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EOYAL IIJSTJEANGE GOMPAHY.
MARKS OF PROGRESS.
LIFE PREMIUM?
15 Years— 1845 to 1859 £332,993
6 Years— 1860 to 1865 inclusive . . . 713,644
Last 6 years therefore considerably more than double the preceding 15 years.
Increase in 5 years . . . £429,842
The accumulations at the end of the j'ear 1865 are therefore nearly three times
greater than they were only five years previously.
LIFE REVENUE.
Year 1855 £28,000
Year 1865 170,000
Increase therefore more tlian fivefold in 10 years.
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FIRE DEP|rTMENT.
Tear. Premium. ' ■'
1853 . . , £112,564 4 t'''
1857 ....... 175,049 4 8
Tear. Premium.
1861 £292,402 19 11
1865 414,733 13
Being an increase of £302,169 8s. 8d. in 12 years.
At the ANNUAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS, on 10th August, 1866, the
Report of the Directors announced the following highly satisfactory particulars of
the position of the Company :—
Net Fire Premiums for the year . , , . . £414,733 13
New Life Assurances accepted during the 12 months 886,663 7 8
Amount of Declined Lives for the same period . . 189,947 1 2
Balance to the credit of Profit an<i Loss after pay-
ment of Dividend . 62,076 9 O
Addition to Life Reserve for the year 1865 . . . 103,146 7 3
The Returns of Duty published by Parliament, on the motion of the Cliairnian of
the Company, exhibit by far the largest measure of increase which the Com-
71 1 pany has ever, in its most prosperous times, experienced.
AUDITOR'S REPORT TO ANNUAL MEETING, AUG. 1866.
" All your books have been most carefully audited. There is not a single account [Tj
•_ belonging to the Company which has not passed through our hands, and been carefully l--^
|l examined. Every document, every voucher, your bank account, and eve'-y security, even
to your title deeds, has been found correct.
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LIFE FUNDS. |J|
Accumulated Life and Annuity Funds, after paying every claim : |1_«_
1860 £294,739
1865 724,581
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