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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 964, 8 June 1883, Page 4

Prospectus. I) ,R O S P E C T U Si , . I ■ ; ™ i Ijion Brewery Co.! (LIMITED), ASHBURTON. CAPITAL . z ... .-i ~.. £20,000 In 4,000 stares of £5 each, | i Of which only 2,000 shares are now offered to the public. Provisional Directors : Joseph Ivess, Esq., M.H.R. H. T. Winter,-Esq , J.P. , Donald Williamson, Esq., Mayor of ' Ashburton. . Hugo Friedlander, Esq. (Messrs. Fried/ . lander Bros.) David Thomas, Esq. (Messrs. Matson, Cbx and Co.) John Carter, Esq. (Messrs. Wilkin and . Carter). Willfam Horne, Esq. (N.Z, Grain ’ Agency Co.) 1 Dr. W. G. Ross. Joseph Clark, Esq. Octavius Digby, Esq. Bankers— Bank of New Zealand. SonciroS—o. W. Purnell, Esq. Secretary, pro tem—W. H. Gundry. The Company is ‘proposeil to be formed for, the purpose- of .purchasing the propertyjand, business of the Lion Brewery Company in Ashburton. ~ The.very extensive agricultural district,in the centre of which the town of Ash.burtioiiiis sittiated,' lb one in which a very jarge private as well as hotel tiade ia carried on, and the facilities for brewing all that could be wished, and the water-of betted quality'fob - ' the purpose than cart be found elsewhere in the Province of Canterbury, - The Lion Brewery is situated on T.S, 366 and 367, at the corner of Dobson and Casa streets. The building ia of brick) with a concrete cellar, which can be extended underground at a very small cost, and is quite new, having been erectedjabout twelve months/; The Building and Plant is all of firstclass quality, well arranged and very com plete, and with the connection already established it is anticipated that there will be no difficulty in extending the business, with the influence of the Company and capital, throughout Canterbury, but particularly throughout the Ashburton pbuUfy. ; > - >■; The success which has attended the Brewery-Companies in every part of the world offers a great inducement to capitalists and investors to take up shares ift Companies of -this- description,; and the promoters have ' the greatest confidence in the success of the proposed Company, and'have agreed to take One Thousand Pounds’ worth of fully paid up shares should the Company desire them to do so. -It is further proposed to obtain the services of a first-class brewer, to ensure a large and profitable trade being done. Although the nominal capital of the Company is £20,000, a comparatively 'small sum is required to purchase the present premises and plant of the Lion Brewery, viz., £3,000, the stock being fcakeh-'at a'valuation. The increased capital is required to extend the present premises and business, and also toierect a mallhouse. It is be lieved that malting will be a very profitable branch of the Company’s business owing to the quantity of barley grown in the immediate district. It is proposed to issue 2,000 shares only at present, but it will be left to the dis cretion of the Provisional Directors to issue as many shares as they think desir able. It proposed to call up £2 per share, as required, in calls of not more than 10s per share, and at intervals, after the allotment, of not less than three months. The remaining shares will be issued to the public (preference being given to existing shareholders) as the requirements of the Company develope, and it is confidently believed that a substantial premium wilEbe:obtained bn them, as in the case of other Brewery Companies, such premiums to be placed toa reserve fund, and thereby strengthen the position of the Com pany. If the Company is not floated, the de posits will be returned in full to the applicants. The Share LLt will be closed .on Monday, the 18th June., 1172 Hotels FOREST HOTEL. r:: John Tisch, Who has again taken the hotel at Alford Forest, would be glad to receive a call: from his old friends, and as many new ones as can make it convenient to give a look in. Good accommodation for horses. 1328 BURTON HOT EL. ARCHIBALD M‘COLL (for many years Manager of the late Sir Oracrbft Wilson’s Rangitata Station) begs to Inf -rm his numerous Friends and the general public that he has taken possession of the Ashburton Hotel, which has been greatly Improved and entirely re-furnished and re-decorated, and ia now replete with every convenience and comfort. A. patrons that they will have every attention bestowed on them. Excellently Furnished PRIVATE APARTMENTS for FAMILIES. All Liquors kept in stock are-under the special supervision of the Proprietor, who will guarantee them to be of* the best description and quality. The Hotel is situate close to the Ashburton Bridge, and the Stabling (being now under the Proprietorship of Mr James W. M‘Rae, late of the Somerset Stables), is sufficient guarantee that Country Visitors will meet with every Accommodation in that respect. 1330 gHAMROOK HOTEL, Main South Road, Timaru. W. Morgan, Late of the Alford Forest Hotel, has now taken that large and commodious Hotel, nearly new, on the Main South road, Timaru) where visitors may rely on receivings very attention. The best brands of all; Liquors kept in stock. BOWLING, BILLIARDS Etc. Etc. , Etc. 236 THE GLASGOW PIE HOUSE, Comer of Dowling and Princes streets, DuNßUiir, ‘ V '' J. DONALDSON, Proprietor. vHas opened a place in * connection with the above,' which he has christened -■ i THE BODEGA,” /; and, can promise to supply his friends with a ! hotter Gliss of Wine or Beer, direct from the cask, in a cool cellar, than they can obtain anywhere in the city. DowxjnO Street) PAinoeßsxreex, ■'i..,“ “THE, B^DEGik" kul7