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Press, Volume XXIX, Issue 3894, 15 January 1878, Page 4

Iniuranee Companies THE NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY. THE "WABBANTS for last ba'f-yesr's IirVIDKNI'S have been Posted to the respective Shareholders to-day. 1-15 GstfH D. CtfAIG, Manager. VICTOBIA FIEK ANl> MAKING INBUBANCE COMPANY. Eeiabliehed 1849. FIRE DEPARTMENT: TNStraANCES effected on Dwelling*, FurniX tare, Sbeme, Stock-in-Tfßde, Merchandise, Hotels, Workshops, SawMilla, Threebere, Ac, *c. MABINE DEPARTMENT: Insurances effected oa Wool, Produce, Hulb c< Ships or Steamers, Mewhandise, Freights Ao. Prompt and liberal settlement of losses. BICHABD WALTON, Agent, Hereford street, 634 Next Bank of New Zealand. -VTATIONAL INSUEANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. Capitai, " ... 00 Paid up. .£50,000 : Reserve, .£70,000. THIS PURELY LOCAL OFFICE Presents many advantages to the Insuring PnbUc* The Capital and Profits are RETAINED IN THE COLONY. THE HEAD OFFICE and Management being local, settlements are made without vexatious delays, or reference to offices at a distance. BATES AND TEKMS equal to those offered by <my Company in the city. A. CABTtICK, Manager, 12-15 4561 |For Canterbury, Christohnrch. NION FIBE AND" MARINE IS" SUBANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital .£2,000,000. Head Office —Hereford street, Christchurch. FIRE DEPARTMENT— Insurances effected on dwelling-houses or the contents thereof, stores, hotels, and every other description of inaurable property. MARINE DEPARTMENT— Wool, Merchandise, Freights, Halls of Ships or Steamers ATX INSURANCES (Effected at Current Bates. ;W. DEVENISH MEABES , , 12-17 5756 General Manager THE SOUTH BRITISH EIBB AND MABINBISrSUEANOBOOMPANT OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL „, ... J81.000,000. With Unlimited Liability of Shareholders. fTTCE above Company offers undoubted ccX onrity to insnrers, having a large, wealthy, and influential proprietary resident in the Colony, where also all its funds are invested. Aβ a PURELY COLONIAL INSTITUTION, it has therefore a prior claim on insurers. The chief characteristics of the Company are liberal terms, and prompt settlement of losses. FIEE AND MABINE BISKS taken at lowest current rates of premium. WOOL insured from sheep's back to London. For proposal forms and farther particulars, apply to H. Hawkins, Lyttelton; J. L. Wilson, Kaiapoi; J. H. Sotter, Timarn; J. Straohan, Pleasant Point; Bullock and Co., Aehbnrton; Wood Bros, and Co., Akaroa; W.Bnss.Bangiora; H.E. Daniell, Woodend; W. Wilis, Temuka; Cameron Bros., Waimato; John Paul, Oxford; J. Johnston, IWaddington; W. Crabtree, St. Albanflj J. H. Hopkins, Woolston; C. L. Davies, Prebbleton; J. W. Heath, Addington; Benn andCo.jAmberleyjJ. Henry, Duniandel; Taybr and Flatman, Waihi Bueh; Inwood Bros., Winchester; J. J. Herrick, Tai Tapn. Agents -wanted in unrepresented districts. J. DRUMMOND MACPHERBON, 7-4 7838 Manager. Chriatchnfoh. Publications. The Weekly Peess. JANUABY 12th. TABLE OP CONTENTS. Page. Cdbeent Topics—Mr Bowen at Kaiapoi —The Education Bill—Our Defences— The District Railways Act—The Crisis in Victoria . —"\ — 15-17 