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Manawatu Herald, 20 September 1900, Page 1

1 AUSTRALIAN Mutual Proirident SOCIETY. The fifty-first Annual Report, Just issued, discloses :— 1. An inerrafc in the KEW BUSINESS fov the year or .. .. £108.002 2. increase in the ACCUMULATED FX'NP of .. .. 895,fi9l ?>. An incrrtiFe in the ANNUAL INCOME of .. .. „ 04,050 4. An increase in the- amcr.nt of ANNUAL CAFH BONUS of .. 20,440 ;>. A met pain in lrsiress in fcrcc of 9013 polieir b BfFKiiPf . . ... 2.1C2.0RS During the year 15,238 NEW POLICIES were issued.'Liirg the LARGEST NUM. BER yet written by the Society in any one year. Thff NEW ASSURANCES issued amounted to £3,955,685,; a sum IN EXCESS of that granted in any year since 1891. The TOTAL ASSURANCES in farce (including Bonus additions) now amountlto £54,343,821. The NET INCREASE to (he volume of hmitoess in force is THE LARGEST in any year since 1891. The ACCUMULATED FUND amounts to £10,074,740, and the ANNUAL INCOME to £2,259,357. The RESERVE set apart for the possible DEPRECIATION of SECURITIES 'now stands at £266,692. The DIVISIBLE SUKPLUS for the year amounts to £506.182, yielding REVERSIONARY BONUSES ef about £942,500. The DEATH CLAIMS for the year were exceptionally favourable, whi'e the EXPENSES of MANAGEMENT were very moderate. ■ -i inn f\ ■nfm 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. ; J'uhn Duncan, Esq. EDWD-. W. LOWE, Resident Secretary. Branch Office— Customhouse Quay, Wellington.

Acetylene Gas, 'pHE SAFEST, BRIGHTEST, Cleanest and Cheapest of any Light known. For full particulars apply to W. BULLAED, Bull?, Sole Agent for the District. P.&— W.B. will visit all the small towns shortly, and exhibit the light. J. GRACE & CO. The Square, PALMERSTON NORTH. [ Sole Agents, WASHEEB. A Boon for Mothers. Harrison's Knitting Machines Sewing Machines Pearson and Bennion's Saddling Machines Mangles and Wringers, Knife Clfnners 20*. 30?, 85s Piano?* Organs, Violins, Banjo? Mandolin?, Accordions, Concer linap, English and Germar Mouth Organ?, Flute?, Whistles , Sheet Music. Brass Instruments, all makes. Call in and Inspect.