-1910 17,848 10,237 3,576 15,320 lq22 " i ni " 2!;. 1911-1920 24,028 16,017 3,338 19,993 lq9 o " , | 'f " , 1921 .. 2,152 1,880 428 19,837 tqo? " on j «q 1922 .. 2,553 1,578 321 20,491 095 " 1 71 £0 1923 .. ; 2,781 1,763 328 21,181 192 g " 74 " 1 444 "1924 .. 2,549 1,870 392 21,468 1997 " 11 07? 1925 .. : 2,654 1,635 425 22,062 ,000 " " fifi " o™ 1926 .. 3,100 1,839 418 22,905 ,900 " 4.Q " 9W 1927 .. ; 3,302 2,049 407 23,751 ]TO •• •• f* 1928 .. j 3,638 2,093 421 24,875 ,n,, " '' , , fl t 7ft 1929 .. , 3,614 1,968 411 26,110 " i; 1930 .. ; 3,506 2,242 465 26,909 Totals 1 698 1 593 5 1931 .. 4.640 2,202 352 28,995 '' -^ 698 5 - : : War. Totals.. ; 88,551 48,197 11,359 1916-1920 49,254. 953 13,730 34,571 ! 1921 .. 2,207 358 4,656 31,764 1922 .. 945 369 3,249 29,091 1923 .. 625, 358 2,898 26,460 Widows'. 1924 .. 551 I 361 3,484 23,166 1912-1920 , 5,817 47 2,326 3,444 1925 •• 432 334 ] > 946 21,318 1921 .. 627 8 642 1926 " 353 369 586 20 > 716 1922 .. 523 3 598 3,343 j 927 " 350 353 88 20,625 1923 .. 616 12 536 3,411 :[ 928 330 401 ~ 6 20,560 1924 .. 730 8 607 3,526 1929 398 360 ~~ 88 '20,686 1925 .. j 602 6 524 3,598 1930 •• 347 405 111 20,739 1926 .. 684 2 447 1931 ' 131 387 *-242 21,025 1927 .. 705 6 562 3,970 rn , 1928 .. ; 761 4 629 4,098 I lotals.. 56,223 J5,008 30,190 1929 .. 823 5 584 Miners'7 1930 .. j 702 6 655 4,373 1916-1920 683 133 135 415 1931 .. 1 815 9 613 4,566 192I .. 107 43 5 474 I • 1922 .. 78 38 8 506 Totals.. 13,405 116 8,723 .. 1923 .. 96 52 6 544 1 1924 .. 88 48 4 580 1925 .. Ill 70 14 607 1926 .. 96 50 13 640 d/, w 1927 .. 84 51 5 668 1928 .. 104 47 4 721 1925 •• 114 •• •• 114 1929 .. 94 53 2 760 1926 •• 92 9 1 196 1930 .. 86 59 8 779 1927 •• 46 6 4 232 1931 .. 153 51 5 876 1928 .. 39 11 1 259 , 1929 •• 43 14 6 282 Totals.. 1,780 695 209 1930 .. 47 10 8 311 1931 . 43 18 6 330 Epidemic. 1920 .. 939 , .. Totals.. 424 68 | 26 .. 1921 .. 27 4 113 849 1922 .. 6 .. 172 683 1923 .. .. 2 112 569 1924 .... 1 111 457 ,, ... 1925 92 365 tamuy Allowances. 1926 .. .. 1 51 313 1928 .. ! 3,154 j 25 123 3,006 1927 .... 2 52 259 1929 .. ! 1,437 39 641 3,763 1928 .... 3 47 209 1930 .. 1,004 41 858 3,868 1929 .. .. .. 21 188 1931 .. 1,399 46 604 4,617 1930 .... 1 27 160 1931 .. .. .. 22 138 Totals.. 6,994 151 2,226 .. Totals.. 972 14 820 * This represents 718 reinstatements less 476 actual cancellations.