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Evening Star, Issue 3068, 18 December 1872, Page 4

PUBLIC COMPANIES. The south British fire and MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital, L 500.000, in 25,000 Shares of L2O each, with unlimited liability of shareholders. Directors. Chairman—Albert Beetham, Esq. Hon. Hen. Chamberlain, M.L.A. Win. Crush Daldy, Esq., J.P. Stannus Jones, Rsq. William Earl, Esq. William Morrin, Esq. Joseph Howard, Esq. General Manager : A. Boardman. Bankers: Union Bank of Australia. Head Office. 20 Queen street, Auckland, Trustees and Directors, Otago Branch : W. H. Reynolds, Esq., M.II R. John Davie, Esq. (M'Landrcas & Co.) This Company has been established as a purely New Zealand institution, with all its funds retained and invested in the Colony. It has a very large and influential body of shareholders distributed throughout the entire Colony, who are themselves insurers to a very considerable amount, and consequently can influence a large business, thus adding to the security of the insured and the stability of the Company, the chief features of which are a liberal management, prompt payments, rates moderate, and personal responsibility of a large body of shareholders. Fire and Marine Risks are now being taken at current rates W. and G. TURNBULL and CO., Agents Otago Branch. N"B.—Local Agents wanted in Districts where not yet appointed. MESSRS GILLIES & STREET, Agents for Otago of the well-known and longestablished Office, rpeE NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, (Estarmsiied 1707 ; Reorganised 1821), Are now prepared to undertake the INSURANCE PROM FIRE of every description of Property, to yna,ranter that all losses will he promptly and liberally settle/1 toy themselves, thus avoiding the delay, anxiety, and inconvenience occasioned by agents ha ving to consult Boards of Directors and others at a distance. ■ Every information as to the Society’s Rates and Principles, or as to Special Rates, may obtained free on application, personally or by letter, to the HEAD OFFICE FOR OTAGO, Messrs GILLIES & STREET, Agents, Princes street, Dunedin.

Note. —The confidence of the Public in the Norwich Union Fire Office is shown by the continuous increase of its business, which now amounts to ONE H (INDEED MILLIONS STEELING. National marine insurance COMPANY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA. Incorporated by Act of Parliament. Capital, £250,000. Directors: William Townsend, Esq., M.P., Chairman. John Colton, Esq. H. R. Fuller, Esq, Hon. John Dunn, M.L.C, Hon. J. Hodgkiss, M.L.C. The undersigned are now prepared to accept Marine Risks on behalf of the above Company. H. HOUGHTON & CO. THE OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND INVESTMENT COMPANY (LIMITED). Incorporated undeT “ The Companies Act, 1862,” and empowered by Act of the Legislature of New Zealand. Offices— s, ADAMS COURT, OLD BROAD STREET, LONDON, E.C. Capital £500,000 in 100,000 SHARES of £5 EACH, FIRST ISSUE, 50,000 SHARES. Directors: S. Bolton Edenborough, Esq Alexander Lang Elder, Esq John Harbottle, Esq Alexander Morrison, Esq Joseph R. Morrison, Esq James D. Thomson, Esq Auditors : J. Sawyer, Esq C. H. Robinson, Esq Bankers• The Bank of Scotland, for London and Scotland, Solicitors : Messrs Hughes, Masterman, and Hughes, 26, Austin Friars, E.C. Secretary : Alexander Grac% Esq, Committee in New Zealand : W. J. M. Larnach, Esq., Colonial Manager of the Bank of Otago, Limited. A. W. Morris, Esq., Dunedin Manager. Bankers; The Bank of Otago, Limited. The objects of this Company are to lend money on Freehold and other properties, at moderate rates of interest. Applications to be made at the Company’s office, TEMPLE CHAMBERS, PRINCES STREET, Next Bank of Otago, SCOTTISH COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CO. FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. CAPITAL, £1,000,000, HEAD OFFICE ; 133, WEST GEORGE STREET, GLASGOW DIRECTORS : Alex. Crum, Esq., of Thornliehank, Chairman. H, E. Crum Ewing, Jun. Esq., Merchant, Glasgow, Hugh Brown, Esq,, Manufacturer, Glasgow Richard Kidston, Esq., (Messrs A. G. Kidston and Co.}, Glasgow James King, Younger, Esq., of Campsie, Glasgow James Kirkland, Esq., Corn Merchant, Glasgow Charles Randolph, Esq., Shipbuilder, Glasgow John Moflfatt, Esq,, Ardrossan D. S Cargill, Esq. (Messrs W. Milna and Co.) Glasgow and Ceylon Wm. Smith Dixon, Esq, Ironmaster, Govan, Hill, Glasgow. MANAGER i Frederick J. Hallows. WILLIAM BROWN and CO., Agents, High Street.