§ Mr. G. MACDONALDasked the Minister of Pensions the number of ex-service men who died whilst in receipt of a disability pension during each of the last five years ended 30th September, 1930; and in how many of these cases a service pension has been granted to dependants?
§ Mr. F. 0. ROBERTSThe number of pensioners (non-commissioned ranks), known to be married for Warrant purposes, who have died in each of the five years referred to, and the number of68W their widows and/or children to whom pensions were granted by my Department, is as follows:
Year ended Number of Deaths. Number of pensions granted to widows and children. September, 1926 3,550 2,715 September, 1927 4,050 2,086 September, 1928 3,400 1,645 September, 1929 3,650 1,618 September, 1930 3,050 1,452