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Payments on behalf of other Governments, The following figures relate to the war and other pensions paid by the Department during the year on behalf of other Governments :—

WAR PENSIONS. Summary of War Pension Payments.

The amount paid for the year ended 31st March, 1937, shows an increase over the preceding year of £133,898.

Summary of Annual Liability as at 31st March, 1937.

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Number at . , . Government. Class of Pension. 31st March, j Annua! Average Payments, Value. Pension. 1936-37. £ £ s. d. £ Great Britain .. .. War .. .. 1,377 72,324 53 0 0 \ „ . Army and civil .. 760 52,199 69 0 0 /158,153 Australia .. . . War .. .. 515 24,167 46 18 6 26,518 India .. .. Army and civil .. 59 14,949 253 0 0 20,339 South Africa War .. . . 4 372 93 0 0 \ r .. Civil .. .. 31 4,076 131 0 0 / 5 ' 78y Crown Colonies .. .. „ .. 38 9,861 260 0 0 11,963 Canada .. .. .. War .. .. 1 216 216 6 8 566 Totals.. .. .. 2,785 178,164 .. 223,328

Payments made in Total. London. Australia. Canada. Africa Ck>mTtries ew Zealand. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Total payments to 31st 1,064,912 623,076 36,782 6,617 10,882 23,084,950 24,827,219 March, 1936 Payments in 1936-37 50,739 30,582 2,267 590 801 1,398,366 1,483,345 Total payments to 31st 1,115,651 653,658 39,049 I 7,207 11,683 24,483,316 26,310,564 March, 1937 '

Class of Pension. Number of dumber of j Average Pensioners. Children. aJL * c - , Pension. ■ ■ . ; ■ - . . ■ '1 - £ £ Soldiers (permanent) .. .. .. 10,647 33 621,630 58 Soldiers (temporary) .. .. .. 4,444 35 318,423 72 Dependants of disabled soldiers .. .. 3,252 5,809 262,477 81 Widows (without children) .. .. 1,332 .. 128,256 96 Widows (with children).. .. .. 385 740 63,314 164 Other dependants of deceased soldiers— Parents .. .. .. .. 3,441 .. 129,399 38 ' Other adult dependants .. .. 75 .. i 2,516 34 Guardians of children .. .. 135 231 : 6,409 47 Totals, &c. .. .. .. 23,711 6,848 1,532.424 65