F.—9.

16

Table XV.—Widows' Pensions at each Rate as at 31st March, 1912.

Table XVI.—Number of Children in Families of Pensioners to the 31st March, 1912.

Table XVII. — Ages of Widows who have been granted Pensions to the 31st March, 1912.

Age. Number. Age. Number. Age. Number. Age. Number. 21 ... ... 1 32 ... ... 28 43 ... ... 30 53 ... ... 8 22 ... ... 3 33 ... ... 25 44 ... ... 34 54 ... ... 6 23 ... ... 2 34 ... ... 25 45 ... ... 36 55 ... ... 7 24 ... ... 4 35 ... ... 31 46 ... ... 36 56 ... ... 7 25 ... ... 11 36 ... ... 28 47 ... ... 22 57 ... ... 8 26 12 37 36 48 29 58 2 27 ... ... 10 38 ... ... 38 49 ... ... 24 62 .. ... 1 28 ... ... 16 39 ... ... 38 50 ... ... 25 66 ... ... 1 29 ... ... 16 40 ... ... 29 51 ... ... 17 30 ... ... 12 41 ... ... 41 52 ... ... 22 Total ... 791 31 ... ... 22 42 ... .. 48

Table XVIII.—Original Nationalities of Widows who have been granted Pensions to the 31st March, 1912.

Number. Number. Number. British (New Zealand) ... 501 British (Wales) ... ... 5 Dane ... ... ... 2 „ (England) ... 137 „ (Channel Islands)... 4 Italian... ... ... 1 „ (Ireland) ... 54 „ (Isle of Man) ... 1 (Australia) ... 47 German ... ... 7 791 „ (Scotland) ... 30 American ,.,. ... 2

Number. Rate. Liability. Number. Rate. Liability. 132 3 1 2 1 2 141 2 5 3 4 202 6 4 3 £ 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 18 17 16 15 £ 3,960 87 28 54 26 50 3,384 46 110 63 . 80 3,636 102 64 45 2 5 228 7 6 5 6 2 1 3 5 2 3 2 £ 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 £ 28 65 2,736 77 60 45 48 14 6 15 20 6 6 2 788 £14,863 Average peni don, £18 17s.

Number of Pensioners. Number of Children in Family. Total Family. | ȣ&*%, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 77 108 117 120 82 69 46 41 37 248 221 163 85 ' 47 22 3 - 2

Number of Pensioners. Number of Children in Family. Total Family. | "S, 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 33 29 18 7 2 4 1 Totals 791 791