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Appropriations for Consolidated Fund Services.

PENSIONS DEPARTMENT—continued.

of N p U eton, Item - 1934-35. — VOTE No. 32,—PENSIONS—continued. 1934-35. £ £ Subdivision No. II.—Administration Expenses —continued. Charges fob and incidental to —continued. 14 Travelling allowances and expenses : Departmental officers ... ... ... 950 15 War Pensions Appeal Board— £ Salaries and fees ... ... 2,919 Travelling-expenses ... ... 700 Other expenses ... ... 20 3,639 16 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote... ... 50 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Miscellaneous ... ... £60 Total—Subdivision No. II ... ... 30,687 Subdivision No. 111.—Pensions and Annuities. Charges for and incidental to — 17 Annuity to daughter of the late Sir W. Fraser ... 150 18 Annuity to Lady Salmond ... ... 200 19 Family allowances ... ... ... 160,000 20 Military pensions (Maori War) ... ... 3, r <50 21 Miners' pensions ... ... ... 57,500 22 Old-age pensions ... ... ... 1,511,750 23 Pensions and allowances to disabled ex-members of N.Z. Contingents to South African War and dependants of deceased members thereof ... 2,000 24 Pensions for the blind ... • ... ... 21,000 25 Pensions to epidemic widows and their dependants 2,400 26 Pensions to ex-members of N.Z. Defence and Naval Forces ... ... ... 2,500 27 Pensions under Civil Service Act, 1908 ... ... 5,300 28 Police pensions ... ... ... 1,500 29 Special annuities ... ... ... 5,640 30 War pensions and allowances ... ... 1,260,000 31 Widows' pensions ... ... ... 300,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Grants to supplement superannuation, Post and Telegraph Depart- £ ment ... ... 150 Credit from National Endowment revenue applied for payment of old-age pensions ... ... 38,000 Miscellaneous ... ... 1,000 39,150 Total—Subdivision No. Ill ... 3,333,690