nHENDERS will lie received by the underX signed till noon of Thursday, sth May, for the Erection of Banking Premises for the Colonial Bank of New Zealand, at Palmerston North. Plans and specifications may be seen at the offices of the Colonial Bank there, and at our office MASON & WALES, Rattray-street, Dunedin. ~~ TO BUILDERS. fTIENDERS are invited, to close at noon L on Tuesday, 3rd May, for the erection of Soap Boiling Works at f etone. Plans and Specifications at my office. WILLIAM CRICHTON, Architect. No. 12, Grey-street. MILBURN CO/S "PORTLAND CEMENT AND LIME, Cheapest and Bist. Sole Agent — JAMES MACDONALD, St. Hill-street. COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY (Limited). Capital £2,500,000 Annual Net Income .. £1,400,000 Claims paid to date . £12,000,000 General Manager for N.Z., F. ALLEN, J.P. All Fire and Marine Risks accepted at Lowest Current Rates. Claims met Promptly and Fairly. GEO. H. HARBROE, Manager, Wellington Branch. Offices : Lambton-quay andGbey-street. BRITISH AND FOREIGN MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY (Limited) OF LONDON. Capital, £2,400,000. With which is incorporated The Universal Marine Insurance Company (Limited). All classes of Marine Risks accepted a lowest current rates. MURRAY, ROBERTS & CO., Agents, Featherston-street, Wellington. NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY, FIRE AND MARINE (Established 1859). Subscribed Capital £1,000,000 Paid-up and Reserve Funds 435,000 With Unlimited Liability of Shareholders. THE PREMIER COLONIAL COMPANY. Fire and Marine Risks Accepted at Lowest Current Rates. Wellington Branch — Comer of Lambton-quay and Grey-street. NICHOLAS LAWSON, Manager. LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Paid-up Capital £193,407 Reserve Funds 622,026 Reserve Capital at call of the Directors 1,740,668 Total seourity to Polioyholders ... £2,556,10 Head Office : Liverpool. Insurance against loss by fire on every description of property effected at lowest current rates. JOHNSTON & CO., Agents. ¦\7ICTORIA INSURANCE COMPANY T (Limited.) Established 1849. Reconstructed 1879. Capital £1,000,000. Every description of Fire, Marine, and Fidelity Guaranteo Risks effected at tho Lowest Rates. LEVIN & CO., Agents. LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1836. Invested Fundß £6,673,20-4 Claims Paid 19,616,178 Fire Reserve Fund ... 1,500,000 This Company offers to insurers the security of invested funds amounting to over SIX BULLION POUNDS STERLING, BESIDES THE UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF A VERY WEALTHY PROPRIETARY. By a Special Act of the New Zealand Legislature, the Company is in a position to sue or be sued in this colony. Tbis Company has ever been noted for its promptitude and liberality in settling claims. Lowest current rates for all classes of Fire Insurance. LEVIN & CO., Agents. mHE NORTH BRITISH AND MERX CAN TILE INSURANCE. COMPANY, London and Edinburgh. Subscribed Capital, £2,500,000; Paid-np, £625,000; Reserve Fund, £1,842,544. MURRAY, ROBERTS & Co., Agents. ATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. FIRE AND MARINE. jCapital (full subscribed) ...£2,000,000 Paid-np and reserves upwards 0f... 269,000 Losses paid in 14 years 1,148,984 Distinctive Features. Undoubted Seourity Lowest Current Rates of Premium. Prompt and Liberal Settlement of Claims. Offices: G. Thomas & Co.'s Buildings, Wellington. ANDREW CAMPBELL, Manager. THE WESTPORT COAL COMPANY (LIMITKD.) COALBROOKDALE COAL. /^OAL Consumers and the pnplio are notified that this SUPERIOR COAL oan always be obtained wholosalo from the Agent, or retail from any of the Dealers, or at the Yard and Office, comer of Featherston and Ballance-streets. J. H. WILLIAMS, Agent. nnHE GREY VALLEY COAL COMPANY (Limited), MANNERS-STREET, Have on Sale — COALBROOKDALE, NEWCASTLE, and GREYMOUTH COAL, Fire Tiles, Firebricks, Fireclay, Coke, and Firewood, cut to any length. For cleanliness, economy, and heat, use our BRIQUETTES! BRIQUETTES ! BRIQUETTES ! 2s per 100 pieces. W. C. GASQUOINE, Local Manager. .Telephone 222. P.O. Box 171. SHACKLOCK'S ORION RANGES I IHE MOST ECONOMICAL, SELFSETTING RANGE MADE, AND WDLL BURN WOOD OR COAL. SEVERAL SIZES MADE for burning IO Wood in long lengths, and are speoially adapted for the country. They are fitted with CAST IRON OR INTERNALLY TINNED COPPER BODLER. Upwaeds o» 4000 thSSIInd 4000 aro in use in various parts of New Zealand. THE OVENS KEEP A GOOD REGULAR HEAT. THEY ARE GOOD BREAD BAKERS. The OVEN BOTTOMS heat well. Pastry may be browned and liquid substances such is a Pie or Rioe Pudding may be BOILED on the OVEN BOTTOM. If you are about to build a New Kitchen Chimney, be sure and have it fitted with thePATENT TAKE ALL FLUE AND VENTILATOR, Itgiveßa Cool and Pure Atmosphere. No Steam Heat or Effluvia. No Headaohe. Consult toub Abchitbct about it. SOLD BY ALL IRONMONGERS. Patentee and Sole Maker, H. E. SHACKLOCK, j Crawford-street, Dnnedin. XVT CRABTREE & SONS Engineers and Boilermakkbs,' HAVE ON SALE, Cheap— 1 12 h.p. Horizontal Engine, new 1 lh.p.HorizontalEngine.secondhand 1 2^ h.p. HorijontalEngine, secondhand 1 3 h.p. Multitnbnlar Boiler Agents for Thoß. Broadbenfc k Sons direct steam-driven Hydro Extractor, suitable for wool washers, woollen mills, and lanniry men. Prices on application. CITY FOUNDRY, ' BVA-STBKET, WELLINGTON.