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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 293, 9 May 1879, Page 1

TO THE SUBSCRIBERS TO THE " AKAROA MAIL " AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY. ! IMPQRTAiIFtQTICE. PERMANENT ENLARGEMENT OP THE" : _£jL±k_dJL \jc\i -IXXcajIL, 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 arid after the 17 th JANUARY , 9, The Akaroa Mail. , Will contain, ONCE A WEEK, a TWO-PA6E SUPPLEMENT, Consisting of an additional FOURTEEN COLUMNS Of entertaining matter, under the I following headings :— j - THE NOVELIST. '. )■ Under this head will appear two well . written TALES, •.one continuous, and the other complete. : » , THE GATHERER, A series of interesting selections, j & SCIENTIFIC, . , ■■.■..! THE TRAVELLER, j LADIES' COLUMN, !■ POETRY,and ! MISCELLANEOUS Many of our subscribers and friends have compltdned that, outside local .newp, there was but little interesting readirig matter in the columns of the-MAii,, arid with the limited space at our disposal, this was to 'a great extent i inevitable, By publishing a supplement, however, exclusively devoted literary matter, we hope to make the Mail a first-cla^s family newspaper; : Notwithstanding the aiwitional expense incurred, the* Terms' of Subscription will remain as before, viz. >—' Per quarter, in advance ... 0 6 0 „ ..'•„ booked ... 0 7 0 „ Annum... ... ••• 1 10 We rely on our subscribers and friends to use their best efforts to procure, fresh subscribers in return for our endeavors to make the Mail as attractive as possible to all classes of : : WIGGINS & CO, REED & WALLACE, Shoeino and ,' n / G E NER A L S MIT HS . HEAD OF THE BAY, Akaboa. Insurance Cnmpnnien. SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY - OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital ... ... £1,000,000, With Unlimited Liability of Shareholders. rpHIS Company is a purely NEW JL 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 MACPHERSON, Manager, Christchurch. UNION FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEWZEALAND. npHE undersigned, having been apJL pointed LOCAL AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to take Risks at the Lowest Current Rates. Full particulars, on application to WIGGINS & CO.