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Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2528, 24 March 1871, Page 3

Advertisements received too late for Classification. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANN U1 i lES. nriHE Government having been empowered JL by special Acts of the Legislature to enter into contracts for Insurances on Lives, and for the grants of Annuities and Endowments, are now prepared to execute any of the usual contracts dependent upon the con" tingencies of human life. The Rules and Regulations framed Under the Acts of the Legislature have been drawn up in a liberal spirit, and hold out f r many obvious reasons, greater advantages than can be obtained elsewhere. The following arc presented as deS’ wing of Public attention, and especially of the Working Glasses : 1. The tables of Premiums in all the branches arc considerably less than in any other office in New Zealand. 2. All transactions, and Powers of Attorney and other documents, are free of Stamp Duty and all taxation. 3. No charge is made beyond the purchase money or premium, paid quarterly, half-yearly, or annually. 4. Foui teener twenty-one days of grace, according to the intervals of payment, arc allowed beyond the dun dates; and should the assured die during these periods, the policy will still be valid, fj 5. Surrender values are granted on the whole or any part of a contract which has endured for five years. 6. Rc idenco is permitted in any part of the Australasian Colonies nr Europe, and premiums may always be paid on the due dates at the nearest Money Order Office. 7. Insurances effected for the benefit of and settled on Wife or Children are free, to the extent of L 2,000, from the claims of Creditors. 8. The Consolidated Revenue of the Colony is liable for all cla'ms, in the event of the monies received (which are safely invested at compound interest) at any time being insufficient to meet demands, thus affording the best security to the Assured. The fullest information can be obtained on application to any Money Order Office or Government Schoolmaster, or to CECIL Y. BISS, Suh-Commissu nor, Offices, (next Post Offiecl, Central Hall Provincial Buildings, Dunedin. W. GISBORNE, Commissioner.

Boat and Shoemakers. V. R. BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT. M FLEMING, Pink of Fashion Dress . Boot Maker to His Excellency Sir George Fevgusson Bowen, Governor of New Zca'and. Establishment adjoining Boss anil Glondining's, Stafford street, Dunedin. Fleming, “Pink” of fashion name renown’ll, ’ iMid the gentle, loving, wise, profound, And whoso boots adorn a thou-and feet, And whose praise is sung by voice's sweet. He who smooths the xohx of female forms, And both charlatans and tricksters scorns ; Who wise with skill in King Crispin’s art, From Symmetry’s rule cannot depart; But form the boot with elastic ease To fit, to beautify, and please. Hence around his tjoor in Sta&ord street Beauty, love, w;t, and talent meet,' jkger for'Flcmihg to grace their feet, While they in his s .ncUim take a scat. E’en the representative of the Queen Amid Fleming’s patrons may bn; soQt \ Yes, Sir Qggpgo, of all nmys, Had off heard of Fleming's boots and shoes Spoke of wijh praise wheve’r he wont, Therefore in haste he for this artist sent, And in lan-uago royal-—nay, not proud—gpoke he his praises both free and loud. r i hen hade he Fleming to him draw near, While with voice of kindne-s, soft and clear, Ami with a touch of sword, swift ami light, Said, “ Pink of Fashion,” I dub thee knight. Sir Knight of Crispin on the scroll of fame Henceforth shall stand tby honored name ; Yes, thy boots the feet of kings shall grace, Thou leader of Cri-pin’s leather race ; And thy noble hj dl in Stafford street Shall still be tilled with the elHe, And hero 1, Sir George, do now declare - Nay, no boots but FI. ming’s will 1 wear ; And before I leave Edina's town, On bis brow I’ll se'tle Crispin’s c-own. rpHE YOUNG LADLES JOURNAL X Contains suitable Reading for families Elegant Designs in all kinds of useful and ornamental Needlework, accompanied by simple and complete directions. Colored Fashion Plates and Berlin Pat terns from Paris Home and Cookery Receipts, Pastimes New Music, &c. Full-size Patterns for cutting out every description of garment worn by the members of a family I ENGLISH AND EUROPEAN NEWS —The Mail, a paper containing tha news, the principal leaders, a well-digested Summary and all interesting matter from The Timex. The newspaper hitherto known as 'The Ereenimj Mail, having become the property of the proprietors of 7'Ac Timex, is now published twice a week, under the title of The Mail, at the price of threepence per copy as heretofore. The days of publication will be Tuesday and Friday, and each paper will contain the news and all matters of interest aypearing in the three previous numbers of The Timex, whicb will thus be rendered available, in a cheap and convenient form, for persons residing abroad or in the Colonies. Subscribers can obtain The Mail through Newspapers Agents, or may have it from the Publisher on pre-payment, at Printing-House Square, Loudon.