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Press, Volume XXIX, Issue 3988, 7 May 1878, Page 1

Insurance Companies THE UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, FIRE AND MARINE. Capital .£2,000,000 DIBECTOBS: Hon J. T. Peacock, Chairman. G. G. Stead, Esq., Deputy Chairman. W. D. Carruthers, Esq. J. Palmer, Esq. T. M. Hassal, Esq. W. Reeve 3, Esq. W. Montgomery, Esq. J. Studholme, Esq. THE ONLY OFFICE of the kind having its Head Office and Management in Christchurch. Liberal Interpretation of Policies. Prompt Settlement of Claims. Special Featubbs : SECURITY to Assured afforded by the Capital, which is DOUBLE that of any other New Zealand or Colonial Office, and exceeded by no similar office in the world. Branches and Agencies throughout New Zealand and Australia. Agents in Canterbuby: &.shburton—C Percy Cox. Akaroa—Garwood and Brid?e. Lyttelton—Talbot and McClatchie. Lincoln—W. A- Murray. Oxford—J. Mullen. Ruigiora—R. Hanna and Co. Southbridge—L. V. Desborough. Sefton—Yaughan and Cordner.

St Albans —G. Dickenson. Sydenham—J. Forrester. Timarn—Jonas and Hart. Waltham—F. G. P. Leach. Waimate—Manchester Bros, and Goldsmith. Winchester—J. A. Young. Fire and Marine Insurance Accepted at Cur rent Rates. W. DEVENISH MEARES, General Manager. Oflices : Hereford street, Christcharch'" 4-6 1111 WOOL, TALLOW, AND PRODUCE. PARTIES hitherto effecting INSURANCE in England can make ARRANGEMENTS on equal terms to cover interest at any of this Company's offices in New Zealand: — While in Shed or Factories, by rail, dray, lighter, or other conveyance, and ship, till delivered in London. From Ports in Now Zealand to London direct, or transhipping at ports he:e or in Australia. From stations or factories, to terminate at Dunedin or coastal port, if need be. Claims payable in London. [NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY. A. CARRICK, Agent, Christchurch. 4-23 1977 VICTORIA FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1849. FIRE DEPARTMENT: INSURANCES effected on Dwellings, Fnrni ture. Shops, Stock-in-Trade, Merchandise, Hotels, Workshops, Saw Mills, Threshers, &c,&c. MARINE DEPARTMENT: Insurances effected on Wool, Produce, Hulls of Ships or Steamers, Merchandise, Freights, &c. Prompt and liberal settlement of lossea. RICHARD WALTON. Agent, Hereford street, 634 Next Bank of New Zealand.

THE SOUTH BEITISH FIRE AND MABINEINSUBANCECOMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL ... ... .£1,000,000. With Unlimited Liability of Shareholders. THE above Company offers undoubted security to insurers, having a large, wealthy, and influential proprietary resident in the Colony, where also all its funds are invested. As 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. FIRE AND MARINE RISKS taken at lowest current rates of premium. WOOL insured from sheep's back to London. For proposal forms and further particulars, apply to H. Hawkins and Co., Lyttelton ; J. L. Wilson, Kaiapoi; fJ. H. Sutter, Timarn; J. Strachan, Pleasant Point; Bullock and Co., Ashburton ; Makeig Bros., South Rakaia Wood Bros, and Co., Akaroa; W. Buss, Bangiora; H. E. Daniell, Woodend; W. Wills,

Temuka; Cameron Bros., Waimate ; John Paul, Oxford ; J. Pither, Waddington; W. Crabtree, St. A lbans ; J. H. Hopkins, Woolston; C. L. Davies, Prebbleton ; J. W. Heath, Addington; Benn and Co., Amberley; J. Henry, Dunsandel; C. E.Sherratt, Geraldine; Taylor and Flatman, Waihi Bnsh ; Inwood Bros., Winchester ; J. J. Herrick, Tai Tapu; G. P. Kissel, Templeton. Agents wanted in unrepresented districts. J. DRUMMOND MACPHERSON, 7833 Manager. Chiistchnrcb. Sporting NEW ZEAL4ND GRAND NATIONAL HANDICAP. IN accordance with Rule 42, when the highest weight accepting is under 12st 71b, it shall be raised to that weight, and all others in proportion. 5-7 2796 FRANK EGAN, Hon. Sec. XITAIMATE POSTPONED to Ist JUNE, through no no water being procurable for water jump. Entries and nominations addressed Secretary,

Radcliffe's Hotel, Christchurch, and Waimate Hotel, Waimate, 8 p.m. Weights declared at Waimate, May 27th, 8 p.m. Acceptances received by Secretary, May 30th, 8 p.m., Waimate Hotel. No nominations or entrie3 received without necessary amount, together with qualification fee of two guineas. 5-72785 GEO. PRATT, Hon, Sec. SOUTHERN COMPANY'S FESTIVAL ON THE GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. C|NE THOUSAND, IN JEI SHARES. Division as under:— First .£SOO Second 200 Third 100 Divided 100 Divided 100 Tickets to be obtained from any of the shareholders, and from the Treasurer, Mr Maples, Southern Hotel. 5-2 2534

WARNER'S NO. 13 CONSULTATION ON THE NEW ZEArAND *pEAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 500 MEMBERS AT £1. First prize .£250 Second prize 100 Third prize 50 Stirtera~(divided) 50 Non-starters (divided) 50 To be drawn as soon as fall by a committee of subscribers. 5-3 2577 WM. BADCLIFFE, Treasurer. PERSONAL. Radcliffe's Hotel, 6th May, 1878. JN consequence of repeated mistakes, I beg to inform my friends and the public that I have NO CONNECTION whatever with the DERBY SWEEP 'on the Grand National Steeplechase, under the management of Gardiner and Co. JOHN S. GARDINER, Torf Commission A gent, Member of Victorian and Sydney Tattersall's. 5-7 2777 TO THE CHARITABLE. ItHE Undersigned will be glad to receive SUBSCRIPTIONS on behalf of a Family, under the following circumstances—The mother and four children have been for several weeks laid np with scarlet fever, and now the father is laid np. They are in great distress. G. TOMBS, Printer, 893 Cathedral square.