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WIDOWS' PENSIONS.

1915-16. 1916-17. New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. 483 498 New claims rejected .. .. .. .. .. .. 73 58 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. £37,042 £39,386 Average pension . . . . .. .. . . .. .. £19 lis. £19 9s. Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. £36,357 £38,016 Cost per head of population . . .. .. .. .. 7d. Bd. Increase on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. £4,738 £1,659 Refunds paid to Public Account . . .. .. .. .. £81 £95 Absolutely forfeited instalments .. .. .. .. .. £204 £200 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. . . ~ £327 £399 Average of total family of pensioner .. .. .. .. .. 4-2 4-04 Average of family under fourteen .. .. .. .. .. 24 2-5 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 3,885 Total claims established .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,192 Total number of children benefited.. .. .. .. .. 8,030 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. -44 Total guardians appointed .. .. .. .. .. 32 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,156 Grand total paid to date .. .. .. .. .. .. £157,146 Total Number op Children on whose account Pension granted. Number of Children Pensioners, under Fourteen. 1911-12 .. .. .. .. .. .. 791 1,923 1912-13 .. .. .. .. ;.; .. 657 1,604 1913-14 .. .. 421 1,090 1914-15 .. :: .. .. .. .. 458 1,158 1915-16 444 1,180 1916-17 421 1,075 3,192 8,030

MILITARY PENSIONS.

1915-16. 1916-17. Number of pensioners previously in receipt of old-age pensions .. .. 352 328 New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 11 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. £47,628 £44,352 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £36 £36 Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. £48,273 £45,674 Cost per head of population .. .. .. .. .. lOd. 9d. Decrease on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,599 Pensioners in homes and hospitals .. .. .. .. .. 44 51 Amount paid to controlling authorities of these .. .. .. '£1,806 £1,665 Absolutely forfeited instalments .. .. .. .. .. £332 £390 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. £252 £222 Total claims lodged to date ~ .. .. .. .. 1,834 Total claims established ... .. .... .. 1,650 Total deaths .. ."'. ..' .. .. .. .. 416 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Grand total paid to date .. .. .. .. ... .. £174,691

1915-16. 191 1-17. New pensions granted Cancellations Pensions in force at end of year European. 426 337 1,857 Maori, 18 5 33 I I European. 407 283 1,981 Maori. 14 4 43

191 •16. 1916-17. European. Maori. European. Maori, tfew pensions granted Deaths D ensions in force at end of year 20 101 1,023 40 23 300 7 75 955 3 26 277