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Total Number of Children on whose Account Pension granted. Number of Children Pensioners, under Fourteen. 1911-12 .. .. .. .. .. .. 791 1,923 1912-13 .. .. .. .. .. .. 657 1,604 1913-14 '.. .. .. .. .. .. 421 1,090 1914-15 .. .. .. .. .. ..458 1,158 1915-16 .. .. .. .. .. .. 444 1,180 1916-17 .. .. .. .. .. .. 421 1,075 1917-18 .. .. .. .. .. .. 509 1,198 1918-19 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,349 3,252 1919-20 .. .. .. .. .. .. 767 1,870 Totals .. .. .. .. 5,817 14,350 MILITARY PENSIONS. European. Maori. Total. Pensions in force at 31st March, 1919 .. .. .. ..787 253 1,040 Deaths during 1919-20 .. .. .. .. 77 29 106 New pensions granted, 1919-20 .. .. .. ..1 4 5 Net decrease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 101 Pensions in force at 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. .. 711 228 939 Year 1919-20. New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Number of pensioners previously in receipt of old-age pensions .. .. .. .. 213 Number of pensioners not in receipt of war bonus .. .. .. .. .. 209 Annual liability at close of year (statutory pension) .. .. .. .. .. £33,804 Annual liability at close of year (including allowance under Finance Act, 1917) .. .. £43,294 Average pension (statutory) .. .. .. .. .. .. ... £36 Average pension (total) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £46 Gross expenditure for year (statutory pension) .. .. .. .. .. £34,973 Gross expenditure for year (including allowance under Finance Act, 1917) . . .. £45,085 Cost per head of European population .. .. .. .. .. .. 9d. Decrease on figures of previous year . . .. .. . . .. .. £5,403 Pensioners in homes and hospitals .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 Amount paid to controlling authorities of these .. .. .. .. .. £2,065 Absolutely forfeited instalments .. . . .. .. .. .. .. £588 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. .. .. £264 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 1,874 Total claims established .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,69.1 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 750 Total cancellations .. .. .. . . .. .. 2 Grand total paid to date .. .. .. .. .. .. £320,998 MINERS' PENSIONS. Total Pensions in force at 31st March, 1919 .. . . . . .. .. .. 240 New pensions granted, 1919-20 . . . . .. . . . . 237 Deaths during 1919-20 .. .. .. .. .. 23 | Cancellations, 1919-20.. .. .. .. .. .. 39 J b2 Net increase .. .. .. .. .. .. 175 Pensions in force at 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. .. .. .. 415 Year 1919-20. New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 243 New claims rejected .. .. . . .. . . . . .. . . 8 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £23,543 Average pension .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . £56 15s. Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £16,652 Increase on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,376 Cost per head of European population . . .. .. .. .. .. jj&d. Credit to vote from gold duty .. .. .. . . .. . . . . £3,965 Absolutely forfeited instalments .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £135 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid ... .. .. ( . . . . . £132 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. .. 769 Total claims established .. .. .. . . .. . . 683 Total, claims rejected .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 133 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. .. 135 Total amount paid to date .. .. .. .. . . £52,778 Total credit from gold duty .. ... .. . . . . £19,784 Total amount paid on account of funeral expenses .. .. .. £1,209