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Evening Star, Issue 3168, 16 April 1873, Page 3

Late Advertisements. BENEFIT OF MORN I NOTON LIBRARY. A LECTURE will be delivered by Robert Stout, Esq., M.P.C., at the Mornington Hall, on Thursday, 17th April, at Eight o’clock. Subject: “Tit for Tat.” .Tames Anderson, Esq., will occupy the chair. Admission—One Shilling. Retriever Dog. Owner can have same by paying expenses. H. Hargan, Brewery Depot, Rattray street. LOST on Monday, near Driver and Co.’s yard, Maclaggan street, Express Cover, Please return to Reid’s Express. LOST, near Knox Church, part Brooch, with hair. Finder rewarded at Mr Mason’s, Grocer, King street. WANTED, a Respectable Woman, as Companion to invalid Lady, Wesleyan preferred. Apply R. Ross, Queen’s Livery stable. WANTED Known, the Band of Hope ■wilt meet at Oddfellows’ Hall, Friday next, 7 p.m. sharp. Library opened as usual. LECTURES. FICTION, ITS USES AND ABUSES. THE Rev. Mr. MAIN, from Victoria, will deliver a Lecture on the above subject, under the auspices of the First Church Young Men’s Christian Association, This (Wednesday) Evening, the ICth inst., at half-past seven, in the Hall below the Church, Collection in aid of the Sabbath School Library. B. MOLUUON, Hon, Sec. PUBLIC COMPANIES. ENERGETIC QUARTZ MINING COMPANY, ROUGH RIDGE (Registered). A FOURTH CALL of 5s per share has now been made by the Directors, and the manager will be in attendance at the Company’s Office (premises of Messrs Burton Pros., Princes street), from 4 to 6 p.m. on Friday, April 18, to receive the same. JOHN ARIS, Manager. riIHE OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND X INVESTMENT COMPANY, LIMITED. ISSUE OP ADDITIONAL SHARES. Offices : 5 Adams Court, Old Broad Street, London, CAPITAL : £500,001 in 100,000 Shares of £5 each. First Issue, 50,000 Shares. The Court of Directors in London of the OTAGO AND SOUTHLAND INVESTMENT COMPANY, Limited, having resolved to issue the remaining 10,000 Reserved Shares of the First Issue of 50,000 Shares in the above Company, have determined, with the view of giving it a more Colonial character, to offer the same in New Zealand. The Company has only been in existence about eight years, and the Dividends paid have been at the rate of Ten per cent, per annum, besides forming a Reserve Fund which already amounts to L 6,000, in the benefits from which fund the new Shares will participate. It is proposed to issue the additional Shares at a premium of Five Shillings per Share, and a Call of One Pound per Share will only be required to be paid up : no other call is contemplated. App’ications for Shares will be received at the Offices of the Company, Temple Chambers, Princes street, Dunedin, until the 29th April. A. W. MORRIS, Manager. SCOTTISH COMMERCIAL INSURANCE CO. FIRE, LIFE, AND ANNUITIES. Claims settled in Dunedin. CAPITAL, £1,000,900. WILLIAM BROWN & CO., Agents, High Street. INSURANCE COMPANY, FIRE AND MARINE. (Established 1849.1 CAPITAL £200,000. Head Office : Melbourne. NEW ZEALAND BRANCH. Directors : J. T. Wright, Esq. | J. F. Watson, Esq. J, M. Ritchie, Esq. Insurances of every description effected at Lowest Current Rates, and Claims promptly met. Losses can be made payable in any part oi New Zealand or Australian Colonica, Office : MANSE STREET. A. HILL JACK, Resident Secretary. The south British fire and MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital, 1.5(10,000, 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, Fsq. William Earl, Esq. William Morrin, Esq. Joseph Howard, Esq, General Manager ; A. Boardman. Bankers: Union Bank of Australia. Head Office. 29 Queen street, Auckland. Trustees and Directors, Otago Branch; W. H. Reynolds, Esq., M.H.R, John Davie, E;-q. (M‘Laudress & Co.) This Company has been established as a purely Niw 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 a*e 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.