The Pension Bureau

Pension Commissioner Beutley's report shows a roduction of exponeos in the last two yearn of SI'á'üí. Thero are 'ü.'.KW peneioners on the rolla. jixcluHive of fee of Exaniiuing Snrgoooa and foes and salarios of Pousion Agent, the amount paid for pensions duriug the year was $2(5,530,, of which $LJ0,'J01 to' rotaiuei) (rom pensionera and paid to claim agenta for foes. Tho numbor of new claims for thu year eudiug June JO, iiled during tho year, was 7,509. Of these, 18.S1-J wre original olairaa for invalid pensioiiH, being more than dijublo tho number of the samo class filed in oither of the four yeaia 1M71 to 1874; 18.Ü4O wore fur the war of lol sorvice, under the act of Maivh 9, 187S; about ono-öixth of theso woro in behalf of eurvivors; tho balanco were widowrf' claims. Tho as?gregato saving in the IJurraii for the yoar, in reducod payments of salarien of all descri})tion8 and redQotioil in the numbor of agenoioe, was $4ü,17a. Adding $180,(60 for i 7. the aggregato saving for two years in these toma alono has buen ?(i(H,ÜL2. Commissioner Bentley reporlH th:it, sinco thu coflsCíidation, the peusiofií luive been paid more promptly than boforo, and tho pay rvic has advanced to a high degree of ofticiency.