H.—lB

Pensions granted, Deaths, and Cancellations in each Year, with Number in Force.

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Number of ' „ „ In Force „ , , Number of ,, , n In Force ■ī, e t T f Pensions Deaths. Ca,^ a ' at End of Pensions Deaths - tions at End » f 31st March, granted _ | tions. Period dlst Marcn, granted n°ns. period Old-age. Family Allowances. 1899-1900 12,186 824 77 | 11,285 1928 .. 3,154 25 123 3,006 1901-1910 17,848 10,237 3,576 15,320 1929 .. 1,437 39 641 3,763 1911-1920 24,028 16,017 3,338 19,993 1930 .. 1,004 41 858 i 3,868 1921 .. 2,152 1,880 428 19,837 1931 .. 1,399 46 604 4,617 1922 .. 2,553 1,578 321 20,491 1932 .. 3,040 56 269 7,332 1923 .. 2,781 1,763 328 21,181 1933 .. 3,841 68 785 10,320 1924 .. 2,549 1,870 392 21,468 1934 .. 3,022 68 1,129 12,145 1925 .. 2,654 1,635 425 22,062 1935 .. 2,166 63 1,927 12,321 1926 .. 3,100 1,839 418 22,905 1936 .. 1,730 55 2,305 11,691 1927 .. 3,302 2,049 407 23,751 1937 .. 1,131 25 3,282 9,515 1928 .. 3,638 2,093 421 24,875 — 1929 .. 3,614 1,968 411 26,110 Totals.. 21,924 486 11,923 1930 .. 3,506 2,242 465 26,909 1931 .. 4,640 2,202 352 28,995 1932 .. 5,806 2,188 296 32,317 1933 .. 5,534 2,262 657 34,932 Maori War i£ :: IS IS % S5Z ™ ™ . » 1936 ... 6,476 2,746 562 43,309 1921 .. 2 130 811 1937 .. 14,388 2,974 589 54,134 1922 .. 1 72 .. 740 Totals.. 132,198 63,480 14,584 .. 1924 .. 1 80 1 589 I J 1925 .. 1 «-*■ ♦ • tit j , 1926 .... 74 1 444 Widows. 1927 70 374 1912-1920 5,817 47 2,326 3,444 lq5R " 66 30 8 1921 .. 627 8 642 3,421 ]( ™ 49 259 1922 .. 523 3 598 3,343 J* " ' 50 209 1923 .. 616 12 536 3,411 J™ ' ' x 40 170 1924 .. 730 8 607 3,526 1932 27 143 1925 .. 602 6 524 3,598 1933 36 | 106 1926 .. 684 2 447 3,833 1034 20 86 1927 .. 705 6 562 3,970 21 65 1928 .. 761 4 629 4,098 " 22 .. 43 1929 .. 823 5 584 4,332 m7 7 36 1930 .. 702 6 655 4,373 15,01 " 1931 " q 2? I'SS Totals.. 1,698 ,656 6 1932 798 8 647 4,709 1933 .. 731 3 750 4,687 — 1934 .. 703 5 766 4,619 1935 .. 687 2 799 4,505 1936 .. 696 10 822 4,369 War. 1937 .. 1,117 7 726 4,753 1916-1920 49,254 953 13,730 34,571 1921 2 207 358 4)656 31,764 Totals.. 18,137 151 ] 13,233 .. 1922 .. 945 369 3,249 29,091 ' 1923 .. 625 358 2,898 26,460 * Invalidity. 1924 .. 551 361 3,484 23,166 1925 114 114 1925 .. 432 334 1,946 21,318 1 926 " 92 9 1 196 1926 .. 353 369 586, 20,716 1927 46 6 4 232 1927 .. 350 353 88 20,625 ]928 39 11 1 259 1928 .. 330 401 -6 20,560 1929 43 14 6 282 1929 .. 398 360 —88 20,686 1930 .. 47 10 8 311 1930 .. 347 405 -111 20,739 1931 43 18 6 330 1931 431 387 —242 21,025 1 932 ' 45 13 2 I 360 1932 .. 348 432 —100 21,041 1933 " 52 9 8 395 1933 .. 352 400 —111 21,104 1934 60 12 5 438 1934 365 419 -264 21,314 1935 70 24 10 474 1935 .. 463 445 —346; 21,678 1 936 " 55 13 9 507 1936 .. 740 451 —664! 22,631 1937 .. 7,292 201 107 7,491 1937 .. 1,136 484 t ! 23,711 1 I Totals.. 7,998 340 167! .. Totals.. 59,627 7,639 28,277 I * Blind pensions formerly payable have been merged with Invalidity Pensions. f This represents 822 reinstatements lees 394 actual cancellations.