B.—l [PT. IV], Sup. TO 1938.

PENSIONS DEPARTMENT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1938. Expenditure. Income. Pensions £ s. d. £ 3. d. Credits from national-endowment residue for £ s. d. War pensions and allowances 1,582,551 19 6 old-age pensions .. .. .. 43 594 jg g Old-age pensions .. .. 3,203,617 16 2 Credits from sundry outstandings .. 5'594 10 2 Widows'pensions .. 469,808 111 Credit from fees for certificates of age .' 05 7 Military pensions (Maori War) 1,835 14 8 Commission for paying Imperial pensions .. 3 713 9 9 Miners pensions .. .. 88,307 11 4 Credits from pensions paid to retired officers on Invalidity pensions .. 612,093 16 11 account of Post and Telegraph Department .. 120 13 4 Family allowances .. 107,919 17 4 Credits from other Governments on account of Pensions and allowances to payments made— £ s. d. disabled ex members of Canadian Government .. 21 14 8 New Zealand contingents Commonwealth Government 25,512 1 3 to South African War and Imperial Government .. 3,065 18 11 dependants of deceased Deposits Account: Imperial members thereof .. 1,953 16 5 pensions .. .. 181,499 16 2 Pensions to epidemic widows 210 099 11 0 and their dependants .. 20 10 8 Excess of expenditure over income .. 6,389,'737 14 7 Pensions to ex members of New Zealand Defence and Naval Forces .. 2,344 12 10 Police pensions .. .. 1,817 12 7 Special annuities . .. 5,851 6 2 Pensions under Civil Service Act, 1908 . . .. 3,701 10 7 Annuity: Miss Fraser .. 150 0 0 Annuity: Lady Salmond 200 0 0 Pensions under Judicature Act, 1908 .. .. 2,166 13 6 Miscellaneous annuities .. 135 0 0 War veterans'allowances .. 160,075 9 7 Pensions to retired postal officers .. .. 120 13 4 6,244,672 3 6 Administration charges— Advertising .. .. 44 1 8 Expenses in connection with payment of pensions overseas .. .. .. 126 13 0 Fuel, light, power, and water 631 12 7 Repairs to office equipment 196 7 3 Overtime .. .. 652 3 2 Post Office services .. 23,439 4 8 Postage and telegrams .. 4,854 0 0 Printing and stationery .. 2,330 6 9 Rent of offices .. .. 3,418 12 2 Telephone services .. 473 0 0 Transfer and removal expenses (departmental officers) .. .. 612 15 9 Travelling allowances and expenses (departmental officers) .. .. 1,443 12 10 War Pensions Appeal Board expenses .. .. 5,742 6 5 Sundry office expenses .. 95 7 1 Salaries .. .. 62,158 14 4 Expenses in connection with removal of offices .. 168 1 10 Office cleaning .. .. 5 8 4 Depreciation .. .. 389 12 2 106,782 0 0 Other charges— Clothing-allowances .. .. 545 11 7 Life-insurance loadings .. .. 171 14 5 Medical fees .. .. .. 15,035 14 0 Medical treatment— Ex members of New Zealand Expeditionary Forces .. .. 68,618 2 5 South African War veterans 59 8 3 New Zealand Defence and Naval Forces .. 68 17 5 68,746 8 1 Rail concessions to disabled ex-soldiers .. 2,272 12 0 Grant to Soldiers Civil Re-establishment League 2,000 0 0 Travelling-expenses (pensioners) .. .. 2,535 6 7 Payments on account of other Governments— £ s. d. Canadian Government .. 21 14 8 Commonwealth Government 25,512 1 3 Imperial Government .. 3,065 18 11 Deposits Account,: Imperial pensions .. 181,499 16 2 210,099 11 0 £6,652,861 I 2 £6,652,861 1 2 £ s - d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 6,389,737 14 7 Balance after charging interest .. .. 6,389,887 6 3 Interest on capital .. .. .. .. 149 11 8 £6,389,887 6 3 £6,389,887 6 3 Percentage of cost of administration to total expenditure, 1-60.

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