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

* This represents 625 reinstatements less 514 actual cancellations. J. H. Boyes, Commissioner of Pensions.

Approximate Cost of I'aper —Preparation, uol given ; priutiut! (589 copies), £9.

Bj Authority: G. H. Loney, Government Printer, Wellington.— l 933. Prire 6d.]

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, r , , Number of n In Force ,^ r ;" Pensions Deaths. C^^ a " at End of 31st March, granted turns. period Old-age. 1899-1900 12,186 824 77 11,285 1901-1910 17,848 10,237 3,576 15,320 1911-1920 24,028 16,017 3,338 19,993 1921 .. 2,152 1,880 428 19,837 1922 .. 2,553 1,578 321 20,491 1923 .. 2,781 1,763 328 21,181 1924 .. 2,549 1,870 392 21,468 1925 .. 2,654 1,635 425 22,062 1926 .. 3,100 1,839 418 22,905 1927 .. 3,302 2,049 407 23,751 1928 .. 3,638 2,093 421 24,875 1929 .. 3,614 1,968 411 26,110 1930 .. 3,506 2,242 465 26,909 1931 .. 4.640 2,202 352 28,995 1932 .. 5,806 2,188 296 32,317 1933 .. 5,534 2,262 657 34,932 Totals.. 99,891 52,647 12,312 Widows'. 1912-1920 5,817 47 2,326 3,444 1921 .. 627 8 642 3,421 1922 .. 523 3 598 3,343 1923 .. 616 12 536 3,411 1924 .. 730 8 607 3,526 1925 .. 602 6 524 3,598 1926 .. 684 2 447 3,833 1927 .. 705 6 562 3,970 1928 .. 761 4 629 4,098 1929 .. 823 5 584 4,332 1930 .. 702 6 655 4,373 1931 .. 815 9 613 4,566 1932 .. 798 8 647 4,709 1933 .. 731 3 750 4,687 Totals.. 14,934 127 10,120 Blind. 1925 .. 114 .. 114 j 1926 • 92 9 1 196 1927 .. 46 6 4 232 ]928 .. 39 11 1 259 1929 .. 43 14 6 282 1930 .. 47 10 8 311 1931 43 18 6 330 1932 .. 45 13 , 2 360 1933 .. 52 9 8 395 Totals.. 521 90 36 Family Allowances. 1928 .. 3,154 25 123 3,006 1929 .. 1,437 39 641 3,763 1930 .. 1,004 41 858 3,868 1931 .. 1,399 46 604 4,617 1932 .. 3,040 56 269 7,332 1933 .. 3,841 68 785 10,320 Totals.. 13,875 275 3,280

, , Number of n In Force Year ended penBjon9 Doaths Cancella- , End of J 1st March, t.ons. period Maori War. 1913-1920 1,691 750 2 939 1921 .. 2 130 .. 811 1922 .. 1 72 740 1923 .. 1 71 1 669 1924 .. 1 80 1 589 1925 .. 1 71 519 1926 .... 74 1 444 1927 .. .. 70 .. 374 1928 .. .. 66 .. 308 1929 .. .. 49 .. 2:9 1930 .. .. 50 .. 209 1931 .. 1 40 170 1932 .. .. 27 .. 143 1933 .. .. 36 1 106 Totals.. I 1,698 1,586 I 6 .. War. 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 1924 .. 551 361 3,484 23,166 1925 .. 432 334 1,946 21,318 1926 .. 353 369 586 20,716 1927 .. 350 353 88 20,625 1928 .. 330 401 —6 20,560 1929 .. 398 360 —88 20,686 1930 .. 347 405 —111 20,739 1931 431 387 -242 21.025 1932 .. 348 432 —100 21,041 1933 .. 352 400 *—111 21,104 Totals.. 56,923 ; 5,840 \ 29,979 Miners'. 1916-1920 683 133 135 415 1921 .. 107 43 5 474 1922 .. 78 38 8 506 1923 .. 96 52 6 544 1924 .. 88 48 4 580 1925 .. Ill 70 14 607 1926 .. 96 50 13 640 1927 .. 84 51 5 668 1928 .. 104 47 4 721 1929 .. 94 53 2 760 1930 .. 86 59 8 779 1931 .. 153 51 5 876 1932 .. 175 56 4 991 1933 .. 100 52 296 743 Totals., i 2,055 803 509 .. Epidemic. 1920 .. 939 1921 .. 27 4 113 849 1922 .. 6 .. 172 683 1923 .. .. 2 112 569 1924 .... 1 HI 457 1925 .. .. .. 92 365 1926 .... 1 51 313 1927 .... 2 52 259 1928 .... 3 47 209 1929 .. j 21 188 1930 .... 1 27 160 1931 .. .. .. 22 138 1932 .. .. .. 27 111 1933 .. .. .. 13 98 Totals.. 972 14 860