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Nationalities of Pensioners to whom Pensions were granted during the Financial Year ended 31st March, 1904. ~ , Nnmher Number. Number. JNumDer. . English . 536 Prince Edward Island 1 Irench ... ■•■ 4 Irish 217 New-Zealander (Euro- Italian ... ... a Scotch 179 pean) ... 1 Austrian Welsh ... 5 American ... ... 7 Corsican ... ... 1 Canadian 4 German ... 27 Portugese 1 Tasmanian 8 Danish 17 Maori & NovaScotian ... 2 Swedish 8 Morion 1 Barbadoes ... ... 2 Norwegian ... ... 5 West Indies 1 Swiss 4 Total ... 1,063 New South Wales ... 2

Agbs of European Pensioners who died during the Year ended the 31st March, 1904. Number. Number. Number. Atage6s 10 At age 78 4 At age 91 ... 6 " II : £::: ... 27 .93 ... s " fi/, "■ 46 „ 81 29 ~ 94 ... 1 "tl 62 82 28 .95 ... 0 "?S 77 83 22 „96 ... 1 "l\ 66 84 23 .97 ... 1 "11 56 85 ... ... 15 „98 ... 0 "11 64 86 4 „99 ... 1 "51 :;. ::: To 87 13 „ 100 ;; 75 47 „ 88 a „ 101 ... _i "J? ■" 42 "„ 90 ::: '.'.'. 4 Total ... 860

Number of Pensions granted since the Act came into Operation, Number of Deaths and Cancellations, and Number in Force at End of each Year.

Number of Pensions granted. Cancellations. In Force at End of Year. Liability each Year. Year ending the 31st March. Deaths. 1899... 1900. . 1901... 1902... 1903... 1904... 7,487 4,699 2,227 1,694 1,391 1,063* 38 786 815 935 1,064 928 6 71 292 388 622 690 7,443 11,285 12,405 12,776 12,481 11,926 £ 127,319 193,718 211,965 217,192 211,594 200,915 Totals... 18,561 4,566 2,069 * Inoluding forty-four pensions previously canoelled and now reinstated.