. International Review of the Science and Practice of Agriculture. inging these estimates down to the true value of wages in every 1 As has been said, cases of permanent disablement and death were notover numerous, as appears from the following comparison with the fourpreceding years : Year 1914 i9!51916 1917 Cases ofpermanent disablement • Case;of death 65 18 55 13 57 IO 58 II 46 9 Disputes between the sufferers by accidents and the company aroseonly in the cases of permanent disablement: of 27 cases of serious accidentsfor which settlement was made in 1917, eight gave rise to a lawsuit, eith
. International Review of the Science and Practice of Agriculture. inging these estimates down to the true value of wages in every 1 As has been said, cases of permanent disablement and death were notover numerous, as appears from the following comparison with the fourpreceding years : Year 1914 i9!51916 1917 Cases ofpermanent disablement • Case;of death 65 18 55 13 57 IO 58 II 46 9 Disputes between the sufferers by accidents and the company aroseonly in the cases of permanent disablement: of 27 cases of serious accidentsfor which settlement was made in 1917, eight gave rise to a lawsuit, eitherthe rate of yearly wages or the degree of disablement being disputed. To estimate at their right value the financial burdens imposed by theaccidents the fact must not be lost sight of that the figures mentioned in-clude very large sums which should serve as reserves for the cases in whichsettlement has yet to be made. Only when this is borne in mind can acomparison be made between the following figures which refei to the twofields of this companys activity :. Agricui turc Trade — Industrv Policies Accidents Number Premiums Number Cost francs francs 6,324285, 925 6,152 1,020 200, 6,23 295, 1,035 i^9,°3°-76 2,924 97,i77-°5 273 67, 2,880 103,883,5o 381 0=4,3. I 2,828 95, 314 41, 190 BELGIUM - INSURANCE AND THRIFT § 2. THE ASSURANCE . Total Business Done —- In 1917 the Assurance agricole made markedprogress. Its position is far from being as brilliant as it was before thewar, but an improvement is noted none the less, and it appears from thefollowing table : Year Applicationsreceived Contractsconcluded Numberof hectares Wages Assets francs francs 1913 5,H4 4-I3C 54, 1,624, 121, 1914 5.°97 4,062 40, 1,265, 8, . 1915 i,554 1,401 18, 627, 37, I9l6 1,586 18, 608, 45, 1917 1,876 18, 457, 50, On the other ha
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