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PENSIONS DEPARTMENT— continued. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. Expenditure. Income. To War Pensions Act, 1915, and Finance Act, £ By Credits from National Endowment residue £ 1920 .. .. .. ..1,908,780 for old-age pensions (Land Act, 1908) .. 30,134 Pensions Act, 1913, and Finance Act, 1920 963,044 Credits from gold duty (Miner's Phthisis Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915, and Finance Act, 1915) .. .. .. .. 2,503 Act, 1920 .. .. .. .. 26,718 Excess of expenditure over income for the Finance Act, 1919 (police widows' pen- year .. .. .. .. 2.981,316 sions) .. .. .. .. 436 Vote 5, epidemic pensions .. .. 68,473 Administration charges— £ Salaries .. .. .. 35,173 Cost-of-living bonus .. .. 275 Contribution to Post Office, June, September, and December quarters (paid) £7,955 ; March quarter (outstanding), £2,518 .. .. .. 10,473 Honoraria to members of War Pensions Board .. 2,454 Light, firing, and water .. 98 Office fittings and requisites, including printing and stationery (paid), £2,540; owing to Printing and Stationery Department, £179 .. .. 2,719 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes .. .. .. 3,319 Proportion of salaries, High Commissioner's staff .. 145 Telephones .. .. .. 131 Travelling-expenses .. 1,737 Overtime .. .. .. 317 Advertising .. .. .. 17 Interpreter's fees .. .. 1 Cartage .. .. .. 2 — 56,861 Grant to Mrs. OK. Phillips .. .. 199 Grant to Mrs. M. Young in lieu of old-age pension .. .. .. .. 15 Medical fees (war pensions) .. .. 12,292 Fees for certificates of age .. .. 7 Commission on money-orders and rate of exchange .. .. .. .. 193 Charges on postal drafts through High Commissioner, London .. .. 62 Loading on life-insurance premiums on account of impaired health .. .. 90 Payment of instalments of war pensions collected by unauthorized persons .. 67 Sundry payments .. .. .. 66 Rent .. .. .. .. 1,824 Depreciation ■ — Furniture, fittings, and equipment .. .. .. .. 175 3,039,302 Less— £ Amount owing by Commonwealth Government .. 24,198 Amount owing by Canadian Goment .. .. .. 1,078 Amount owing by Union of South Africa Government.. .. 73 25,349 £3,013,953 £3,013,953 £ £ To Balance brought down .. .. 2,981,316 By Balance after charging interest.. .. 2,981,510 Interest on capital at 4J per cent. .. 194 £2,981,510 £2,981,510 28th November, 1921. G. C. Fache, Commissioner of Pensions.