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

H. Digby Smith, Commissioner of Pensions.

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„ , , Number of I ~ | In Force Yearended ng a " i at End of 31st March, rant d | tions. p0riod i 6 i I I Miners'. 1916-1920 683 133 135 415 1921 .. 107 43 5 474 1922 .. 78 38 8 506 1923 .. 96 52 6 544 1924 .. 88 48 4 580 1925 .. Ill 70 14 607 1926 .. 96 50 13 640 1927 .. 84 51 5 668 1928 .. 104 47 4 721 1929 .. 94 53 2 760 1930 .. 86 59 8 779 1931 .. 153 51 5 876 1932 .. 175 56 4 991 1933 .. 100 52 296 743 1934 .. 70 51 26 736 1935 .. 124 48 29 783 1936 .. 142 70 4 851 1937 .. 267 58 20 1,040 1938 .. 114 65 29 1,060 Totals.. 2,772 1,095 617 War Veterans' Allowances. 1936 .. 1,061 7 11 1,043 1937 .. 1,468 44 388 2,079 1938 .. 527 53 349 2,204 Totals.. 3,056 104 748

, , Number of ,, „ In Force ,,!' y , Pensions Deaths, t a j" 6 a at End of granted. | tl0ns " j Period. Epidemic. 1920 .. 939 1921 .. 27 4 113 849 1922 .. 6 .. 172 683 1923 .. .. 2 112 569 1924 .... 1 111 457 1925 .. .. .. 92 365 1926 ... 1 51 313 1927 .... 2 52 259 1928 .... 3 47 209 1 1929 .. .. .. 21 188 1930 .... 1 27 160 193 .. 22 138 1932 .. .. .. 27 111 1933 .. .. .. 13 98 1934 .. .. .. 30 68 1935 .. .. .. 34 34 1936 .. .. .. 24 10 1937 .... .. 7 3 1938 .. .. .. 3 Totals.. 972 14 958