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Pursuant to statute, and by request of the Company's Board of Trustees, the undersigned, Superintendent of the Insurance Department of the State of New York, has caused an examination of the conditions and affairs of the NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY to be made by the Deputy Superintendent of this Department. * * * * This examination was made as of June 30, 1891, and on that date we find that its assets and liabilities were as follows: ASSETS. 1. Appraised value of real estate owned by the Company as per Exhibit 1 4. Premium notes, loans or liens on policies in force, the reserve on each of such policies being in excess of all indebtedness thereon, as per Exhibit 4, 5. Market value of bonds, stocks, and securities owned absolutely, as per Exhibit 5 6. Cash in Company's office 7. Cash in bank, except fixed deposits in foreign countries, included in Item 5, 8. Interest due and accrued on bonds and mortgages $13,225,038 59 20,825,483 64 3,509,500 00 438,868 00 75,016,949 92 14,092 65 2,610,094 52 427,210 31 LIABILITIES AND SURPLUS. 1. Net present value of all the outstanding policies in force on the 30th day of June, 1891, computed according to the combined experience table of mortality with 4 per cent interest 2. Deduct net value of risks of this Company re-insured in other solvent companies $120,710,690 64 105,010,324 00 402, 120 00 $104,608,104 00 39,019 00 990,507 00 4. Claims for matured endowments due and unpaid 5. Claims for death-losses unpaid [proofs and vouchers not complete] 6. Amounts due and unpaid on annuity claims 7. Liability on account of lapsed policies 8. Premiums paid in advance 9. Total liabilities on policy-holders' account 10. Gross surplus on policy-holders' account II. Total liabilities 12. 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