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PENSIONS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1932. Expenditure. To Pensions — £ s. d. £ s. d. Income. War Pensions Act, 1915 .. 1,258,290 17 5 By Credits from national - endowment £ s. d. Pensions Act, 1926 .. ..1,702,870 12 7 residue for old-age pensions .. 22,259 0 2 Epidemic (vote) pensions .. 5,659 13 7 Credits from sundry outstanding Special annuities (vote) .. 4,548 10 8 pensions, 1930-31 .. .. 1,998 19 10 Family allowances Act, 1926 .. 88,172 22 Credits from gold duty—Miners' Public Service Superannuation Pensions Act, 1926 .. .. 2,831 10 5 Act, 1927, section 62 .. 1,025 14 8 Commission for paying Imperial Defence Act, 1909, sections 75-86 2,425 5 1 pensions .. .. .. 2,721 18 9 Civil Service Act, 1908, sections Credits from pensions paid to retired 28-30 .. .. .. 7,963 19 6 officersJudicature Act, 1908, sections On account of Post and £ s. d. 12-14 .. .. .. 1,833 6 8 Telegraph DepartReserves and other Lands Dis- ment .. .. 156 18 3 posal and Public Bodies Em- On account of Internal powering Act, 1916, section 67 30 8 1 * Affairs Department 25 1 0 Finance Act, 1923, section 13 .. 150 0 0 181 19 3 Finance Act, 1924, section 30 .. 200 0 0 Credits from other Governments on Finance Act, 1926, section 34 .. 1,400 6 0 account of payments made— 3,074,570 16 5 Canadian Govern- £ s. d. Administration charges — ment .. 283 4 11 Advertising .. .. .. 23 10 8 Commonwealth Appeal Board expenses .. 2,946 16 6 Government .. 24,612 10 2 Cash lost in earthquake .. 17 4 Imperial GovernSundry expenses .. 31 6 6 ment .. 149,344 4 4 Depreciation .. .. .. 507 10 2 Union of South Exchange and commission .. 159 4 3 Africa .. 92 2 6 Fees for certificates of age .. 137 11 11 174,332 1 11 Fuel, light, and power .. 100 12 0 Excess of expenditure over income 3,197,469 18 9 Overtime .. .. .. * 50 2 6 Postage and telegrams.. .. 4,875 15 7 Post Office services .. .. 14,961 4 0 Printing and stationery .. 2,001 4 0 Rent of offices .. .. 3,234 16 7 Repairs to office equipment .. 105 3 11 Salaries .. .. .. 35,997 5 0 Telephone services .. .. 254 19 3 Transfer and removal expenses .. 92 18 4 Travelling-expenses (departmental officers) .. .. .. 858 8 2 66,339 16 8 Other charges— Clothing-allowances .. .. .. .. 371 13 11 Grant to recipient of New Zealand Cross .. .. 20 0 0 Life-insurance loadings .. .. .. 180 9 0 Medical fees .. .. .. .. .. 6,335 0 6 Medical treatment of returned soldiers .. .. 75,900 1 2 Medical treatment of South African War veterans .. 32 19 5 Medical treatment of Defence and Naval Forces .. 242 9 I Pensions to retired Postal officers .. .. 156 18 3 Pensions to retired officers, Internal Affairs Department .. .. .. .. .. 25 1 0 Railway concessions to disabled soldiers .. .. 1,579 14 10 Re-establishment of disabled soldiers in civil employment ... .. .. .. .. 2 12 2 Travelling-expenses (pensioners) .. .. 1,705 14 9 Payments on account of other Governments — £ s. d. Canadian Government.. .. 283 4 11 Commonwealth Government .. 24,612 10 2 Imperial Government .. .. 149,344 4 4 Union of South Africa .. 92 2 6 174,332 1 11 £3,401,795 9 1 £3,401,795 9 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance brought down .. .. .. .. 3,197,469 18 9 By Balance, alter charging interest .. 3,197,744 2 11 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 274 4 2. £3,197,744 2 11 £3,197,744 2 11 Percentage of cost of administration to total expenditure, 1-95. Note. —Included in above expenses are items which do not appear in annual appropriations—i.e., interest on capital, £274 4s. 2d.; rental assessed by Public Works Department, £2,048.

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