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War Pensions payable outside New Zealand as at 31st March, 1929.

War Pension Appeals. Appeals outstanding on 31st March, 1928 .. .. .. .. 129 Appeals lodged during 1928-29 .. .. .. .. .. 467 596 Appeals dismissed during 1928-29 .. .. . . .. 167 Appeals upheld during 1928-29 . . .. * .. . . . . 266 Appeals withdrawn and struck out 1928-29 .. . . . . .. 16 Pensions made permanent, 1928-29 .. .. . . .. 2 — 451 Appeals outstanding on 31st March, 1929 .. .. .. 145 Percentage upheld, 59 per cent.

Summary since Creation of Appeal Board in 1923.

Economic Pensions payable at 31st March, 1929.

Medical treatment of war pensioners during 1928-29 cost £77,177. Railway concessions to war pensioners with locomotive disabilities in excess of 50 per cent, cost £2,142 during the year. The loading paid on life-insurance policies of war pensioners due to war service disability amounted to £216 for the year. Temporary war pensions to soldiers decreased by 39, while permanent pensions to soldiers were increased by 197 during the year. The 360 deaths among war pensioners are made up as follows: Soldiers, 124; widows of soldiers, 4 ; other dependants, 232.

| Wives and Soldiers. Parents of Dependants. Soldiers. —.— Annual Liability. Permanent. Temporary. Temporary. Widows. Dependants £ Great Britain .. 193 136 22 143 627 42,146 Australia .. .. 248 209 17 55 189 40,625 Other countries ..35 33 .. 7 41 5,089 Totals .. 476 378 39 205 857 87,860

To 31st March, laoo „ _ . jg2g 1928-29. Total. Appeals dismissed .. .. .. .. .. 1,127 167 1,294 Appeals upheld .. .. .. .. .. 909 266 1,175 Appeals withdrawn and struck out . . . . 86 16 102 Appeals not under Act .. .. . . . . 7 .. 7 Pensions made permanent .. .. . . .. 9 2 11 Totals .. .. .. .. 2,138 451 2,589 Total appeals lodged .. .. .. .. 2,267 467 2,734 Percentage upheld, 45 per cent.

Average Class. Number. Annual Value. Annual | Grant. —_ _ Soldiers with permanent pensions .. .. .. 517 36,412 70 Soldiers with, temporary pensions .. .. .. 898 62,086 69 Widows with children .. .. .. .. 105 3,162 30 Widows without children .. .. .. .. 58 1,995 34 Widowed mothers .. .. .. .. .. 178 4,951 28 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 1,756 108,606 62