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Numbers according to Size of Family.

Weekly Incomes of Families.

Cost op Administration. The cost of administration for the year amounted to £61,611, the principal items of expenditure being £31,688 for salaries of officers of the Department, who numbered 160 as at 31st March, 1932 ; £14,961 and £4,847 paid to the Postal Department respectively for payment of pensions and postage and telegrams ; £3,084 for salaries and other expenses of the War Pensions Appeal Board ; and £2,189 for salaries of the War Pensions Board. The percentage of cost of administration to the total payments made of £3,267,706 was 1-89.

WAR PENSIONS. Summary of War Pension Payments.

The amount paid for the year ended 31st March, 1932, shows an increase over the preceding year of £16,279. 6 J

Summary of Annual Liability as at 31st March, 1932.

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Number of Children in excess of two. • 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6. 7- 8. 9. J . Number of families 1,106 959 520 266 108 65 8 5 3

Weekly Income. £1 and under. ° Ve \f™ da V Ovet^^ d Up 0 To Is T 2 s " P Over £3 12 S . Number of families .. 95 727 971 1.206 41

Payments made in — ~ Total. Lonaon. Australia. Canada. New Zealand. £££ ££££ Total payments to 31st 785,531 435,900 24,029 3,403 6,761 17 232 233 18 487 857 March, 1931 Payments in 1931-32 73,260 30,809 2,739 560 j 819 1,153,591 1,261,778 Total payments to 31st 858 791 466,709 ) 26,768 3,963 7,580 18,385,824 19 749 635 March, 1932 |

Class of Pension. Number of Number of Average Pensioners. Children. annual value. p en3 j on . £ £ Soldiers (permanent) .. .. .. 9,504 14 498 387 52 Soldiers (temporary) .. 3,472 36 75 Dependants of disabled soldiers .. .. 1,503 3,184 140,523 93 Widows (without children) .. .. 898 .. 82' 353 92 Widows (with children).. .. .. 496 794 76*440 154 Other dependants of deceased soldiers— ent \ , , 4,577 .. 164.057 36 Uther adult dependants .. .. 109 11 3 705 34 Guardians of children .. .. 482 676 38 Totals, &c 21,041 4,715 1,242,480 59 _ I