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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VIII, Issue 670, 3 January 1852, 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 .—. f Presidents Samuel Gurney, Esq. j Sir Moses Montifiora I Bart. Directors George H. Barnett,Esq John Irving, Esq. H. Buxton, Bart. Louis Lucas, Esq Sir R. Campbell, Bw T ±" Vp I “ d,K “ b ” l ’ M T Daws ° n ’ . „ Sir A. N. de RothsJames Fletcher, Esq. child, Bart, wm- S 1 Es 3- Oswald Smith, Esq. • Wilham Gladstone,Esq Melvil Wilson, Esc 1 Samuel Gurney, Jun.. ; Esq. • The Undersigned have the pleasure to inform the public of Wellington that they have I been appointed Agents of the above Company, and that tuey are authorized to effect Fire Assurances at the rates of premium and on the conditions laiduown by the Board of Directors. Hervey, Johnston & Co. Lombard Street, 10th October, 1850f eata ‘ 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 >d Ivory Do. Sealing-wax, Red, Black, and various colours 1 Proper Lessons MLSIC PAPER, Music-books, and Music Portfolios Royal, Imperial, Double-Elephant, and Antiquarian Drawing-paper Tracing - Paper, Drawing Portfolios, and Drawing Materials Super fine Drawing Pencils, Indian Ink, Camel nair I eneils and Tools Sketch-books and Drawing-blocks Ackerman’s and Reeve’s Water-Colours Parallel Rulersand Mathematical Instruments Parchment, Pasteboards, .Millboards Superfine Foolscap, ruled for accounts Do. Blotting Paper, whit® and pink, and Blotting Pads Best Hambro’ Quills assorted Round Ebony Rulers ' Black and Red Ink, Copying Ink, Sponge Boxes Italian Pens, Waters Envelopes, various sizes, Envelope Cases 1 Mor< cco Slates, Plain do. 1 Metallic Memoranda Books Mordan’s Leads for Patent Pencils Packets of Fancy and Mourning Paper Slates and Slate Pencils One-quire Foolscap Books, ruled and feint Pewter Inkstands, Screw Inks India Rubber, Ivory Reading Knives Ladies’ 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 Ink Glasses Superfine Sealing Wax Copy Books, various sizes Coloured Prints Mayor’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, January 3, 1852. —First flour, £ll per ton; Bread, per 21b. loaf, 4<i. ; Beef, sd. to 6d. per lb.; Mutton, 4|d. to sd. per lb.; Pork, sd. to 6d. per lb. ; Fowls, per pair, 3s. ; Ducks, per pair, 45.; Geese, 4s. each; Turkeys, ss. each; Fresh butter, os. 10<l. per lb.; Salt butter, Is. 2d. per lb.; Potatoes, £6 pel ton ; Eggs, Is. 2<l. 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, to 7d, per IV. ; Firewood, per ton ISs. * • -f