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WAR PENSIONS. Total Claims lodged and Annual Value of all Pensions granted to Date.

Summary of Annual Liability at 31st March, 1927.

Number of War Pensions in Force at each Rate on 31st March, 1927.

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Claims lodged. ! Pensions granted. Soldiers. Dependants, j Number. Annual Average Value. Pension. , _ £ 1915-16 .. .. .. 798 681 1,214 56,488 46 1916-17 .. .. .. 3,958 2.017 5,316 285,707 53 1917-18 .. .. .. 8,148 3,754 10,587 780,057 73 1918-19 .. .. .. 14,749 5,292 16,954 1,167,081 68 1919-20 .. .. .. 11,493 3,990 15.183 872,627 57 1920-21 .. .. .. 1,081 1,878 2,207 163,713 66 1921-22 .. .♦. .. 367 891 945 63,685 67 1922-23 .. .. .. 198 635 625 43,867 70 1923-24 .. .. .. 160 550 551 40,836 74 1924-25 .. .. .. 197 505 432 31,241 72 1925-26 .. .. .. 161 379 353 26,046 74 1926-27 .. .. .. 218 378 350 26,369 75 Totals .. . 41,528 20,950 54,717 3,557,717 65 _ Note.—The number of pensions granted as shown herein does not include children's pensions, the value of which, however, form part of the pensions payable to parents (or guardians), and are included in the annual value totals.

„ . Number of Number of . , , Average Glass ot Pension. Pensioners, j Children. Annual Valuo ' Pension. £ £ Soldiers (permanent) .. .. .. 8,646 .. 418,333 48 Soldiers (temporary) .. .. .. 3,717 15 252,024 68 Dependants of disabled soldiers .. .. 798 1,529 68,405 86 Widows (without children) . . 4 . 623 . . 54,954 88 Widows (with children).. .. .. 744 1,148 115,300 155 Other dependants of deceased soldiers — Parents .. .. .. .. 5,346 17 189,435 35 Other adult dependants .. .. 149 29 5,910 39 Guardians of children .. .. 602 812 21,845 36 Totals, &c. „ . : 20,625 _3,550 1,126,206 55

I On account of Death. Wives and Soldiers Soldiers Parents (on Kate (nearest £1). (Perma- (Tem- Account of Widows. Other Dependants. nent). porary). Disablement). With ] Without i t> Guardians ! Children. ! Children. Parents ' of Children. I 0thers - ' I • I i | £ 301-350.. .. 2 4 .. .. .. j 261-300.. .. 3 3 .. 4 .. .. .. 234-260.. .. 29 1 5 13 201-233.. .. 19 4 9 46 191-200.. .. 1 6 2 21 1 181-190.. .. 123 347 15 94 1 1 1 171-180.. .. 19 4 2 2 5 161-170.. .. 76 98 4 63 1 .. .. 1 151-160.. .. 38 79 51 165 .. .. .. 1 141-150.. .. 30 64 .. 2 16 131-140.. .. 35 10 12 53 1 121-130.. .. 94 168 64 257 24 14 2 4 111-120.. ..37 19 18 65 7 1 !. .. 101-110.. .. 110 125 127 14 15 9 ; 7 2 91-100.. ..317 55 30 .. 7 43 81-90.. ..317 6 14 .. 35 11 .. 1 71- 80.. .. 360 138 120 8 449 173 37 1 4 61- 70 .. 294 128 38 .. .. 84 2 2 51- 60.. .. 1,203 382 148 .. J 428 103 26 41- 50.. .. 331 183 -22 .. .. 103 31-40.. .. 1,503 518 39 1 1 1,476 ' 47 16 21- 30.. .. 2,588 1,171 60 1 .. 2,933 394 88 6- 20.. .. 1,117 204 18 1 64 j 8 4 Totals .. 8,646 3,717 j 798 744 623 5,346 602 149 |