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THE LABOUR GAZETTE. 

 The " Labour Gazette/' the Journal of the Labour Depart- 

 ment of the Board of Trade, contains an article each month 

 on the state of employment among agricultural labourers 

 in the various parts of the United Kingdom. Special articles 

 also appear therein from time to time on the rates of wages 

 paid to agricultural labourers, the Hiring Fairs in Great 

 Britain, and on migratory Irish agricultural labourers. The 

 "Labour Gazette" is issued on the 15th of each month, and 

 may be obtained direct from the Publishers, Messrs. Horace 

 Marshall & Son, Temple House, Temple Avenue, London, 

 E.C., at the rate of 2s. per annum, post free. Copies may also 

 be ordered through any newsagent, price id. each. 



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 £1 to ^100 to begin at any age 

 selected. 



Return of Purchase Money. The Premiums for 

 Deferred Annuities can be returned on application, or on 

 Death before the Annuity begins, if the Contract is taken out 

 on these conditions. 



Immediate Pensions. Annuities to begin at once, of any 

 amount from £1 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 

 statement of age, can be obtained at any Post Office Savings 

 Bank. When filled up the forms will be forwarded by the 

 local Postmaster 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. 



