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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 666, 20 December 1851, Page 1

WELLINGTON BRANCH , , > of the - - ALL! A HCE Fize -Assurance Company, of London. Established by Act of Parliament, March, 1824. CAPITAL— FIVE MILLIONS STERLING. Board of Directors Presidents Samuel Gurney, Esq. 1 Sir Moses Montifiore I Bart. Directors George H: Barnett,Esq John Irving, Esq. Sir E. N. Buxton, Bart. Louis Lucas, Esq. q- » T , Thomas Masterman Sir R. Campbell, Bart. Esq. Sir George Carroll. Baron L. de Rothschild The Right Hon. G. R. M.P. Dawson sir A. N. de RothsJames Fletcher, Esq. child, Bart. ?n-^ les £i. bl i fes ’ Es 9- Oswald Smith, Esq. William Gladstone,Esq Melvil Wilson, Esc Samuel Gurney, Jun.. Esq. The Undersigned have the pleasure to inform th£ 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. t , r. Agents. Lombard Street, 10th October, 1850.

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Wellington Markets, Retail Prices, December 20, 1851.—First flour, £l3 per ton j Bread, per 2lb. loaf, sd. ; Beef, sd. to 6«. per lb.; Mutton, 4£d. to sd. per lb;; Pork, sd. to 6d. per lb. ; Fowls, per pair, 35.; Ducks, per pair, 4s. ; Geese, 4s. each; Turkeys, ss. each ; Fresh butter, os. 10iL per lb.; Salt butter, Is. 2d. per lb.; Potatoes, £6 pei ton ; Eggs, Is. 2d. per doz. ; Cheese, New Zealand, Is. 2d. per lb. ; Bathurst, Is. per lb. ; Maize, 3s. 6d. per bush.; Ale, 2s. per gallon ; Ham and Bacon, 6d. to 7d. per IV.; Firewood, per ton, 18s,