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TABLE II.—PENSIONS GRANTED, DEATHS, AND CANCELLATIONS IN EACH YEAR, WITH NUMBER IN FORCE AND ANNUAL VARIATION.

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„ , , „ , Number of Cancella- In Force at T n Year ended 31st March. j Pensions i Deaths. | ti ons E n <i of Year Increase, i Decrease. granted. I Old-age. 1899 .. .. .. 7,487 38 6 7,443 1900 .. .. .. 4,699 786 71 11,285 3,842 1901 .. .. .. 2,227 815 292 12,406 1,120 1902 .. .. .. 1,694 935 388 J2,776 371 1903 .. .. .. 1,391 1,064 622 12,481 .. 295 1904 .. .. .. 1,063 928 690 11,926 .. 555 ]905 .. .. .. 1,210 890 476 11,770 .. 156 1906 .. .. .. 2,075 1,038 225 12,582 812 1907 .. .. .. 2,031 1,097 259 13,257 675 1908 .. .. .. 1,740 1,189 239 13,569 312 1909 .. .. 2,113 1,112 174 14,396 827 1910 .. .. •• 2,304 1,169 211 15,320 924 1911 . .. .. 2,399 1,423 276 16,020 700 1912 .. .. .. 2,318 1,469 220 16,649 629 1913 .. .. .. 2,072 1,569 643 16,509 .. 140 1914 .. .. .. 3,320 1,479 300 18,050 1,541 1915 .. .. .. 3,158 1,582 274 19,352 1,302 1916 .. .. ■■ 2,268 1,539 277 19,804 452 1917 .. .. .. 1,823 1,610 320 19,697 .. 107 1918 .. .. 2,146 1,535 348 19,960 263 1919 .. .. .. 2,235 2,013 310 19,872 .. 88 1920 .. •• •• 2,289 1.798 370 19,993 121 1921 .. .. .. j 2,152 1,880 428 19,837 .. 156 1922 .. •• 2,553 1,578 321 20,491 654 1923 .. •• 2,781 1,763 328 21,181 690 1924 . .. .. 2,549 1,870 392 21,468 287 1925 .. .. 2,654 1,635 425 22,062 594 1926 .. •• 3,100 1,839 418 22,905 843 Totals .. .. 69,851 37,643 9,303 .. J Widows'. 1912 .. ■ • •• 791 .. 3 788 1913 .. .. 657 3 129 1,313 525 1914 .. .. 421 1 193 1,540 227 1915 . .. 458 2 208 1,788 248 1916 . .. 444 4 338 1,890 102 1917 421 2 285 2,024 134 1918 .. .. .. 509 6 335 2,192 168 1919 .. .. 1,349 11 319 3,211 1,019 \ 1920 .. 767 18 516 3,444 233 1921 .. .. .. 627 8 642 3,421 .. 23 1922 •• •• 523 3 598 3,343 .. 78 1923 .. .. 616 12 536 3,411 68 1924- 730 8 607 3,526 115 1925 .. 602 6 524 3,598 72 1926 .. •• 684 2 447 3,833 235 Totals .. .. j 9,599 86 5,680 .. j Maori War. 1913 .. .. i 577 9 .. 568 , 1914 .. .. .. 747 74 1 1,240 1 672 1915 .. 256 108 .. 1,388 148 1916 " .. 60 124 1 1,323 .. 65 1917 .. 10 101 .. 1,232 i 91 1918 .. .. 24 103 .. 1,153 | .. 79 1919 .. .. .. 12 125 .. 1,040 .. j 113 1920 • • • • 5 106 .. 939 .. 101 1921 " .. 2 130 .. 811 128 1922 .. • • ! 1 72 • • 740 • ■ 71 1923 •. • • •• 1 71 1 ■■ 71 1924 .. .. .. 1 80 1 589 .. 80 1925 .. ■ • • 1 71 •• 1926 .. • • ■ • • • 1 444 .. 75 Totals .. ■■ 1,697 j 1,248 5