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Summary of Payments, 1918-19. £ £ Paid through Post Office £1,174,614 (less outstandings £24) .. .. .. 1,174,590 Less payments on account of Commonwealth pensions .. .. 14,316 Less payments on account of Canadian pensions .. .. .. 636 Less payments on account of Imperial Government to dependants of munition workers .. .. . . .. .. .. . . 183 15,135 1,159,455 I'aidby High Commissioner in London .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,623 Other foreign payments . . . . .. . . .. .. .. 295 Paid by Commonwealth Government .. .. .. .. .. .. 10,870 Paid by Dominion of Canada .. . . .. .. . . . . .. 192 Lump sums paid .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .', 20.) Allotments paid after casualty (subsequently charged to war pensions) .. .. 120 £1,199,755 Summary of Total Actual Payments to 31st March, 1919. £ From Ist September, L 91.5, to 31st March, 1916 .. .. .. 13,910 Year 1916-17 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 180,389 Year 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 515.445 Year 1918-19 .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. 1,199,755 £1,909,499 OLD-AGE PENSIONS. Furopean, Maori. Total. Pensions in force at 31st March, 1918 .. .. ..19,187 773 19,960 Deaths during 1918-19 .. .. .. .. .1,886 127 I „ ~„., Cancellations, 1918-19.. .. .. .. ~ 297 13] ' New pensions granted, 1918-19.. .. .. .. 2,095 140 2,235 Net decrease .. .. .. . < .. .. .. 88 Pensions in force at 31st March, 1919 .. .. .. 19,099 773 19,872 Year 1918-19. Total European population at 31st March, 1919 .. .. .. .. .. 1,124,630 Total European pensioners, 65 and over, at 31st March, 1919 .. . . .. 16,685 Female European pensioners, 60 to 64, at 31st March, 1919 ~ .. .. .. 2,414 Percentage of European pensioners to total European population .. .. •• L 6 New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,774 New claims rejected . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . . 601 Annual liability at 31st March, 1919 (statutory pension) .. .. .. .. £473.574 Annual liability at 31st March, 1919 (including allowance under Finance Act, 1917) .. £731 ,910 Average pension (statutory) . . .. . . .. . . . . .. £23 Average pension (total) . . .. . . . . .. . . .. .. £36 Gross expenditure for year (statutory pension) .. .. .. .. •• £482,458 Cross expenditure for year (including allowance under Finance Act, 1917) .. .. £743,063 Increase on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. .. £99,886 Cost per head of European population . . .. .. .. .. .. 13s. 3d. Credit from National Endowment .. .. .. .. .. ■• £32,647 Refunds paid to Public Account .. .. .. .. i, .. .. £1,060 Number of pensioners in homes and hospitals .. ... .. .. •• 874 Amount paid to controlling authorities of these .. .. .. .. •■ £31,432 Number of pensioners in mental hospitals . . .. . . .. .. .. 83 Amount, paid to Mental Hospitals Department on account of these .. .. .. £3,554 Absolutely forfeited instalments .. .. .. .. .. .. •• £2,997 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. ~ £4,281 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 66.246 Total claims established .. .. .. .. .. .. 51.773 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25,280 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,621 Grand total paid since 1898 .. .. .. .. ..£7,195,820 Total credit from National Endowment .. .. .. .. £235,168 WIDOWS' PENSIONS. European. Maori. Total. Pensions in force at 31st March, 1918 .. .. .. 2,143 49 2,192 New pensions granted, 1918-19 .. .. .. .. 1.332 17 1,349 Cancellations during 1918-19 .. .. .. ..323 7 330 Net increase .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,019 Pensions in force at 31st March, 1919 .. ..3,152 59 3,211 Total children in receipt of pensions sit 31st March, 1919 .. .. .. 7,793