8.—6,

Table No. 24. PENSIONS. Statement of Amounts paid on account of Pensions for the Financial Years ended 31st March, 1924 to 1928.

Table No. 25. EXTERNAL TRADE. Statement showing Imports and Exports of the Dominion in each Financial Year ended 31st March, 1920 to 1928.

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Year ended 31st March, 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928. . . £ £ £ £ £ War .. .. .. 1,306,652 1,242,182 1,179,552 1,122,741 1,146,955 Old-age .. .. .. 765,392 804,969 901,256 979,296 968,928 Widows' .. .. .. 202,364 235,959 285,654 301,080 302,766 Miners' .. .. .. 36,060 38,477 40,204 41,947 42,469 Maori War .. .. .. 30,326 26,836 23,087 19,446 16,377 Epidemic .. .. .. 32,507 22,938 14,420 10,935 8,757 Civil Service Act, 1908 .. 21,025 19,115 16,767 16,724' 13,206 Defence Act, 1909 .. .. 3,146 3,071 2,898 2,628 2,695 Judicature Act, 1908 .. 2,889 3,548 2,703 3,556 4,204 Police .. .. .. 486 586 552 406 457 Blind .. .. .. .. 1,036 8,040 10,304 12,249 Family Allowance .. .. .. .. .. .. 37,515 Sundry .. .. .. 4,374 4,897 5,022 5,945 6,273 Totals .. .. 2,405,221 2,403,614 2,480,155 2,515,008 2,562,851

Year ended 31st March, | Imports. Exports. Excess of Excess of Jixports. Imports. j i £ £ £ £ 1920 .. .. .. .. 32,162,029 50,776,650 18,614,621 1921 .. .. ... .. 67,463,269 48,219,672 .. 19,243,597 1922 .. .. .. .. 35,986,060 43,794,883 7,808,823 1923 .. .. .. .. 37,112,779 45,548,700 8,435,921 1924 .. .. .. .. 44,401,756 51,652,606 7,250,850 1925 .. .. .. .. 49,821,095 54,771,158 4,950,063 1926 .. .. .. .. 53,025,856 48,697,587 .. 4,328,269 1927 .. .. .. .. 48,192,670 45,682,338 .. 2,510,332 1928 .. .. .. 44,419,357 54,962,031 10,542,674 ! 57,602,952 26,082,198 26,082,198 Totals .. .. .. 412,584,871 444,105,625 31,520,754