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The amount paid for administering the Act in each year since the Act was passed is as follows : — £ Three months ended 31st March, 1899 ... ... ... ... 510 Year ended 31st March, 1900 2,360 1901 2,415 1902 ... ... ... ... ... 2,535 1903 3,805 1904 3,655 1905 ... ... ... ... ... 3,936 1906 4,758 1907 ... ... ... ... ... 5,250 1908 ... ... ... ... ... 5,766 1909 9,098 Total £44,088 The percentage of the total cost of administration to the total payments of £2,404,515 for pensions is 1-8 per cent. Annual Liability. The liability at the end of each year since the Act came into force is as follows : — £ £ s. At 31st March, 1899, 127,319, or an average of 17 2 for 7,443 pensioners. 1900, 193,718, „ 17 3 „ 11,285 1901, 211,965, „ 17 2 „ 12,405 1902, 217,192, „ 17 0 „ 12,776 1903, 211,594, „ 16 19 „ 12,481 1904, 200,915, „ 16 17 „ 11,926 1905, 199,081, „ 16 18 „ 11,770 1906, 313,018, „ 24 17 „ 12,582 1907, 326,084, „ 24 12 „ 13,257 1908, 333,340, „ 24 11 „ 13,569 1909, 353,343, „ 24 10 „ 14,396 The accompanying table shows the number of pensions at each rate at the end of the year 1908-9. Number of Rate. Liability. Number of Rate. Liability. Pensions. £ £ Pensions. £ £ 11,340 26 294,840 77 12 924 403 25 10,075 68 11 748 420 24 10,080 58 10 580 290 23 6,670 51 9 459 225 22 4,950 58 8 464 260 21 5,460 16 7 112 187 20 3,740 37 6 222 163 19 3,097 29 5 145 204 18 3,672 20 , 4 80 108 17 1,836 18 3 54 102 16 1,632 10 2 20 90 15 1,350 4 1 4 75 14 1,050 83 13 1,079 Total 14,396 £353,343 I Forfeited Instalments. The instalments due last year and remaining unpaid on the 31st March amounted to £1,408 9s. lid. £1,330 11s. 7d. of this amount represents absolutely forfeited instalments on which there is no further claim, the balance being instalments the payment of which is in abeyance. The absolutely forfeited instalments in each month are, — Absolutely Forfeited Instalments. 1908. £ „. d . April 103 16 8 May 102 13 4 June 129 16 8 July .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 123 5 0 August .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 148 8 4 September .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 11l 1 8 October 124 13 3 November .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 93 3 4 December .. .. .. .. .. .. •• 102 3 0 1909. January .. .. ' .. .. .. •• •• 105 7 0 February .. .. .. .. •• •■ •• 94 6 8 March .. .. .. .. •• •• •• 91 16 8 Total £1,330 11 7