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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5415, 5 August 1878, Page 1

Public Companies MUTUAL PRO VI HUNT SOCIETY. EBTAELISHin>’Irf;THE"YII.iR,IBI9. " For Life Assurance bn. the Mutual Principle i:i "New Zealand Branch ■ Head Office ‘ ’Wellington.. ■ , ... Local Board,,op. Directors : r The Hon. C. J. Phahaztn, M.L.0., Chairman, The Hon. Sir \V. ; . Fitzhbrbkbt, K.C.M.G. and M.H.R., Deputy-chairman, Aide B. Brandon, Esq., M.H.R., . . George Hrnteb, Esq., M.H.K., and The Hon. Morgan S. Grace, M.H. am] M.L.C. ■ Invested Funds '■ - Annual Income • .. Amount Assured piaims Paid ... Policies in Force ’.. ...■ i£2,300,000 ... ’ 'SSO.OOO ... 12,000,000 860,000 an,ooo LAST YEAR OF THE QUINQUENNIUM. ~ f Sixth Division op Promts.

The whole of the profits are divided amongst the assured,, .and bonuses to the amount of £910,000 have already, been allotted. The last division of profits took place in -187*1, and the cash surplus 'then divided amounted to. £235,000, giving additions to policies-averag-ing £3 per cent, per annum on the sum assured. The bonuses paid on policies becoming, claims have varied from.£ls.per cent, on the sum assured for a policy, of five years’ standing to £l5O per cent, for one,of twenty-fiveyeara’ duration. Bonuses become vested, additions to policies when they have been full.fiye years in ■force.,. -• ■ ■ * ■ ' ■_’■■■. 1 ■ * 1 ■ .The profits realised ' during l the last five years will be ascertained and divided as at 31st December .next, and . all policies issued, on or before that’date, will bo entitled to participate 1 in the profits of quinquennium. . " Prospectuses, forms of proposals, and all information ■ may be obtained from the Branch', Office, Wellington, or from any.of the Society’s agents, - *■ . ■ EDWARD-W. LOWE, Resident Secretary .'

THE NATIONAL-MORTGAGE 1 AND AGENCY- COMPANY OF .NEW V - ZEALAND (Limited). ‘i' ' '■ CAPITAL ,;v £ 1,000.000 (In 100,000 shares of £lO each.) .Trdstees : Charles Maori ac, Esq., 3 Lombard-street, London. Archibald : Orb Ewino; Esq., M.P., of Ballikinrain, N.B. ; . CHAIRMAN : ■ Henry R. Gbenebll, Esq., 27 Upper Thamesstrcet, London. , , HEAD OFFICE ; ; 37 Lombard-street, London. The • Company advances ■ on- ■ wool and ' all other produce consigned, for - sale in . the colonies or London, transacts every kind of mercantile business, and lends, money bn reasonable terms bn freehold and'other approved securities. ' 1 • EDWARD PEARCE, . ■ .. Agent,: Wellington. JVIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. V■ ’ All: classes cf FIRE-RISKS in town ,or country taken at current rates. , EDWARD PEARCE, Agent. Art Union QAMEBBLL’S ART .UNION. 4000 TICKETS AT ss. EACH. : r THRFjE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO ■ ‘ - PRIZES, '• _ ' Varying in amount from a Gold Wedding" Ring, to, ... ' ONE HUNDRED, POUNDS CASH, Less 5 per cent.'(£s) which I promise to give to the Benevolent Society. ' .. ' In submitting the above to the favorable consideration .of, the public,. I respectfully thank them for tlieir patronage during, the last thirteen,years that I have been in business .in Wellington'. , " ", -1 am compelled' to give up business, as the strain on my eyesight would in a few years result in partial ..blindness. • Consequently, I have purchased some land in the Wairarapa, and intend. to settle there about the, end of the present year... . ~ - ~ .... In the following list of prizes I pledge ;my word as a Mason, an Odd Fellow, a Forester, and a Cosmopolitan that I have not- put any fictitious value on any of the prizes ; .1 also guarantee every article, as genuine, as I.have: carefully excluded all fancy or,plated goods. The watches,- jewellery, &c., are sterling gold; and silver ; the, miscellaneous goods are in strict conformity with, their, description in the list; ... i , The drawing will take place as soon as-the tickets aro.sold, and will be under.thescrutiny. and supervision-, of, a .committee-..0f, ticket: holders. ::. ' . I have'made the" price,of .the ticket 5 s., so:as to be within the meads.'of everyone who can afford to speculate that amount for a chance of obtaining a valuable equivalent in the shape of what .the , eccentric ;Wemmick describes ns, “portable property,",or £IOO in hard,cash,: The winning numbers will bo-duly advertised as sobn.as the drawing is over. , . ■ . Orders‘for tickets by post, if accompanied, by cheque or 1f.0., will bo attended to by -ro*. turn of post., The following is the list of prizes _ Prizes. , , , , : ■ .j-.i-Yaluo, 1. Cash' (less discount as aforesaid) £IOO 0 1 Massive gold English lever watch,’. ~ colonial gold albert and pen- .; , dants ~.. ... . .... 1 Gold Geneva watch and gold guard,. X' 'do i ’ do- do : ■. do do , ll' Silver hunting . English ' lever watches (by “Rotherham,”, • " London) -.- ..., . , ... . ..,t 0 Silver hunting lever watches, Eng- . lish and American 8 Silver hunting Geveya watches ... 6 seobn'd-hand gold watches 19 , jdo silver, do a .... .-..! 30 Clocks, own make, English, French and American... , . ... . ... 0 Aneroid barometers ... ... 3 Combined clocks aneroid, and , thermomotors ... , ~.. ~ ... 9 Ladies’ gold guard chains , ‘ 5 Gold necklets ... ~.. ~ ... '7 Gold alberta ... i ... 50 Gold;wcdding,rings-, ... 40 Gold keeper rings ... ■ , ... 1 Antique diamond and ruby ring 21 Gold ureas rings .... >..- 14 Gold signet rings ... .. —. ... 21 Gold earrings ...... ... ... 8 Greenstone earrings . ■ ~. .Sets gold brooches-and earrings 8 Greenstone brooches, gpld- ‘, ,r"' mounted '... 22 Gold brooches ... . , ... 13 Gold studs and sleeve links , . ... 1 Gold pqnoilcase,-!; ...; 3 Gold breast pins ... ;... 1 Lancets in silver case ... ...• 5 Gold lockets ... .. ... ■ 17 Greenstone pendants : ... , :-7 Gold Masonic.jewels,• ... 18,Silver albcrts. 1 Silver mug ,(9ozs,)> : ; ... 4-Revolvers , ' -1 Largo -meerschaum.., pipe, silver- . mounted- . j ...'. . .... 1 Tcn sllvcr,fruit knives; 1 R‘wo silver rattles .«•: ’ 1 Fifteen silver thimbles* ....•... ■ 1- One dozenjat brooches ... : 1 One do do earrings 2 10 1 Horizontal,clock ... ... ' 1 b 1 Foqr-hair alborts, gold-mounted ■ 8.0 % Four leather alberta, silver:do ...■; 1 . iiipfizes ■ Value £IOOO. Tickets maybe obtained from Mr. Willestoti, Lambton-quay ; Mr. Gillespie, Shepherd's Arms, Tinakori-road; Pier Hotel; Mr. Fraser, Manners-street; City Hotel;) and from C. Campbell, Manners-street.