Army Pensions (Increase) Act, 1964
Acts of the Oireachtas
Source: Acts of the Oireachtas

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paragraphs: —(1) In this Act—
“the Act of 1923” means the Army Pensions Act, 1923 ;
“the Act of 1927” means the Army Pensions Act, 1927 ;
“the Act of 1932” means the Army Pensions Act, 1932 ;
“the Act of 1937” means the Army Pensions Act, 1937 ;
“the Act of 1941” means the Army Pensions Act, 1941 ;
“the Act of 1943” means the Army Pensions Act, 1943 ;
“the Act of 1946” means the Army Pensions Act, 1946 ;
“the Act of 1949” means the Army Pensions Act, 1949 ;
“the Act of 1953” means the Army Pensions Act, 1953 ;
“the Act of 1957” means the Army Pensions Act, 1957 ;
“the Act of 1959” means the Army Pensions Act, 1959 ;
“the Act of 1960” means the Army Pensions Act, 1960 ;
“the No. 2 Act of 1960” means the Army Pensions (No. 2) Act, 1960 ;
“the Increase Act of 1961” means the Army Pensions (Increase) Act 1961 ;
“the Act of 1962” means the Army Pensions Act, 1962 ;
“the Increase Act of 1962” means the Army Pensions (Increase) Act, 1962 ;
“the Acts” means the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 to 1962;
“the April, 1922-September, 1924, period” means the period which commenced on the 1st day of April, 1922, and ended on the 30th day of September, 1924.
(2) This Act shall be construed as one with the Acts.
(3) References in this Act to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended by any subsequent enactment.
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paragraphs: —(1) A wound pension granted under section 1 of the Act of 1923 to an officer discharged from the forces before the 1st day of October, 1924, which under the Acts is payable at the rate mentioned in column (3) of the First Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (4) of that Schedule at that reference number.
(2) The amount of a wound pension granted under section 1 of the Act of 1923 to an officer discharged from the forces on or after the 1st day of October, 1924, and before the 16th day of December, 1959, shall be the amount which would be payable to such officer in respect of such wound pension under the Acts if—
(a) he had been discharged from the forces on the 16th day of December, 1959,
(b) his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge, and
(c) the scale of pension applicable to him were the appropriate scale contained in the Tables to subsection (2) of section 4 of the Act of 1957.
(3) Subsection (2) of this section shall not apply in the case of an officer discharged from the forces on the 18th day of December, 1954.
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paragraphs: —(1) A wound pension granted under section 3 of the Act of 1923 to a person deemed to have held the rank of officer in the forces which under the Acts is payable at the rate mentioned in column (3) of the First Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (4) of that Schedule at that reference number.
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paragraphs: —The Second Schedule (which specifies allowances for dependants of certain deceased officers) to the Act of 1923 is hereby amended in the following respects—
(a) in paragraph 1, “£217” shall be substituted for “£206 10s.” (inserted by section 5 of the Increase Act of 1962), and “£270” shall be substituted for “£188” (inserted by section 6 of the Act of 1957),
(b) in paragraphs 2 and 3, “£60” and “£98 10s.” shall be substituted for “£57” and “£94” (inserted by section 5 of the Increase Act of 1962) respectively, and
(c) in paragraph 5, “£2 9s. 3d.” shall be substituted for “£2 7s.” (inserted by section 5 of the Increase Act of 1962).
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paragraphs: —The Third Schedule (which specifies allowances for dependants of certain deceased soldiers) to the Act of 1923 is hereby amended in the following respects—
(a) in paragraph 1, “£2 3s. 6d.” shall be substituted for “£2 1s. 6d.” (inserted by section 6 of the Increase Act of 1962) and “£112 10s.” shall be substituted for “£78 10s.” (inserted by section 7 of the Act of 1957),
(b) in paragraph 2, “12s. 6d.”, “8s. 6d.” and “£1 1s. 6d.” shall be substituted for “12s. 0d.”, “8s. 0d.” and “£1 0s. 6d.” (inserted by section 6 of the Increase Act of 1962) respectively, and
(c) in paragraph 4, “£1 17s. 3d.” shall be substituted for “£1 15s. 6d.” (inserted by section 6 of the Increase Act of 1962).
