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PENSIONS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1937. Expenditure. Income. Pensions — £ s. d. £ s. d. Credits from national-endowment residue for old- £ s. d. War pensions and allowances 1,492,314 810 age pensions .. .. .. .. 42,659 16 10 Old-age pensions .. .. 2,326,560 15 10 Credits from sundry outstandings .. .. 3,464 17 0 Widows pensions .. .. 402,027 16 3 Commissions for paying Imperial pensions .. 3.399 12 6 Military pensions (Maori War) 2,004 16 6 Credits from pensions paid to retired officers on Miners'pensions .. .. 82,202 19 5 account of Post and Telegraph Department .. 108 10 6 Pensions for the blind .. 7,983 6 7 Credits from other Governments on account of Invalidity pensions .. 251,029 19 10 payments made — £ s. d. Family allowances .. 133,241 9 8 Canadian Government 61 12 7 Pensions and allowances to Commonwealth Government.. 26,517 19 4 disabled ex - members of Government of Fiji .. 110 New Zealand contingents Imperial Government .. 3,073 9 3 to South African War and Deposits Account: Imperial dependants of deceased Pensions .. .. 193,170 4 8 members thereof .. 2,123 10 5 222,824 6 10 Pensions to epidemic widows Excess of expenditure over income .. .. 4,971,474 10 5 and their dependants .. 279 9 4 Pensions to ex-members of New Zealand Defence and Naval Forces .. .. 2,279 4 4 Police pensions .. .. 1,843 5 6 Special annuities . . .. 6,684 9 7 Annuity : Lady Salmon .. 200 0 0 Annuity : Miss Fraser .. 150 0 0 Unauthorized .. .. 98 5 0 War veterans'allowances .. 113,494 3 9 Pensions under Civil Service Act .. .. .. 4,149 16 11 Judicature Ac+, 1908 .. 2,843 I 1 Pensions to retired postal officers.. .. .. 108106 4,831,619 9 4 Administration charges— Advertising .. .. 32 1 2 Sundry office expenses .. 89 11 0 Depreciation .. .. 256 0 10 Expenses in connection with payment of pensions overseas .. .. .. 127 10 0 Fees for certificates of age .. 47 1 8 Fuel, light, power, and water 411 6 1 Office equipment (repairs) .. 117 0 6 Expenses in connection with removal of offices .. 1,489 17 9 Overtime .. .. 4,055 14 11 Post Office services .. 20,967 2 0 Postage and telegrams .. 4,572 10 3 Printing and stationery .. 2,711 14 11 Kent of offices .. .. 3,498 19 7 Office-cleaning .. .. 18 4 8 Telephone services .. 386 1 5 Travelling-expenses (departmental officers) .. .. 1,231 3 9 Transfer and removal expenses (departmental officers) .. 288 1 6 War Pensions Appeal Board expenses .. .. 5,236 14 3 Salaries .. .. .. 51,199 17 3 96,736 13 6 Other charges — Clothing-allowances .. .. . . 488 15 11 Life-insurance loadings .. .. .. 172 10 9 Medical fees .. .. .. .. 16,637 10 6 Medical treatment— Ex - members of New Zealand Expeditionary Forces .. .. 68,441 5 10 South AfrioanWar veterans 12 9 5 New Zealand Defence and Naval Forces . . . . 154 14 11 68,608 10 2 Rail concessions to disabled soldiers .. . . 1,898 10 9 Grant to Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment League 2,000 0 0 Travelling-expenses (pensioners) .. .. 2,897 7 2 Expenses in connection with treatment of exsoldier in Australia . . .. . . 47 19 2 Payments on account of other Governments — £ d. s. Canadian Government 61 12 7 Commonwealth Government 26,517 19 4 Government of Fiji .. 110 Imperial Government .. 3,073 9 3 Deposits Account: Imperial pensions .. .. 193,170 4 8 - 222,824 6 10 £3,243,931 14 1 £5,243,931 14 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 4,971,474 10 5 Balance after charging interest . . .. 4,971,590 0 6 Interest on capital .. .. . .. 115 10 1 £4,971.590 0 6 £4,971,590 0 6 Percentage of cost of administration to total expenditure 1 • 84,

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