F.—9.

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Table VIII.—Claims received and how disposed of during year 1911-12 — continued.

Table IX. -Original Nationalities of Pensioners admitted during the Year ended the 31st March, 1912.

Number. Number. Number. British (England) ... 1,045 German ... ... 31 Dutch ... ... 1 „ (Ireland) ... 493 Dane ... ... 18 Austrian ... ... 1 (Scotland) ... 422 Norwegian ... ... 16 Greek ... ... 1 „ (New Zealand) 88 Swede ... ... 14 Swiss ... ... 1 "„ (Australia) ... 52 French ... ... 5 Bohemian ... ... 1 (Wales) ... 17 Italian ... ... 4 Finn ... ... 1 "„ (Canada) ... 12 Eussian ... ... 2 Maori ... ... 81 (Channel Islands) 6 American ... ... 2 (Jamaica) ... 2 Spanish ... ... 2 2,318 These pensioners are now all British subjects, as required by law.

Total Number of Claims received since Act came into Force. Claims awaiting Investigation on 31st Mar., 1911. For Fin: 3lBt incial Yeai March, P9 [ ending 112. Claims awaiting Investigation on 31st Mar., 1912. District. Claims received. Claims established. Claims rejected, &c. Brought forward ... Taihape Wellington... Carterton ... Chatham Islands Feilding Masterton ... Otaki Pahiatua ... Palmerston North ... Nelson Motueka Blenheim ... Havelock ... Christchurch Akaroa Amberley ... Ashburton ... Culverden ... Kaiapoi Kaikoura ... Timaru Fairlie Geraldine ... Waimate ... Westport ... Greymouth Reefton Hokitika ... Oamaru Dunedin ... Balclutha ... Clyde Lawrence ... Milton Naseby Palmerston South ... Waikouaiti Invercargill Gore Queenstown Riverton ... Agencies closed 16,461 8 2,388 316 16 325 448 201 169 622 757 247 511 29 4,491 139 33 702 31 840 72 599 46 465 330 762 1,191 419 1,429 808 3,847 389 335 521 375 279 165 108 1,733 125 322 468 1,721 286 "l2 9 7 6 1 1 1 rr I 5 13 "ioi 1 9 7 1 10 1,105 8 286 5 25 32 9 12 40 26 16 27 371 7 2 44 3 60 4 41 5 30 23 50 66 13 43 56 273 21 21 20 22 16 5 13 102 15 15 43 819 5 181 5 16 29 7 13 30 24 11 25 325 7 2 43 2 57 4 35 5 22 22 39 38 13 44 44 218 21 18 17 19 9 5 7 82 11 14 30 277 1 100 9 3 7 2 8 5 2 2 43 3 1 3 1 295 2 17 Agency closed. 13 2 1 3 4 8 13 104 1 7 7 1 15 1 9 13 8 6 21 14 70 5 3 4 4 3 2 13 18 1 8 8 70 3 6 8 11 18 5 12 18 55 2 6 5 3 1 2 4 20 3 3 15 4 2 13 3 5 9 2 4 6 2 4 13 4 3 7 Totals ... 45,243 671 2,975 2,318 638 690 y