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Table V.—Number of Old-age Pensions granted in each Year, together with the Number of such Pensions in Force on the 31st March, 1914.

Table VI. —Original Nationalities of Old-age and Widows' Pensioners.

Pensions granted in eaoh Year. Number of suoh Pensions still in Force on 31st March, 1914. Percentage of Pensions in Force to Pensions granted. Year ended 31st March, 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 ■ 1911 1912 1913 „ 1914 • 7,487 4,699 2,227 1,694 1,391 1,063 1,210 2,075 2,031 1,740 2,113 2,304 2,399 2,318 2,072 3,320 882 700 467 412 442 391 511 896 1,009 979 1,270 1,504 1,730 1,803 1,804 3,250 11 14 20 24 81 86 42 43 49 56 60 6S 72 77 87 97 Totals ... 40,143 18,050

Old-age. Widows'. Nationality. Granted, 1913-14. In Force on 31st March, 1914. Granted. 1913-14. In Force on 31st March, 1913-14. British (England) ,, (Ireland) (Scotland) .. „ (New Zealand) ,, (Australia) „ (Wales) ,, (Canada) ,, (Channel Islands) „ (India) ,, (West Indies) „ (Isle of Man).. ,, (South Africa) ,, (Newfoundland) „ (Fiji) „ (Pitcairn Island)" „ (Malta) German Dane Swede 1,524 584 528 262 107 29 14 15 8,154 3,726 3,269 581 360 146 102 63 17 15 15 15 9 2 1 2 318 157 98 94 38 42 32 36 18 14 12 10 7 6 6 7 3 2 1 1 671 55 23 16 288 29 1 4 1 1 3 232 91 61 1,021 91 5 2 1 1 11 4 1 1 3 15 5 5 4 1 1 2 56 19 8 13 3 2 7 4 4 2 Norwegian French Austrian American Italian Swiss Dutch Portuguese Russian .. Klnn Greek Belgian Pole 3 1 2 3 2 Hungarian Spanish Chilian Pomeranian Maori 1 1 108 Totals .. 3,320 18,050 421 1,540