settled by allowance and rejection each year since 1881, except arrears. increased (included in the above), for which no applications were required. TABLE 13.-Annual report of certificates issued during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1889. Navy. Original. 1812. Mexican war. Army. Invalid. Widows, etc. Invalid. Widows. Survivors. Widows. Old war widows. 237 Survivors. Widows. 3,052 3,878 262 5,274 686 119 8,710 1,488 114 3, 227 847 102 4,903 706 103 4, 459 995 99 4, 161 1,108 130 44 1, 772 1,206 59, 822 10,762 1,754 TABLE 14.-Operations of the special examination service of the office, showing investigations made, etc., during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1889. Number of cases returned by special examiners in the field. Number of criminal cases received and acted upon...... Amount due and unpaid 420 pensioners whose names were dropped after investigation Accrued pension in 3,276 pension claims rejected after investigation Money illegally drawn as pensions and unpaid pension checks recovered by special examiners and transmitted to the Treasury Expenses of special examiners' subsistence. Expenses of special examiners' travel, etc. (including cost of travel over subsidized railroads). Amount of one year's pension in cases rejected. Annual reduction in rates of pension cases................ Total.. 420 41, 164 2, 728,094.72 412, 374. 32 Total amount recovered by special examiners and refunded to pensioners.. $5, 859. 63 Character of cases. Statement showing a comparison of work performed by special examiners, with cost of same, during the fiscal years ending June 30, 1888 and 1889. |