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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2681, 22 October 1881, Page 1

Insurance. nnHE JL Mi NEW ZEALAND FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1859. Capital Paid up Capital and Reserve , £1,000,000 £350,000 THE PREMIER AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY. Noted for Promptness and Liberality. Branches and agencies throughout the World. G. CHATER MILES, Local Manager. lOTORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY [Limited] . Established 1849. Reconstructed 1879. Y Capital .. £1,000,000. Every description of FIRE, MARINE, AND FIDELITY GUARANTEE RISKS Effected at LOWEST RATES. W. M. SIMS (Ross, Sims & Co), Agent for Timaru. Liverpool, London, and globe INSURANCE COMPANY. The Largest Company in the World. Invested Funds of the Company £6,126,443 Fire Reserve Claims Paid .. .. ♦; £10,121,565 Every description of Fire Risks accepted. Lowest Current Rates. W. RUTHERFURD, Timaru. FRANK SLEE, Waimate. O. J. RAYNER, Temuka. R, PATTISON, Geraldine. Grain Growing or in Stack insured. W. RUTHERFURD, Agent, Liverpool, London and Globe Company. Solicitors. A. St. G. HAMERSLBY BARRISTER AND SOLICITOR, Timabp. Offices' Main North Road. Sm'reyoris. H. J. L E W I 3 (Late Barnett, Lewis and Co.) LICENSED SURVEYOR, &0., Timaru. Government Notices NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. BURUNDI-BLUFF AND BRANCHES RAILWAY. SLEEPER CONTRACT. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this Office until Noon of Tuesday, 25th October, 1881, for the above contract, They arc to be marked on the outside “ Tender for Sleeper Contract,” and addressed to the Hon. the Minister t.-r Public Works, Dunedin. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received, if presented at any Telegraph Office by Noon of the same date, provided that written tenders are lodged at any District or Resident Engineer's Office by the same hour. Specifications and general conditions may he seen at this Office, and the Public Wo ks Offices at Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, Greymouth, Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Railway Office, Picton, aud at the Post Office, Havelock, The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. By command, W. N. BLAIR, Ecgineer-in Charge, Middle Island, Public Works Office, Dunedin, IGih September, 1881. V. RNEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. MAIN LINE TO UPPER ASHBURTON. PERMANENT WAY EXTENSION, CONTRACT No 2. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this office until Noon of MONDAY, the 31st October, 1881, for the above contract. They are to be marked on the outside, “ Tender for Permanent Way Extension, Contract No. 2,” and addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Dunedin. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will bo received if presented at any telegraph by noon of the same date, provided that written tenders are lodged at any District or Resident Engineer’s Office by the same hour. Drawingß, specifications and general conditions may be seen at this office and at the Public Works Offices, at Wellington and Christchurch. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. By command, W. N. BLAIR, Engineer in Charge, M. I. Public Works Office, Dunedin, October 11, 1881. NO TICE. EAD BROTHERS Bottle Nothing but Bass’s Ale and Guiness’s Stout, And they have no connection whatever with any other Bottling Firm. CONSUMERS should assure themselves of READ BROTHERS’ DOG’ S-HBAD LABEL Othewiae they will get an Entirely DIFFERENT ARTICLE.