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PENSIONS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. Income, To Pensions — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ a. d. War Pensions Act, 1915 1,471,229 12 0 By Credits from National Endowment residue Pensions Act, 1913 ..970,048 0 7 for old-age pensions (Land Act, 1908) .. 33,337 10 3 Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915 33,208 14 8 Credits from gold duty (Miner's Phthisis Civil Service Act, 1908 .. 21,775 2 9 Act, 19.1.5) .. .. .. .. 2,610 18 1 Defence Act, 1909 .. 3,078 511 Treasury (refund of conscience-money) .. 30 0 0 Vote "Pensions (Epi- Excess of expenditure over income .. 2,697,062 7 3 demic)" .. .. 53,198 5 4 Special annuities .. 3,830 7 5 Finance Act, 1919 .. 467 11 6 Judicature Act, 1908 .. 2,444 9 0 Walsh and Others Pensions Act, 1869 .. 45 .10 8 Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Publio Bodies Empowering Act, 1916 .. .. 39 12 7 Schaefor, MoGuire, and Others Pensions Act, # 1872 .. . . 18 6 0 2,565,384 4 5 Administration charges— Salaries and temporary assistance .. .. 29,293 6 9 Contributions to Post Office 16,668 3 0 Travelling-expenses .. 4,922 11 2 Postage, &o. .. .. 3,465 6 4 Rent.. .. .. 2,402 18 0 Printing and stationery 1,871 12 5 Exchange and commission on money-orders .. 467 2 3 Expenses of Pensions Commission.. .. 223 5 2 Telephones .. .. 116 3 3 Light, firing, and water 68 8 1 Contingencies.. .. 64 14 1 Office-cleaning ... 33 13 9 Advertising .. .. 26 7 6 Interpreters' fees .. 010 6 Depreciation .. .. 299 0 0 59,923 2 3 Medical fees .. .. .. 7,384 7 5 Fees for certificate of age .. .. 516 8 Loading on life-insurance premiums .. 229 2 1 Expensesoflmperialdeta.il —P.M. (lore 42 0 0 Expenses of Imperial detail—P. B. Hill 2 2 9 Grant to recipients of New Zealand Cross 70 0 0 £2,033,040 15 7 £2,633,040 16 7 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down.. .. .. 2,597,062 7 3 By Balance after charging interest .. .. 2,597,224 8 11 Interest on capital .. .. .. 162 1 8 £2,597,224 8 11 £2,597,224 8 11