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paragraphs: —(1) A disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 9 of the Act of 1927 to an officer which under the Acts is payable at the rate mentioned in column (3) of the First Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (4) of that Schedule at that reference number.
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paragraphs: —(1) The amount of a disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 10 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces before the 16th day of December, 1959, shall be determined in accordance with the provisions set out in the Third Schedule to this Act.
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paragraphs: —(1) A wound pension granted under subsection (1) of section 11 of the Act of 1927 to an officer which under the Acts is payable at the rate mentioned in column (3) of the First Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (4) of that Schedule at that reference number.
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paragraphs: —(1) The amount of a wound pension granted under subsection (1) of section 12 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces before the 16th day of December, 1959, shall be determined in accordance with the provisions set out in the Third Schedule to this Act.
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paragraphs: —(1) A disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 13 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces before the 1st day of October, 1924, or to a person determined to have been an officer, which under the Acts is payable at the rate mentioned in column (3) of the First Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number, shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (4) of that Schedule at that reference number.
(2) The amount of a disability pension granted under subsection (1) of section 13 of the Act of 1927 to an officer discharged from the forces on or after the 1st day of October, 1924, and before the 16th day of December, 1959, shall be the amount which would be payable to such officer in respect of such disability pension under the Acts if—
(a) he had been discharged from the forces on the 16th day of December, 1959,
(b) his rank and service in that rank on that date were the same as those on the date of his actual discharge, and
(c) the scale of pension applicable to him were the appropriate scale contained in the Tables to subsection (2) of section 4 of the Act of 1957.
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paragraphs: —A further or married pension shall be payable to an officer at the rate shown in column (2) of the Table to this section opposite the appropriate degree of disablement shown in column (1) of that Table, in substitution for the corresponding rate in respect of that degree of disablement specified in the sixth column of the First Schedule to the Act of 1923, as amended, and the third column of the Second Schedule to the Act of 1927, as amended.
Table.
Degree of Disablement
Rate of further or married pension per week
(1)
(2)
£
s.
d.
100
per
cent.
1
9
0
90
”
”
1
6
3
80
”
”
1
3
3
70
”
”
1
0
6
60
”
”
17
6
50
”
”
14
6
40
”
”
11
9
30
”
”
8
9
20
”
”
5
9
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paragraphs: —A further pension (in the case of a non-commissioned officer or man) or a married pension (in the case of a soldier) shall be payable at the rate shown in column (2) of the Table to this section opposite the appropriate degree of disablement shown in column (1) of that Table, in substitution for the corresponding rate in respect of that degree of disablement specified in the seventh column of the First Schedule to the Act of 1923, as amended, the fifth column of the Second Schedule to the Act of 1927, as amended, and the third column of the table to subsection (6) of section 3 of the Act of 1943, as amended.
Table.
Degree of Disablement
Rate of further or married pension per week
(1)
(2)
£
s.
d.
100
per
cent.
19
3
90
”
”
17
6
80
”
”
15
6
70
”
”
13
6
60
”
”
11
9
50
”
”
9
9
40
”
”
7
9
30
”
”
5
9
20
”
”
4
0
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paragraphs: —The Third Schedule to the Act of 1927 shall be construed as if—
(a) for the reference in Part I to a married pension of £20 per annum, there were substituted a reference to a married pension of £39 per annum, and
(b) for the reference in Part II to a married pension of five shillings a week, there were substituted a reference to a married pension of nine shillings and ninepence a week.
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paragraphs: —The Sixth Schedule (which specifies allowances to dependants of certain deceased members of the forces) to the Act of 1927 is hereby amended in the following respects—
(a) in paragraph 1 of Part I, “£217” shall be substituted for “£206 10s. 0d.” (inserted by section 13 of the Increase Act of 1962) and “£270” shall be substituted for “£188” (inserted by section 13 of the Act of 1957),
(b) in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Part I, “£60” and “£98 10s.” shall be substituted for “£57” and “£94” (inserted by section 13 of the Increase Act of 1962) respectively,
(c) in paragraph 1 of Part II, “£2 3s. 6d.” shall be substituted for “£2 1s. 6d.” (inserted by section 13 of the Increase Act of 1962), and “£112 10s.” shall be substituted for “£78 10s” (inserted by section 13 of the Act of 1957), and
(d) in paragraph 2 of Part II, “12s. 6d.”, “8s. 6d.” and “£1 1s. 6d.” shall be substituted for “12s. 0d.”, “8s. 0d.” and “£1 0s. 6d.” (inserted by section 13 of the Increase Act of 1962) respectively.
