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Manawatu Herald, 1 September 1900, Page 1

j AUSTRALIAN i ! SOCIETY. i The fifty -first Annual Report, Just issued, «ii!S©l©e«ss:— ii. An inerrapc in the NEW BUSINESS for the year of . . . . £168,e02 4. An incrpase in the ACCUMULATED FUND of .'. .. 805.G91 $. An increase in the ANNUAL JSSCC ME cf .. .. :.. 94,050 4. An increase in the emennt of ANNUAL CASH BONUS of v . 26,440 ;"»; A lut gem in Inpicef-H in fcrce nf TOl3 roiicirs Grsmirg.. .. 2,102,088 ! During the year 16,838 NEW POLICIES were Lsetwd.JUire &c LAROEST NUMBER yet written by the Society in any one year. iThe NEW ASSURANCES issued amounted to £3,955.685, a sum IN EXCESS of that: granted in any year since 1891. iThe TOTAL ASSURANCES in fcrce (including Bonus additions) now araountlto £54,343,821. jTbe NET INCREASE to the volume of business Id force is THE LARGEST in any year since 1891. IThe ACCUMULATED FUND amounts to £16,074,740, and the ANNUAL INCOME to £2,259,357. iThe RESERVE set apart for the possible DEPRECIATION of SECURITIES 'nov ' stands at £206,692. . ' •The DIVISIBLE SURPLUS for the year amounts to £500,182, yielding REVERSIONARY BONUSES of about £942,500. |The DEATH CLA T MS for the year wern exceptionally favourable, whi!e the EXPEKSES of MANAGEMENT were very moderate. BRANCH DIREC ORS :— The Ron. Morgan S Grace, M.D., C.M.G., M.L/\ (Chairma" ; the Hon. Charles J/. Johnston, M.L.C. (Deputy ' hairman); Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq. ; the Hon. Edward Richardson, C.M.G. ; John Duncan, E3q. EDWD. W. LOWE, Resident Secretary. Branch Office — Customhouse Quay, Wellington,

Aoetylene Gas. 'THE SAFEST, BRIGHTEST, Cleanest and Cheapest of any Light known. For full particulars apply j to W. BULLABD, Bull*, Sole Agent for the District. P.S.—W B. will visit all the small towns shortly, and exhibit the light. J GRACE & CO. Tl&e Bquffctte, PALM^RSTON NORTH. Bole Agents, WASHERS. A Boon for Mothers. Harrison's Knitting Machines Sewing Machines Pearson and Bennion's Saddling ( Machines Mangles and Wringers, Knife Cleaners 20*. 80s, 35s Piano?, Organs, Violins, Banjos, Mandolins, AccordioDß, Concertinftp, English and German Mouth Organ?, Flute?, Whistles Sheet Music. j Brass Instruments, all makes. Call in and Inspect.