R W ENGLAND TIMBER MERCHANT. IMPORTER OF ALL BINDS BUILDINGMATERIALS Suitable all *rh"*f CITY AND SUBURBAN DWELLINGS FABM AND STATION BUILDINGS, V J)Jfc Timber, Palings, and ffliinglM Galvanised Iron, Ridjrlng and Qutterine. PORTLAND~OSM£NT. . vocal and English Brands, BUILDERS' IRONMONGERY. LOWEST KATES Tarda *nd"offlee— TUAM STREET. OHRXSTOHURCB. & w. MuiAim AUSTRALIA MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY Established ... ... 1849, The Oldeat Mutual Life Office in Australia. New Zealand Branch: Head Office, Customhouse Quay. Wellington. Local Board of Directors: The Hon. Morgan S. Grace, M.D., C.M.G., M.L.C. (Chairman). Chas. J. Johnston, Esq. (Deputy-Chair-man). Alfred de Bathe Brandon, Esq. The Han. Edward Richardxon. C.M.G. M.H.R. Nicholas Reid, Esq. Medical Officer: Dr. W. G. Kemp, M.R.C.S. (England.) ASSURE YOUR LIFE in the AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY, and SECURE an ANNUAL BONUS or DIVIDEND. A privilege which no other Colonial Life Office can grant its Members. Bβ careful that yon SELECT THIS SOCIETY, and do not be MISLED by the similarity of name of some of the other younger Australian Offices. The attention of the Members and tho General Public is called to some of tho special features connected with this Society, which is the Oldest Colonia Institution of its kind, having been lestablished in the year 1819 The results of the business for the Forty-first Year, ending 31st December, 889, may be summarised aa under :— FIRST—The number of the New Policies issued was 11,664. SECOND—The New Assurance Business effected was for L3,679,459l THD3D—The New Annual Premium Income amounted to L 121,800, FOURTH—The net Increase to the business, after allowing for loss of income from terminated policies, was represented by 7023 Policies, assuring 112,109,199. "FIFTH—The operations of the year raised the annnal income of the Society from L1.51%280 to LL625,185l an increase in twelve months ol L 112.905. SIXTH—The Accumulated Fund was increased durln the year by the sum of L.742,311, equal to 7 per cent, of the gross premium re. ceiyed. SEVENTH—The deaths amonp; lives assured were 619 under 735 policies, causing claims upon the Society amounting to Irrespective of Bonus additions, while the number expected according to the Tables used in estimating the liabilities would have been 1148 for an amount of L 438,976, the mor tality experience being thus extremely favorable. EIGHTH—The receipts from interest and rents, were L516,832j an amount exceeding the sum paid for the claims by L 138.952. NINTH—The expenses of Management were only 9.5 per cent, of the total receipts. . . TENTH—The cash surplus divided for the year 1889 was L 426,494, being at the rate of 41.5 per ceuc. on the premiums received. The operations of the Society during the forty-one years of its existence may be summarised as under :— It has issued 141,907 policies, assuring L 49,417,717. it has paid to the representatives of deceased members over L 4.000 000 in satisfaction of death and matured claims. «& has divided among the members cash bonuses aggregating over L 4,000,000, yielding reversionary additions of over L 8,000,000. «£ has acquired an Accumulated Fund of Lj,OOp,OOO, all invested to yield folly 6 per cent, interest. jLßsets in New Zea1and—1,1,273,514; EDWARD~W. LOWE, Resident Sxc&etabt. BBANCH OVBICB— Custom House Quay, Wellingtons Christchorch District Office— CATHEDRAL SQUABB. W. H. DERRY, Agency Clerk. STOJP THE EXHIBI* TIONf OF so many uuueii. .medicines or the Cure of all evils, as most of them are nothing else but disguised Turpentine SLESINGER'S RHEUMATIC BALSAM Iβ the only genuine and Scientific Pre paration for the Cure of Gout, Bheuma tlsm Sciatica, &c, Ac. Thousands have testified to the Cures effected. ___ Pamphlets, SLESINGEB'S HORSE, CATTLE AND DOG MEDICINES Are approved of by all owners of Horses. Cattle and Dogs, all through New Zealand and Australian Colonies. • Every person who used them was pleased and not a single complaint made these forty years. SOLD BY— S. COOK, Chemist, Cashej street C. S. HO WELL, Saddler, m nmm 222 Colombo street. W. PIRIE, Farrier, Caahel street* W. H. TRAVIS, Saddler, St. Aft&pb Street* WALLACE and CO.,X3nemlste, All of Chrlstcharch. A Gold Medal wac awarded mc at the Christchurch . Exhibition and First: and Highest Award at Donedin. S. SLESINGERf VETERINARY SURGEON, . DUNEDIN.
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Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7782, 9 February 1891, Page 7
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