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Year 1923-24. New claims lodged . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 119 New claims rejected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Annual liability at close of year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £36,634 Average pension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. £63 3s. Gross expenditure for year . . .. .. .. .. .. .. £36,084 Increase on figures of previous year . . .. .. .. .. '.. .. £2,637 Cost per head of European population . . . . . . . . . . . . 7d. Credit to vote from gold duty .. .. .. .. .. .. £3,498 Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1924 .... .... £232 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. .. £343 Total claims lodged to date .. .. .. .. ~ 1,220 Total claims established . . . . . . . . . . . . J ,052 Total claims rejected . . . . . . . . . . . .145 Total deaths .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Total cancellations . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Total amount paid to date . . . . . . .. . . . . £180,493 Total credit from gold, duty .. .. .. .. .. £30,704 Total amount paid on account of funeral expenses .. .. .. £3,038 Number of Pensions at each Hath at the 31st March, 1924. Annual Value. £ 181 at £91 per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. 16,471 103 at £65 per annum .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,695 296 at £45 10s. per annum .. .. .. .. .. ... 13,468 580 £36,634 EPIDEMIC PENSIONS. Total. Pensions in force at the 31st Maroh, 1923 .. .. ... .. .. .. 569 Cancellations, 1923-24 Net decrease .. ' .. .. .. .. .. 112 Pensions in force at the 31st March, 1924 .. .. .. .. .. .. 457 Year 1923-24. Annual liability at close of year . . .. . . .. . . £25,886 Average pension .. .. ... .. .. .. .. £56 13s. Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. £32,702 Decrease on figures of previous year .. .. .. .. £19,669 Cost per head of European population .. .. .. .. 6d. Unpaid instalments as at 31st March, 1924 .. .. .. .. £68 Instalments forfeited and subsequently paid .. .. .. .. £121 COST OK ADMINISTRATION. £ Salaries .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,272 Temporary assistance .. .. .. .. .. .. • 7,277 Advertising .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 Exchange and commission on money-orders, &c. .. .. 320 Fees for certificates of age . . . . . . . . .. . . 8 Fuel, light, power, and water . . . . .. .. .. 70 Interpreters' fees . . . . . . . . .. .. .. 1 Medical fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 7,400 Office-cleaning '.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Office fittings and requisites . . . . . . . . . . 87 Contribution to Post-office for payment of pensions .. .. .. 15,902 Postage, telegrams, and rent of boxes . . .. . . . . 2,552 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,715 Kent of offices .. .. .. .. .. .. 633 Telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Transfer and removal expenses . . . . . . . . . . 33 Travelling-expenses of officers and pensioners. . .. .. .. 4,997 Expenses, War Pensions Appeal Board .. .. .- .. 922 Repairs to typewriters arid office fittings . . . . . . . . 53 Overtime .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 128 Sundry payments .'. . . . . . . . . . . 10 £63,497 Number of officers on staff at 31st March, 1924 . . . . . . 157 Percentage of cost of administration to total payments for year (£2,626,443) 2-4

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