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Evening Star, Issue 3280, 25 August 1873, Page 4

PUBLIC COMPANIES. PRELIMINARY NOTICE OF THE N ATIONAL FIRE AND INSURANCE COMPANY ZEALAND. MARINE OF NEW To be incorporated under the provisions of the Joint Stock Companies Acts. CAPITAL 1500,000, IN 50,000 SHARES ' OF LlO EACH, With power to increase to L 1,000,000. Five Shillings per Share payable on application, and Five Shillings on allotment. Provisional Directors. G. Gray Russell, Esq., (Messrs. G. Gray Russell and C 0.,) Dunedin, J. L. Butterworth, Esq., (Messrs Butterworth Brothers), Dunedin. John Cargill, Esq., (Messrs Cargills and M‘Lean), Dunedin. R, A. Low, Esq., (Messrs Heymanson, Low, and C 0.,) I'unedin. C. S. Reeves, Esq., (Messrs Reeves and C 0.,) Dunedin, C. B. Howden, Esq,, (the New Zealand Distillery C 0.,) Dunedin. Evan Prosser, Esq., (Messrs Kempthorne, Prosaer, and C 0.,) Dunedin. G. C. Matheson, Esq., (Messrs Matheson, Brothers), Dunedin. Alexander Burt, Esq., (Messrs A. and T. Burt), Dunedin. Richard Oliver, Esq., M.P.C., (Messrs Oliver and Ulph), Dunedin. James Smith, Esq., (Messrs Smith and Anderson), Dunedin. Henry Driver, Esq., M.P.C., (Messrs Driver, Stewart, and C 0.,) Dunedin. Robert Wilson, Esq., (Messrs R. Wilson and C 0.,) Dunedin. David Proudfoot, Esq., Contractor, Dunedin. W. J. M. Larnach, Esq., Banker, Dunedin, Bankers. The National Bank of New Zealand. Solicitors. Messrs Smith and Anderson. Interim Secretary. Mr Richard H. Leary. The Prospectus will be issued in a few

days. R OYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF ENGLAND, FOR FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE. Capital ... £2,000,000 Accumulated Funds... £2,235,518 Reasons why the Royal should bo selected by intending life assurers Ist. Its security is undoubted. 2nd. Its bonuses have been large, because its business has been carefully selected, and its expenses are small. 3rd. The Agents are authorised to accept proposals on good lives in the Colonies And 4th. Special Advantage. The Royal has agents over the whole World, and assurances can therefore be transferred wherever the life may reside. A policy effected with the Royal in New Zealand may thus be renewed in Europe, Asia, Africa, or America, without difficulty. Agents for Otago— HENDERSON, LAW, AND CO. -yiCTORIA INSURANCE COMPANY. FIRE AND MARINE. (Established 1849.) CAPITAL £200,000. Head Office : Melbourne. NEW ZEALAND BRANCH. Directors : J. T. Wright, Es<?. i 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 of New Zealand or Australian Colonies. Office : MANSE STREET. a.'hill JACK, Resident Secretary. Scottish commercial insurance co. FIRE, life, and annuities. Claims settled in Dunedin. CAPITAL, £1,000,000. WILLIAM BROWN & CO., Agents, High Street.

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 Bcetham, Esq. Hon. Hen. Chamberlain, M.L.A. Wm. Crush Dally, Esq., J.P. Stannus Jones, Esq. William Earl, Esq. William Morrin, Esq. Joseph Howard, Esq. General ManagerA. Boardman. Bankers : Union Bank of Australia. Head Office : 29 Queen street, Auckland. Trustees and Directors, Otago Branch: W. H. Reynolds. Esq., M.H.K. John Davie, Esq. (M'Landrcsa & 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, aud personal responsibility of a large body of shareholders. Fire and Marine Risks are now being taken at current rates. W. & G, TURNBULL & CO., Agents Otago Branch, N.B.—Local Agents wanted in Districts where not yet appointed