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SECTION III—GENERAL SUMMARY BENEFITS AND PENSIONS IN FORCE AND TOTAL PAYMENTS

COST OF ADMINISTRATION Administration costs for the year, excluding expenditure of £12,838 on capital items, amounted to £733,223, including £16,802 in respect of the administration of war pensions and allowances. This cost represents 1-84 per cent, on total payments. MISCELLANEOUS WAR SERVICEMEN'S DEPENDANTS' ALLOWANCES A parent of a deceased member of the Forces and of the New Zealand Mercantile Marine in receipt of a benefit under Part II of the Social Security Act, 1938, may have the benefit increased by an amount not exceeding £26 a year. At the 31st March, 1949, there were 1,674 of these allowances in force paid in conjunction with age, invalids', miners', and widows' benefits. This represents an increase of 35 over the figure of 1,639 for last year. REHABILITATION ALLOWANCES With the continued tapering-off of the number of Service personnel demobilized, the need for this allowance has declined, and only 3 rehabilitation allowances have been paid over the last twelve months.

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Social Security Benefits. As at 31st March, 1948. As at 31st March, 1949. Number in Force. Annual Value. Total Payments, 1947-48. Number in Force. Annual Value. Total Payments, 1948-49. Universal superannuation Age Widows' Orphans' Family Invalids' Miners' Maori War Unemployment Sickness Emergency Sub-total War Pensions and Other Payments— War, 1914-18 War, 1939-45 War veterans' allowances .. South African War Mercantile Marine pensions Emergency Reserve Corps Sundry pensions and annuities Civil Service Act, 1908 War and other pensions paid on behalf of the Governments of Great Britain, Australia, India, Pakistan, Canada, South Africa, Burma, and Crown Colonies Sub-total Total 61,612 117,161 14,145 370 243,137 10,682 685 1 16 4,248 2,141 £ 1,694,330 14,223,345 1,949,888 27,010 13', 542,730 1,406,285 111,518 117 £ 1,593,757 12,976,286 1,770,622 24,187 13,798,648 1,367,300 110,106 111 8,358 897,093 227,857 65,839 116,254 14,883 371 248,726 10,051 660 "30 4,945 2,026 £ 1,975,170 14,008,607 2,001,764 27,083 14,065,455 1,324,722 108,900 £ 1,850,079 13,790,971 1,911,134 27,623 14,242,202 1,348,616 113,659 10 8,948 911,107 251,409 454,198 32,955,223 32,774,325 463,785 33,511,701 34,455,758 19,715 28,249 2,617 42 24 11 173 3,619 2,097,676 1,899,678 470,798 4,013 1,925 1,404 27,655 391,045 2,049,391 2,031,194 422,275 3,689 2,727 1,368 24,783 697 393,459 19,320 27,187 3,367 41 23 10 159 4^004 2,042,323 2,253,421 613,458 3,768 2,184 1,463 26,300 345j 276 2,104,627 1,906,232 562,634 3,892 2,700 1,447 27,262 463,345 54,450 4,894,194 4,929,583 54,111 5,288,193 5,072,178 508,648 37,849,417 37,703,908 517,896 38,799,894 39,527,936