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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 340, 21 October 1879, Page 1

IBimmcee Woticee. TO THE SUBSCRIBERS TO THE "AKAROA MAIL" AND THE PUBLIC GENERALLY. imp6rtanFn ; otice. PERMANENT , 'ENLARGEMENT OF , THE " Akaroa, Mail." npHE 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 detsriraned on adding considerably to the amoimt e'f literary matter furnished to their readers. On and after 1 the-■ ■.' ! 17th JANUARY, 1879, The Akaroa Mail Will contain, ONCE A WEEK, a TWO-PAGE SUPPLEMENT, Consisting of an additional j FOURTEEN COLUMNS Of entertaining matter, under the" following headings :— the novelist:' Under this head will appear two well written TALES, one continuous, and the other complete. THE -GATHERER, j A series of interesting selections. AGRICULTURAL &.PASTORAL* SCIENTIFIC, THE TRAVELLER, LADIES , COLUMN, POETRY, and - . MISCELLANEOUS. Many of our- subscribers and friends have complained that, outside local news; there was but little interesting 'reading matter in the columns'of tKe'MftiL, arid with the limited space at bur disposal, tins 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 ~. :.".." ... '.Ft 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 r po's- ' sible to all classes of readers. • ' WIGGINS & CO. EEED & WALLACE,, Shoeing and. GENERAL SMITHS. HEAD OF THE BAY, Akaroa. ' ' ' Innnraace - Companies. SOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND MARINE." INSURANCE' COMPANY OF ' NEW ZEALAND. Capital ... ... £1,000,000, With Unlimited Liability of i Shareholders. rpHIS 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. 11. HENNING, Agent. Lyttelton: R. WOOD, Agent. J. DRUMMOND. MACPHERSON, Manager, 1 ■ " Christchureh. UNION FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. r"pilE undersigned, having been apJL pointed LOCAL AGENTS for the above' Company, are prepared to I take Risks at the LoweskCurrent Rates. Full particulars, on application to WIGGINS & CO.