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The War Pensions and Allowances (Mercantile Marine) Amendment Act, 1943, generally brought the rates of pension payable under that Act into line with those payable in respect of war pensions. A new provision enables the War Pensions Board to grant a pension or allowance to any member of a mercantile marine other than the New Zealand Mercantile Marine and in respect of the dependants of such member, provided that the member to, or in respect of, whom the pension or allowance is granted was immediately prior to the commencement of the present war a bonafiide resident of New Zealand and that the claimant is actually resident in the Dominion.

Dissections of War Pensions current at 31st March, 1944

Economic Pensions payable at 31st March, 1944, in Supplementation of Statutory War Pensions

Pensions payable outside New Zealand at 31st March, 1944

Summary of War Pension Payments

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War, 1914-18. Present War. Totals. Class of Pension. , T „ ,_ Niimhpr dumber Number Num>r [Pensioners Children. ,alue - si Children. Val,le - Pensioners Children. VaIue - j , r— ~ - — . _ Ex-members of Forces— £ £ c Permanent .. ... 12,548 6 1,190,797 344 1 37,835 ' 12,892 7 1228 632 Temporary .. .. 2,753 ... 293,735 9,836 .. 715,261 12,589 .. l'o08'996 Dependants of disabled ex- 2,855 2,780 220,230 832 882 61,154 3,087 3 062 '28l'384 members WidoWS 2,044 479 291,122 1,541 1,186 266,237 3,585 1,665 557 359 Other dependants of deceased 838 87 43,895 484 204 28,006 1,322 291 7l'901 members ' Totals •• •■ 21,038 3,352 2,039,779 13,037 2,273 1,108,493 34,075 5,625 3,148,272

War, 1914-18. Present War. Total. Class of Pension. , . Number. Annual Value. Number. "y^"™ 1 Number. Annual Value. £ £ £ Ex-members with permanent 2,734 239,948 92 8,297 2,826 248,245 pensions Ex-members with temporary 904 79,948 1,443 129,346 2,347 209,294 pensions Widows 966 52,137 774 47,196 1,740 99,333 Widowed mothers .. .. 62 2,985 116 5,064 178 8,049 Totals •• •• 4,666 375,018 2,425 189,903 7,091 564,921

Class of Pension. War, 1914-18. Present War. Total. Ex-members of Forces — Permanent .. .. .. , . .. 846 i g^ Temporary .. .. .. .. .. 32 60 92 Wives and parents of ex-members : Temporary .. 104 7 111 Dependants of deceased members — Widows .. .. .. .. .. 207 68 275 Other dependants .. . . 258 36 294 Totals •• ■• •• •• •■ 1,447 172 1,619

Payments made in i Total. London. Australia. Canada. *£ L*>™£ New Zealand. , I ! I \ ~ £ £ I £ | £ £ £ £ Total payments to 31st | 1,363,663 i 939,517 I 54,363 1],049 15,387 34,329,744 36 713 723 March, 1943 Payments in 1943-44.. 78,652 61,533 6,227 805 569 2,744,542 *2,892,328 Total payments to 31st 1,442,315 11,001,050 '' 60,590 111,854 15,956 37,074,286 39 606 051 March, 1944 * Includes £917,855 in respect of war pensions in connection with the present war and £1,404 to members of the Emergency Reserve Corps.