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Table IX.-Pensions granted, Deaths, and Cancellations in each Year, and Number in Force, Annual Liability, and Average Pension at End of Year.

Table X.—Comparative Statement of Old-age Pensions in Force and Payments made in each Financial Year since the Act came into Operation.

Year ending :!lst March. Number of Pensions granted. Deaths. Canoella- In Force at tions. End of Year. Annual Liability. Average Pension. Old-age. 1899 ... 1900 ... 1901 ... 1902 ... 1903 ... 1904 ... 1905 ... 1906 ... 1907 ... 1908 ... 1909 ... 1910 ... 1911 ... 1912 ... 1913 ... 1914 ... 899 ... 900 ... 901 ... 902 ... 903 ... 904 ... 905 ... 906 ... 907 ... 908 ... 909 ... 910 ... 911 ... 912 ... 913 ... .914 ... 7,487 4,699 2,227 1,694 1,391 1,063 1,210 2,075 ... ! 2,031 ... 1,740 ... | 2,113 ... I 2,304 2,399 2,318 2,072 3,320 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 38 786 815 935 1,064 928 890 1,038 1,097 1,189 1,112 1,169 1,423 1,469 1,569 1,479 38 786 815 935 1,064 928 890 1,038 1,097 1,189 1,112 1,169 1,423 1,469 1,569 1,479 6 7,443 71 11,285 292 12,405 388 12,776 622 12,481 690 11,926 476 11,770 225 12,582 259 13,257 239 13,569 174 14,396 211 15,320 276 16,020 220 16,649 643 16,509 300 18,050 6 71 292 388 622 690 476 225 259 239 174 211 276 220 643 300 1 i £ I 127,319 193,718 211,965 217,192 211,594 200,915 199,081 313,018 326,084 333,340 353,343 374,699 403,020 416,530 412,408 447,765 £ s. d. 17 2 0 17 3 0 17 2 0 17 0 0 16 19 0 16 17 0 16 18 0 24 17 0 24 12 0 24 11 0 24 10 0 24 9 0 25 3 0 25 0 4 24 19 7 24 16 0 Totals ... 40,143 17,001 5,092 Widows'. 788 1 ,313 1,540 14,863 24,768 29,320 1912 ... 1913 ... 1914 ... 791 657 421 3 1 3 129 193 18 17 18 17 19 0 0 3 0 Totals 1,869 4 325 Mill tar i/. 568 1,240 19,026 44,640 33 10 36 0 0 0 1913 ... 1914 ... Totals 577 747 1,324 9 74 83 1 1 1

Date. At 31st March, 1899 ... 1900 ... 1901 ... 1902 ... 1903 ... 1904 ... 1905 ... 1906 ... 1907 ... 1908 ... 1909 .. 1910 ... 1911 ... 1912 ... 1913 ... 1914 ... Number of Payments to Pensions in End of Force. Financial Year. ■ £ 7,443 3,124 11,285 157,342 12,405 197,292 12,776 207,468 12,481 210,140 11,926 203,164 11,770 195,475 12,582 254,367 13,257 314,184 13,569 325,199 14,396 336,760 15,320 362,496 16,020 383,393 16,649 406,256 16,509 415,76.1 18,050 416,776 Payments. Increase, i Decrease. £ t 154,218 ... 39,950 10,176 2,672 6,976 7,689 58,892 59,817 11,015 11,561 25,736 20,897 22,863 9,504 1,015 Pensions. Increase. I Decrease. 3,842 1,120 371 295 555 156 812 675 312 827 924 700 629 140 1,541 Total... 4,389,197 1,889,197 ~ : ~ I I