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old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 and 1911.
ix.
Notwithstanding this increase, it transpired from information
which became available during the year that the collection of this
tax is not fully enforced in some counties and we understand that
this matter is receiving Your Excellency's consideration.
Old Agk Pensions Acts, 1908 and 1911.
There is nothing calling for special attention in the administra¬
tion of these Acts in the year under review. Particulars show¬
ing how appeals made to the Board were dealt with, are given in
the following tables :—
1. (1) No. of Appeals received from Pension Officers dur¬
ing year ended 31st March, 1916, ... ... 3829
(2) No. of Appeals received from other persons, ... 474
Total, ... 4303
, (1) No. of Appeals on claims decided during year ended
8lBt Murch, 1916, ... ... ... 8729
(2) No. of Appeals on questions decided, ... ... 722
Total No. of Appeals decided diuing year, ... 4451
3. (1) No. of claims allowed at 5/- a week, 489; No. of
claims allowed at less than 5/- a week, 340, ... 829
(2) No. of claims rejected on age, 1447; Means, 1292;
Residence, 43; Nationality, 5; Failure to work,
6; Imprisonment, 1; Belief, 3, ... ...2797
(3) Appeals dismissed, late, etc., on claims, ... 103
Total, ... 3729
4. (1) Appeals on questions :—
Pensions unaltered, ... ... ... 260
Pensions raised, ... ... ... 78
Pensions reduced, ... ... ... 44
Pensions revoked:—Age, 13; Means, 154; Re¬
sidence, —; Nationality, —; Failure to work,
—; Imprisonment, 4; Convicted for offence
under the Inebriates Act, 1898, 4; Belief, 144, 319
(2) A])peals dismissed, late, etc., on questions, ... 21
Total, ... 722
The total No. of Appeals received from the passing of
the Act of 1908 till the 31st March, 1916, was ... 80215
And the total No. of cases decided in the same period
was ... ... ... • ■■... 79709
Unhjiployed Workmen AcT, 1905.
Owing to the decision of the Lords Commissioners of His
Majesty's Treasury that grants under the Unemployed Work¬
man Act should not be made during the financial year the activi¬
ties of Distress Committees have been generally suspended
