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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 11756, 6 October 1902, Page 3

! I Sweet and' ■ .. ; ;.-. j Sustaining ! • | A Sweetmeat that is also nourishing and sustaining is always : •< acceptabie alike to men, women, and children, particularly ' < to those who cannot take nourishment in the usual forms '■, ', j and shapes in which it is offered to them. . EATING CHOCOLATE {. < is rich in nutriment, and contains all the valuable elements '. } 4 of the Cocoa Bean. ' . ' . ■ i • ' - ' . ' ...:,- ' < Sold Everywhere in Id., 3d, aqd 6d. Packets. ; i ASK FOR : < •••■'-■. j Auisebrook's Eating Chocolate ; AUSTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY. HOLDS THE WORLD'S RECORD 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 that distributed by the Society in any previous year and over 34£ per cent, of the Premiums received during tho year. IT WILL PROVIDE REVERSIONARY BONUSES, amounting to ... £1,000,000 EXPENSES—The percentage of expenses to total receipts was onjy B£. VALUATION—The standards of valuation are more severe than those employed by any other Mutual Office transacting business in New Zealand. v EXISTING BUSINESS ON THE NEW ZEALAND BRANCH REGISTER, 28,196 policies assuring ... -.. £7,709,232 INCREASE IN THE ACCUMULATED FUNDS (6ne year) ... ... „, £834,668' INCREASE IN ANNUAL INCOME (one year) • £87 659 INCREASE IN CASH BONUS for Triennium against previous Trien- • ilium ... ... £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. NEW ZEALAND BRANCHEDWARD W. LOWE, Resident SecretaryCUSTOMHOUSE QUAY, WELLINGTON. ». « « « oecrwary Wanganui District Agency, Victoria Ayenue, Wanganui. G. F. FRANCIS, District Secretary

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