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YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

SOCIAL SECURITY DEPARTMENT—continued.

(a) Payments which are all recoverable have increased to an average of approximately £2,500 per month (b) Number m force, 7,070, increasing at rate of approximately 320 per month; average Annual pension", £90-75. (c) ILxpenditure previously charged to " Present war pensions and allowances." (d) Increases due to medical examination and treatment of present war pensioners. Salaries. Other '^94:3-44'' Estimated. Recovered. (e) Credits-in-aid- , T "otaf 1*42-43. Subdivision I .. .. .. .. ]Q0 . ]00 £ " '0 10 "l 0 " 6 " ttt " " " •' •• 35,000 35,000 10,000 24,129 " IV .. .. .. .... 500 500 100 1,903 Totals .. .. .. .. joo 35,510 35,610 10,110 26,038

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Number of Persons. VOTE—WAR AND OTHER PENSIONS —continued. 1943 44. 194 2 43. 1943 441942-43 ,, , , ~ ~ Subdivision No. III.—Pensions and Annuities. Lxpended. CHARGES FOB AND INCIDENTAL TO — £ J £ £ Allowances to evacuees from other countries .. .. (a) 30,000 5,000 24,646 Pensions and allowances to disabled ex-members of New Zealand Contingents to South. African War and dependants of deceased members thereof .. ... 1,500 j 1,600 1 504 Pensions to ex-members of New Zealand Defence and Naval Forces .. .. .. .. .. 2,800 2.600 3,096 Pensions to members "of Emergency Reserve Corps .. 5,000 2,000 1 985 Pensions under Civil Service Act, 1908 .. .. .. 1,900 2'000 2 176 Police pensions | i ; ' 80 0 2,115 Present War pensions and allowances including pensions in respect of accidents to members of armed forces (6) 1,120,000 550,000 479 827 Special annuities .. .. .. .. .. 5,700 5,548 War pensions and allowances to members of the Mercantile Marine and their dependants .. .. ., ( c ) 400 War veterans'allowances .. .. .. .. 225,000 225,000 224,942 1914-18 War pensions and allowances .. .. .. 2,020,000 1,638,000 1,574,062 War injuries to civilians pensions .. .. .. • 500 500 ' 89 Exchange on war pensions paid overseas ., .. 10,000 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 .. 30,000 35,000 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 3,424,600 2,433,700 2,319,990 Subdivision No. IV.—Other Charges. Charges foe and incidental to — Clothing allowance to wearers of mechanical appliances other than artificial legs .. .. .. .. 700 700 614 Loading on life-insurance premiums on account of impaired health occasioned by war service .. .. .. 170 170 161 Medical fees .. .. .. .. .. (g) 9,000 6,500 7,466 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 .. (d) 37,000 33,000 30,004 Railway concessions to disabled ex-soldiers .. .. 4,000 4,300 4 158 Travelling allowances and expenses: Pensioners .. 2,000 1,728 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote)— £ Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 500 Total—Subdivision No. IV .. .. 52,870 46,670 44,131 Gaoss Total .. .. .. .. 3,527,007 2,523,852 2,408,896 Credits-in-aid (e) 35,610 10,110 26,038 NET TOTAL .. .. 3,491,397 1 2,513,742 2,382,858