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Table 6.—Number of Claims received in each District since the Act came into Force, the Number made during the Past Year, and the Manner in which the Latter have been dealt with— continued.

Table 7.—Original Nationalities of Pensioners to whom new Pensions were granted during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1908. Number. Number. Number. British (English) ... 790 British (Maltese) ... 1- Prussian ... ... 3 (Irish) ... ... 364 „ (Newfoundlander) 1 Finn ... ... ... 2 „ (Scotch) ... 325 „ (West-Australian) 1 Bavarian ... ... 1 „ (New-Zealander)... 23 German ... ... 30 Bohemian .... ... 1 (Welsh)... ... 13 Danish ... ... 15 Greek ... ... 1 (Tasmanian) ... 9 Swedish ... ... 12 Hanoverian ... ... 1 (New-South-Welsh) 7 Norwegian ... ... 9 Hungarian ... ... 1 „ (Canadian) ... 7 American ... ... 5 Pole ... ... ... 1 „ (Channel - Islander) 5 Austrian ... ... 4 Russian ... ... 1 „ (Victorian) ... 5 Dutch ... ... 4 Swiss... ... ... 1 „ (Manxman) ... 2 French ... ... 4 Maori ... ... 80 „ (South-Australian) 2 Italian ... ... 4 (Cape-Colonist) ... 1 Portuguese ... ... 4 Total ... 1,740 These pensioners are now all British subjects as required by law.

Deputy Registrar. Total J Number of Claims ' received sioce Act came into Force. Claims awaiting Investigation on 31st Mar., 1907. For Financial Yeai 31et March, IS Claims Claims received. , , es , a \ unshed. c ending 108. Claims awaiting Investigation on 31st Mar., 1908. Distriot. Claims rejected, &c. • Brought forward ... Otaki Pahiatua Palmerston North Nelson Motueka Blenheim Havelock Christchurch ... Akaroa Amberley Ashburton Culverden Kaiapoi Kaikoura Timaru ... ' Fairlie Temuka Waimate Greymouth ... Beef ton Hokitika Westport Oamaru Dunedin Balclutha Clyde Lawrence Milton Naseby Palmerston South Waikouaiti Inveroargill ... T. O'Eourke D. O'Eourke C. J. Hewlett B. C. Kelling F. Pidgeon ... F. W. Hart ... C. J. King ... P. A. Keddell E. W. Shepherd F. Lewin J. Fitzgerald A. S. Bird ... A. G. Ashby... J. P. Clarkson T. W. Tayler D. Hyland ... J. Gillespie ... W. Y. Purchase B. Harper ... H. Smith ... J. N. Nalder O. E. Bowling E. P. Ward ... E. S. Stokes C. W. Lopdell F. T. D. Jeffrey A. M. Byes ... D. McEae ... J. C. Malfroy C. Findlay ... S. Kidd " ... J. E. Colyer... G. H. Lang... A. J. Thompson D. P. Phillips W. A. Matthews (Agency closed) 15,745 154 114 442 626 191 390 26 3,143 121 20 513 21 657 55 387 26 : 350 231 949 341 1,171 606 607 ' 2,722 302 263 430 271 235 124 76 1,334 37 241 328 11 i 338 ' 395 2 o 10 15 4 6 24 12 3 1 7 1 7 9 14 3 20 10 33 11 9 3 6 7 1 5 29 12 4 987 10 12 34 37 17 22 248 4 3 38 37 5 38 5 37 18 53 16 81 38 61 246 16 26 28 26 22 9 11 74 37 10 21 684 3 8 33 25 4 14 211 2 2 35 3 32 4 33 3 27 15 38 13 63 32 50 191 12 25 22 23 18 6 11 54 21 8 15 306 2 6 11 15 8 8 "29 11 3 9 392 7 1 12 9 6 32 2 1 4 3 1 3 3 10 7 10 1 20 8 7 23 9 8 4 3 10 4 3 16 12 4 5 7 5 19 5 18 8 4 65 6 2 5 6 * 1 Gore 2 33 4 10 5 Queenstown ... Biverton Chatham Islands Port Chalmers v 33,598 666 2,327 1,740 613 640 I