These books were designed to give a summary of the pension funds expended for each county. For each county the following information is included: (1) total number of pensioners paid; (2) total number of new claims approved; (3) total number moved in from other counties; (4) total number transferred to other counties; (5) total number dead; (6) total amount paid out to pensioners The names of the pensioners who transferred in and out of the county are usually included. For the years 1908-1912, only the amount paid to each class of pensioners is shown.