PUBLIC NOTICES. PROSPECTUS OP The colonial bank of new ZEALAND. CAPITAL .... £2,000,000 In 400,000 Shares of £5 each. To be offered to the Public by a first issue of one-half, via, 200,000 Shares, To be called up as follows: Five Shillings on application; 10s on allotment ;6s two months after allotment; 5s four months after allotment; 5s six months after allotment; which will amount to £300,000 paid-up Capital at end of six months. ’ ' No further Call will be made for 12 months after the Bank’ is first opened in Dunedin, and future Calls will not exceed 5s per Share, to be made if required, at intervals of not less than three months thereafter. Provisional Committee : The Hon. Mathew Holmes, W. A Tolmie, M.H.E. E. Oliver, M.P.C., Oliver and XJlph Dr. Webster, M.P.C., Eunholder * AM. Eitohie, Bussell, Eitchie, and Co. Charles Nichols, Dalgety, Nichols, and Co. James Rattray, Dalgety, Nichols, and Co. J. L. Butterworth, Butterworth Bros. Robert Wilson, E. Wilson and Co. Keith Ramsay, Jetty street George M. Bell, Eunholder, Southland John Cormack, of Morrison and Company, Blue Spur Captain J. T. Boyd B. C. Haggitt, Provincial Solicitor ; Alexander Burt, A. and T. Burt O. S. Reeves, M.P.O. James Marshall, Marshall and Copeland j James Copeland, Cumberland street ? *, M- Darnach, Guthrie and Lamach : Damel_CampbeU, Great King street w Fish, jun., Princes street W.M. Hodgkins, of Howorth and Hodgkins R. ±L. Leary, High street : iJ. H. Harris, Solicitor Wm. Fraser, of Strode and Fraser, Runholders ,J. Logan, Eunholder Miller, Eunholder ■J, A. ConneU, of Connell and Hoodie w. JD. Stewart, Barrister ;M. Price, Dunedin ‘J. S. Webb, Webb and Fulton J. Brown, sen. iC. R. Chapman, Barrister ■The Hon. James Paterson .W. Gellibrand, Eunholder D. F. Main, Barrister-at-Law W. J. Burton, Burton Bros. J. E. Jones, Harbor Steam Company Charles Zeile, Rattray street James Hazlett, Merchant, Ciyde John Reid, Elderslie, Oamaru •Robert Gillies, Gillies and Street Donald Reid, M.H.R. Howden, Distiller, • Cumberland street Charles Reid, Princes street R. Glendining, Ross and Glendining Dr Edward Hulme, John Douglas, Eunholder, Mount Royal ri § hjt ’ Stephenson, and Go. G. F. Reid, Stafford street R. Paterson, Paterson and M'Leod R. Mi Robertson, Distiller, Rattray street James Shand, M. P.C. |Wm. Barron, Barron, Grant, and Co. Wm. Park, Park and Curie George Elliot Barton, Barrister-ait-Law W. D. Munson, Editor ‘ Daily Times ’ Charles De V. Teschcmaker, Runholder, Taipc ! Oamaru , David Prondfoot, Railway Contractor Edmond Smith, Dunedin Savings Bank Horace Bastings, M.P.C. W. North, North and Scoullar Hugh M‘Neil, Briscoe and Co. John Bathgate, E.M. !■' ■?' Sr rgiU * Car U>Us and M'Lean H. J. Walter, Manse street R. K. Murray, Rattray street James Black, Black and Thomson Marcus Hume, Dunedin fe eßA^ en ’ M - Ra > East Taieri William Snow, Outram, West Taieri A, J. Smyth, Contractor Thomas Birch, Merchant Ed. Herbert, Mayor of Lawrence ■Kobert Pritchard. Arrow Walter Inder, Naseby M. J. MaJaghan. Queenstown Job Wain, Manse street. James: Fulton. R. M. Scanlan, Scanlan Brothers, Princes strei William Kennedy, Rattray street Ihe Hon. John M‘Lean, Redcastle, Oamaru ; With power to add to their number. Bankers: • The Union Bank of Australia. The Bank of Australasia. Rd,, The great want of a thoroughly Colonii Banking Institution for the whole Colony « New Zealand having been long felt, it has bee determined by the Provisional Committee 1 supply the same by placing before the publ the. present carefully considered scheme, wrl the full confidence that it will meet with ver general support. ' 2ud. i As a first step, it is proposed bo offer 1 the people of this Colony one-half of tl nominal capital, or 200,000 shares, in fairpr Sortiono to each of the Provinces throughoi Few Zealand, on the basis of the respectii populations of each Province, reserving tl other half to be disposed of hereafter, as tl rapid progress of the Colony may demand ai shareholders may decide j but in no instan will any qf the remaining shares be offered f sale opt of the Colony without having been fir offered to the Colonial holders, nor will any hi a New Zealand Register be kept. 3rd. It is intended that the Head Office the Bank shall be in Dunedin, and that General Manager of high professional standii shall be appointed to guide the operations of tl Bank ; and also that a Board of qualified Dire tors shall be elected from among the Committ to advise with the General Manager, ai generally watch the interests of the whole I stitution. , As soon as a sufficient number of Shar shall have been applied for to warrant the ooi mencement of business, the Head Office will opened m Dunedin, in suitable Premises alreai secured under offer, and thereafter Branch will gradually be opened in the Chief Centi of Settlement throughout the Colpny. rxS ‘ -d* t> e chief aim of the Promote ot tius iiaDjc to Hid and conserve alike the inti estsof the whole community in this Colon The Mercantile, Trading, Pastoral, Agricultur; Mining, Artizan, and Laboring classes will ea have fair treatment and support from the Co nial Bank. To the Mining Interest special i tention will bf given, !with a desire to acqu: for the Miners the Mint value of their Go! whether in large or small quantities, and un such value can be ascertained a liberal advai will be made upon any Gold deposited fort purpose of coinage. 6th. It is not intended by the Frojqqtqra this Bank shall purchase DpJcl, fyit
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Evening Star, Issue 3493, 4 May 1874, Page 1
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