B.—l [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1935.

PENSIONS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditube Account eoe the Yeak ended 31st March, 1935. Expenditure. Income. To Pensions £ s. d. £ s. d. By Credits from national-endowment residue for £ s. d. War pensions and allow- _ old-age pensions .. .. .. 41,128 19 6 ances .. .. 1,262,730 2 4 Credits from sundry outstandings .. , LB5l 4 9 Old-age pensions ..1,506,290 0 1 Commission for paying Imperial pensions .. 3,323 Oil Widows pensions .. 297,085 2 6 Credits from pensions paid to retired officers Military pensions (Maori ... on account of Post and Telegraph Depart- , Wal ') •• 3,668 14 9 ment 6 F 145 17 5 Miners'pensions .. 58,354 14 9 Credits from other GovemPensions for the blind .. 20,962 19 10 ments on account of Family allowances .. 152,777 5 4 payments, made- £ s. d. Pensions and allowances Canadian Government . . 115 18 11 to disabled ex-members Commonwealth Governof New Zealand con- ment _ _ _ 24 109 1 0 tangents to South African Imperial Government .. 3,467 11 2 War and dependants of Government of Fiji .. 018 11 deceased members Deposits Account, Imthereof . . . 2,090 3 2 perial Pensions .. 194,871 12 10 Pensions to epidemic- 222 565 210 widows and their de- Excess of expenditure over income .. ..3,425,999 1 0 pendants .. .. 2,086 6 1 Pensions to ex-members of New Zealand Defence and Naval Forces .. 2,236 19 5 Police pensions .. 1,434 15 9 Special annuities .. 5,790 16 8 Pensions under Civil Service Act .. .. 5,261 9 3 Judicature Act, 1908 .. 2,682 4 4 Pensions to retired postal officers .. 145 17 5 1 3,323,597 11 8 Administration charges— Advertising .. .. 13 7 9 Sundry office expenses .. 40 4 8 Depreciation .. .. 208 9 1 Exchange and commission 270 2 0 Fees for certificates of age 119 5 11 Fuel, light, power, and water .. .. 107 19 11 Office equipment (repairs) 117 12 8 Loss on fittings written off 2 6 6 Overtime . . .. 363 5 1 Post Office services .. 18,182 14 4 Postage and telegrams .. 3,252 9 3 Printing and stationery .. 1,590 4 8 Rent of offices .. 2,991 1 6 Salaries .. .. 36,616 3 4 Telephone services .. 310 0 9 Travelling-expenses (departmental officers) .. 1,110 2 6 War Pensions Appeal Board expenses .. 3,901 0 1 — 69,196 10 0 Other charges— Clothing-allowances .. .. 421 7 10 Life-insurance loadings .. .. 175 3 3 Medical fees .. .. .. 6,740 16 9 Medical treatment— Ex-members New Zealand Expeditionary Forces .. .. 67,341 3 8 South African War veterans .. .. 133 17 0 New Zealand Defence and Naval Forces .. 32 13 7 67,507 14 3 Rail concessions to disabled soldiers .. 1,570 18 0 Re-establishment of disabled soldiers in Civil employment (including grant of £500 to Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment League) .. .. .. .. 1,129 7 10 Travelling-expenses (pensioners) .. 2,108 14 0 Payments on account of other Governments (details as per Cr.) .. .. .. 222,565 2 10 £3,695,013 6 5 £3,695,013 6 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. ..3,425,999 1 0 By Balance after charging interest .. ..3,426,078 0 7 Interest on capital .. .. .. 78 19 7 £3,426,078 0 7 £3,426,078 0 7 Percentage of cost of administration to total expenditure, 1-87. Notes. —(1) Included in above expenses are items which do not appear in annual appropriations —i.e., interest on capital, £78 19s. 7d. ; rental assessed by Public Works Department, £1,994. (2) No charge for the cost of exchange on payments made in London is included in the account.

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