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Economic Pensions payable at 31st March, 1943, in Supplementation of Statutory War Pensions

Pensions payable outside New Zealand at 31st March, 1943

Summary of War Pension Payments

War Pensions Appeal Board The following table summarizes the operations of the War Pensions Appeal Board during the year with respect to appeals under war pension and related legislation

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War Pensions Act, 1915. War P ™J^^ fcension Total. Class of Pension. Number. Annual Value. Number. Number. Annual Value. £ £ £ Ex-members with permanent 2,397 214,415 40 3,588 2,437 218,003 pensions Ex-members with temporary 1,100 94,834 1,931 166,628 3,031 261,462 pensions Widows .. .. .. 1,024 44,269 491 18,492 1,515 62,761 Widowed mothers .. .. 92 4,987 115 6,137 207 11,124 Totals .. .. 4,613 358,505 2,577 194,845 7,190 553,350

Class of Pension. Act, Total. Act, 191 o. 1U40 Ex-members of forces — Permanent .. .. .. .. .. 835 1 836 Temporary .. .. .. .. .. 40 21 61 Wives and parents of ex-members: Temporary .. 102 7 109 Dependants of deceased members — Widows .. .. .. .. .. 213 25 238 Other dependants .. .. .. .. 294 28 322 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 1,484 82 1,566

Payments made in Total. London. Australia. Canada. Comitates New Zealand - £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Total payments to 31st 1,351,199 881,415 51,185 10,184 14,927 32,349,289 34,658,199 March, 1942 Payments in 1942-43.. 12,464 58,102 3,178 865 460 1,980,455 *2,055,524 Total payments to 31st 1,363,663 939,517 54,363 11,049 15,387 34,329,744 36,713,723 March, 1943 * Includes £479,477 in respect of war pensions in connection with the present war and £1,985 to members of the Emergency Reserve Corps.

War War Pensions W " Pensions War Veterans' Act, WW. (Mercantile AUowances Totals. 1940. Appeals outstanding at 31st March, 1942 31 96 .. 1 128 Appeals lodged 1942-43 .. .. 200 1,138 1 2 1,341 Total to be dealt with .. 231 1,234 1 3 1,469 Appeals upheld, 1942-43 .. .. 71 346 1 2 420 Appeals dismissed, 1942-43 .. .. 105 468 .. .. 573 Appeals withdrawn and struck out 1942-43 3 70 .. 1 74 Total disposed of 1942-43 .. 179 884 1 3 1,067 Appeals outstanding at 31st March, 1943 52 350 .. .. 402 Percentage upheld .. .. 39-6 39-1 100 66-6 39-3