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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 327, 5 September 1879, Page 1

TO THE SUBSCRIBERS TO THE "AKAROA MAIL" AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY. 11VI PQ R T A~nT~ NOTICE. PERMANENT ENLARGEMENT OF THE ! •' Akaroa Mail.f ripHE proprietors of this journal, reI 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 17th JANUARY, 1879, The Akaroa .Mail : Will contain, ONCE A WEEK,: a TWO-PAGE SUPPLEMENT, Consisting of an additional FOURTEEN COLUMNS 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 & PASTORAL, SCIENTIFIC, . THE TRAVELLER, LADIES' COLUMN, POETRY, and MISCELLANEOUS. Many of our subscribers and friends have complained that, qutside local news, there was but little interesting reading matter in the columnsof 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 additional expense incurred, the Terms of Subscription will remain as before, viz.:— '. Per quarter, in advance ... 0 6 0 „ „ booked ... 0 7 0- „ Annum... ... ... 11 0 We rely on our subscribers and friends to use their best efforts to procure , fresrl subscribers in return for our endeavors ; to make the Mail as attractive as possible tv all classes of readers. ■ WIGGINS & CO. T~) EED & WALLACE, -*- ** Shoeing and GENERAL SMITHS. .HEAD OF THE BAY, Akakoa. lusiii'ant'i) Companies. SOUTH BRITISH FIRE ' AND . MARINE' INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital ... . . £1,000,000, With Unlimited Liability of Shareholders. rjIHIS 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. 11. HENNING, Agent. Lyttelton: R. WOOD, Agent. J. DRUMMOND MACPHERSON, Manager, Christchurch. UNION FIRE AND MARINE INSUItxVNCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. T"pHE undersigned, having been apX pointed LOCAL AGENTS for the abc/c Company, arc prepared to I take Risks at the Lowest Current Rates. Full particulars, on application to WIG (i INS & CO.