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Manawatu Herald, 21 August 1900, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN mutual Ppo^ident SOCIETY. The fifty-first Annual Report, JTiast issvxed, discloses :- 1 . An inert ase in the NEW BUSINESS for (be year of . . £1G8,602 2. An increase in the ACCUMULATED FUND of . . . . 695,601 3. An incnriFe in Ihe ANNUAL INCOME cf .. .. . t 94,050 4. An inert ase in the aim unt of ANNUAL CASH BONUS of „ 26,440 5. A net gain in Ixricess in force of 5013 policir e, et suiirp. . „ 2,102,088 During the year 15,288 NEW POLICIES were ißaued.JLcing Ihe LARGEST NUMBER yet written by the Society in any one year. The NEW ASSURANCES isaued amounted to £3,955,685, a sum IN EXCESS of that granted in any year since 1891. The TOTAL ASSURANCES in force (including Bonus additions) now amountlto £54,343,821. The NET INCREASE to the volume of busicess in force is THE LARGEST in any year since 1891. The ACCUMULATED FUND amounts to £16,074,740, and the ANNUAL IN- I COME to £2,259,357. The RESERVE set apart for the possible DEPRECIATION of SECURITIES [now stands at £266,692. The DIVISIBLE SURPLUS for the year amounts to £506,182, yielding REVERSIONARY BONUSES of about £942,500. • The DEATH CLATMS for the year were exceptionally favourable, whi!e the EXPENSES of MANAGEMENT were very moderate. 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. EDWD. W. LOWE, Resident Secretary. Branch Office — Customhouse Quay, Wellington.

Acetylene Gas. H^HE SAFEST,* BEIGHTEST, Cleanest and Cheapest of any Light known. For full particulars apply to W. BULLARD, Bulb, Sole Agent for the District. P.S.— W.B. will visit all the small towns shortly, and exhibit the light. J. GRACE & CO. GPl&e Square, PALMERSTON NORTH. Sole Agents, j WASHERS. A Boon for Mothers. Harrison's Knitting Machines j Sewing Machines Pearson and Bennion's Saddling Machines Mangles and Wringers, Enife Cleaners 20s. 80a, 35s Piano?, Organ?, Violins, Banjo?, Mandolin?, Accordions, Concertina?, English and German Mouth Organ?, Flute?, Whistles Sheet Music. Brass Instruments, all makes. Call in and Inspect.