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Included in the above table are the following pensions payable outside of New Zealand :— Annual Average Number. Value. Pension. £ £ Soldiers (permanent and upwards of twelve months) .. 53 3,198 60 Soldiers (temporary) .. .. .. .. 56 3,022 54 Widows (including pensions of children) .. .. 56 5,464 97 Parents and other dependants of deceased soldiers .. 65 1,756 27 Dependants (temporary on account of disablement of soldiers) .. .. .. ... .. 2 97 48 232 £13,537 £58 Summary op Payments, 1915-16. £ Paid through. Post Office .. .. .. .. .. ..13,235 Lump sums .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 675 Total .. .. .. ... .. .. £13,910 Summary op Payments, 1916-17. £ Paid through Post Office .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 176,982 Less payments on account of Commonwealth Pensions .. .. .. £4,077 Less payments on account of Imperial Government for dependants of munitionworkers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81 4,158 172,824 Paid by High Commissioner in London .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,454 Other foreign payments . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. 213 Paid by Commonwealth Government .. .. .. .. .. .. 152 Lump sums paid . . .. .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 700 Special payment validated by 1916 Act .. .. .. .. .. .'. 37 Allotments paid after casualty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,009 £180,389 War Pensions in Australia. The following figures have been taken from the last published statement, being that for the year ended 30th June, 1916 ;— Total claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. ..14,995 Total claims' rejected .. .. . . .. .. .. 1,732 Total claims awaiting decision .. .. .. .. .. 4,209 Total pensions granted .. .. .. .. .. .. 9,054 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. 36 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. 264 300 Total soldiers'pensions .. '.. .. .. .. 3,025 Total dependants'pensions on account of death .. .. 4,314 Total dependants' pensions on account of disablement .. .. 1,415 Total pensions in force at 30th June, 1916 .. .. .. .. 8,754 Total pensions for children (included in above) .. .. .. 2,299 Annual liability at 30th June, 1916 .. .. .. .. .. 368,800* Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 Average soldier's pension .. .. . . .. .. .. 61 Average dependant's pension . . .. .. .. .. 32 Expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. 137,920 Cost of administration .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,187 * liocent cable advicos show that the total number of war pensions granted in Australia to 30th June, 1917, was 44,994, with an annual liability of £1,638,699, the average pension being £31. (For further tables see appendix.)