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Pensions granted, Deaths, and Cancellations in each Year, with Number in Force.

J. H. Boyes, Commissioner of Pensions.

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„ , j Number of I n „ In Force j . „ , , Number of « „ In Force Year ended Pensions Deaths . Cancella- at End of J. 6^ Pensions Deaths. Ca . nceUa " at End of 31st March, granted _ tions. | period 31st March, granted _ faons. period DM nno Maori War. 1913-1920 1,691 ! 750 1 2 939 1899-1900 12,186 824 , 77 11,285 1921 2 130 811 1901-1910 17,848 10,237 3,576 15,320 1922 1 72 740 1911-1920 24,028 16,017 3,338 j 19,993 1923 \ 71 1 669 1921 .. 2,152 1,880 428 19,837 1924 " \ l 80 x 589 1922 .. 2,553 I 1,578 321 20,491 1925 1 71 519 1923 .. 2,781 1,763 328 21,181 1926 74 ' 1 444 1924 .. 2,549 1,870 392 21,468 1927 70 374 1925 .. 2,654! 1,635 425 22,062 J 1928 [';'.[ 66 ' 308 1926 .. 3,100 1,839 418 22,905 j 1929 49 259 1927 .. 3,302 2,049 407 23,751 1930 ' 50 209 1928 .. 3,638 2,093 421 24,875 1931 1 40 270 1929 .. 3,614 1,968 411 26,110 1932 27 143 1930 .. 3,506 2,242 465 26,909 " I " \ 1931 .. 4,640 I 2,202 352 28,995 ! Tota i s ..| i )698 1,550 5 1932 .. 5,806 2,188 296 32,317 J I I War. Totals.. 94,357 "50,385 I 11,655 .. 1916-1920 49,254; 953 13,730 34,571 _J L_J _ I 1921 .. 2,207 ! 358 4,656 31,764 1922 .. 945 369 3,249 29,091 1923 .. 625 358 2,898 26,460 Widows' I 924 •• 551 361 3 ' 484 23,166 lq1 o iqon 5 817 1 '47 2 326 3 444 1925 ■• 432 334 1>946 21 ' 318 1912-1920 5,817 47 l,6Zb Ô iii 353 36g 5g6 2QJU 1»/1 .. v> Ai o O,tAi 1Q97 oka 0K0 00 on cor 1Q99 52S <5 598 3 343 " WD ]ltl " 616 12 536 3 411 1928 •• 330 401 ~ 6 20 ' 560 1923 •• fl 12 I™ J 526 1929 •• 398 36 ° ~ 88 20 ' 686 ; 924 •• I™ i 521 S 598 193 ° •• 347 405 - 111 20 ' 739 1925 .. WJ, b oz4 ci,09» „ _.„ 91 n9F . 1926 .... 684 I 447 ô,bôô . ..„ t _ ,„„ „, „.-, 1927 .. 705 6 562 3,970 1932 v 8 — iuu 1928 •■ 761 4 629 4 ' 098 Totals 56 571 5 440 30 090 1929 .. 823 5| 584 4,332 lotals.. _5b,ô71 dU.UW 1930 .. 702 6 j 655 4,373 Miners'. 1931 .. j 815 9 i 613 4,566 1916-1920 j 683 133 135 j 415 1932 .. 798 8 ; 647 4,709 I 1921 .. 107 43 5 474 1922 .. 78 38 8 506 Totals.. 14,203 124 9,370 .. 1923 .. 96 52 6 544 I ■ 1924 .. 88 48 4 580 1925 .. Ill 70 14 607 1926 .. 96 50 13 640 m . , 1927 .. 84 51 5 668 mmd " 1928 .. 104 47 4 721 1925 .. 114 .. .. 114 1929 .. 94 53 2 760 1926 .. 92 9 1 196 1930 .. 86 59 8 779 1927 .. 46 6 4 232 i 93 i .. 153 51 5 876 1928 .. 39 11 1 259 1932 .. 175 56 4 j 991 1929 .. 43 14 6 282 1930 .. 47 10 8 311 Totals.. 1,955 751 213 1931 43 18 6 330 ~-~ —; 1932 45 13 2 360 Epidemic. 1920 .. 939 **■■••; " 81 " •• SS :: 1 .. 4 IS Z 1923 .. .. 2 112 569 1924 .... 1 111 457 1925 .. .. .. 92 365 Family Allowances. 1926 .. .. 1 51 313 1928 ..I 3,154! 25 123 3,006 1927 .... 2 52 259 1929 .. 1,437 39 641 3,763 1928 .... 3 47 209 1930 .. 1,004 41 858 3,868 1929 .... .. 21 188 1931 .. 1,399 46 604 4,617 1930 .... 1 27 160 1932 .. 3,040 1 56 269 7,332 1931 .. .. •■ 22 138 j , 1932 .... .. 27 111 Totals.. j^^__^_ Totals . . 9 72 14 847 ~~ * This represents 546 reinstatements less 446 actual cancellations.