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Table 12.—Comparative Statement of Pensions in Force, and Payments made in each Financial Year since the Act came into Operation.

Table 13.—Number of Pensions granted since the Act came into Operation, with Number of Deaths and Cancellations, and Number in Force at End of each Year.

Date. Number of Payments to Pensions in End of Force. Financial Year. Expen liture. Pensions. Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease £ 3,124 157,342 197,292 207,468 210,140 203,164 195,475 *254,367 314,184 325,199 £ £ !l Lt 31st March, 1899 ... 1900 ... 1901 ... 1902 ... 1903 ... 1904 ... 1905 ... 1906 ... 1907 ... 1908 ... 7; 443 11,285 12,405 12,776 12,481 11,926 11,770 12,582 13,257 13,569 154,218 39,950 10,176 2,672 6,976 7,689 3,842 1,120 371 295 555 156 58,892 59,817 11,015 812 675 312 Total... £2,067,755

Year ending 31st March. Number of Pensions granted. .Deaths. Cancellations. In Force at End of Year. Liability each Year. ' I . £ 127,319 193,718 211,965 217,192 211,594 200,915 199,081 313,018 326,084 1899... 1900. . 1901... 1902... 1903... 1904... 1905... 1906... 1907... 1908... 7,487 4,699 2,227 1,694 1,391 l,O63'' 1,210 2,075 *2,031 1,740 38 786 815 935 1,064 928 890 1,038 1,097 1,189 6 71 292 388 622 690 476 225 259 239 7,443 11,285 12,405 12,776 12,481 11,926 11,770 12,582 13,257 13,569 Totals... 25,617 8,780 3,268 * Inoludes one re instatement o: cancelled pe: ision.