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Return of Fire and Marine Insurance Companies trading in New Zealand — continued.

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Name of Company. Nominal or Authorised Capital, 1900. 1 Paid-up Capital, 1900. Reserve Fund, excluding iCapital, 1900. Limited or Unlimited. Doing Business Doing Number outside Marine of Shares New Business, issued. Zealand. Dividends and Bonuses to Shareholders. Percentage to Paid-up Capital. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. London and Lancashire, F. I and A. Law, Union, and Crown, F., L., and A. Manchester, F. ... ... Marine Insurance of London Company, M. North British and Mercantile, F. and L. North German of Hamburg 2,500,000 2,000,000; 2,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,0001 Marks. 7,500,000: £ 113,750; £ 212,750 90,000 200,000 180,000 687,500 1,235,812 274,301 *554,805 a *2,712, 477 Marks. 1,891,855 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Limited Unlimited Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Marine only No £ s. A. £ s. d. 85,10020 0 020 0 0 150,00058 6 045 0 0 100,00015 0 0|15 0 0 40,000;41 14 0j 110,000 20 0 0:34 0 0 a a a 5 0 0500 30,000 25 0 0l30 0 0 11,00033 6 037 10 0 53,776 a 35 0 0 £ s. d. 20 0 0 45 0 0 15 0 0 a 24 0 0 £ s. a. £ s. d. 24 0 0>24 0 0 j 45 0 0|45 0 0 15 0 015 0 0 44 8 0| 24 0 0;24 0 0 £ s. d. 24 0 0 58 6 0 15 0 0 44 8 0 24 0 0 ■ & s. d. 124 0 0* 58 6 0 15 0 0* 44 8 0 24 0 0 Marks. 1,500,000 £ 53,438 £ 16,000! Unlimited Yes a Yes a Nil 20 0 0! a a North Queensland, F. and M. (30/9/00) Northern Assurance, F. and L. Norwich Union, F. Phoenix, F. Limited Yes 6 0 oj 4 0 0 I 5 0 0! 8 0 0 3,000,000: 1,100,000, 2,688,800| (subscrib'd) 3,000,000; Unlimitedj 300,000 132,000 268,880 *1,511 ,639 *1,115, 695 *1,307, 955 Unlimited Unlimited Limited Yes Yes Yes No No No :30 o o 41 14 0 35 0 0 30 0 0!30 0 0 41 14 041 14 0 23 0 0 35 0 0 30 0 0; 41 14 0 35 0 0; 32 0 0 41 14 0* 35 0 0* Boyal Insurance, F. and L. Boyal Exchange Corporation, F., L., M., and A. Sun Fire, F. Thames and Mersey, M. 2,500,000J 2,000,000j 375,702 689,220 120,000 200,000 *3,462, 916; 200,000; *2*045, 625 813,262 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Limited Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Marine only Yes 125,23458 6 0;58 6 0 Stock 14 0 014 0 0 240,00075 0 0 75 0 0 100,000 a 25 0 0 34,16112 10 0l2 10 0 89,876!40 6 035 16 0 50,000|45 0 045 0 0 58 6 0 14 0 0 85 0 0 [25 0 0 63 6 063 6 0 14 0 014 0 0 85 0 085 0 0 25 0 0,25 0 0 63 6 0i' 14 0 0 85 0 0: 20 0 0 63 6 0 14 0 0 85 0 0* 20 0 0 United Insurance, F. and M. (30/9/00) Victoria Insurance, F. and M. (30/6/01) Yorkshire Fire and Life, F., L., A. (28/2/01) 500,000 500,000 68,226 50,181 83,017 64,127 Limited Limited Yes Yes Yes 12 10 0 135 16 0 12 10 012 10 0 Nil 9 0 0 10 0 0 22 8 0: po 0 0 26 18 0 1,000,0001 50,000 267,369; Unlimited Yes No 45 0 0 45 0 0J45 0 0 67 10 0|i 167 10 0 j a Information not available.