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XT EWS VENDORS' BENEVOLENT AND

J.1 PllOVIDENT INSTITUTION.

Founded 1839.

Funds exceed 34.000J.

Office : 15 and 16, Farringdou Street, London, E.G.

Patron : The Right Hon. THE EARL OF ROREBEUV. K.G. K.T.

President : CoL The Hon. HARRY L. W. LAWSON, M.A. J.P. JI.P.

Treasurer : /HE LONDON CODNTY AND WESTMINSTER BANK, LTD.

OBJECTS. This Institution was established in 1839 in the City of London, under the Presidency of the late Alderman Harmer, for granting Pension' and Temiiorary Assistance tc principals and assistants eiiir.wecl HS vendors of Newspapers.

MEMBERSHIP. K\x-ry Man or Woman throughout the United Kingdom, whether Puhlisher, Wholesaler, Retailer, Employer, or Employed, is entitled to become a Member of this Institution, and enjoy its I>enefit8, ui>on payment of Five Shillings annually, or Three Guineas for life, provided that he or she is engaged in the sale of Newspapers, and such Members who thus contribute secure priority of consideration in the event of their needing aid from the Institution.

PENSIONS. The Annuitants now number Fifty, the Men receiving 25Z. aud the Women 202. per annum each.

The " Royal Victoria Pension Fund," commemorating the great advantages the News Trade enjoyed under the rule of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria, provides 2W. a year each for Six Widows of Newsvendors.

The " Francis Fund" provides Pensions for One Man, 251., and One Woman, 201.. and was socially subscribed in memory of the late John Francis, who died on April 6, 1882, and was for more than fifty years Publisher of the Athni'miit. He took an active and leading pai t throughout the whole )riod of the agitation for the reiieal of the various then existing "Taxes on Knowledge," and was for very many years a staunch supiKirter of this Institution.

The " Horace Marshall Pension Fund "is the gift of the late Mr. Horace Brooks Marshall. The ew/rfoi/es of that firm have primary right of election to its benefits.

The " Herbert Lloyd Pension Fftnd" provides 251. per annum for one mm. in perpetual and grateful memory of Mr. Herbert Lloyd, who died May 12. 1899.

The princiiKil features of the Rules governing election to all Pensions, ire, that each Candidate shall have been (1) a Memlier of t.ie Institu- tion for not less than ten years preceding application ; (21 not less than fifty-five years of age ; (3) engaged in the sale of Newspapers for at least ten years.

RELIEF. Temporary relief is given in cases of distress, not only to Members of the Institution, but to Newsvendors or their servants who may be recommended for assistance by Members of the Institu tton ; and, subject to investigation, relief is awarded in accordance with the merits and requirements of each case.

W. WILKIE JONES, Secretary.


THE BOOKSELLERS' PROVIDENT INSTITUTION. Founded 1837. Patron HER MAJESTY QUEEN ALEXANDRA.

Invested Capital, 30.000Z. A UNIQUE INVESTMENT Offered to London Booksellers and their Assistants. A young man or woman of twenty-five can invest the sum of Twenty Ouineas (or ita equivalent by instalments), and obtain the right to participate in the following advantages :

FIRST. Freedom from want in time of adversity as long as need exists.

SECOND. Permanent Relief in Old Age.

THIRD. Medical Advice by eminent Physicians and Surgeons. FOURTH. A Cottage in the Country (Abbots Langley, Hertford- chire) for aged Members, with garden produce, coal, and medical attendance free, in addition to an annuity.

FIFTH. A contribution towards funeral expenses when it is needed.

SIXTH. All these are available not for Members only, but also for their wives or widows and young children.

8KVENTH. The payment of the subscriptions confers an absolute right to these benefits in all cases of need. For further information apply to THE SECRETARY.

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