H.—lB.

Table 3. —Claims received (in Districts), and how disposed of— continued.

Table 4. —Original Nationalities of Pensioners to whom new Pensions were granted during the Financial Year ended the 31st March, 1909. Number. Number. Number. British (English) ... 946 British (Cape-Colonist) ... 1 Bohemian ... •■ ... 2 „ (Irish) ... ... 460 „ (Norfolk-Islander) 1 Polish ... ... 2 „ (Scotch) ... 385 „ (South-Australian) 1 Portuguese ... ... 2 „ (New-Zealander)... 52 German ... ... 26 Swiss... ... ... 2 „ (Welsh)... ... 20 Danish ... ... 15 Finn ... ... ... 1 „ (Tasmanian) ... 15 Swedish ... ... 12 Greek ... ... 1 „ (New South Wales) 13 Norwegian ... ... 6 Eussian ... ... 1 „ (Victorian) ... 7 French ... ... 4 Maoris ... ... 110 „ (Canadian) ... 6 Italian ... ... 4 „ (Channel-Islander) 5 American ... ... 3 Total ... 2,113 „ (Nova-Scotian) ... 3 Austrian ... ... 3 „ (Barbadoes colonist) 1 Prussian ... ... 3 These pensioners are now all British subjects, as required by law. Table 5. —Sex and Conjugal Condition of Pensioners who were admitted during the Year ended the 31st March, 1909. Sex. Single. Married. Widowed. Totals. Males ... 281 646 317 1,244 Females ... 27 389 453 869 Totals ... 308 1,035 770 2,113 Tablk 6.—Ages of Pensioners admitted during the Year ended the 31st March, 1909. Number. Number. Number. At age 65 ... ... 582 At age 75 ... ... 59 At age 85 ... . i 66 ... ... 271 „ 76 ... ... 45 „ 86 ... .. g 67 ... ... 186 „ 77 ... ... 39 „ 87 ... .. 1 68 ... ... 202 „ 78 ... ... 31 „ 88 ... .. 5 69 ... ... 123 „ 79 ... ... 30 „ 89 2 70 ... ... 116 „ 80 ... ... 19 „ 90 ... 2 71 ... .. HI „ 81 ..." ... 10 „ 92 ... 1 „ 72 93 „ 82 12 „ 106" 1 „ 73 73 „ 83 11 „ 74 75 „ 84 7 ■•• Total ... 2,113

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District. Total Number of Claims received Bitioe Act came into Force. Claims awaiting Investigation on 31st Mar., 1908. Claims Cla f ima Claims received. rejected. For Financial Year ending 31st March, 1909. Claims awaiting Investigation on 31st Mar., 1909. Brought forward Dunedin ... 3alclutha ... Dlyde jawrence ... Hilton tfaseby Palmerston South ... iVaikouaiti invercargill 29,125 3,023 323 277 454 306 247 134 80 1,433 55 258 361 14 338 539 23 9 8 4 3 10 4 3 16 12 4 5 2,243 301 21 14 24 35 12 10 4 99 18 17 33 3 1,683 203 19 11 21 32 14 3 5 65 17 16 21 3 402 61 5 2 2 3 2 1 2 9 8 697 60 6 9 5 3 6 10 jore Jueenstown iiverton ... Dhatham Islands Port Chalmers (agency closed) 41 5 5 16 1 36,428 640 2,834 2,113 498 863