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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 660, 29 November 1851, Page 1

WELLINGTON BRANCH of the ALLIANCE Fire Assurance Company, of London. Established by Act of Parliament, March, 1824. CAPITAL—FIVE MILLIONS STERLING. Board of Directors Presidents Samuel Gw me- i .-c j » —-i- j w.r xuuaca luuutiuOre I Bart. Directors GecrgeJL Barnett,Esq John Irvins?. Esa. ‘P ’ Buxton ’ Bart - Bouis Lucas, Esql Thomas Masterman. Sir R. Campbell, Bart. Esq. TL G r • 01 k<. e ij arr °}!' „ Baron L.de Rothschild Ihe Right Hon. G. R. M.P.; Dawson. sir A." N. de BothsJames Fletcher, Esq. child, Bart, wur eS j eS ’ Es 9.' ° Bwald Esq. W ilham Gladstone,Esq Melvii Wilson, Esc Samuel Gurney, Jun., ’ Esq. The Undersigned have the pleasure to inform the public of Wellington that they have been appointed Agents of the above Company, and that they are authorized to effect Fire Assurances at the rates of premium and on the conditions laidoown by the Board of Directors. Hervey, Johnston & Co. Lombard Street, 10th October, On Sale at the Office of this Paper, RULED Account-Books, various sizes Superfine Foolscap Superfine Letter Paper, large Blue-wove and Ivory Do. Note Paper, Royal Albert, Queen’s size a id Ivory D col S oure ng ' WaX ’ Red ’ Black ’ and various and Proper Lessons U Portfolks^ PER ’ Music 'h°ohs, and Music Royal, Imperial, Double-Elephant, and Antiquanan Drawing-paper Tracing - Paper, Drawing Portfolios, and Drawing Materials Superfine Drawing Pencils, Indian Ink, Camel Hair Pencils and Tools Sketch-books and Drawing-blocks Ackerman’s and Reeve’s Water-Colours _ ara..e. Rulersand Mathematical Instruments Parchment, Pasteboards, Millboards Superfine Foolscap, ruled for accounts B Paper, white and pink, and Blotting Pads Best Hambro’ Quills assorted Round Ebony Rulers Black and Red Ink, Copying Ink, Sponge Boxes Italian Pens, Wafers Envelopes, various sizes, Envelope Cases Morocco Slates, Plain do. Metallic Memoranda Books Mordan for Patent Pencils x aekets of Fancy and Mourning Paper Slates and Slate Pencils One-quire Foolscap Books, ruled and feint Pewter Inkstands, Screw Inks I nd j a Rubber, Ivory Reading Knives Eadies’ Companions, Writing Portfolios, Card Cases, and Visiting Cards Pocket-books, Morocco and Russia, Bill Case, Memoranda Books, various sizes

Also, Cheque Books. Bills of Lading-. Bills of Exchange, Customhouse Forms' &c., &c.. &e. Ex “ Duke of Portland,” and on sale at the Office of this Paper, SUPERFINE Writing Paper, various kinds Screw Cut Injt Glasses Superfine- Sealing Wax Copy Books, various sizes Coloured Prints Mavor’s Spelling Books Johnson’s Dictionary Abram’s Arithmetic Scotch Ps Ims Walkingham’s Tutor’s Assistant Watts’ Psalms and Hymns Children’s Books, &c., &c., &c.

Wellington Markets, Retail Prices, November 29, 1851. —First flour, £25 per ton ; Bread, per 21b. loaf, 6o’. ; Beef, sd. to 6d. per lb.; Mutton, 4id. to sd. per lb.; Pork, sd= to 6d. per lb. ; Fowls, per pair. 3s. ? Ducks, per pair, 4s. ; Geese, 4s. each; Turkeys, ss. each ; Fresh butter, Os. 104. per lb.; Salt butter, Is. 2d. per lb.; Potatoes, £7 pet ton ; Eggs, Is. Od. per doz. ; Cheese, New Zealand, Is. 2d. per lb. : Bathurst, Is. per lb. ; Maize, 3s. 6d. per bush.; Alei 2s. per gallon ; Ham and Bacon, 6d, to 7dc per IV. ; Firewood, per ton, 18s.