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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 303, 13 June 1879, Page 1

Rii»ias<>*s Bfotice*. TO THE SUBSCRIBERS TO THE "AKAROA MAIL" AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY. IMPORT AW" N Q Til G E. PERMANENT ENLARGEMENT OP THE •' Akaroa Mail." rjIHE proprietors of this journal, reJL cognizing 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 1 7th JANUARY, 187 9, The Akaroa Mail Will contain, ONCE A WEEK, a TWO-PAGE SUPPLEMENT, Consisting of an additional FOURTEEN COLUMNS Of entertaining matter,- under the . following headings :— . THE NOVELIST. Under this head will appear two well written TALES, one continuous, j and the other complete. THE GATHERER, A series of interesting selections. AGRICULTURAL & PASTORAL, SCIENTIFIC, THE TRAVELLER, LADIES' COLUMN, . POETRY, and ; . MISCELLANEOUS. Many of our subscribers and; have complained that, outside local news, there was : but Jittle 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, however, exclusively devoted to literary matter, we hope to make the Mail a first-class FAMILY NEWSPAPER. : Notwithstanding the addition al expense incurred, the Terms* of Subscription will remain as before, viz.:— Per quarter, in advance ... 0 "6 0 . „ „ .booked " ; ... 0 7/ 0 : „ Annum... ... ••• 1 1 0 ' 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 pos-' sible to all classes; of readers. * • WIGGINS & CO. REED & WALLACE, ■' Shoeing and ' G E N E R A L S M I T HS. HEAD OF THE BAY, ' Akaroa. Sissunisice Coniißanies. Q 0 UTH BRIT IS H .F I R E k-/ AND MARINE . INSURANCE COMPANY . ■ ■ OF . . NEW ZEALAND,. ' . Capital ... •-- £1,000,000, With Unlimited Liability of Shareholders. Company is . a purely NEW X 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 : \' v J. DRUMMOND MACPHERSON, Manager,. ... , Christchurch. UNION FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF tNEW ZExVLAND. r"pHE undersigned, liaving been ap-. X : pointed LOCAL AGENTS for the"- abc/e Company, are prepared to take Risks at the Lowest Current Rates. Full particulars, on application to • . ■ WIGGINS ■& CO.