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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5965, 18 October 1890, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY

I ESTABLISHED .. .. 1849 I The Oldeat Mutual Life Office in Australi I ■ New Zealand Branch: J- Head Office, Custom House Quay, I Wellington. J ' Local Board of Directors : Thk Hon. Mobqan S. Gbaoe, M.D 0.M.G., M.L.O. (Chairman) Chables J. Johnston, Esq. (Deputy Chaii man) I AIFEED DX BATHE BbAKDON, EgQ. I Thk Hon. Edward Richardson, C.M.G M.H.R. j Nicholas Reid, Esa. Medical Officer: De. W. G. Kemp. M.R.C.S. (England) ASSURE YOUR LIFE in the AUS TBALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY, and eecure an ANNUA] BONUS or DIVIDEND, JA PRIVILEGE WHICH NO OTHEI I COLONIAL LIFE OFFICE CAI GRANT ITS MEMBERS. Bo careful that you SELECT THTt SOCIETY, and do not be MISLED by th< J similarity of Name of some of the othoi p J younger Australian Offices. I The attention of the Members and the I General Public is called to Rome of the i j spscinl features connected with this Society, J which is the oldoet Colonial Institution oi I its kind, having been established in the ' year 1840. J The results of the business for the Forty- ' I first Ye*r, ending 31st December, 1889, : I may be summarised as under : ■ FIRST—The number of the New Policies I issued was 11,064. J SECOND—The now Assurance business I effected was for £3,679,459. THIRD—Tho New Annual Premium InI come amounted to £121,800. FOURTH—The net increase to the busiI ness, after allowing for loss of income I from terminated Policies was reprej aented by 702S Policies, assuring £2,109,199. FIFTH—The operations of the year raised I tho annual income of tho Society from £1,512,a50 to £1,625,185, an inoreasoin twelve months of £112,905. I SIXTH—The Accumulated Fund was inI creased during the year by the sum of £742,311, equal to 71 por cent, of tho gross premiume received. SEVENTH—The deaths among lives nsI sured were 049 under 735 policies, I causing claims upon the Society ', amounting to £299,602, irrespective of Bonus additions, while the number expected according to the Tables used in estimating the liabilities would have been 1143, for an amount of £438,970, tho mortality experience being thus extremely fuvorable. EIGHTH—The receipts from interest and rents were £516,832, an amount exceeding the sum paid for the olaiins by £138,952 NINTH—Tho exDenses of Management were only 9o per cent of the total receipts. TENTH—Tho cash surplus divided for the year 1889 was £420,494, being at the rate of 41 - 6 per cent on tho premiums received. Tho operations of tho Society during tho 41 years of its existence may be summarised as under— It has issued 141,907 policies, assuring £49,417,717It has paid to the representatives of deceased members over £4,000,000 in satisfaction of doath and matured claims. It has divided amoiig tho members cash bonuses aggregating oror £4,000,000, yielding reversionary additions of over £8,000,000. It has acquired an Accumulated Fund of £9,000,000, ALL INVESTED TO YIELD FOLLY 6 PER CENT. INTEREST. Assets in New Zealand—£l,273,sl4. EDWARD W. LOWE, Resident Secretary. Bbancu Office— CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY, WELLINGTON. Napier District Office— ARTHUR H. GORE. Agency Clerk.

SPECTACLES. ALEVI, PRACTICAL OPTICIAN <• Hastings street.—All defects o vision thoroughly tested and accurately fitted with the Optical aid to perfect sight. Very large stock of Pebbles in Gold, Silver, and Steel Spectacleand Folder Frames, Optical Glass Spectacles, all qualities, Caratacts, Deep Concaves, Riding, Folder, and Smoke Concaves. Cylindricala, Prismatics, Telescopes and Field Glasses, and Colored Glasses. Repairs accurately made. New Lenses, Frames, &c, fitted. Occuliste' prescriptions carefully filled. Always arriving — Latest Tobacconist Novelties in Wooden and Meerschaum Pipes, Pouches, Cigarette Holders and Cases, Walking Sticks, and all Tobacconist Sundries. Turkish, Egyptian, and American Cigarettes, and a largo assortment of brand* of Tobaocou and CiuuM. STOCKTAKING SALE. WE beg to announce to the inhabitants of Hastings and the surrounding Districts, and tho Public in general, that having just completed Stocktaking, and finding ourselves considerably Overstocked in the GROCERY, DRATERY, BOOTS AND SHOE 3, IRONMONGERY, CROCKERY, AND GENERAL DEPARTMENTS. We have decided to hold a MONSTER CLEARING SALE, To be continued for One Month Only, commencing on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th, At Prices hitherto unheard of in Hastings. This is a Genuine Cash Sale, as the Tickoted Prices will show, as wo must clear tho Stock to make room for heavy lines arriving , . All Articles ticketed for Cash Only. Owing to our heavy Stock of Drapery it ie impossible to tickot every article. On all Goods not tickoted in this Department a Discount of ;') per cent for Cash Purohases of 20s and over will bo allowed.

E. BECK AND CO, DRAPERS AND GENERAL MERCHANTS, HASTINGS. W. H. COOPER, Manager. HAWKE'S BAY PERMANENT BUILDING AND INVESTMENT SOCIETY. LIBERAL CONCESSIONS TO BORROWERS. THIS SOCIETY'S SCALE OF MONTHLY REPAYMENTS ARE NOW LOWER THAN ANY OTHER SOCIETY IN TPIE COLONi'. Money Advanced on cither of the following terms : —

T)EPAYABLE BY MONTHLY 1NJtv BTALMENTS for term of from 2to 12 yoare, including Principal and Interest. FOR ONE YEAR CERTAIN, with option of continuing. FOR A FIXED PERIOD OF YEARS, Interest on two latter conditions, payable quarterly, with POWER FOR BORROWER TO PAY OFF PRINCIPAL in BUUIB or £2o or multiple thereof quarterly, on previous notice. Prospectuses undfUl information on application at lh? Society's Office, Tennyson Street, Nupirr. J B. fr {ELDER, fleerctftry. IN THE ESTATE OF JAMES WATSON, HTOREKEISPKR, HAVIiLOCK NORTH, DECEASED. ,4 LL Claims against tho above Estato to I J\. bo roiulered at once to the undersigned. MARY WATSON. Haveloek North, October 14, 1890. ! All persons indebted to the al-ovo Estate I are requested to sottio their aoennnts as soon as possible.