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

H. Digby Smith, Commissioner of Pensions.

Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (680 copies) £12.

Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington. —1939.

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. , , , Number of „ ,, In Force v j„Number of „ i In Force vi^Tur 1 Pensions Deaths. , • " at End of . M h Pensions Deaths, I ,. "at End of 31st March, granted . ! turns. Period _ 31st March, tions. per . od Miners'. Epidemic.* 1916-1920 683 133 135 415 1920 .. 939 1921 .. 107 43 5 474 1921 .. 27 4 113 849 1922 .. 78 38 8 506 1922 .. 6 172 683 1923 .. 96 52 6 544 1923 .. .. 2 112 569 1924 .. 88 48 4 580 1924 .... 1 111 457 1925 .. Ill 70 14 607 1925 .. .. .. 92 365 1926 .. 96 50 1 13 640 1926 .... 1 51 313 1927 .. 84 51 5 668 1927 .... 2 52 259 1928 .. 104 47 4 721 1928 .. 3 47 209 1929 .. 94 53 2 760 1929 .. .. .. 21 188 1930 .. 86 59 8 779 1930 .... 1 27 160 1931 153 51 5 876 1931 .. .. 22 138 1932 .. 175 56 4 991 1932 .. .. .. 27 111 1933 .. 100 52 296 743 1933 .. .. .. 13 98 1934 .. 70 51 26 736 1934 .. .. .. 30 68 1935 .. 124 48 29 783 1935 .. .. .. 34 34 1936 .. 142 70 4 851 1936 .. .. .. 24 10 1937 .. 267 58 20 1,040 1937 .... .. 7 3 1938 114 65 29 1,060 1938 .. .. .. 3 1939 101 72 1 27 1,062 — ! Totals.. 972 14 958 Totals.. 2,873 1,167 644 War Veterans' Allowances. 1936 .. 1,061 7 11 1,043 1937 .. 1,468 44 388 2,079 1938 .. 527 53 349 2,204 1939 .. 370 45 306 2,223 Totals.. 3,426 149 1,054 1 . _j_ * The administration of Epidemic Pensions was taken over from the Health Department as from 1st April, 1920. There were no payments made during 1938-39 under this heading as the pensionable children had reached the disqualifying age prior to 1st April, 1938.