Dec. 1895.] 



DISEASES OF ANIMALS. 



395 



Number of Places in Ireland upon which Outbreaks were rep orted 

 as having taken place, and Number of Animals return ed as 

 having been Attacked by Anthrax, Glanders, and Kabies 

 in each of the under-mentioned periods. 



QUARTEK 



Anthrax. 



Glanders 

 (including Farcy). 



Rabies. 













ENDED 



Outbreaks. 



Animals 

 Attacked. 



Outbreaks. 



Animals 

 Attacked. 



Diseased 

 Animals 

 Killed or 

 Died. 



June 1894 

 September 1894 

 December 1894 

 March 1895 - 

 June 1895 - 

 September 1895 



No. 



1 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 1 



1 



No. 



1 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 1 



No. 

 4 

 6 

 2 

 5 



No. 



9 

 19 



3 



5 



No. 

 213 

 242 

 244 

 171 

 235 

 241 



POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS, WITH GOVERNMENT 



SECURITY. 



Advantages Offered for Old Age Pensions. 



Provision for old age can be made by buying Savings Bank 

 Deferred Annuities from \l. to 100^. to begin at any age 

 selected. 



Return of Purchase Mokey. Tlie Premiums for Deferred 

 Annuities can be returned on application, or on Death before the 

 Annuity begins, if the Contract is laken out on these conditions. 



Immediate Pensions. Annuities to begin at once, of any 

 amount from 11. to 100^. a year, can be bought through the Post 

 Office Savings Bank. The Purchase Money is payable in a lump 

 sum which is not returnable, and the Pensions are payable half- 

 yearly. 



Savings Banks Annuities are payable by half-yearly instal- 

 ments on the 5th January and the 5th July, or the 5th April 

 and 10th October, according to the date of purchase. 



Procedure. A simple form of Proposal, and a form for state- 

 ment of age, can be obtained at any Post Office Savings Bank. 

 When filled up the forms will be forwarded by the local Post- 

 master to the Chief Office, London, and a Contract will be issued 

 when the first premium has been paid. Annuity Premiums are 

 payable in the same way as Insurance Premiums, namely, by 

 transfers from Savings Bank accounts. 



The following Table shows the cost of an Immediate Life 

 Annuity of £1, and the annual or single premium for which a, 

 Deferred Life i^.nnuity of £1 will be granted. 



