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1924. NE W ZEAL A N I)

TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PENSIONS DEPARTMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1924.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 70 of the Pensions Act, 1913.

The of Pensions to the Hon. the Minister op Pensions. g IR Pensions Department, Wellington, 30th June, 1924. I have the honour to furnish herewith, for the information of Parliament, the report of the Department relating to war, old-age, widows', Maori War, miners', epidemic, and sundry pensions for the year ended 31st March, 192-1. A report by the Medical Administrator of Pensions on the medical branch of the Department appears as Appendix I. The. following comparative statements relate to the annual value and gross payments of all pensions ndministered by I he Department for the past two years : —

Pensions in Force, and Annual Value.

Gross Payments.

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Class of Pension. At 31st Number. [arch, 1923. At 31st March, 1.924. Annual Value. Number. Annual Value. War Old-age Widows' Maori War Miners' Epidemic Boer WarSundry pensions and annuities Civil Service Act, 1908 26,460 21,181 3,411 669 544 569 75 90 88 1,349,857 770,295 195,747 32,781 .33,826 43,120 3,173 7,638 22,954 23,166 21,468 3,526 589 580 457 72 93 74 £ 1,213,126 780,664 209,739 28,861 36,634 25,881', 3,100 7,891 19,702 Totals 53,087 53,087 2,459,391 50,025 2,325,603

Class of Pension. 1922-23. 1923-24. War .. Old-age Widows' Maori War Miners' Epidemic Boer War . . Sundry pensions and annuities Civil Service Act, 1908 .. 1,489,392 755,324 188,021 34,004 33,447 52,371 3,058 7,262 26,937 1,315,560 767,805 202,818 30,,350 36,081 32,702 3,146 8,033 21,115 Totals 2,589,816 2,417,643 Cost per head of European population £2 0s. 9d. £] 17s. Id.