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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1713, 20 May 1886, Page 3

ALEXANDER FERGUSON, IMPORTER, &c 5 WHOLESALE & DETAIL STORES The Square, Palmerston. North. GROCEEIES, /amilios waited on for orders. See A'dyertisemenb/ oji FirWPagfc.AGENT^OR I Suttou & Sons, of London. Cbr. Hansen, of Copenhagen. Nelson, Moate, <fc Co.; of Christchurch. Barrett & Buchanan, or Philadelphia. fAcensed Dealer m Firearms and Ammunition. NOTICE. Change of Proprietary. ri.IHE Business" Preiniee3, Stock•X in-Trade. Vehicles, Eight, Title #nd ;: lnterest, also all Appliances, &c, for'bdrrying on the Coach Factory lately itithe&aaidsof Mr Stratfoed, Ooßfih Builder,;.of 'Bangitikei-street, has" becoineiny 'property by purchase made .an the 10th.. jqf Ja;iiuary^^^ !woMd the^e|are respectfully solfeii, thy Patrojtajxe fqf ail persons injterl ested m the various* Departments of ■j the Business as carried on by my '.Predecessor. Xalso beg to state that "by Btrict attention I intend to carry out this sueeessfully, and give geriiißral .satisfaction t © all Ous toihers^ shall be my Endeavour to do work of the best Description and Designs well and faithfully at the lowest possible price; also the Beputation this Establishment has heretofore been deservedly awarded for turning out good, sound, and well finished work, it shall be my pleasing duty to maintain. Mr Stbatford will also be on the premii es for a time to receive Customers, and on his behalf I take this opportunity of thanking' all those Patrons 1 who supported him so well during, his term ;f Business here. Soliciting your, avors,-— 1 am, r John bett, • h'atmer&ton North. MANAWATIJ mAJ) BOARD. NOTICE is, h^rQby given that it is the intention of the Mana. watu Road Board to strifct.. a genera rft^e, under -the U had Boards Act, 1882. of three. farthiiigs m the pound on all- the rateable "properties In the Mariawatu Road District, for the year ending March 31st, 1887, the said rate beibg payableibn the 14th day of Juii%lßS6i -of the 3M; day of May as pfevioualy notified, ) ; at tbe Office of the Board,, where the Ratebook is now lying fbr inspection. • ■•■'•■'■-■ V-^.OLAEKB, •■ -,;;..;,.;, Secretary, : :

m BNDERS forlellißg abput 200 1 Acres of Bush, at Fitzherbes4 -tvill be received aip. to -Saturday, the 29th inst. Apply to M. PBJiINDERGAST, . Fitzherbert.

GENERAL MEETING OF THE . POLICY-HOLDERS OF THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE AS- ' SOCIATION, TO BE HELD AFTER THE ANNUAL MEETING APPOINTED FOR THE 14th JUNE, 1886. NOTICE is hereby given that, im- , mediately after the conclusion of ■ the business of tho annual meeting notified to be held on the 14th day ot June, 1886, or m case such .-.meeting shall';, be i j adjourned, then immediately the adjourn- , , inent shall be carried, a General Meeting } of the policyholders of the New Zealand j ' Government Life Insurance Association •will be beld, at which the following Droposals will be submitted for the consideration and decision of the meeting : : I. "That it is desirable the business of the Government Life Insurance Association should be returned to the charge of the Government." ..."■- 11. " "1. That the Board should be reduced to six memberp, of whom three should ■ be, elected, and the other three should be: the Solicitor- General, the Secretary to the Treasury, and either the Public Trustee or the Commissioner of Property Tax. Three to be a quorum if the Chairman be present, or four if the Chairman be not present. "2. That the Government appoint one of the members ef the Board to be Chairman. "8. That each official member of the Board should receive an honorarium of fifty guineas, and each elected member receive one hundred guineas per annum, , and the Chairman such sum m addition a6' tie Board may fix, not exceeding £200. "4. That the nominated members shall cease to be members of the Board on the day of. the Act comes into opera- ; tion, and shall not be reappointed. '.*''fi\-/Fhat power shonld be given to the Board, at its ootion, to grant compensation to officers on retirement, and , to make compassionate allowances to the widows and young: children of officers who may die whilst m the service, % '- G.A That m case of any fresh appointments of the General Manager and the Actuary the Board's power shall be exercised subject to the approval of the Governor." " 1. That the Central Board be reconstituted, and that it consistl ofyeven , members, four t6 be elected by the policyholders, and three to be nominated , fey .the Government. The three nominated members not to be officers of the Government. , '• 2. That the Board as reconstituted shall elect its own Chairman. : "S. That Ihe honoraria be fixed at -£100 for each member of the Board, except the Chairman of Directprd, who shall receive JB3OO per annum. I " _j j f , ■ At this meeting prpXj&s . mny ' Vej'used m terins'of theVgiilafipns of thf^Central Board of Directois. J ' £-5 . Proxy toriiw may be obtained at tne -.Head Office, 'Wellington, or at any of, the District Offices or Agencie* of the Association. The proxybolder must be a polieyholder, *Hd the proxy paper must | be lodged at the Head Office not \w \ than forty eight hours before the day of .meeting, ; . General MwnMTi