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Summary of Annual Liability at 31st March, 1941.

War Pensions payable outside New Zealand at 31st March, 1941. Soldiers — Permanent .. .. .. .. .. 835 Temporary .. .. .. . . . . 94 Wives and parents of soldiers : Temporary .. 116 Dependants — Widows .. .. .. .. .. 206 Other dependants .. .. .. .. 363 Annual liability .. .. .. .. .. £99,182

Economic Pensions payable at 31st March, 1941.

PRESENT WAR PENSIONS. (War Pensions Extension Act, 1940.) Applications received for the year ended 31st March, 1941 : Soldiers, 979 ; dependants, 231 ; total, 1,210. Number of pensions granted : Soldiers, 488 ; dependants, 130 : total, 618. Number of pensions in force and annual value as at 31st March, 1941 : — Annual Value. £ Soldiers .. .. .. .. .. 433 49,984 Dependants .. .. .. .. .. 118 11,660 551 £61,644 The number of children pensioned as at 31st March, 1941, was 146. Total payments made to 31st March, 1941, £14,376. WAR PENSIONS AND ALLOWANCES (MERCANTILE MARINE) ACT, 1940. Applications received for the year ended 31st, March., 1941 : Members, 30 ; dependants, 30 : total, 60. Number of applications granted : Members, 29 ; dependants, 22 : total, 51. Number of pensions in force as at 31st March, 1941, 9. Annual value as at 31st March, 1941, £1,128. Total payments made to 31st March, 1941, £916.

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(War Pensions Act, 1915.) | St™' S:' Annual Value. £»£ _ [ Soldiers — £ £ Permanent .. .. .. .. .. 12,235 22 811,108 66 Temporary .. .. .. .. 3,543 9 276,271 78 Dependants of disabled soldiers .. 3,098 4,275 25.1,135 81 Widows — Without children .. .. .. .. 1,572 .. 156,379 99 With children .. .. .. 360 655 59,884 166 Other dependants of deceased soldiers — Parents .. .. .. 2,514 .. 93,264 37 Other adult dependants .. .. .. 65 .. 2,295 35 Guardians of children .. .. .. .. 71 112 3,198 45 Totals, &c. .. .. 23,458 5,073 1,653,534 70

(War Pensions Act, 1.915.) Average Class. Number. Annual Value. Annual Grant. £ £ Soldiers with permanent pensions .. .. .. 2,689 199,873 74 Soldiers with temporary pensions .. .. .. 1,231 92,417 75 Widows with children .. .. .. .. 137 4,264 31 Widows without children .. .. .. .. 563 21,852 39 Widowed mothers .. .. .. .. 103 4,761 46 Totals .. .. .. .. 4,723 323,167 68