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CONTENTS PAGE Section I—Activities op Department .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Section ll—Social Security Cash Benefits— New Legislation— Social Security Amendment Act, 1949 .. .. .. .. .. 3 Increased Income Exemptions .. .. .. .. .. . . 3 Quarterly Benefits— Superannuation Benefits .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Monthly Benefits— Age-benefits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Widows' Benefits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Orphans' Benefits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Family Benefits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Invalids' Benefits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Miners' Benefits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Weekly Benefits— Unemployment Benefits .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Sickness Benefits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Emergency Benefits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. II War Servicemen's Dependants' Allowances .. .. .. .. .. 11 Reciprocal Benefits — Reciprocity with Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Reciprocity with Great Britain and Northern Ireland .. .. .. 13 Miscellaneous— Total Number of Benefits in Force .. .. .. .. .. 13 Total Expenditure .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 European Immigrants .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 International Labour Organization .. .. .. .. .. 14 Section lll—Social Security Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 15 Section IV—War Pensions — New Legislation— War Pensions Amendment Act, 1949, and War Pensions and Allowances (Mercantile Marine) Amendment Act, 1949 .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Finance Act (No. 2), 1949 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 War Pensions Regulations 1945, Amendment No. 2 (1949/181) .. .. 16 Increased Income Exemptions for War Veterans' Allowances .. .. 17 Disablement Pensions— Pensions Granted and in Force .. .. .. .. .. . . 17 Medical Treatment for Ex-servicemen .. .. .. .. .. 18 Concessions to Disablement Pensioners .. .. .. .. .. 19 Dependants' Pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 Economic Pensions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 War Veterans' Allowances .. .. .. .. .. .. •. 21 Expenditure, War Pensions and Allowances .. .. .. .. . . .. 21 War Pensions Boards .. .. .. .. .. . • •. .. 22 War Pensions Appeal Board .. .. .. .. .. •. 22 Overseas Pensions Paid in New Zealand .. .. .. .. • • 22 Demobilization Allowances .. .. .. .. . - .. .. 23 Section V —General— Publications .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Sundry Pensions and Special Annuities .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Summary of Benefits and Pensions Payments .. .. .. .. 24 Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. ■ • . • 25 Administration and Staff .. .. .. .. .. . • •. .. 25 Appendix—Statistics of Social Security Benefits and War Pensions in Force, 1940-50 26

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