8.—7.

Appvopvicttions fov Consolidttted bund Sevvices.

PENSIONS DEPARTMENT —continued.

la) Credits-in-aid — ~P tller OQ v ' Salaries. Charges. 1937-38. £ £ £ Subdivision I • • •• 3,500 .. 3,500 tt 50 50 ttt " " .. 44,775 44,775 TV " " .... 50 50 » X * Totals 3,500 44,875 48,375

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Number I 1937—38 of Item VOTE No. 34. —PENSIONS —continued. Persons. 1937—38. Subdivision No, III. —Pensions and Annuities. £ £ Charges for and incidental to— 18 Annuity to daughter of the late Sir W. Fraser .. .. 150 19 Annuity to Lady Salmond .. .. • • • ■ 200 20 Family allowances .. .. •• •• 120,000 21 Invalidity pensions .. .. •• •• •• 650,000 22 Military pensions (Maori War).. •• •• 2,000 23 Miners' pensions .. . ■ • ■ ■ • • • 95, 000 24 Old-age pensions .. • • ■ • • • .. 3,290,000 25 Pensions and allowances to disabled ex-members of N.Z. Contingents to South African War and dependants of deceased members thereof . . • • • • • ■ 2 , 200 26 Pensions to epidemic widows and their dependants .. 15 27 Pensions to ex-members of New Zealand Defence and Naval Forces .. •• 2,500 28 Pensions under Civil Service Act, 1908 .. .. •• 3,600 29 Police pensions .. •• •• 2,000 30 Special annuities .. •• •• 6,218 31 War pensions and allowances .. .. •• •• 1,600,000 32 War veterans'allowances .. •• •• 180,000 33 Widows'pensions .. .. •• •• •• 500,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Grants to supplement , superannuation, Post £ and Telegraph Department .. •' 115 Credit from National Endowment revenue applied for payment of old-age pensions 42,660 Miscellaneous .. .. •• •• 2,000 44,775 Total —Subdivision No. Ill .. ■■ 6,453,883 Subdivision No. IV. —Other Charges. Charges foe and incidental to — 34 Clothing allowance to wearers of mechanical appliances other than artificial legs .. . ■ ■ • • • 500 35 Grant to Soldiers'Civil Re-establishment League _ 2,000 36 Loading on life-insurance premiums on account of impaired health occasioned by war service . - . • • • 17° 37 Medical fees .. •• •• •• 12,000 Medical treatment, burial expenses, and expenses incidental thereto — 38 Ex-members of New Zealand Expeditionary Force .. 75,000 39 Ex-members of New Zealand Defence and Naval Forces 150 40 South African War veterans .. • • • • 1°° 41 Railway concessions to disabled ex-soldiers .. ■ • 2,500 42 Travelling allowances and expenses: Pensioners .. 3,000 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. • • • • 50 Total—Subdivision No. IV ■ ■ ■■ — 95,420 GROSS Total .. .. •• •• •• 6,661,294 Credits-in-aid (a) .. ■ ■■ ■■ ■■ •• 48,375 NET TOT AT,—VOTE No. 34 .. ■ ■ ■ • 6,612,919