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PENSIONS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1926. Expenditure. Income. £ s. d. To Pensions — £ s. d. £ s. d. By National-endowment residue for oldWar Pensions Act, 1915 .. 1,162,861 5 4 age pensions .. .. .. 37,948 011 Pensions Act, 1913 .. .. 1,201,320 10 8 Sundry outstanding pensions, 1924Miner's Phthisis Act, 1915 .. 40,191 19 1 25 .. .. .. .. 6,683 0 9 Epidemic (vote, Pensions) .. 14,762 13 7 Gold duty (Miner's Phthisis Act, Finance Act, 1919 .. .. 538 12 0 1915) .. .. .. 2,498 14 3 Defence Act, 1909 .. .. 2,898 10 10 Commission for paying Imperial Special annuities .. .. 4,807 5 8 pensions .. .. .. 2,402 15 10 Pensions Amendment Act, 1924 7,677 0 6 Post and Telegraph Department, Civil Service Act, 1908 .. 16,835 3 7 for pensions paid to retired officers 235 .12 10 Judicature Act, 1908 .. 2,765 19 4 Union Government of South Africa, Walsh and other Pensions Act, on account of payments made .. . 371 11 0 1869 .. .. .. 41 13 4 Canadian Government, on account Reserves and other Lands Dis- of payments made .. .. 242 9 6 posal and Public Bodies Em- ! Commonwealth Government, on acpowering Act, 1916 .. 78 0 0 count of payments made .. 25,552 14 11 Finance Act, 1923 .. . . 150 0 0 Imperial Government, on account Finance Act, 1924 .. .. 200 0 0 of payments made .. .. 204,071 9 0 — 1 2,455,128 13 11 Excess of expenditure over income 2,589,103 10 1 Administration charges— Salaries .. .. .. 36,958 5 5 Contributions to Post Office .. 14,066 4 0 Travelling-expenses.. .. 3,850 15 1 Rent ...... 3,152 1 6 Expenses of War Pensions Appeal Board .. .. 3,074 13 0 Printing and stationery .. 1,906 0 11 Postages .. .. .. 1,888 1 8 Exchange and commission .. 338 3 0 Depreciation .. .. 303 16 7 Telephones .. .. 248 0 11 Office fittings .. .. 147 1 4 Transfer and removal expenses of officers .. .. 140 11 7 Overtime .. .. .. 1110 5 Contingencies .. .. 102 16 4 Fuel, light, and water .. 81 6 10 Advertising .. .. 14 17 5 Office-cleaning .. .. 5 17 0 66,389 13 0 Medical treatment of returned soldiers .. .. .. .. 106,204 18 8 Medical fees .. .. .. .. 6,594 15 9 Railway concessions to disabled soldiers .. .. .. .. 2,801 7 5 Loading on life-insurance premiums .. .. 249 13 1 Grants to recipients of New Zealand Cross .. .. . . 40 0 0 Medical treatment of South African war veterans .. .. .. 14 4 10 Realization Account, Artificiallimb Factory .. .. .. 1,212 15 2 Pensions to retired postal officers .. 235 12 10 Payments on account of other Governments — Union Government of South Africa .. .. .. 371 11 0 Canadian Government .. 242 9 6 Commonwealth Government.. 25,5521411 Imperial Government .. 204,071 9 0 230,238 4 5 £2,869,109 19 I £2,869,109 19 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. 2,589,103 10 1 By Balance after charging interest .. 2,589,309 18 5 Interest on capital .. .. .. 206 8 4 £2,589,309 18 5 £2,589,309 18 5 Note. —Included in above expenses are items representing interest on capital, £206 Bs. 4d., and rent of offices, £2,106 os. 7d., for which the Department possesses no parliamentary appropriation. Percentage of cost of administration to total payments, 2-49.

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