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PENSIONS PAYABLE OUTSIDE NEW ZEALAND AT 31st MARCH, 1946

SUMMARY OF PENSION PAYMENTS

WAR PENSIONS APPEAL BOARD The following summarizes the operations of the War Pensions Appeal Board during the year with respect to appeals under war pensions and related legislation:—

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Class of Pension. War, 1914-18. War, 1939-45. Total. Ex-members of Forces — * Permanent 880 23 903 Temporary 9 173 182 Wives and parents of ex-members : Temporary dependants 55 1 56 of deceased members Widows 218 96 314 Other dependants 201 48 249 Totals 1,363 341 1,704

— Payments made in Total. London. Australia. Canada. South Africa. Foreign Countries. New Zealand. Total payments to 31st March, 1945 Payments, 1945-46 .. Total payments to 31st March, 1946 £ 1,511,260 37,155 £ 1,054,571 69,452 £ 65,023 6,508 £ 12,866 1,109 £ 16,387 910 £ 40,400,637 3,545,834 £ 43,060,744 3,660,968 1,548,415 1,124,023 71,531 13,975 17,297 1 43,946,471 *46,721,712 * Includes £4,679,530 in respect of war pensions in connection with the 1939-45 war and £7,033 to members of the Emergency Reserve Corps.

• — War, 1914-18. War, 1939-45. War Pensions and Allowances (Mercantile Marine) Act, 1940. War Veterans. Totals. Appeals outstanding at 31st March, 1945 Appeals lodged, 1945-46 69 300 826 2,135 1 5 2 4 898 2,444 Total to be dealt with .. 369 2,961 6 6 3,342 Appeals upheld, 1945-46 Appeals dismissed, 1945-46 Appeals withdrawn or struck out, 1945-46 111 207 23 893 1,320 365 1 5 1 3 2 1,006 1,535 390 Total disposed of 341 2,578 6 6 2,931 Appeals outstanding at 31st March, 1946 Percentage upheld 28 32-5 383 34-6 16-6 16-6 411 34-3