8.—7 [Pγ. I].

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

SOCIAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT— continued.

(a) Includes 15-per-oont. increase in economic pensions and 5 per cent, on war veterans' allowances. (b) Additional provision on account of present war pension applicants. (c) Increases due to medical treatment of and rail concessions to present war pensioners. (d) Item now transferred to vote " National Service." o 1 • Other Total. Estimated. Recovered. (e) Credits-in-aid— varies. Charges. 1942-43. 1941-42. 1941-42. £ £ £ £ £ Subdivision I .... .. .. 10 II .... 10 10 10 70 111 .... 10,000 10,000 5,000 13,116 IV .. .. 100 100 100 1,003 Totals .. .. 10,110 10,110 5,120 14,189

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Number oi Persons - VOTE—WAK AND OTHER PENSIONS— continued. 1942 43 '_'_ 1!>42-43 1041-42 ,,,,... ,. TTT _ , , .. Voted. Expended. Subdivision No. 111. — Pensions and Annuities. •_ Charges for and incidental to— £ £ £ Allowances to evacuees from other countries .. .. 5,000 Pensions and allowances to disabled ex-members of New Zealand Contingents to South African War and dependants of deceased members thereof .. .. 1,600 2,000 1,583 Pensions to ex-members of New Zealand Defence and Naval Forces .. .. .. .. .. 2,600 4,000 2,515 Pensions to members of Emergency Reserve Corps .. 2,000 5,000 1,062 Pensions under Civil Service Act, 1908 .. .. .. 2,000 2,500 2,364 Police pensions .. .. .. .. .. 1,800 1,800 1,630 Special annuities .. .. .. .. .. 5,200 5,900 5,249 War veterans'allowances .. .. .." .. (a)225,000 239,500 211,808 1914-18 War pensions and allowances .. .. .. a) 1,638,000 1,650,000 1,620,453 Present War pensions and allowances .. .. .. (6)400,000 375,000 184,429 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Refunds and recoveries of pensions .. 5,000 Recoveries of allowances to evacuees .. 5,000 10,000 1 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 2,283,200 2,285,700 2,031,083 Subdivision No. IV. — Other Charges. Charges for and incidental to — Clothing allowance to wearers of mechanical appliances other than artificial legs .. .. .. .. (c) 700 600 590 Loading on life-insurance premiums on account of impaired health occasioned by war service .. .. .. 170 170 168 Medical fees .. .. .. .. .. 6,500 10,000 5,077 Medical treatment, burial expenses, and expenses incidental thereto: Ex-members of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, ex-members of New Zealand Defence and Naval Forces, and South African War veterans .. .. (c) 33,000 25,000 27,210 Railway concessions to disabled ex-soldiers .. .. (c) 4,300 4,000 4,003 Travelling allowances and expenses : Pensioners .. 2,000 2,000 1,139 Grant to Soldiers'Civil Re-establishment League .. (d) 2,000 2,500 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 100 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 46,670 43,770 40,687 Gross Total .. .. .. .. 2,372,730 2,365,567 2,107,979 Credits-in-aid ( e) .. .. .. .. 10,110 5,120 * 14,189 NET TOTAL .. .. .. ..2,362,620 2,360,447 2,093,790