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Manawatu Herald, 27 December 1900, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN Mutual Provident SOCIETY. The fifty-flr&t Annual Report, Just issued, disdo^s :— 1. An increase in the NEW BUSINESS for the year of „ 4}168,C02 2. An increase in the ACCUMULATED FUND of . . „ 895,691 3. An i»crtaEe in the ANNUAL INCOME of . . . . „ 94> 6.;0 4. An inert ase in the amount of ANNUAL CASH BONUS ©f .. 26,440 5. A net gain in business in force cf §#13 policies arsui ing., %f 2.102.058 During the year 15,288 NEW POLICIES were issued.Jbeing the LARGEST NUMBER yet written by the Society in any one year. Th« NEW A C SXJRANCES issued amounted to £3.955,085, a sum IN EXCESS of that granted in any year since 1891. The TOTAL ASSURANCES in forte (including Bonus additions) now amountlto £54,343,821. The NET INCREASE to the volume of business in force is THE LARGEST in any year since 1891. \ The ACCUMULATED FUND amounts t« £16.074,740, 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 SURPLUS for the year amounts to £506,182, yielding REVERSIONARY BONUSES of about £942,500. The DEATH CLAIMS for the year were exceptionally favourable, while the EXPENSES of'MANAGEMBNT were very moderate. — 0 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 Hob. Edward Richardson, C.M.G. ; John Duncan, Esq. EDWD. W. LOWE, Resident Secretary. Braacb Office — Customhouse Quay, Wellington. i

Acetylene Gas. HTHE SAFEST, BRIGHTEST, Cleanest and Cheapest of any Light known. For full particulars apply to W. BULLARD, Bull*, Sole Agent for the. District. P.8.— W.8. will visit all the small towns shortly, and exhibit the light. J. GRACE & CO. 3FH.e Squave, PALMERSTON NORTH. Sole Agents, WASHERS. A Boon for Mothers. Harrison's Knitting Machines Sewing Machines Pear3on and Bennion's Saddling Machines Mangles and Wringers, Knife Clfnners 20?. 80s, 85s Piano?, Organ?, Violi'ds, Baojo?, Mandolin", Accordions, Concertinap, English and German Mouth Organs, Flutes, Whistles Sheet Music. Brass Instruments, all makes. Call in and Inspect. i UNDERTAKER. T BEG to notify that my NEW 1 HE\RSTC is now completed, aod can be obtained on very reasonable terms Funerals conducted promptly and ; carefully. I ANDREW JONSON, ! C ndertaker, I Avenue lloa.d Fox ton.