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Summary of Annual Liability as at 31st March, 1929.

Number of War Pensions in Force at each Rate on 31st March, 1929.

Summary of War Pension Payments. The payments for war pensions show an increase during the year, the figures compared with those of the previous years being as follows:—

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m i t> ; Number of Number of . , , 7 , Averaee Class of Pension. 1 „ Annual Value. r, • Pensioners. , Children. Pension. I £ , £ Soldiers (permanent) .. .. .. 9,138 10 454,388 j 50 Soldiers (temporary) .. .. .. 3,400 25 245,110 j 72 Dependants of disabled soldiers .. .. 1,009 2,053 89,686 89 Widows (without children) .. .. 688 .. 62,010 90 Widows (with children).. .. .. 683 1,042 105,028 154 Other dependants of deceased soldiers— Parents .. .. .. .. 5,056 6-. 180,313 36 Other adult dependants .. .. 123 13 4,386 36 Guardians of children .. .. 589 769 20,878 35 Totals, &c. .. .. .. 20,686 3,918 1,161,799 56

On account of Death. Wives and ' Soldiers Soldiers Parents (on Rate (nearest £1). (Perma- (Tem- Account of Widows. Other Dependants. nent). porary). I Disablement )- With I Without p . Guardians J Qth Children. ! Children. ■ Farents - 0 f Children. Uther8 ' f I I 301-350.. .. 4 2 .. 1 •• 261-300.. .. 3 4 .. 4 .. 234-260.. .. 35 4 6 13 1 .. .. 201-233.. .. 16 2 16 35 191-200.. .. 2 8 2 20 1 .. 181-190.. .. 162 308 24 84 2 .. .. 171-180.. .. 26 4 2 2 7 .. j .. 161-170.. .. 114 108 5 55 2 .. I .. 1 .151-160.. .. 68 107 79 152 .. .. 1 141-150.. .. 49 80 11 3 22 1 131-140.. .. 37 9 10 47 1 .... 121-130.. .. 128 232 93 236 29 14 2 1 111-120.. ..44 21 15 1 81 7 3 101-110.. .. 117 130 165 13 17 10 6 2 91-100.. .. 311 40 28 .. 7 42 I 81- 90.. ..296 11 17 2 75 13 ! 71- 80.. ... 359 110 150 11 441 165 26 3 61- 70.. ..294 90 31 .. .. 70 1 2 51- 60.. .. 1,202 313 181 2 .. 422 j 99 17 41-50.. .. 329 149 28 .. .. 106 31- 40.. .. 1,559 474 44 1 1 1,418 45 10 21-30.. ■ .. 2,821 977 79 1 .. 2,740 401 84 6-20.. .. J, 162 217 23 1 48 5 3 I Totals .. 9,138 3,400 1,009 683 688 5,056 I 589 123

Payments made in Period ending — : ; ; : Totft] _ 31st March, London. ! Australia. ! Canada. South Africa, j ( ! New Zealand. £ _ £ £ j £ £ £ £ 1916 .. .. .. .... .. 13,910 13,910 1917 .. 3,454 152 .. .. 213 176,570 180,389 1918 .. 12,567 2,925 .. .. 294 499,659 515,445 1919 .. 28,623 10,870 192 .. 295 1,159,775 1,199,755 1920 .. 58,447 .. 474 .. 258 1,753,240 1,812,419 1921 .. 72,994 30,849 .. .. 252 1,782,857 1,886,952 1922 .. 64,772 50,988 2,876 367 316 1,606,855 1,726,174 1923 .. 60,878 32,130 116 107 338 1,395 ,'823 1,489,392 1924 .. 59,064 33,625 2,229 397 732 1,219,513 1,315,560 1925 .. 57,329 41,138 " 2.296 154 320 1,143,246 1,244,483 1926 .. 76,585 39,473 2,591 .. 265 1,066,247 1,185,161 1927 .. 50,479 26,621 214 272 492 1,050,910 1,128,988 1928 .. 62,080 36,361 5,263 547 631 1,047,097 1,151,979 1929 .. 73,464 39,122 2,674 421 669 1,067,653 1,184,003 Totals .. 680,736 344,254 18,925 2,265 5,075 14,983,355 16,034,610