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Table XI.—Widows' Pensioners admitted during the Year, with Sizes of Families.

Table Xll.—Regiments of Military Pensioners on the Roll on the 31st March, 1914. x 3 ° E Regiment or Corps. €.2 Regiment or Corps. So 3 » c"3 it » 3 5 65th Regiment .. .. .. 55 Colonial Forces, continued — 18th ~ .. .. .. 37 Taranaki Bushrangers .. .. 25 40th „ .. .. .. 28 Wairoa Rifle Volunteers .. .. 17 70th ~ .. .. .. 27 Kai Iwi Cavalry .. .. .. 16 14th ~ .. .. .. 21 Hawke's Bay Military Settlers .. 13 57th „ .. .. .. 22 Napier Rifle Volunteers .. .. 12 68th ~ .. .. .. 11 Auckland Naval Volunteers .. 12 43rd ~ .. .. .. 11 Wanganui Rangers.. .. .. 10 12th ~ .. .. .. 9 Taranaki Cavalry Volunteers .. 10 50th „ .. .. .. 3 Poverty Bay Mounted Volunteers .. 9 58th ~ .. .. .. 1 Auckland Cavalry Volunteers .. 8 Royal Artillery .. .. .. 3 Wellington Rangers .. .. 7 Royal Engineers .. .. .. 3 Opotiki Rangers .. .. 7 Naval Brigade .. .. 7 Wellington Rifle Volunteers ... 7 Transport Corps .. .. .. 34 Mauku Volunteers .. .. .. 6 Colonial Forces— Hawke's Bay Cavalry Volunteers .. 5 New Zealand Militia ■*' .. .. 125 Hawke's Bay Volunteers .. .. 4 Native Contingents .. .. 118 Guide Corps .. .. .. 4 Armed Constabulary .. .. 113 ; Military Train .. .. .. 3 Taranaki Rifle Volunteers .. .. 84 Auckland Engineer Volunteers .. 3 Ist Waikato Regiment .. .. 66 Patea Volunteers .. .. . . 3 Taranaki Military Settlers .. .. 53 Wanganui Rifle Volunteers .. .. 2 2nd Waikato Regiment .. .. 45 Medical Staff Corps .. .. 1 Auckland Rifle Volunteers .. .. 10 Nelson Volunteers .. .. .. 1 3rd Waikato Regiment .. .. 36 ( oromandel Rifle Rangers .. .. 1 Forest Rangers .. .. .. 35 , Wanganui Yeomanry Cavalry .. 35 j Total .. .. .. 1,240 Colonial Defence Force .. .. 32 j

Size of Total Family. Number of Pensioners. Size of Family under Fourteen. Number of Pensioners. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 53 70 65 53 59 41 25 19 II 7 3 5 6 2 2 1 2 3 I 5 (i 7 8 9 123 116 74 55 34 14 2 2 1 421 421