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Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1233, 15 February 1878, Page 1

AVON ROAD DISTRICT. notice —The valuation LIST for the Avon Road District for the year IS7B is now OPEN FOR INSPECTION at the Road Board Office, Fapanui road. All objections thereto must be left at the said office on or before the 15th day of February, 1878, and a copy of every such objection must be left at the Avon Road Board t 'ffice not less than seven days before the next sitting of the said Court. W. F. BEATSON, 7670 Clerk to the Board. W. H. Payne, BOOT AND SHOEMAKER, Victoria Street Christchurch. Boots and Shoes made to order. Repairs neatly executed. W. H. PAYNE. 48 MR JOHN KENNER begs to return his sincere thanks to the inhabitants of Lyttelton and surrounding district for the support accorded him whilst carrying on the business of Grocer and General Storekeeper in Lyttelton. He begs to inform them that he has DISPOSED OF THE BUSINESS to Mr JOHN R. WEBB, and solicits for him a continuance of their patronage. London street, Lyttelton, Feb. 6th, 1878. 73 J. R. W EBB, BEGS to inform the inhabitants of Lyttelton and the surrounding districts that he has taken the GROCERY AND GENERAL STORE, lately carried on by Mr J. Kenner, London street, Lyttelton, and hopes by strict attention to business, combined with moderate charges, and keeping the best articles, to merit a fair share of public support. N. B.—Shipping supplied. 47 The union fire and marine INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, Hereford street (in premises formerly occupied by Llghtband, Allan and Co.) is prepared to accept FIRE AND MARINE RISKS at current rates. W. DEVENISH MEARES, 6531 General Manager. STANDARD Insurance Company. FIRE AND MARINE. CAPITAL £1,000,000. FIRE and Marine Risks taken at Current Rates. Fidelity of Persona in Situations of Trust insured. THOMAS R. FISHER, Agent for Canterbury. Offices—Hereford street, Christchurch. 683 THE NEW ZEALAND Insurance Company. Establishes 1859. Capital M . £1,000,001 Paid-up Capital _ £3OO,OGC Every description of Fire and Marine In siranoe at current rates. DAVID CRAIG, Hereford street. SOUTH BRITISH FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital—ONE MILLION STERLIN Paid-up Capital, Reserve Fund, £IOO,OOO. £58,750. '"pHE above Company offers UNI DOUBTED SECURITY to Insurers, having a large, wealthy, and influential proprietary resident in New Zealand. All the Company’s FUNDS are invested n the Colony. A special feature of the SOUTH BRITISH is the prompt and liberal settlement of claims. It has thus paid for losses* in font years £156,467. PIEE AND MABINB BISKS Taken at LOWEST CURRENT RATES, For proposal forms, &c., apply t J. DRUMMOND MACPHERSON, 6660 Manager. Gaabe straff National insurance company OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital £1,000,000. Paid up, £50,000; Reserve, £70,000. THIS PURELY LOCAL OFFICE Presents many advantages to the Insuring Public. The Capital and Profits are RETAINED IN THE COLONY. THE HEAD OFFICE and Management being local, settlements are made without vexatious delays, or reference to offices at a distance. RATES AND TERMS equal to those offered by any other Company 1 A. GARRICK, 7386 Manager; ChristcTra ch. 7 jp IT* PRO CT E R WATCHMAKER, AND MANUFACTURING JEWELLER, Of High street, Christchurch (opposite Ciij Hotel.) iT.R.Rocterf Optician T. R. Procter, from 30 years’ experience the spectacle bran ch of his business, knowing the difficulty there has been in procuring the same of reliable material, properly adjusted to the sight, has secured the services of a first-class and thoroughly qualified Optician (late of Dollond and Son, London), and the only Pkactical Optician in New Zealand, can guarantee to supply spectacles in any description*: frame, suitable to any sight, of the >» Brazilian Pebbles, or the Patent Tinted, other Crystals. The near-sighted, and those suffering from weak eyes, requiring Spectacles, hould take the opportunity of calling upon T, R. Procter, during their visit to Christchurch, when they can have their sight gauged and registered by Dr, Ackland’s patent Optometer for carefully testing the sight and supplying suitable spectacles, as they can at any time be supplied by post. N. B. Every description of Catoptical and Optical Lenses, also Opthalmoscopes, and Laryngoscopes made to oeder on the premises* C 444