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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5344, 14 May 1878, Page 3

Public/Notices TRANSFER ACT NOTICES. Notice is hereby given, that the several parcels of land' hereinafter described will be brought under the provisions of the Laud Transfer Act, 1870, Unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same on or before the 1-7th day of June next. 844. ARTHUR ROWSELL BAKER and WILLIAM WHITTEM.— 41 acres. Section 86, Small Farm Settlement of Masterton. Unoccupied. 848. ' ARTHUR ROWSELL BAKER and WILLIAM WHITTEM.-—l3s perches,' part of Section 207, Wellington City, situate at comer of -Parish and Old Custom House streets. Occupied by A. Boonstra. 880. ALFRED CANNING SHAW.—I acre 3 roods and 39 perches, Section 551 and parts of Sections 550 and 553, Wellington City. Occupied by Applicant. Diagrams may be inspected at this office. Dated this Bth day of May, 1878, at the Lands Registry Office, Wellington. ANDREW TURNBULL, Deputy District Land Registrar. ATHENASUM. MEMBERS in arrears are requested to pay their subscription before the 30th INST., as no member in arrears will be allowed to vote, in accordance with Rule 14. H. F. LOGAN, Hon. Sec. NOTICE.-J. T. LOVE, Tinsmith, Plumber, and Gasfitter, has much pleasure in announcing that, with the assistance of a few friends, he is enabled to RESUME BUSINESS, and hopes that his customers will, have the kindness to forgive: the little disappointment that they may have been subjected to by his late misfortune. . J. T. LOVE. £25 E : E W A E PUBLIC NOTICE. D. Certain maliciously-disposed persons having destroyed, defaced, and stolen saleboards, flags, and banners placed upon lands in our hands for sale and lease, this is to give notice that a REWARD of £25 will be paid for information that will lead to the conviction of any person or persons so offending. T. KENNEDY MACDONALD, & CO, Land Agents and Land Auctioneers. Exchange Land Offices, Wellington, 7th May, 1878. '. " WELLINGTON LAND AND BUILDING COMPANY (LIMITED). NOTICE.—The Call of Five Shillings per Share on the Additional Shares allotted to shareholders is now due and payable at the Offices of the Company, Panama-street. / CHARLES. WHITE, Secretary. Wellington, 7th May, 1878. i CAUTION.— SPORTSMEN are warned AGAINST SHOOTING any imported birds : (Californian quail are under the above designation). Native quail and tuis are also protected] by an Act of the General Assembly, which makes any person shooting either of those birds liable to a heavy fine. Information to be given to W. T. L. Travers, Esq., or to any member of the Wellington Acolimatisation Society. Late chaeles hausmann’s .-g:v, ESTATE. All. Accounts against the Estate of the late Mr. Charles Hausmann to be rendered to the undersigned before WEDNESDAY, the 15th MAY, or they will not be recognised. F. A. KRULL, , r ' . Executor. Prospectus The colonial insurance comPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, : (Registered under the Joint Stock Companies ■■ ' ■ ■ Acts), for ■ FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE. Capital Two Millions Steeling, In 200,000 Shares of £lO each. Ten Shillings per Share payable thereon, making £IOO,OOO Cash Capital. First issue, 100,000. shares. 2s. 6d, per share, 1 payable on application ; 2s. 6d. upon allotment ; and ss. per share at call, not less than three months after registration. Chief Offices - - Wellington BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Chairman The Hon. C. J. Phabazyn, M.L.C., Chairman Local Board Australian Mutual Provident Society., ' .; Vice-Chairman : _ The Hon; Randall Johnson, M.L.C.*, Managing Director Northern Land and Loan C^npany. -Jacob Joseph, Esq., Merchant.' A. de B. Brandon, Eaq., M.H.R., Local Director Australian Mutual Provident Society. -- 1 ■" ‘ • !i E. W. Mills, Esq., Merchant. The Hon. M. S. Grace, M.L.C., Local Director Australian Mutual Provident Society. Walter J. Nathan, Esq,, Merchant. Solicitors : ■ ■ Messrs; Brandon & Son, Wellington, General Manager ; " ' George Samuel Graham, Esq. (Now Inspector for the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society, and formerly Agent for the Swiss Lloyd Marine Insurance Company, and General Agent for the Batavia Sea and Fire Insurance Company.) ■’ Bankers : ' The Bank, oe New Zealand, ; Secretary : For organisation (and subsequently agent for .Canterbury), Mr. Fuedk. E. A. Graham. Copies of the Memorandum and Articles of Association can be seen at the Office of the Company, and at, any of the Branches of the Bank of New Zealand, where Forms of Application can be obtained, and deposits will be received. - ... ~ ~ The Directors each subscribed for £IOOO cash (being part of the ordinary capital), prior to the formation ■of the Company, and have undertaken its organisation as a thoroughly Colonial institution, with headquarters in Wellington. ‘ ' ; One-half only =of the shares will he immediately issued, and - the Directors, having already apportioned a considerable number in securing a large amount of important support, are prepared to place the, available balance in fair proportions throughout the Colony with persons whose-business or influence is calculated to be valuable to the Company in the mutual interests of all concerned. The Company being thus possessed of strong' insurance support, and being able to offer the public the'guarantee of ample cash capital, with thorough security, will commence business, the whole, of the remaining! 100,000; shares .being reserved for allotment in successive, issues to actual insurers with the Company, under the provisions of, the Articles of Association, in proportion to the insurance, premiums paid , by. them. The, proportion of. shares for issue, compared to the amount of pounds sterling of, insurance .. paid, ■ will he declared from time to time at the discretion of the Directors, so as, to offer a con-: .tinuous,'inducement to insurers to join the; Company. /, . .... ... ... , ; : i: ; Several,of,'the directors have had experience of the. great .advantage of mutuality in connection with the most successful Life Association; Assurance, existing, and, after long consideration, the .Board are satisfied that the present proposal comprehends the most practical embodiment of that principle applicable to Fire and Marine business. : The Directors are fully olive to the importance of considering in; the first allotment the great body of: small insurers, and they have also determined, notwithstanding any pressure, ' .upbn maintaining the chief point of their pro- ' ppsalj- viz,, that they' will keep, in hand the whole of the remaining 100)000 shares for future allotment to actual insurers upon the 'definite; and* equitable basis above stated, ' which pladte ' all ranks of insurers upon an have therefore ‘ calculated upon) the following, 1 results, viz : That the method of fixing the' capital will attach a large amount of business, and that the Company will 1 , have' the 1 sympathies of 'the public as -a' celohial institution, open to all insurers upon a mutual principle, i ami yet backfed by large capital, security, and business. The .Companies . hitherto formed hayq been uniformly successful, and the. rapid progress of the Colony fully'warrants the foundation of a similar institution, in its Capital City. The rates and general terms of business of tho Com-pany-will be similar to whatever may be. current from time to time, as the insured wiU be enabled to participate as nearly as.possible ip proportion to the profits derivable therefrom. It is not ' anticipated- that any, further calls will bo made. Tho applications for shares will bo considered as received,, and tho Lists will be cloyed in each Province at the discretion of the Directors. ' ; . V: " The Batik of New Zealand m note prepared to receive applications for shares.