H.—lB

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Table IV. —Dissection of Rejected War-pension Claims (Dependants), Year 1917-18.

GENERAL. Table V.—Pensions granted, Deaths, and Cancellations in each Year, with Number in Force and Annual Variation.

Reason for Etejeotlon. * s i * it i £ 1 I :1 I III ! i § a 'a o o i 2 e « to 5 £ J S I :Z S I I i|| §F S I w Is I 5 SB O ■ i« I c Inoome and property No evidence of dependency , Death of soldier not due to service Disability of soldier not due to service Soldier not incapacitated Section 15 of 1916 Act (habits) .. No contract to marry Soldier not a member of Now Zealand .Forces Soldier not discharged Withdrawn by applicant Applicant deceased Totals .. ..| .. 39 33 .. .. I .. ; 20 45 .. ..I » 2 .. .. 811 .. 4 .. 12 1.. .. 43 .., ..' .. .. ! 1 1 .. ' 3 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. Il29| II 69 78 I 3 I [ 2 10 2 . . I o I 3 15 . 11 39 3 ..I . . .. 3 1 ll 3 I .. ! 90 3 4 ! 7 i 7 148 .. 12 1 85 ! .. 443 2 ::::::::!:: i .. i 4 .. I .. 3 i 2 13 4 54 3 3 4 I 7 17 :!8R 4 _ _ _

Year ending 31st March. Number of Pensions granted. I-. , i ! Cancella- ; In Force , at i , i T * Deatl,s - tions. . End of Year. [noreas « ; I I Old-agie. 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 191] 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 Totals .. ! 7,487 .. ! 4,699 2,227 .. ! 1,694 1,391 1,063 1,210 .. I 2,075 2,031 1,740 2,113 2.304 2.399 2.318 2,072 3,320 3.158 .. j 2,268 .. I 1,823 2.146 19,538 38 6 7,443* 786 71 1.1,285 3,842 815 292 12,406 1,120 935 388 12.776 371 1.064 622 12,481 295 928 690 IJ ,926 555 890 476 11,770 156 1.038 225 12.582 812 1,097 259 13.257 675 1,189 239 13,569 312 1.112 174 14,396 827 1,169 211 15,320 921 1,423 276 16.020 700 1,469 220 16.649 629 1,569 643 16.509 .. 140 1,479 300 18.050 1,511. 1,582 274 19,352 1,302 1.539 277 19,804 452 1,610 320 19,697 107 1.535 348 19.960 263 23,267 6.311 Widows'. 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 Totals .. ! 791 657 421 458 444 421 509 3,701 3 788 3 129 1,313 525 1 193 1 ,510 227 2 208 1,788 248 4 338 1,890 102 2 285 2,024 131 6 335 2.192 L68 18 1,491