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Manawatu Herald, 12 July 1900, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN Mutual Provident SOCIETY. The fifty-fipat Annual Report, 1. An iecreace is the NEW BUSINESS fcr tie yew of „ £168,602 2. Aa increaie in the ACCUMULATED FUND oi . . . . 805,691 3. Ac increase in the ANNUAL INCOME of . . . . . . Q4.650 4. An increase in the amount of ANNUAL CASH BONUS of .. 26,440 5. A net gain in tceioees in force of 9013 policies assuring. . . . • [2,102,088 Daring tb« yuur 18.9 M NRW POLICIES wore \mwA, Whg tfa« LARGEST NUMBSB yet written by tne 8o«i«ty in My om year. The NSW A Q 6TZBANCE3 itiuM aaeonted to £8,955,685, a sam IN EXCESS of %tat granted in any year since 1891. The TOTAL ASSUBANCES in force (including Bonns additions) bow amount to €54,843,891. The NET INCREASE to the volume of business in force is THE LABGEST in any year since iB9l. The ACCUMULATED FUND amounts to £16,074,740, and the ANNUAL 'INCOME to £2,259,357. The RESEBVE set apart for the possible DEPRECIATION of SECURITIES 'dow stance at :'.''2G3,6'.'2. The DIVISIBLE SURPLUS for the year amounts to £500,182, yieldina REVERSIONARY BONUSES of about £942,500. The DEATFT CLATMS for the year waro excep!ionallv favourable, whi'e the EXPENSES of MANAGEMENT were very moderate. o — ; BRANCH DIRECTORS :— The Hon. Morgan S. Grace, M.D., C.M.G., M.L.C. (Chairman ; the Hon. Charles J. Johnston, M.L.C. (Deputy Chairman) ; Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq. ; the Hon. Edward Richardson, C.M.G. ; John Duncan, Esq. ED^VD. W. LOWE, Resident Secretary. Branob Office— Customhouse Quay, Wellington.

Acetylene Gas. n^HE SAFEST, BRIGHTEST, Cleanest and Cheapest of any Light known. For full particulars apply to W. BULLARD, Bulk, Sol* Agent for the District-P.8.-W.B. will visit all the snail towns shortly, and exhibit the light. J. GRACE & CO. T*H* flkni*uUE>«9 PALMEBSTON NORTH. Sous Aobws, A Boon fot Moth Art. Harrison's Knitting Macblnei Sewing Machinea Pearson and Bennion's SaddliOß Machines Mangles and Wringers, Knife Cleaners 2(K 80?, 86s Pianos, Organs, Violins, Banjos, Mandolin*, Accordions, Conoertioa?, Eoglish and German Mouth Organ?, Flute?, "Whiatleß Sheet Music. Bras 3 A2ist;.'iimonts, all makes. Gall in and Inspect.