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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5243, 12 January 1878, Page 3

Public Companies The Scottish and new Zealand INVESTMENT COMPANY, LIMITED. Capital—£soo,ooo. This Company is prepared to make Advances to farmers and others on freehold or leasehold properties at the Lowest Current Bates of Interest, and to arrange for repayment by instalments if desired. Eorms and particulars may be obtained at the Company’s Head Office, Esk-street, Invercargill, or by application to the undersigned. ° MIIBEAY, COMMON, & CO,, Agents in Wellington. THE WELLINGTON CITY TRAMWAYS COMPANY (Limited). Incorporated under the Joint Stock Companies Act, 1860, and the amendments thereto. Capital, £50,000 in 10,000 Shares of £5 each. Deposit on application, ten shillings per share; payable on allotment, ten shillings per share; residue by calls not exceeding £1 per share, at intervals of not less than three months. Offices of the Company ; Temple Chambers, Eeatherston-street, Wellington. Directors : John Henmkson, Esq., Wellington, Civil Engineer. Robert Greenfield, Esq., Wellington, Merchant. Henry Mace, Esq., Wellington, Brewer. H. W. Diver, Esq., Wellington, M.R.G.P., &c. B. W. Mills, Esq,, Wellington, Merchant. T. K. Macdonald, Esq., Wellington, Accountant. Hon. John Sheehan, M.H.R. C. W. Schdltze, Esq., Wellington, Merchant. Edw. Toomath, Esq., Wellington. W. T. L. Travers, Esq., M.H.R., Wellington, Solicitor. W. Conyers, Esq., Christchurch, Civil Engineer. Bankers : The Bank op New Zealand. Engineer ; J. E. Davies, Esq., C.E. Solicitors : Messrs. Travers, Ollivier, and Co. Auditors : C. O. Graham, Esq., and C. P. Powles, Esq. This Company has been formed for the purpose of acquiring from the original promoters the concession granted to them for the construction of tramways in the city of Wellington, and of carrying on the undertaking. The Promoters have contracted to complete the works, and to supply sufficient rolling stock and plant, and to transfer the same with all necessary stations, engine-sheds, tools, stores, &c., to the Company, in perfect working order, for the sum of £40,000, which is to be paid to them out of the capital; hut the Directors, in view of future extensions of the undertaking, have thought it expedient at once to provide for additional capital. The works will positively be completed within four or five months from this date, and arrangements have been made for carrying on both passenger and goods traffic immediately upon their completion. Experience has shown that similar undertakings have proved valuable investments, and from calculations carefully made by the Directors, they bave reason to believe that the concern will prove highly remunerative to shareholders. Copies of the memorandum and articles of association may obtained on application to the Directors aud Solicitors of the Company, at any branch of the Bank of New Zealand, and at the Offices of the Company. Applications for shares, accompanied by the necessary deposit, may now be made to the Bankers of the Company. Wellington, 14th November, 1877. LOBE MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED.) CAPITAL £500,000. Head Office : London. Risks on merchandise and steamers to all parts of the world taken at lowest current rates. Losses promptly paid in Wellington, London, or any of the numerous agencies. LEVIN & CO., Agents. -yiCTORIA INSURANCE COMPANY. FIRE AND MARINE. Established 1849. CAPITAL £200,000 Head Office : Melbourne, Insurance of every description effected at lowest current rates, and claims promptly met. Losses can be made payable in any part of New Zealand or the Australian colonies. , LEVIN & CO., Agents. INSURANCE COMPANY. All classes cf FIRE RISKS in town or country taken at current rates. EDWARD PEARCE, Agent, nrTRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURANCE JL COMPANY OF HAMBURG. THE above Company is prepared to accept risks in town and country at lowest current rates. WHITTEM, NICHOLSON, & CO., Agents. USTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVI DENT SOCIETY. Established in the year 1849. FOR MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE. NEW ZEALAND BRANCH: HEAD OFFICE—WELLINGTON. The Annual Revenue exceeds £470,000. The Accumulated Thind now- exceeds £2,000,000. The Society has paid to representatives of deceased members upwards of £700,000. The Society has divided amongst its members £412,000, yielding reversionary bonus additions, amounting to £910,000. The New Business for the year 1876 was 4559 Policies, assuring £1,652,575, producing a new annual revenue of £56,300. Persons assuring in this office share the whole profits, aud a bonus is declared every fifth year. The annual report, prospectuses, and proposal forms may be had (or will be sent post free), on application to the Branch Ulfice, or to any of the Society’s Agents. EDWARD W. LOWE, Resident Secretary. Conveyances W AIEARAPA TO WELLINGTON AND BACK THE SAME DAY. For the convenience of the public Messrs Hastwell & Macara will RUN AN EXTRA COACH. Time-Table ; Leaving Featherston at 7 a.m., arriving at Upper Hutt at 11.25. Return—Leaving Upper Hutt at 4.35, and arriving at Feathertou at 5.30 p.m. Up-country settlers desiring to catch this early coach are advised to come down to Feathertou the previous evening by the afternoon coach from Masterton. “jVT OTICE. — Having sold my Coaching 1 V Business between Wellington and Wanganui to Hastwell, Macara, and Co., I beg to return the public generally my sincere thanks for the liberal support accorded to me for the past nine years, and solicit a continuation of that support for my successors, having every confidence that the travelling public will in ho way suffer by the change. J ANDREW YOUNG. With reference to the above, it will at all times be our pleasing duty to accomodate the public in every way, and we beg to solicit a continuation of hat support bestowed on our preflpppan/H'. HASTWELL, MACARA, & CO.