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Post Office Savings Banks. 



PRICES OF WOOL. 



Prices of English Wool, per pack of 240 lbs., in the 

 under-mentioned Months of 1898 and 1899. 



[Compiled from the Ecoiiomist^^ 



Description. 



December, 

 1898. 



January, 

 1899. 



February, i 

 1899. 1 



South Down 



Half breds - - . 



Leicester - 



Kent Fleeces 



£ £ s. 



8 0 to 10 0 

 70,, 80 

 70,, 80 

 70,, 80 



£ s. £ s. 



8 0 ♦^o 10 0 



70,, 81 



70,, 81 

 70,, 81 



1 



£ s. £ sA 

 8 0 to 10 5 



70,, 85 



70,, 85 



70,, 85 



POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS, WITH GOVERN- 

 MENT SECURITY. 

 Advantages Offered for Life Insurance. 



Life Insurances from to £100 can be granted to per- 

 sons between fourteen and sixty-five years of age. Children 

 between eight and fourteen years of age can be insured for . 



Government Security. — Persons insured have direct 

 Government security. 



Proposal Forms can be obtained at any Post Office 

 Savings Bank, where the charges can also be ascertained. 



Evidence of Age. — A statement of age is sufficient if the 

 Controller of the Savings Bank Department can verify it 

 from the records of the Registrar- General, London, and thus 

 the cost of a certificate of birth is saved. A simple form for 

 the purpose can be obtained at any Post Office Savings 

 Bank. 



Medical Certificates can be dispensed with for Insur- 

 ances up to £2^ inclusive. 



Premiums are payable by transfers from Savings Bank 

 deposit accounts, and deposits can be made for the purpose 

 at any Post Office Savings Bank. When the balance in the 

 account is insufficient, the depositor will be informed accord- 

 ingly in time to make a deposit. By means of the Penny 

 Stamp Slips the provision can be made in sums of one penny 

 at a time. 



Friendly Societies. — Members can pay their premiums 



