8.—6.

Table No. 20. PENSIONS. Statement of Amounts paid on Account of Pensions for the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1928 to 1932.

Table No. 21. EXTERNAL TRADE. Statement showing Imports and Exports of the Dominion in each Financial Year ended 31st March, 1923 to 1932.

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Year ended 31st March, 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. £ £ £ f £ War .. 1,146,955 1,178,646 1,204,422 1,245,499 1,261,778 Old-age* .. .. .. 1,007,722 1.059,039 1,105,069 1,158,788 1,277,107 Widows' .. .. .. 302,766 312,963 322,886 325,998 340,162 Miners' .. .. .. 45.083 48,102 51,676 58,441 69,785 Maori War .. .. .. 16,377 13,673 11,510 9,101 7,582 Epidemic .. .. .. 8,757 7.981 7,309 6,322 5,580 Civil Service Act, 1908 .. 13,206 12,192 10,547 9,251 7,861 Defence Act, 1909 .. .. 2,695 2,715 2,573 2,620 2,483 Judicature Act, 1908 .. 4,204- 3,429 3,333 2,285 1,833 Police .. .. .. 457 671 789 1,741 1,054 Blind .. .. .. 12,249 13,339 14,716 15,796 16,710 Family Allowance .. .. 37,515 54,815 60,876 63,608 90,100 Sundry .. .. .. 6,273 5,698 6,589 6,588 6,501 Totals .. .. 2,604,259 2,713,263 2,802,295 2,906,038 3,088,536 * Includes payments of old-age pensions paid out of national-endowment revenue.

Year ended 31st March, Imports. Exports. Exports* Import^ £ £ £ £ 1923 .. .. .. .. 36,975,583 45,548,700 8,573,117 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 L928 .. .. .. .. 44,419,357 54,962,031 10,542,674 1929 .. .. .. .. 45,105,865 57,154,343 12,048,478 1930 .. .. .. .. 49,167.914 49,045,817 .. 122,097 1931 .. .. .. .. 38,300,807 39,527,784 1,226,977 1932 .. .. .. .. 23,165,522 34,496,211 11,330,689 55.922.848 6,960,698 6,960,698 Totals 432,576,425 481,538,575 48,962,150