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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 272, 25 February 1879, Page 1

JYotices* TO THE SUBSCRIBERS TO THE " AKAROA MAIL " AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY. IMPORTANT 7 " NOTICE. PERMANENT,, ENLARGEMENT OF THE •' Akaroa Mail." THE proprietors of this journal, recognizing the fact that stagnation means retrogression, and with a view of meriting a still further amount of that support which has been so liberally bestowed on it, have determined on adding considerably to the amount of literary matter furnished to their readers. On and after the 17 th JANUARY, 1879, The Akaroa Mail Will contain, ONCE A WEEK,-a TIO : PAGE^W Consisting of an additional FOURTEEN COLU MN S Of entertaining matter, i nder the following headings :— THE NOVELIST. Under this head will appear two' well ■written TALES, one continuous, and the other complete. THE GATHERER, A series of interesting selections. AGRICULTURAL & PASTOitALj SCIENTIFIC, THE TRAVELLER, LADIES' COLUMN, ' _"__ ~ TO^CELLANEOUS. Many of our subscribers and friends have complained that, outside local news, there was but little interesting reading matter in the columns of the Mail, and with the limited space at our disposal, this : was to a great extent inevitable, By publishing a supplement, exclusively devoied to literary matter. We hopS to'make the Mail a first-class ..,-:•.; FAMILY, NEWSmPER, v j Notwithstanding the additional expense incurred, the Terms of Subscription will remain as before,- via;^Per quarter,"in advance ... 0 6 0 „ „ booked ... 6 7 0 „ Annum... ... ... 1 10 ,f.; We rely on our subscribers and friends to use! the|r efforts, to procure fresh subscribers in return for our endeavors the Mail .as attractive aspos-, sibkitD all classes of readers. 1: , ii: ;,. WIGGINS & CO. = E' E'Eb v:i!i &' I ';WALLA'CE,; Shoeing and GENERAL S MITHS. HEAD OF THE BAY, Akaroa. Insurance Companies* SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. ' Capital £1,000,000, With Unlimited Liability of Shareholders, FT"IHIS Company is a purely NEW _L ZEALAND INSTITUTION, has a large and influential .body ; of Shareholders distributed throughout the entire Colony, and ALL ITS FUNDS; are retained and invested: in New Zealand. FIRE and MARINE INSURANCE effected at Lowest Current Rates. WOOL Insured from sheep's back to London. Akaroa: W. H. HENNING, Agent. Lyttelton: ; • . R. WOOD, Agent. J. DRUMMOND MAQPHERSON, Manager, Christchurch. UNION FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. THE undersigned, having been ap- • pointed LOCAL AGENTS for , the above Company, are prepared to take Risks at the Lowest Current Rates. Full particulars, on application to WIGGINS & CO.