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paragraphs: —(1) The Seventh Schedule (which specifies allowances to dependants of certain deceased members of the forces) to the Act of 1927 is hereby amended in the following respects—
(a) in Part I, “£148”, “£217”, “£270”, “£44 10s.” and “£82 10s.” shall be substituted for “£141”, “£206 10s.”, “£257 10s.”, “£42 10s.” and “£78 10s.” (inserted by subsection (1) of section 14 of the Increase Act of 1962) respectively and “£270” shall be substituted for “£188” (inserted by subsection (1) of section 14 of the Act of 1957),
(b) In Part II, “£1 11s.”, “11s. 6d.” and “£1 3s.” shall be substituted for “£1 9s. 6d.”, “11s. 0d.” and “£1 2s.” (inserted by subsection (1) of section 14 of the Increase Act of 1962) respectively and “£123 10s.” shall be substituted for “£86” (inserted by subsection (1) of section 14 of the Act of 1957).
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paragraphs: —(1) A wound pension or a disability pension granted under subsection (1) or under subsection (2) of section 10 of the Act of 1932 which is payable at the rate mentioned in column (3) of the Fourth Schedule to this Act at a particular reference number shall be payable at the increased rate mentioned in column (5) of that Schedule at that reference number.
(2) Subsection (1) of section 10 of the Act of 1932 is hereby amended by the substitution of “one hundred and eighty six pounds and ten shillings” for “one hundred and thirty pounds” (inserted by section 15 of the Act of 1957).
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paragraphs: —The Second Schedule (which specifies allowances and gratuities to certain classes of persons) to the Act of 1932 is hereby amended in the following respects—
(a) in paragraph 1 of Part I, “£166” shall be substituted for “£158 10s.” (inserted by section 16 of the Increase Act of 1962) and “£215 10s.” shall be substituted for “£150” (inserted by section 16 of the Act of 1957),
(b) in paragraphs 2 and 3 of Part I, “£44 10s.” and “£74 10s.” shall be substituted for “£42 10s.” and “£71” (inserted by section 16 of the Increase Act of 1962) respectively, and
(c) in paragraph 5 of Part II, “£1 17s. 3d.” shall be substituted for “£1 15s. 6d.” (inserted by section 16 of the Increase Act of 1962).
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paragraphs: —(1) Subsection (1) of section 3 of the Act of 1937 is hereby amended by the substitution in paragraph (a) (which relates to the allowance payable to the widow (if any) of a Signatory to the Proclamation published on Easter Monday, 1916) of “seven hundred and sixty-one pounds” for “seven hundred and twenty-five pounds” (inserted by section 17 of the Increase Act of 1962).
(2) Subsection (1) of section 3 of the Act of 1937 is hereby further amended by the substitution in paragraph (c) (which relates to the allowance payable to each sister of such Signatory) of “three hundred and thirty-one pounds” for “three hundred and fifteen pounds” (inserted by section 17 of the Increase Act of 1962).
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paragraphs: —Section 19 of the Act of 1937 (which provides for gratuities to the widows or children of members of certain organisations) is hereby amended by the substitution in subsection (3), of “two hundred and fifty-eight pounds and ten shillings” for “one hundred and eighty pounds” (inserted by section 17 of the Act of 1957).
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paragraphs: —(1) Every final pension under section 26 of the Act of 1937 which is payable at the rate of one pound fifteen shillings and sixpence per week shall be payable at the rate of one pound seventeen shillings and threepence per week.
(2) Every final pension under section 26 of the Act of 1937 which is payable at the rate of two pounds and seven shillings per week shall be payable at the rate of two pounds nine shillings and three pence per week.
