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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 10 February 1891, Page 1

'ixth — The Accumulated Fund was inf creased during the year by the sum ot £742,311 equal to 71 per cen of the gross premiums received. Seventh — The deaths among lives assured were 649 under 735 policies, causing claims upon the Society amounting to £299,602 i irrespective of Bonus addition* while the number expected according to the Tables used in estimating the liabilities would have been 1143, for an amount of £438,---976, the mortality experience being thus extremely favourable. Eighth— The receipts from interest and rents were £516,832, an amount exceeding the sum paid for the claims by £138,952. Ninth— The expenses of Management were only 9.5 per cent, of the total receipts. Tenth — The cash surplus divided for the year 1889 was £426,494, being at the rate of 41.5 per cent, on the premiums received. The operations of the Society during the 41 years of its existence may he snmraavised as under— It has issued 141,907 policies, assuring £49,417,717. It has j.jiid io t ho representatives of <l» consul members over £4,OOO,CCO in satisfaction of death anp matured claims. It lias divided among the mrmbors • ash bonuses aggregating over £4,000,000, yielding reversionary additions of over £8,000,000. It has nrqnirpd an Accumulated Fund or £9,000,000, all invested to yield fully €> i3ex» cesiii. interest. / spets New Zealand— £l,27il.i)l4 EDWARD AY. LOWE, Rkmpkst Skcretary. Branch Office — Custom House Qu^y, Wellington. FOXTOX AfiFNTS— THYNNE, LINTON A CO. I

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