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New Zealand Mail, Issue 35, 23 September 1871, Page 18

NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES. THE Government having been empowered by special Acts of the Legislature to enter into contracts for Insurances on Lives, and for the grants of Annuities and Endowments, are now prepared to execute any of the usual contracts dependent upon the contingencies of auman life. The following advantages are presented as deserving of Public attention, and especially of the working classes : 1. All transactions and Powers of Attorney, and other documents, are free of stamp duty and all taxation. 2. No charge is made beyond the purchase money or premium. 3. Surrender values are granted on the whole or any part of a contract which lias endured for three years.. 4. The tables of premiums in all the branches are considerably less than in any other office in New Zealand. 5. Residence is permitted in any part of the Globe distant except within 31 ° S., or 33 °N. of the Equator, or in any part of the Australian Colonies south of the 25th parallel of south latitude, and premiums may always be paid on the due dates at the nearest Money Order Office. G. Insurances effected for the benefit of, and settled on wife, or children are free, to the extent of £2OOO, from the claims of creditors. 7. The Consolidated Revenue of the Colony is liable for all claims, in the event of the receipts at any time being insufficient to meet demands, thus affording the best security to the assured. The fullest information can be obtained on application to any Money Order Post Office, or to Mr Benjamin Smith, at the offices of B. Smith & Co., Wellington ; or to Mr Joseph Wilcox, Victoria Avenue, Wanganui. W. GISBORNE, Commissioner. WRIGHT’S PURE COAL TAR SOAP should be in daily use in every family. As a Preventative of Infectious Diseases of every kind, its importance is recognised by the most prominent members of the Medical profession, as well as by the leading journals of the day. Vide “ Lancet,” “ Medical Times and Gazette,” “ British Medical Journal,” &c. The “ Times” has directed especial attention to the increase of infectious diseases and warned the public to use every sanitary precaution. The use of Pure Coal Tar Soap is the readiest, simplest, and most effective means to this end. Sold everywhere by Chemists, in Tablets, 6d and Is each. CAUTION—The great and increasing favor this truly antiseptic and detergent Soap has gained as the best Soap for daily toilet use, has caused a host of imitations. The proprietors direct attention to the fact that each ablet of the Original and Genuine Coal Tar wp bears the impress « SAPO CARB<?NIS DETERGEN3,” ider which name it is registered. Sole Inventors and Proprietors, W. V. /■RIGHT & CO., Maunnfacturing Chemists, mtkwark Street, London, S.E. THE STEAM ENGINE TRIALS OF the Royal Agricultural Society of England, Oxford, 1870. The First prizes at this show were again awarded to Clayton and Shuttlewortli, viz : The first prizes for Horizontal Fixed Engine of 10 H. P.; First Prizes for Steam Engine with boiler combined.. At the previous trials of steam engines at Bury, 1867, Clayton and Shuttlewortli took all the First Prizes for Engines, also a prize of £ls for Thrashing Machines, and the Society’s Silver Medal. Clayton and Shuttleworth have received First Prizes at all Trials of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, at which they have competed since 1849. N.B.—All the principal Makers of Portable Engines, &c., compete for this Society’s Prizes, being the only trials in Great Britian conducted by competent and impartial engineers, and where the capability and value of each engine is thoroughly tested by practical experiments. C. &3. therefore do not compete at any other shows. Portable engines, from 4 to 25-horse power, Thrashing Machines, single, double, and treble blast, with patent rolled steel beater plates, and all other recent improvements. Grinding mills, saw benches, straw elevators, kc. CLAYTON & SHUTTLE WORTH, Stamp End Works, Lincoln ; 7S Lombard street, London and Tarleton street, Liverpool. Catalogues on application, or free by post. YARROW & HEDLEY’S SMALL STEAMERS AND STEAM LAUNCHES, built of Wood, Iron or Steel. 23 feet long, seats for 8 persons, complete from £145 ; 30 feet long, seats for 14 persons, complete from £195 ; 37 feet long, seats for 20 persons, complete from £245 ; 43 feet long, seats for 30 persons, complete from £360 ; 50 feet long, seats for 60 persons, complete from £650; &c., kc. Steamers up to 45 feet in length can be transported on a ship’s deck complete, and ready for immediate use on arrival. The above may be used for conveying passengers, carrying cargo, or as tugs. The total working expenses of a steamer 43 feet long, amount to 15s a day in England ; the consumption of fuel being about 6cwt, and a man and a boy the crew required. Paddle and Screw Steamers specially designed for river navigation, having a very shallow draught of water. Machinery supplied for boats built abroad. YARROW & HEDLEY, Engineers and Builders, Isle of Dogs, Poplar, London. Prospectuses may be obtained at the office of this journal. April 22nd, 1871. [lm-