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WAR PENSIONS. Total Claims lodged to Date.

Gross Annual Value of all Pensions granted to Date.

Summary of Annual Liability at 31st March, 1924.

Prom Soldiers. Prom Dependants. From 1st September, 1915, to 31st March, 1916 Year 1916-17 Year 1917-18 Year 1918-19 Year 1919-20 Year 1920-21 Year 1921-22 Year 1922-23 Year 1923-24 798 3,958 8,1.48 14,749 11,493 1,081 367 198 160 68.1 2,017 3,754 5,292 3,990 1,878 891 635 550 Totals 40,952 19,688

From 1st September, 1915, to 31st March, 1916 Year 1916-17 Year 1.917-18 Year 1918-19 .. .. Year 1919-20 Year 1920-21 Year 1921-22 Year 1922-23 Year 1923-24 Number. Annual Value. Average Pension. 1,214 56,488 46 5,316 285,707 53 10,587 780,057 73 16,954 1,167,081 68 15,183 872,627 57 2,207 163,713 66 945 63,685 67 625 43,867 70 551 40,836 74 Totals 53,582 3,474,061 64 NoTE.T-The number of pensions granted, as shov the values of which, however, form part of the pensi included in the annual-values total. m herein does not include children's pensions, jns payable to parents (or guardians), and are t

, T> . Number of Number of . , „ , Average Class of Pension. Pensioners. Children. Annual Value. £ £ Soldiers (permanent) .. .. .. 6,784 j .. 333,946 49 Soldiers (temporary) .. .. .. 7,731 .. 407,847 53 Dependants of disabled soldiers .. .. 807 1,205 62,916 78 Widows (without children) .. .. 592 .. 51,793 87 Widows (with children).. .. .. 843 1,385 131,563 156 Other dependants of deceased soldiers — Parents .. .. .. .. 5,655 24 198,164 35 Other adult dependants .. .. 212 7 6,911 ,32 Guardians of children .. .. 542 753 19,986 37 Totals, &c. .. .. 23,166 3,374 1,213,126 52