Tilegbams—European — Colonial —The Premier's Progress—lmmigrant Ship Quarantined at Napier—Mr Beynolds at Dnnedin—Sir George Grey and the Natives — Gold from New Guinea — Fatal Fire at Auckland—Wellington and Canterbury Cricket Match—Greymonth Coal Mining Company—Fire at Havelock—Extraordinary, Accident at Wemngton-pEarthquake at Napier— Timarn Harbor Works—Maritime Accidents—The Australian Eleven—The Crisis in Victoria—lmportant S le of Steamers—Seizure of an. Illicit Still— Mr Beynolds' Retirement 8,9 Meetings—The Drainage Board —Waimakariri Harbor Board —North Bakaia Board of Conservators —Lyttelton Begatta—Canterbury College—Mr Bowen at Bangiora 13,14 The Courts 7,8 Eoadßoaeds 14,15 Educational 2 The Yeoman —Draught Stock—Care of Horse i—Baising Colts—Farm Losses — Managing Grass Land—Osaee Orange Hedging—Feeding for Milk and Butter —Counting Sheep—Food for LayingFowls—Value of Poultry Manure ... 5 The Gabden —Memoranda by Mrßobert Chndley-Wardian Cases—Parlor Carpet Bedding 5 The Sportsman — Baces to Come— Sporting Notes by "Sinbad"—Hokitika Baces —North Canterbory Baces— The Melbourne Champion Race—English Bacing : The Dewhurst Plate—The Liverpool Cup—The Great Lancashire Handicap—Cricket: Programme of Association Matches — Cricket Notes by " Not Out"—The Australian Eleven in Victoria and Invercargill—Champion Pigeon Shooting—Exhibition Billiards: Mr H. Roberts at Christchurch ... 5, 6 Entertainments, &c. —Notes by "Triboulet"—Art, Literary, and Dramatic Gossip 11 Poetrt—The New Baby—Which One ... 2 Ladies' Column—To Make a Beautiful Bng—Lingerie—The Home 2 The Novelist—An Appalling Appetite... 2, 3 Colonial Items 4 General—Fire at Kaiapoi—Thunderstorm in the Peninsula—Cbristchurch Turkish Baths—The Hawea Excursion to the ! West Coast Sounds—Timarn—The Middle Party—Collision on the Waika»o Bailway—The Fisheries Act—Mr Gladstone's Visit to Ireland—The Finding of Captain McGowan—General La Marmora —The Australian Blondin —Notes of the Month—Novelties in Decoration 18,19 Harvesting Pbospects 11 Varieties 3 The Loaff.b in the Stbeet 17 Weekly Summabt 11 Latest Shipping, Commercial, Stock and Produce Markets ... . 10 THE ILLUSTRATED PEESS MONTHLY SUMMARY For transmission to Europe, VI -A. SUEZ, IS NOW PUBLISHED And contains the following ENGRAVINGS: 1. Fairy Tales. 2. Mount Abrnpt, Victoria. 3. On the Merri Creek, near Craigieburn, Victoria. 4. The Adelaide Cabmen's Fete. 5. Lady Bountiful. 6. Polynesian Sketches —The Salomon Group. Village in New Ireland. Natives of New Britain. Duk Ouk at Duke of York Island. Metlik, Residence of King Tom. King Tom and his People. 7. His-h School, Hobart Town, from Trinity Hffl8. Seal Bock Lighthouse, N.B.W. 9. The New Ministry of South Australia— Hon. T. Playford, Commissioner of Lands and Immigration. Hon. N. Blyth. Minister of Education. ! Hon. W. Morgan, M.L.C., Chief Secretary. Hon. J. P. Boncaut, Treasurer. Hon. C. Mann, Attorney-General., Hon. G. C. Hawker, Commissioner of ; Public Works and Agriculture. 10. The Hos. J. L. Casey, Chairman of the Victoria Pane Exhibition Commissioners. 11. Mr George Collins Levey, Secretary to the Victoria Paris Exhibition Commissioners. AND ALL THE NEWS OF THE MONTH. Price—Sixpence.