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PENSIONS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Expenditure. I Income. £ s. d. To Pensions— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Credits from national-endowment residue for War Pensions Act, 1915 1,234,138 3 3 old-age pensions (Land Act, 1908) .. 37,505 1 8 Pensions Act, 1913 1,0.58,320,15 0 Credits from gold duty (Miners* Phthisis Act, Miners' Phthisis Act, 1915 38,465 10 4 1915) .. .. .. .. 2,529 7 3 Civil Service Act, 1908 .. 18,846 12 3 Penalty under Pensions Act, 1913 .. 10 0 Defence Act, 1909 .. 2,991 19 2 Commission for paying Imperial pensions .. 2,695 4 3 Epidemic (vote, Pensions) 23,576 13 9 Credits from Post and Telegraph Department Special annuities (vote, for pensions paid to retired officers .. 247 1 4 Pensions) .. .. 4,448 12 10 Credits for payment of medical treatment of Finaiyje Act, 1919 .. 571 1 2 returned soldiers .. .. .. 118,904 17 10 Finance Act, 1923 .. 150 0 0 Excess of expenditure over income .. 2,414,869 16 4 Finance Act, 1924 .. 83 6 8 Judicature Act, 1908 .. 3,458 110 Walsh and other Pensions Act, 1869 .. .. 50 0 0 Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1916 .. .. 78 0 0 Pensions Amendment Act, 1924 .. .. 860 1 8 2,386,038 17 11 Administration charges— Salaries and temporary assistance .. .. 31,966 18 10 Contributions to Post Office 14,433 16 8 Travelling-expenses .. 4,110 12 10 Postage, &c. .. .. 2,145 16 5 Rent.. .. .. 2,565 13 5 Printing and stationery .. 2,020 2 5 Exchange and commission on money-orders .. 354 10 6 War Pensions Appeal Board expenses, &c. .. 5,308 14 9 Telephones .. .. 229 4 0 Overtime and meal-allow-ances .. .. 184 4 10 Light, firing, and water .. 55 1 10 Contingencies .. .. 80 14 6 Office cleaning .. .. 20 17 4 Advertising .. .. 22 4 0 Interpreters' fees .. 5 15 6 Depreciation .. .. 278 5 10 Transfer and removal of officers .. .. 63 3 11 63,845 17 7 Medical fees .. .. .. .. 6,037 18 6 Fees for certificates of age .. .. 8 5 6 Loading on life-insurance premiums .. 248 4 1 Grants to recipients of New Zealand Cross 50 0 0 Payment of expenses of Imperial pensioners 187 13 0 Medical treatment of South African War veterans .. .. .. .. 208 12 11 Misappropriation by N. Peters .. .. 975 0 0 Medical treatment of returned soldiers .. 118,904 17 10 Pensions to retired postal officers .. 247 1 4 £2,576,752 8 8 £2,576,752 8 8 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. 2,414,869 16 4 By Balance after charging interest .. .. 2,415,073 16 7 Interest on capital .. .. . . 204 0 3 £2,415,073 16 7 £2,415,073 16 7 Note.—lncluded in the above expenses are items representing interest on capital, £204 os. 3d. ; rental value of offices, £1,793 ; which do not appear in annual appropriations.