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Manawatu Herald, 27 October 1900, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN IVI uft xjl etl Provident SOCIETY. The.flfty-flpst Annual Report, OTvaoffc £a«va.^d, discloses : — 1. An increase in the NEW BUSINESS for tbe yrav of .. .. £108,C02 2. An increase iv the ACCUMULATED FUND of .. . . 895,ft»l 3. AnincrcaFeinlheAKSUAL IXOCME of .. .. ". . 94,050 4. Au incnasc in tbe lumunt of ANNUAL CASII BONI'S of .. 26,140 5. A mi gain in bufiness in feree of 9MB policits uPFminiz, . „ 2,102,0^8 Daring tbe year 15,238 NBW POLICIES were issued.Jheing tbe LARGEST Nl MBBR yel written by tbe Boeiety in any one year. Th» NBW A II BtJBANCIS ißsoed amounted to £3,555, 885, a sum IN EXCEBSof that granted in any year sinoe 1(91. Thp TOTAL ASSURANCES in force (including Bonus additions) now amountllo £54,343,821. The NET INCIEASE to the volume of business in force is THE LARGEST in any year since 1891. The ACCUMULATED FUND amounts to £16,074,740, nn." the ANNUAL INCOME to £2.259,357. Tlio "RESERVE act apart f»v the possible DEPRECIATION of SECURITIES "now stands at £260.692. The DIVISIBLE sU'PLUS for the year amounts to £506,182, rieldins REVERSIONARY BOWSES tf about je»4«,50«. The DEATH OLATMS for the year were exceptionally favourable, whi'e the EX. ■ PENSES of MANAGEMENT were very moderate. . U . ... . BRANCH DIRECTORS :— The Hon. Morgan S Grace. M.D., C.M.G., M.L.<\ (Chairman ; the H«n. Chtrleß J. Joh»B'«n. M.L.C. (Deputy hairiian) ; Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq. ; the Hon. Kdward Richardson, C.M.G. ; Jhn Duncan, Esq. EDWD. W. LOWE, Resident Secretary. Branch Ofioe— Customhouse Quay, Wellington.

Acetylene Gas, *THB SAFEST, BRIGHTEST, Oloanesb and Cheapest of any Light known. For full particulars apply to W. BULLARD, Bullr. Sole Agent for the District P.ff.-WB. will virit all the small towns shortly, and exhibit thlight. J. GRACE & CO. The Square, PALMERBTON NORTH. Sole Agents, WABHEEB. A Boon for 'Mothers. Harrison's Knitting Machinea Sewing Machines Pearson and Bennion's Saddline Machines Mangles and Wrinsprp, Knife Cleanprs 20s. 80s, 85s ! Pianop, Organs, Violins, Banjos, Mandolin", Accordinns, Concer tina^, English and German Muuil. Organ?, Flutes, Whistles Sheet Music. Brass Instruments, all makes. Call in and Inspect. I UNDERTAKER. I BEG to noMfy that my NEW HE\RSE is* now completed, and can be obtained on very reason" able t< rms Funerals conducted promptly and carefully. \ ANDREW JONSON, j U ndertaker, I Avenue Road Fox ton.