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Free Lance, Volume III, Issue 112, 23 August 1902, Page 5

THE ECONOMIC if ON TOP | ... FOR ... II I FIRST-CLASS 11 y^f v THIS STOCKTAKING II /$ /£& \\ sale &/// >^ <§■ / Is a grand " Thank you "to the public, ll / / I The&e are not oidinary bargains. The II *5 &/ "*§* / \ merest glance will convince you of that. 11 * J& / / \\ 11 yf/ Huge Values in Ladies' Stockings, from I / 1/- to 2/11 pair, Salepnces Former prices, I / 1/6 to 3/9 pair. For 4 days longer. Reliable Bargains in Ladies Woollen Undeiclothmg. Vests, 1/6 pair ; Bloomeis, 4/11 pair; Combinations, 8/6 pair. Sale prices. Characteristic Bargains in Men's Sox, Cashmere and Knitted. Men's Undeiwear, all Reduced. 1/11 to 9/6 the garment. (In FOUR DAYS this Remarkable Stocktaking Sale will be a matter of history. Therefore, make your PURCHASES as 1 SPEEDILY as POSSIBLE. I (george&prsiiey'i // WELLINGTON and WANGANUI. Is born of Imposition. It isn't required in dealing IT "W" -4 PH I ~Wm with a leputable trader whose business has grown I 1 1 II I Ifl 111 wit k tiie conn< ience of the public. I | Ml I I It 111 THAT IS MY BUSINESS. * HERE ARE THE LATEST LONDON FANCIES — — — — — -——— — — — Gold Curb Chain Bangles, chaste, heart pendants 30/- to £5. /Alj*flsk\ /^^^f^\ Gold Pencil Cases, 10/6 to £2 2s. Silver Fruit Knives, 3/6 to 10/6. &^^^te^^' Ladies' and Gentlemen's Silver Albeits, 5/6 to 12/6. T /w^^ssy Siiver Br ° oches > j / 6 to 6 / 6> HORACeTw. LLOYD, ■■■ 55, LAMBTON QUAY, WELLINGTON.

AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY HOLDS THE WOELD'S KECOKD FOR LARGEST BONUSES. RESULTS TAKEN FROM THE FIFTY-THIRD REPORT. NEW POLICIES— I4,BS7 completed, assuring . . . . . . . . £3,753,064 POLICIES IN F0RCE— 169,307, assuring .. .. .. .. £49,366,565 Exclusive of Bonus Additions, amounting to . . . . . . . . £9,638,798 ANNUAL INCOME FROM PREMIUMS AND INTEREST is now .. £2,432,482 THE FUNDS OF THE SOCIETY now amount to .. .. .. £17,864,514 DEATH AND MATURED CLAIMS paid since establishment .. .. £12,340,602 CASH PROFIT — The amount of Profit available for Division amongst the Members, after making exceptional Reserves, is . . . . £538,725 An amount greater than than that distributed by the Society in any previous year, and ovei 34| per cent, of the Premiums received during the year. IT WILL PROVIDE REVERSIONARY BONUSES amounting to . . £1,000,000 EXPENSES — The percentage of expenses to total receipts was only B£. VALUATION — The standards of valuation are more severe than those employed by any other Mutual Office transacting business in New Zealand. EXISTING BUSINESS ON THE NEW ZEALAND BRANCH REGISTER, 28,196 policies, assuring . . . . . . • • • • • • £7,709,232 INCREASE IN THE ACCUMULATED FUNDS (one year) . . . . £834,668 INCREASE IN ANNUAL INCOME (one year) . . . . . . . . £87,659 INCREASE IN CASH BONUS for Triennium against previous Triennium .. £229,900 NET GAIN IN BUSINESS IN FORCE, 7,753 Policies, assuring . . . . £1,659,800 INTEREST RECEIPTS exceeded amount paid in DEATH CLAIMS by . . £113,761 DIRECTORS OF THE NEW ZEALAND BRANCH : The Hon. Morgan S. Grace, M.D., C.M.G., M.L.C., Chairman ; the Hon. Chas. John Johnston, M.L.C., Deputy Chairman ; A. de B. Brandon, Esq., the Hon. E. Richardson C.M.G., John Duncan, Esq. EDWARD W. LOWE, Resident Sficretary. NEW ZEALAND BRANCHCUSTOMHOUSE QUAY, WELLINGTON.