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VI. Pensions granted, Deaths, and Cancellations in each Year, with Number in Force and Annual Variation.

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Year ending 31st Maroh. Number of Cancella- i In Force at r ™ Pensions Deaths. -w j t \r Increase. Decrease. . . tions. End of Year, granted. ()ld-ttf/c. 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 7.487 38 6 7,443 4,699 786 71 11,285 3,842 2,227 815 292 12,406 1,120 1,694 935 388 12,776 371 1.391 1,064 622 12,481 .. 295 1,063 928 690 11,926 .. 555 1,210 890 476 11.770 .. 156 2,075 1,038 . 225 12,582 812 2.031 1,097 L 259 13,257 675 1,740 1.189 239 13,569 312 2,113 1,112 174 14,396 827 2,301 1,169 211 15.320 924 2,399 1,423 276 16,020 700 2,318 1,469 220 16,649 629 2,072 1,569 643 16,509 .. 140 3,320 1,479 300 18,050 1,541 3,158 1.582 274 19,352 1,302 2,268 1,539 277 19,804 452 1,823 1,610 320 19,697 .. 107 Totals 47.392 21,732 5,963 Widows'. 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 Totals 791 .. 3 788 657 3 129 1,313 525 421 1 193 1,540 227 158 2 208 1,788 248 444 4 338 1,890 102 421 2 285 2,024 134 3,192 12 1,156 Military. 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 Totals 577 9 .. 568 747 74 1 1,240 672 256 108 .. 1,388 148 60 124 1 1,323 .. 65 10 101 .. 1,232 .. 91 1,650 416 2 .. ..... Miners'. 1916 1917 Totals 120 .. .. 120 .. .. 153 35 .. 238 118 273 35 War. 1916 1917 Totals 1,214 II 22 1,191 5,316 44 1,294 5,169 3,978 6,530 45 1,316