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paragraphs: —Section 28 and section 29 of the Act of 1937 (which provide for pensions to former members of the forces and members of certain organisations in respect of wounds or disease aggravated by service) shall have effect as if, for the Schedule to that Act, there were substituted the Fifth Schedule to this Act.
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paragraphs: —(1) Every final pension under section 6 of the Act of 1941 which is payable at the rate of one pound fifteen shillings and sixpence per week shall be payable at the rate of one pound seventeen shillings and three pence per week.
(2) Every final pension under section 6 of the Act of 1941 which is payable at the rate of two pounds and seven shillings per week shall be payable at the rate of two pounds nine shillings and three pence per week.
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paragraphs: —Section 3 of the Act of 1943 shall be construed as if for the reference, in the Table to subsection (5), to a married pension of £30 per annum there were substituted a reference to a married pension of £58 per annum.
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paragraphs: —There shall be substituted for the Schedule (inserted by section 21 of the Increase Act of 1962) to section 4 of the Act of 1943 (which extends certain provisions of the Act of 1927 to members of the Army Nursing Service) the following—
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paragraphs: —(1) Every final pension under section 6 of the Act of 1943 which is payable at the rate of one pound fifteen shillings and sixpence per week shall be payable at the rate of one pound seventeen shillings and threepence per week.
(2) Every final pension under section 6 of the Act of 1943 which is payable at the rate of two pounds and seven shillings per week shall be payable at the rate of two pounds, nine shillings and threepence per week.
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paragraphs: —For the purposes of section 7 of the Act of 1943, as amended by subsections (1), (2) and (3) of section 41 of the Act of 1953—
(a) the expression “the appropriate annual sum” means, in respect of a person whose age is seventy years or more—
(i) in relation to a single man or woman or to a widower or widow with no children, £108,
(ii) in relation to a widower or widow who has children, the sum of the following amounts, namely, £108 and £11 14s. in respect of each child,
(iii) in relation to a married man or woman whose spouse is living and who has no children and who is in receipt of an old age (contributory) pension under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1963, or whose spouse is in receipt of such pension or of an old age (non-contributory) pension or a blind pension under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1963, £127 10s.,
(iv) in relation to any other married man or woman whose spouse is living and who has no children, £151,
(v) in relation to a married man or woman whose spouse is living and who has children and who is in receipt of an old age (contributory) pension under the Social Welfare Acts, 1952 to 1963, or whose spouse is in receipt of such pension or of an old age (non-contributory) pension or a blind pension under the Old Age Pensions Acts, 1908 to 1963, the sum of the following amounts, namely, £127 10s. and £11 14s. in respect of each child,
(vi) in relation to any other married man or woman whose spouse is living and who has children, the sum of the following amounts, namely, £151 and £11 14s. in respect of each child;
(b) the expression “the appropriate annual sum” means, in respect of a person whose age is less than seventy years—
(i) in relation to a single man or woman or to a widower or widow with no children, £134,
(ii) in relation to a widower or widow who has children, the sum of the following amounts, namely, £134 and £11 14s. in respect of each child,
(iii) in relation to a married man or woman whose spouse is living but who has no children, £160,
(iv) in relation to a married man or woman whose spouse is living and who has children, the sum of the following amounts, namely, £160 and £11 14s. in respect of each child.
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paragraphs: —Section 12 of the Act of 1946 (which provides for pensions in respect of tuberculosis aggravated by service during the emergency period) shall have effect as if, for the Second Schedule (inserted by section 24 of the Increase Act of 1962) to the Act of 1946, there were substituted the following:—
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paragraphs: —The following scale is hereby substituted for the scales in the appropriate columns of—
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paragraphs: —Subsection (1) of section 4 of the Act of 1953 (which provides for allowances to certain relatives of certain deceased persons with pre-truce military service) is hereby amended in the following respects—
(1) in paragraph (a), “£331” shall be substituted for “£315” (inserted by section 25 of the Increase Act of 1962),
(2) in paragraphs (aa) and (ab) (inserted by section 8 of the Act of 1959), “£166” shall be substituted for “£158” (inserted by section 25 of the Increase Act of 1962),
(3) in paragraph (b), “£238 10s.” shall be substituted for “£227” (inserted by section 25 of the Increase Act of 1962), and
(4) in paragraphs (c) and (d), “£166” shall be substituted for “£158” (inserted by section 25 of the Increase Act of 1962).
