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WAR PENSIONS. Total Claims lodged to Date. Prom From Soldiers. Dependants. From Ist September, 1915, to 31st March, 1916 .. .. 798 681 Year 1916-17 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.958 2,017 Year 1917-18 . . .. ~ .. .. .. 8,148 3,754 Year 1918-19 .. .. .. .. .. .. 14,749 5,292 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 27,653 11,744 Officers, Men. Total. Total casualties by death (including missing) to 31st March, 1919 .. 773 15,840 16,613 Total discharges from Forces to 31st March, 1919 .. ~ ..1,517 34.020 35.537 Cross Annual Value of all Pensions granted to Date, m- a i\' i Average No. Annual Value. -~ . = Pension. £ £ From Ist September, 1915, to 31st March, 1916 I .214 56,488 46 Year 1916-17 .. .. .. .. 5.316 285,707 53 Year 1917-18 .. .. ~ ..10,587 780,057 73 Year 1918-19 .. .. .. .. 16,954 1,167,081 68 Totals .. .. .. 34,071* £2,289,333 £67 * The number of pensions granted as shown herein does not include children's pensions, the values of which, however, form part of the pensions payable to parents (or guardians), and are included in the annual values total.

Summary of Annual Liability at 31st March, 1919.

Return showing Number of Children in Receipt of Pensions as at 31st March, 1919, grouped in Families.

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Class of Pension. Number. Annual Value. Average Pension. £ £ Soldiers (permanent) Soldiers (temporary) Dependants (temporary) Widows of soldiers Other dependants of disabled soldiers 1,316 69,669 52 18,329 1,097,303 59 1.076 55,940* 51 1,970 233,4511 118 4,736 159.464 33 Totals 27.427 1,615.827 59 * Including the pensions of 1,240 children. f Including the pensions of 2,200 children. Including the 3,449 children, the average of the grand to 31st March, 191.9, is £52 per annum. bal of 30,876 pensions in force on the

Number of Children in Family. Disable Number. Disabled Soldiers. ed Soldiers. Total Children. Deceased Soldiers. Number. Total Children. o 7 6 5 2 6 29 t~. 1 2 6 29 51 85 156 274 14 36 145 204 255 312 274 14 36 1.45 204 255 312 274 2 3 13 20 62 130 301 754 16 21 78 100 248 390 602 754 4 51 3 2 1 85 156 274 Totals .. 1,240 2,209 There are 685 widows of soldiers in receipt % of pensions 'ho have no oh hildren.