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PENSIONS PAYABLE OUTSIDE NEW ZEALAND AT 31st MARCH, 1948

SUMMARY OF PENSION PAYMENTS

WAR PENSIONS APPEAL BOARD The number of appeals lodged fell considerably, and there was no great accumulation of appeals at the end of the year under review. The following summarizes the operations of the War Pensions Appeal Board during the year with respect to appeals under the war pensions and related legislation :

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Class of Pension. War, 1914-18. 1 War, 1939-45. Total. Ex-members of Forces— Permanent 812 92 904 Temporary 8 286 294 Wives and parents of ex-members : Temporary dependants 84 15 99 of members Widows 231 141 372 Other dependants 153 85 238 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 1,288 619 1,907 :

Payments made in 1 Total. i £ 50,840,825 4,662,141 London. Australia. Canada. South 1 J Africa. 1 Foreign Countries. New Zealand. Total payments to 31st March, 1947 Payments, 1947-48 .. Total payments to 31st March, 194S £ 1,641,090 75,085 £ 1,167,369 65,831 £ 79,695 7,800 £ 14,905 1,246 £ 18,799 1,535 £ 47,918,967 4,510,644 1,716,175 1,233,200 87,495 16,151 20,334 54,429,611 55,502,966* * Includes £8,791,676 in respect of war pensions in connection with the 1939-45 war and £9,737 to members of the Emergency Reserve Corps.

— War, 1914-18. ■ War, 1939-45. War Pensions and Allowances (Mercantile Marine) Act, 1940. War Veterans. Totals. Appeals outstanding at 31st March, 1947 Appeals lodged, 1947-48 Total to be dealt with Appeals upheld, 1947-48 Appeals dismissed, 1947-48 Appeals withdrawn or struck out, 1947-48 Total disposed of Appeals outstanding at 31st March, 1948 Percentage upheld 37 129 347 824 3 i 388 957" 166 1,171 3 5 1,345 <• 48 76 13 412 534 104 1 2 3 1 461 615 118 137 1,050 3 4 i 1, 19.4 29 35-0 121 39-2 ■ 1 33-3 1 s 15! 38 >6