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War Pensions payable outside New Zealand as at 31st March, 1932.

Economic Pensions payable at 31st March, 1932.

War Pension Appeals. Appeals outstanding on 31st March, 1931 .. .. .. .. 147 Appeals lodged during 1931-32 .. .. .. .. .. 599 746 Appeals dismissed during 1931-32 .. .. .. .. .. 231 Appeals upheld during 1931-32 .. .. .. .. .. 252 Appeals withdrawn and struck out, 1931-32.. .. .. ..34 517 Appeals outstanding on 31st March, 1932 .. - .. .... 229 Percentage upheld, 48'7 per cent. The total number of appeals dealt with to the 31st March, 1932, was 4,214, the percentage upheld being 48 per cent. Of the 517 cases dealt with during the past year, 260 were heard at Auckland, 51-9 per cent, being upheld ; 102 at Wellington, 35-3 per cent, being upheld ; 114 at Christclmrch, 54-4 per cent, being upheld ; and 41 at Dunedin, 46-3 per cent, being upheld.

Medical treatment of war pensioners during 1931-32 cost £77,405. Railway concessions to war pensioners on maximum permanent disablement pension and those with locomotive disabilities on permanent pension in excess of 50 per cent, cost £1,760 during the year. The loading paid on life - insurance policies of war pensioners due to war - service disability amounted to £176 for the year. Temporary war pensions to soldiers decreased by 14, and permanent pensions to soldiers increased by -99 -during the-year. The 432 deaths among war pensioners are made up as follows : Soldiers, 153 ; widows of soldiers, 5; other dependants, 274.

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Wipes and Soldiers. Parents of Dependants. Soldiers. — Annual Liability. Permanent. Temporary. Temporary. Widows. , £ Great Britain.. .. 246 100 23 148 542 57,830 Australia .. ..254 198 27 51 169 40,033 Other countries ..55 23 .. 8 31 5,163 Totals ' ... 555 321 50 207 742 103,026

Average Class. Number. Annual Value. Annual Grant. £ £ Soldiers with permanent pensions .. .. .. 938 61,693 66 Soldiers with temporary pensions .. .. .. 1,157 77,957 67 Widows with children .. .. .. .. 97 2,900 30 Widows without children .. .. .. .. 119 4,341 36 Widowed mothers .. .. .. .. .. 179 4,778 27 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 2,490 151,669 61 ' _ [ J