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paragraphs: —In subsection (1) of section 45 of the Act of 1953 (which relates to the allowances payable to certain children of Signatories to the Proclamation published on Easter Monday, 1916) “£166” shall be substituted for “£158” (inserted by section 26 of the Increase Act of 1962).
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paragraphs: —Section 4 of the No. 2 Act of 1960 is hereby amended by the substitution in clause (i) of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of “£201” and “£12 10s.” for “£140” and “£8 15s.” respectively.
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paragraphs: —(1) Every final pension under section 5 of the No. 2 Act of 1960 which is payable at the rate of one pound fifteen shillings and sixpence per week shall be payable at the rate of one pound seventeen shillings and three pence per week.
(2) Every final pension under section 5 of the No. 2 Act of 1960 which is payable at the rate of two pounds and seven shillings per week shall be payable at the rate of two pounds nine shillings and three pence per week.
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paragraphs: —Section 7 of the No. 2 Act of 1960 (which provides for pensions in respect of disease aggravated by service with a United Nations Force), as amended by section 29 of the Increase Act of 1962, shall have effect as if, for the Table thereto, there were substituted the following:—
“TABLE
Rates of Pensions.
Degree of Disablement
Pension
(1)
(2)
Per cent.
£
s.
d.
100
241
10
0
per
annum
90
217
0
0
”
”
80
193
0
0
”
”
”.
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paragraphs: —The following scale is hereby substituted for the scales in the appropriate columns of Part III of the First Schedule to the No. 2 Act of 1960:
“
(1)
(2)
(3)
s.
d.
s.
d.
100
per
cent.
14
6
7
9
90
”
”
13
3
7
0
80
”
”
11
9
6
3
”.
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paragraphs: —(1) The Second Schedule (which specifies allowances to dependants of certain deceased members of the forces) to the No. 2 Act of 1960 is hereby amended in the following respects—
(a) in Part I, “£148”, “£217”, “£270”, “£44 10s.” and “£82 10s.” shall be substituted for “£141”, “£206 10s.”, “£257 10s.”, “£42 10s.” and “£78 10s.” (inserted by subsection (1) of section 28 of the Increase Act of 1962) respectively and “£270” shall be substituted for “£188”,
(b) in Part II, “£1 11s.”, “11s. 6d.” and “£1 3s.” shall be substituted for “£1 9s. 6d.”, “11s. 0d.” and “£1 2s.” (inserted by subsection (1) of section 28 of the Increase Act of 1962) respectively and “£123 10s.” shall be substituted for “£86”.
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paragraphs: —The First Schedule to the Act of 1962 is hereby amended—
(a) by the substitution of the following table for the table to Part I:
“
Degree of Disablement
Married pension per week
s.
d.
100%
14
6
90%
13
0
80%
11
6
70%
10
0
60%
8
6
50%
7
3
40%
5
9
30%
4
6
20%
3
3
”,
(b) by the substitution of the following table for the table to Part II:
“
Degree of Disablement
Married pension per week
s.
d.
100%
14
6
90%
13
0
80%
11
6
”, and
(c) by the substitution of the following table for the table to Part III:
“
Rate of Pension
Rate of married pension per week
£
s.
d.
s.
d.
2
9
3
7
6
1
17
3
5
9
”.
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paragraphs: —The Second Schedule (which specifies allowances to dependants of certain deceased persons) to the Act of 1962 is hereby amended by the substitution of “£1 11s.”, “11s. 6d.” and “£ 1 3s.” for “£1 9s. 6d.”, “11s. 0d.” and “£1 2s.” (inserted by section 31 of the Increase Act of 1962) respectively and by the substitution of “£123 10s.” for “£86”.
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paragraphs: —The enactments mentioned in the Sixth Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column.
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paragraphs: —The provisions of this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of November, 1963, and the increase in pensions (including further and married pensions) and allowances provided by those provisions shall have effect from that date.
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paragraphs: —(1) This Act may be cited as the Army Pensions (Increase) Act, 1964.
(2) The Acts and this Act may be cited together as the Army Pensions Acts, 1923 to 1964.