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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXX, Issue 210, 5 September 1896, Page 2

An interesting aud tragic tale of army life iv the United States and an account of a night attack on I 'irkeb in connection with the Dorigola expedition will be found on tlie 4th page of this issue.

In connection with the Jubilee celebration of the Loyal Howard Lodge of Oddlellows, a Bpecial Eervice will be held afc tho Cathedral to-morrow morning. Thr. brethren will maroh in procession at 10-30, and tho Nol6on Garrison Band will give their services. No regalia will be worn.

The-well-known butchering establishment of Mr Alexander Wilkie (the Stoke Butchery) has been sold to Messrs S. F. Bolton, E. Boyoo, and C. Cook, and it will he carried on as A. Wilkie and Co. The new purchasers ask a continuation of public patronage.

Tho third term of tho Nelson Colleges begins on Monday, Wth September,

Tlie services at the Baptist Church tomonow will be conducted by tho Rev. C. Dallaston, of Wellington. Until the erection of the new church the morning services will be held in the new Schoolroom, whilst those of tire evening will be cuntinucd in the Provincial Hall,

In congratulating Crs. Rout, Baigent, and Lock upon their re-olcction to tho City Council, the Mayor said last evening that the fact of thero being no opposition showed that tho ratepayers wero satisfied witli tho councillor's. As to new blood in lire Council, Mr Trask, while recognising that this was sometimes beneficial, asserted it did not always do good. Crs. Rout and Baigent thanked the Mayor for his corrgralulnlions and accepted their re-election as an indication of the ratepayers' satisfaction.

A meeting of tire Nelson Aid Society will be held afc 4 p.m. on Monday.

Tlie Blenheim Coach has left for Nelson via Tna Marina, lrenco she will be somewhat lato iv arriving this evening.

Mr A. P. Burns, Nelson agent of tho Government Life Insurance Department, has forwarded the report of tiro Department for- tho year ended 31st December last. During tho year 11808 proposals wore submitted, representing .£839,050. Of these 38J woro deferred or doclinod. Of every 100 proposals received 70 wore nccoplecl at ordinary rales, 1 1 wore " loaded " arrd 10 woro deferred or do-t-lined. Of every 100 polices completed 01 woro nt ordinary rales and 0 wero loaded. The annuities granted numbered 38, equal to ..1513 a year. The interest earned during tlio year was £U 0,993, or_!47o_ in excess of 1891. The total rcvonuo from all sources showed arr increase of £10,534 and amounted to Tho expenses of management (including corrrrrrisiou .£12,54 1, land & incoino-tax J.6G23) amounted to £50,462. There has thus i been an absolijtq deprease of £5,260 in the year's* expenditure, 'representing a reduction of about 3 per cent, in the ratio of expenses to premium income, The most

noticeable feature of the business of the year 1895 has been a in-irked decline in the expenses of management. In proportion to the premium income of the department tho rate of expenses has declined during the year from 22 per cent, to 19 per cent., and in the last six years the reduction in the ratio of expenses to premium income has been more than 6J pi" cent The new insurances of tho year, a though a little less than in 189 i, amounted to considerably over £600,000 sici ling.

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