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Return showing Number of Children in Receipt of Pensions as at 31st March, 1920, grouped in Families.

There are 681 widows of soldiers in receipt of pensions who have no children. Summary of Payments, 1919-20. £ £ Paid through Post Office £.1,773,624 (less outstandings £174) .. .. .. 1,773,450 Less payments on account of — Commonwealth pensions .. .. . .. .. 18,478 Canadian pensions .. . . . . . . .. .. 1,920 South African pensions .. .. .. .. .. 19 Imperial Government to dependants of munition workers . . .. 35 Police officers.. . . .. . . . . .. .. 14 Boer War veterans . . . . . . . . .. .. 84 20,550 1,752,900 Paid by High Commissioner in London .. .. .. .. .. .. 58,4.47 Paid by Dominion of Canada .. . . . . .. . . . . .. 474 Other foreign payments . . . . .. . . .. .. .. 258 Lump sum payments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 340 £1,812,419 Note.- Payments made; by Commonwealth Government are not included in these figures, as the actual accounts had not come to hand at the end of the year. Summary of Total Actual Payments to 31st March, 1920. £ From Ist September, 1915, to 31st March, 191.6 .. .. .. .13,910 Year 1916-17 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 180,389 Year 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 515,445 Year 1918-19 .. .. •.-. .. 1,199,755 Year 1919-20 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,812,419 £3,721,918

Pensions payable outside New Zealand as at 31st March, 1920.

Number of Children in Family. Disabled Soldiers. Deceased Soldiers. Number. Total Children. Number. Total Children. 7 6 5 A 2 5 19 39 97 218 430 14 30 95 156 291 436 430 4 11 16 62 136 318 847 28 66 80 248 408 636 847 1 Totals 1,452 2,313

Soli liers. Wives of Soldiers. Dei Depei idants. Permanent. Temporary. Temporary. I Widows. Other Dependants. Annual Liability. ireat Britain Australia )ther countries 67 24 7 225 231 30 32 14 1 208 67 17 646 152 22 £ 60,267 25,9.12 3,267 Totals 98 486 47* 292f 820 89,446 I * Children of these, 34. t Children of these, 23: