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Manawatu Herald, 11 December 1900, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN JML utual Provident SOCIETY. The fifty-first Annual Report, JTust issued, dfscloses:1. An increase in the NEW BUSINESS fcr ihe year of . . . . £108,602 2. An increase in the ACCUMULATED FUND pf .. .. 595.G91 3. An increase iv the ANNUAL INCOME of .. .... „ 94,6.50 4. An incn ase in the caicvnt of ANNUAL CASH BOIiUS of .. 20,440 5. A net gain in luieinese in force of SOl3 policu e npguring. . . . 2,102,088 ■ j Daring the year 15.258 NEW POLICIES were ißSued.JUij-g the LARGEST NIJM- j BER y«t written by the Society in any one year. j P. ' • : Thf! NEW ASSURANCES issued amounted to £3,955,085, a sum IN EXCESS of ihAt granted in any year since 1891. ] The TOTAL ASSURANCES in force (inc'uding Bonus additions) now amountito £54,343.821. The NET INCREASE to the volume of business in force is THE LARGEST in any year since 1891. i The ACCHMULATED FUND amounts to £16,074,740, and the ANNUAL IN- ' COME to £2,259,357. The RESERVE set apart for the possible DEPRECIATION of SECURITIES 'now stands at £266,692. The DIVTfIT^L^ for the year Mil unts to £00G,182, yielding REVERSIONARY BONUSEfj cl about £942,500. The DEATH OLATMS for the year were exceptionally favourable, while the EXPENSES of MANAGEMENT were very moderate. BRANCH DIREOTORvS :— 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. 'pHE SAFEST, BRIGHTEST, Cleanest and Cheapest of any Light known. For full particulars apply to W. BULLARD, Bulls, Sole Agent for the District. P.S.—W.B. will vidt all the small towns shortly, and exhibit the light. J. GRACE & CO. rrixe Square, PALMERSTON NORTH. Sole Agents, A Boon for Mothers. Harrison's Knitting Machines Sewing Machines Pearson and Bennion's Saddline Machines Mangles and Wringers, Knife Cleaners 20s. 80?, 85s Pianos, Organp, Violins, Banjo?, Mandolins, Accordi-nc, Concertinas, English and German Mouth Organp, Flutes, Whistles i Sheet Music. Brass Instruments, all makes. 1 Call in and Inspect. ! . UNDERTAKER. T BEG to notify that my NEW [ lIEXESI'I is now completed, j and can be obtained on very veascu" , able terms J Funerals conducted promptly and carefully. I ANDREW JON SON, | Undertaker, I Avenue Road Fox ton.