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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, 18 April 1891, Page 1

ALI AN DENT SOCIETY. — The lAccumulated Fund was increased during the year by the sum o* £7425,311 equal to "71 per cent of the gro*s premiums received. Seventh — The deaths among lives assured were 649 under 735 policies, causing claims upon the Society amounting to £299,602! irrespective of Bonus additions, while the number expected according to the Tables used in estimating the liabilities would have been 1143, for an amount of £438,---9*76, the mortality experience being thus extremely favourable. EionTn— 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.S 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 be summarised as under — It has issued 141,907 policies, assuring £49,417,717. It lias paid to the representatives of deceased members over £4,---000,000 in sat isfiiction of death anp matured claim?. It has divided among the members 1 n.«h bonuses abrogating over £4,000,000, yielding revrrsioiiary additions of over £8,000,000. It has acqnired an Accumulated Fund of £9,000,000, all invested *o yield ffcilly C 5 i>ei? cent. interest. - psels New Zealand— £l,273,sl4 EDWAED W. LOWE, Eesipent Secretary. Bbakcr Office — Custom House Quay, Wellington. Foxton Agents— j • THYNNE, LINTON & CO. B. H. BARBER, ENGINI EB, and GENERAL BLACKSMITH. MAIN SUEEfT .. FOXTON. A GOOD SHOER KEPT. TJTLAXMn LT'ES can have all re- -^ paiis eieou cd quickly and at Reasonable Prices. l acking, Bed and White Lead, and Insertion kepi in stock. Pii ing Ciit and Screwed. Agent Fob THOMAS POWICK'S Excelsior Flex Stripper. Central Hotel, Next to the Theatre Koyaj,, PALMERSTON NORTH MAURICE CRONIN, (Late of the Cricketers' / rms Hotel 1 We=lington,) HA.S takeD ovrr the above Hotel, and lu'pes to receive the same patronage bestowed upon Mr Car inody. Meals for early and late trains. Ales, Beers,Wi»eß, And Spirits ofthe Best Brands Only kept in Etcck. First-class accommodation for Per manent Boarders and the Travelling Public. ~j rpITCHETT Wdsworh street WiLLINGTON. i Maker of all Kinds of Dog Carts )r Buggua faring Tiaps Express Waggons Spring Drays ■J Tip Drays Pole Drays, Business Gaits J. F. will be happy to farms prices for any vehicle on applieatio t by post.