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WIDOWS' PENSIONS. European. Maori. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1921 .. .. .. 3.267 154 3,421 New pensions granted, 1921-22 .. .. .. ..497 26 523 Cancellations, 1921 22 .. .. .. .. .. 575 26 60] Net decrease . . . . .. . . .. . . . . — 78 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1922 .. .. .. 3,1.89 154 3,343 Total children in receipt of pensions at the 31st March, 1922 . . . . . . .. 9,118 Year- 1921-22 New claims lodged .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641 New claims rejected .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 123 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £207,029 Average pension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £62 Cross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. £186,457 Decrease on figures of previous year . . . . . . £973 Cost per head of European population .. . . . . . . . . 3s. Od. Refunds paid to Public Account . . .. . . . . . . .. .. £312 Absolutely forfeited instalments ... .. .. .. .. .. .. £1,206 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid . . . . . . . . . . £1,830 Average of total family of pensioners . . . . . . . . .. . . 4-3 Average of family under fourteen years . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Total claims lodged to date . . .. . . .. .. 8. 353 Total claims established .. .. .. .. .. ... 6,967 Total number of children benefited .. ... .. .. 17,290 Total deaths .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 139 Total guardians appointed .. . . . . . .. 81 Total cancellations .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,566 Grand total paid to date .. .. . . .. .. £806,573 Total Number of Children on whose Account Pension granted. Number Children of under Pensioners. 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 1920 21 .. .. .. .. .. 627 1,624 192122 .. .. .. .. .. .. 523 1,316 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 6,967 17,290 MAORI WAR PENSIONS. European, Maori, Total. Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1921 -.. .. ..623 188 811 Deaths during 1921 22 .. .. .. .. .. 60 12 72 New pensions granted, 1921-22 . . . . . . . . . . I I Net decrease ... .. .. .. .... .. 71 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1922 . . .. . . 564 176 740 Year 1921-22* New claims lodged .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Number of pensioners previously in receipt of old-age pensions.. .. .. .. 218 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £36,260 Average pension .. . . . . . . . . . . . ■ . . . . £49 Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. ~ . .. .. £37,737 Cost per head of European population . . . . . . . . . . . . 7d. Refunds paid to Public Account . . . . . . . . • . . .. . . £4 Is. Bd. Decrease on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. .. . . £2,476 Pensioners in homes and hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Amount paid to controlling authorities of these .. .. .. .. .. £1,917 Absolutely forfeited instalments .. . . . . . . . . . . . . £215 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid . . . . . . . . . . . . £329 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. . 1,880 Total claims established .. .. .. .. .. 1,694 Total deaths .. .. . . .. .. . . 952 Total cancellations . . .. .. .. .. 2 Grand total paid to date .. .. .. .. .. £398,948