FREEDOM OF RELIGION SOCIETY. A PUBLIC MEETING-will be held on FRIDAY, 2nd January, 1857, at the ODD FELLOWS' -^*- HaLL, for the purpose of giving the Public on opportunity of expressing their opinion of the proposed EDUCATION SCHEME, and placing before the Public a better one. Chair taken at £-past 7 o'clock. By order of the Committee, J. W. CARR, Secretary. r~ ~ — — ■
Engineers, Jflillwrights, and JUachinists, IRON & BRASS FOUNDERS, !r PARNELL, AFGHANI), J - CASH PRICES FOR CASTINGS:— Iron, Qd. to Sd. per Ib. ; Furnace Bars and Sashweights, 2>\per Ib. ; Brass, 2s. to 3s. per Ib. Delivered Free to any part of Town. OLD IRON & BRASS BOUGHT.
On sale by the Undersigned, MARTELL'S BRANDY, in wood and bottle West India rum, 10 and 30 o p. Geneva, in cases Whiskey, in wood and bottle Peters' old torn Cherry cordial, in pints and quarts Champagne, port and sherry Porter's and Byass' bottled ale and stout Lemon syrup Clove cordial Bass' No. 3, ale in hhds. Woodhouse & Buchanan, Queen-street 18th Dec, 1856. .
ON SALE, Ex "Gertrude." 6 BALES 3 BUSHEL BAGS. Woodhousb & Buchanan, Queen street 18feh Dec, 1856. ' AUSTEAIIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY. Established January Ist, 1849. FOR Granting Assurances on Lives Present, Deferred and Reversionary Annuities and Endowments for Children and Old Age. Chief Office— Sydney, N. S Wales. Chairman— M. E. Murnin, Esq. Actuary and Secretary — Robt. Thomson, Esq, AUCKLAND. Medical Referee— Rich. Matthews, Esq. - - Agent— J. A. Gilfillan, Esq. Offices — Queen-street Wharf. All the profits revert to the Members and these, it must be borne in mind, accumulate at compound interest at the high rate ruling in the Colonies, The following comparative scale will show the superiority of the Col mial Mutual Office over the British Proprietary and even the British Mutual Offices. EXAMPLE OF BONUSES.
N»me of Office. Annual Pre- Duration of Bonus Addimium. Policy. dition. Scottish Widows Fund .. 16 11 3 7 years. £70 0 0 AnlEnglishProprieUryCo 16 7 1 10 years. SO 16 8 Aust. Mutual Provident Socixty 16 2 1 4yrs-&8mos. 81 13 7 These Bonuses may be commuted into a corresponding reduction of premium, or their value in cash will be handed to the member at his option. For Tables, Forms of Proposals, and full information, apply to J. A. GILFILLAN, Ageut. Auckland, Dec. 5, 1856.
Auckland Local Steam Navigation Company. A SPECIAL General Meeting of the Shareholders will be held at the William Denny Hotel, on Tuesday, the 6th day of January, 1857, at 3 p.m., to take into consideration the position in which the Company is placed by the Provincial Government offering, in the opinion of the Directors, an insufficient subsidy for the year 1857, and the consequent prospect of abandoning the present undertaking. By order of the Directors, C. A. Harris, Secretary. A.L.S.N. Co.'s Office, December 22, 1856
COLLECTOR op ACCOUNTS, William Fraser, CHAMBER of COMMERCE,
CAMPBELL & BUCHANAN, SURVEYORS, OFFICE— HIGH STREET. OPPOSITE THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.
WANTED, A STEADY respectable Nurse girl, about 14 ■^ years of age. Apply to Mrs. Nicol, Masonic Hotel.
WILLIS, HYDE, & WILSON, LEMONADE, SODA WATER, AND NECTAR MANUFACTURERS, QUEEN-STREET, AUCKLAND. * # * All orders addressed to the above, at the "William Dijnny" Hotel, will be promptly attended to,
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