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MINERS' PENSIONS.' Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. .. .. .. 474 New pensions granted, 1921-22 .. .. .. .. .. .. 78 Deaths during 1921-22 .. .. .. .. .. 381 Cancellations, 1921-22 .. .. .. .. .. .. 8) 4b Net increase .. .. .. .. . . . .' .. 32 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1922 .. .. . . .. .. . . 506 Year 1921-22. New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 107 New claims rej ected .. .. .. .. .. . . .. .. 27 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. ... .. .. .. £31,505 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. , . . . .. £62 ss. Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £31,212 Increase on figures of previous year . . . . .. . . .. .. £4,240 Cost per head of European population .. .. . . .. .. 6d. Credit to vote from gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,308 Absolutely forfeited instalments . . . . . . .. . . . . . . £53 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid . . . . . . . . ... . . £186 Total claims lodged to date . , .. . . . . 987 Total claims established .. . . .. . . .. 868 Total claims rejected. . . -, . . . . .. .. 103 Total deaths . . . . .. .. . . .. 214 Total cancellations . . . . .. .. .. 148 Total amount paid to date.. .. .. .. .. £110,962 Total credit from gold duty .. .. .. .. £24,595 Total amount paid on account of funeral expenses . . . . £2,094 Number of Pensions at each Rate at the 31st March, 1922. Annual Value. £ s. d. 150 at £91 per annum .. .. .. .. ..13.650 0 0 85 at £65 per annum ..' .. .. .. 5,525 0 0 271 at £45 10s. per annum .. .. .. .. .. 12,330 10 0 506 £31,505 10 0 Ages (in Groups) of Pensioners at the 31st March, 1922. Miners. Miners' Widows. 20-30 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..1 2 31-40 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..5 8 41-50 .. .. .. .. ..29 66 51-60 .. .. .. .. .. ..62 99 61-70 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..80 59 71-75 .. .. .. .. .. .. ..38 21 Over 76 .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 9 24-2 264 ». —j 506 EPIDEMIC PENSIONS. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1921.. .. .. .. .. .. 84-9 New pensions granted, 1921-22 .. . . . . .. .. .. 6 Cancellations, 1921-22 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 172 Net decrease . . .. .. .. .. . . .. 166 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1922 .. .. . . . . .. 683 Year 1921-22. New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 New claims rejected . . .. . . .. . . . . 4 Annual liability at close of year . . . . .. . . .. £54,994 Average pension .. .. .. . . .. .. . . £80 Gross expenditure for year .. . . .. ■ . . .. £65,486 Absolutely forfeited instalments .. . . .. . . .. £178 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. . . .. .. £31.7