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sum which members who entered at 21 had at their ages accumulated in the 

 society, and that the present number and ages of the members is as stated in 

 the following Table. It is required to know what stock the society should at 

 present be in possession of, to be adequate, along with the future c(mtribu- 

 tions, to defray the future allowances. 



TABLE of a Society'' s Stock, — the Annual Contribution for Sickness being L. 1, 

 and Weekly Sick Allowance L. 1,029725, or L. 1 : : 7 ; and the Annual 

 Funeral Contribution being likewise L. 1, and the Sum payable at Death 

 L. 59.9584205, or L. 59 : 19 : 2. 



The sums in column 14. of the Table at page 136. are those given in column 3. of this Table, 

 which, being multiplied by the number or members in coluirm 2, give the amounts in column 

 4. The sums in column 5. of the Table at page 140, are those given in column 5. of this Table, 

 which, being likewise multiplietl by the number of members in column 2, give the sums in co- 

 lumn G. The summations of columns 4. and 6. are of course the amount of capital recjuired. 



Thus, the Society ought to have in the Sickness Fund, 

 Do. in the Funeral Fund, 



£1032 94 

 954 9 5 



Total estimated Capital, £1986 10 24 



Suppose, again, the funds in possession to be . . . £2104 17 64 



Quarterly accounts and fines due, . . . . • 46 12 3 



Value of copies of Regulations on hand, . . . 10 15 6 



Sum of capital actually in possession and in arrear, £2161 5 34 



Therefore, by deducting the above estimated capital of 1986 10 24 



There would remain, for defraying incidental expences and 



meeting any unforeseen contingencies, a surplus of £173 15 1 



APRIL — JUNE 1828. K 



