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Manawatu Herald, 4 December 1900, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN Mutual Provident SOCIETY. The fifty-first Annual Report, JTust issued) discloses :- 1. An increase in the NEW BUSINESS for the year of . . £168,602 2. An increase in the ACCUMULATED FUND of . . . . 895,691 3. An increase in the AWNUAL INCOME of . . „ . . 94,650 4. An inert ase in the amount of ANNUAL CASH BONUS of .. 26,440 5. A net g&in in business in force of 9813 policies assuring. . . . 2,102,088 Diring the year 18,288 NEW POLICIES were isaued.JUirg the LARGEST NUMBER y«t written by the Soeiety in any one year. The MEW A*SUBANCIB issued amounted to £3.655,685, a Bum IN EXCESS of ■ that granted in any y«ar since 1891. j The TOTAL ASBUBAKOIS in foroe (including Bonus additions) now amountjto £54,843,321. The KET INCREASE to the volume of business in ferce is THE LARGEST in any year since 1891. Th« ACCUMULATED FUND amounts t» £1<J,074,740, and the ANNUAL IN- ! GOME to £2,219,857. j i The BESBRVE get apart for the possible DEPRECIATION of SECURITIES -now atanda at £216,698. The BIYIBIBLE SUHPLUS for Ibe y«ar amounts to £50«,182, yielding REVERSIONARY BO* U BBS «f about £942,500. The DEATH CLAIMS for the year were exceptionally favourable, while the EXPENSES, ot MANAGEMENT were very moderate. 0 — BRAXOH DIRECTORS :— The Hon. Morgan S. Grafts, M.D.. C.M.G., M.L.O. (Chairmau ; tba 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 Ofto — Customhouse Quay, Wellington.

Acetylene Gai, q^HE SAFEST, BRIGHTEST, Cleanest and Cheapest of any Light known. For full particulars apply to W. BULLAHD, Bull., Sole Agent for the District. P.S.—W.B. will visit all the small townß shortly, and exhibit the light. J. GRACE & CO. TH.c BqustYe, PALMERSTON NORTH. Sole Agents, WABHEEB. 1 A Boon for Mothers. Harrison's Knitting Machines Sewing Machines Pearson and Bennion'a Saddling Machines Mangles and Wringers, Knife Cleaners 20s. 80a, 85s Pianos, Organ?, Violins, Banjos, j Mandolin?, Accordions, Concertina.", English and German Mouth Organs, Flutes, Whistles I Sheet Music. Brass Instruments, all makes. Call in and Inspect. b i i UNDERTAKER. T BEG to notify that my NEW i [ HEARSE ia now completed It j and can be obtained on very reason' c able terras 1 Funerals conducted promptly anc • carefully. I ANDREW JONSON, [ Undertaker, I Avenue Road Fox ton