PENSION FIGURES
ANNUAL BILL—ONE MILLION \ND THREE-QUARTERS. The Hon. Arthur M. Myers, Minister of Pensions, gave to a representative of Till! Dominion' the following returns giv* iiiß tho annual values- of the various peusions in force on March 31, 1918, showing separately the allowances of ss. per -week granted under the Finance Act, 1917:ANNUAL VALUES OF PENSIONS IN FORCE ON MARCH 31, 1918. Allowance under No. Statutory Finance inforcopmiElon Act Total Old ago pensions 19,960 4 81.369 259 W0 IWi Willows' „ 2,192 43,372 30.000 73,872 Military „ 1,15,1 41.503 11,700 53.208 Miners' „ 270 10,972 2,600 13,572 Totals 23,575 677,721 303,780 881,501 Add war pensions 14,497 904,333 Grand totals 38,072 £1,785,884 Tho average pensions aro as follow, tho statutory pensions being the first and HlO total pensions the second in every casei Old-age, .£2l, .£37; widow's, .£2o,* .£33! military, Ji36, .£4O; miner's, .£lO, .£SO. Tho average war pension, is .£62.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 263, 26 July 1918, Page 4
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148PENSION FIGURES Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 263, 26 July 1918, Page 4
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