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TABLE III. Statement of Progress of Pensions.

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Attainment ol Pension Age or Length of Service. Retired Medically Unfit. Year. Granted. Void by Death. In Force. Granted. Void by Death or In Force. Number. Pension. Number. Pension. Number. Pension. Number. Pension. Number. Pension. Number. Pension. £ £ £ £ £ £ 1903-04 .. .. 161 9,950 1 66 160 9,884 33 1,700 5 256 28 1,444 1904-05 .. .. 100 5,848 8 425 252 15,307 15 1,046 4 483 39 2 007 1905-06 .. .. , 56 3,788 10 672 298 18,422 12 632 3 135 48 2 503 1906-07 .. .. 59 3,911 17 1,020 340 21,314 12 712 9 466 51 2 750 1907-08 .. .. 74 5,626 12 683 402 26,257 14 852 8 416 57 3'l85 1908-09 .. .. 53 4,816 18 1,233 437 29,840 8 485 8 444 57 3*226 1909-10 .. .. 123 10,066 9 502 551 39,404 7 420 2 130 62 3 517 1910-11 .. .. 80 6,305 27 1,598 604 44,111 17 1,325 8 421 71 4'421 19I1 ~ 12 •• •• 54 5,229 24 1,666 634 47,674 14 605 5 237 80 4*789 1912-13 .. .. 81 7,650 30 2,766 685 52,558 15 903 10 450 85 5*242 1913-14 •• •■ 74 7,958 27 1,926 732 58,590 9 790 4 148 90 5884 1914 ~ 15 •• •• 84 9,344 26 1,668 790 66,266 15 1,314 7 396 98 6*802 1915-16 .. .. 59 6,823 30 2,448 819 70,641 27 1,945 10 603 115 s'l44 1916-17 •• •• 69 7,977 34 2,806 854 75,812 25 1,862 10 498 130 9*508 1917-18 •• •• 39 4,440 34 2,927 859 77,325 32 1,885 10 506 152 10*887 1918-19 .. .. 29 4,090 46 3,841 842 77,574 19 1,659 12 805 159 11 741 1919 -20 •• •• 9 5 16,262 53 4,356 884 89,480 35 2,998 14 928 180 13 811 1920-21 .. .. 77 15,614 50 3,998 911 101,096 26 2,969 14 1,684 192 15*096 I 92 !- 22 •• ■• 90 18,686 38 3,611 963 116,171 28 3,228 9 485 21] 17 839 1922-23 .. .. 80 17,342 55 5,916 988 127,597 31 4,204 4 415 238 21*628 1923-24 .. .. 74 16,827 54 5,019 1,008 139,405 32 3,016 10 1.032 1 260 23 612 192425 •• •• 116 32,401 57 6,207 1,067 165,599 22 3,044 9 1,089 273 25 567 1925-26 .. .. 68 17,357 46 5,390 1,089 177,566 26 3,283 I 14 1 105 ' : 285 27*745 l 92 6-27 .. .. 119 23,614 72 7,405 1,136 193,775 19 2,089 ! 15 1,370 i 289 28*464 Adjustments to agree with .. .. 3 801 1,133 192,974 .. .. 5 -84 284 28*548 cards supplied 1 ; T ° tals •■ 1,914 261,924 781 j 68,950 .. .. 493 42,966 1 209 14,418 Death of Contributor. Family Pension. Total Pensions. Year. Granted. 3 " 1 In Force. Granted. Void. In Force. Number. | Pension. Number. Pension. Number. Pension. Number. Pension. Number. Pension. Number. Pension. £ £ £ £ £ £ 1903-04 .. .. 80 1,190 6 78 74 1,112 274 12,840 12 400 262 12 440 1904-05 .. .. 68 989 6 78 136 2,023 183 7,883 18 986 427 19*337 1905-06 .. .. 55 815 11 143 180 2,695 123 5,235 24 950 526 23*620 1906-07 .. .. 61 893 16 218 225 3,370 132 5,516 42 1,704 616 27*434 1907-08 .. .. 57 836 12 176 270 4.030 145 7,314 32 1,275 729 33*472 1908-09 .. .. 62 916 25 355 307 4,591 123 6,217 51 2,032 801 37*657 1909-10 .. .. 91 1,313 25 365 373 5,539 221 11,799 36 997 986 48 460 1910-11 .. .. 66 983 30 410 409 6,112 163 8,613 65 2,429 1.084 54*644 19H-1 2 ■• •• 4 3 644 21 293 431 6,463 111 6,478 50 2,196 1145 58 926 1912-13 .. .. 40 605 37 521 434 6,547 136 9,158 77 3 737 1 204 64*347 1913-14 .. .. 88 1,279 38 564 484 7,262 171 10,027 69 2,638 1306 7l'736 1914-15 .. .. 50 735 46 643 488 7,354 149 11,393 79 2,707 1 376 80*422 1915-16 .. .. 57 856 46 643 499 7,567 143 9,624 86 3,694 1433 86 352 1916-17 .. .. 118 1,744 53 734 564 8,577 212 11,583 97 4 038 1548 93*897 1917 -1 8 •• •■ 114 1,707 49 672 629 9,612 185 8,032 .93 4,105 1*640 97*824 1918-19 •• ■• 314 4,602 52 746 891 13,468 362 10.351 110 5,392 1892 102 783 1919-20 .. .. 55 830 54 747 892 13,551 185 20,090 121 6,031 1 956 116*842 1920-21 .. .. 92 1,316 72 1,036 912 13,831 195 19,899 136 6,718 2*015 130^23 92 1- 22 •• ■• " 1,136 59 862 930 14,105 195 23,050 . 106 4,958 2,104 148,115 1922-23 .. .. 85 1,245 83 1,184 932 14,166 196 22,791 142 7,515 2 158 163 391 1923-24 .. .. 98 1,429 62 901 968 14,694 204 21,272 126 6 952 2 236 177*711 1924-25 .. .. 65 965 88 1,224 945 14,435 203 36,410 154 8,520 2*285 205*601 1925-26 .. .. 104 2.869 81 2,201 968 15,103 198 23,509 141 8,696 2 342 220414 1926-27 .. . 93 2,578 94 2,529 967 15,152 231. 28,281 181 11,304 2,392 237*391 Adjustments to agree with .. 12,191* 4 .. 963 27,343* .. 12,191 12 717 2 380 *248 865 cards supplied Totals.. .. 2,033 44,666 1,070 17,323 j .. .. 4,440 349,556 2,060 100,691 " .. * Includes additional allowances paid to widows and children out of Working Railways Account,