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THE UNION INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND (FIRE AND MARINE). Capital ... ... ... £2,000,000 Head Office ! Hereford- street, Christchurch. Directors : The Hon. J. T. Peacock (Chairman), W. Montgomery, Esq., M.H.R., W. D. Carruthers, E"q., P. Cunningham, Esq , G. C. Stead, Esq (Deputy Chairman), J. Palmer, Esq , W. Reeves, Esq., John Studholme, Esq. BAKKERB : Union Bank of Australia. General Manager : W. Devenish Meares. THE SPECIAL FEATURES thai '•pm mend this Company to notice of intending insurers are, that it is a Local Institution, that the capital is double that of any other New Zealand or Australian Institution, and that claims will be fairly and equitably dealt with, the names of the Directors being a sufficient guarantee on this point. Rates charged are the Lowest Current. Wellington Agents — BETHUNE & HUNTER, Old Custom House Btreet. LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1836. The attention of the Public is called to the following points : — 1. The Liability of the Company is Unlimited. 2. The Reports and Accounts or the year 1879 show : Net Fire Premiums for the year...£l 070,067 Capital paid up _d 5,640 General Reserve Fire Re-insurance Fund 1,350,000 3. The Company is empowered by various Acts of the Imperial Parliament and by separate Acts of the Legislatures of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and Queensland — a feature which belongs to no other Insurance Company. 4. The large resources of the Company should impress the public with a feeling of Security, the main desideration in seeking for insurance. Proposals for all classes of Fire Insurances will be received by EDWARD PEARCE, Agent. "f >HE COLONIAL INSURANCE COMI PANY OF NEW ZEALAND. FIRE AND MARINE. Capital, £2,000,000. HE AX> OFFICE, CUSTOM HOUSE QUAY, Wellington. All descriptions of Risks, Fire and Marine, »cceptod at lowest current rates. GEO. S. GRAHAM, General Manager. fMPEEIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMI PANY. Established 1803. Capital J81.600,000. Fire risks of all classes in town and country jeeopted at lowost current rateß. Prompt tnd liberal settlement of claims. Agents— KßULL * CO. A USTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT .ttL SOCIETY. Established 1849, FOR LIFE ASSURANCE ON THE MUTUAL PRINCIPLE. Now Zealand Branch Office : CUSTOM HOUSE-QUAY, WELLINGTON. Local Board of Directors : Tho Hon. Charles Johnson Pharazyn, M.L.C, Chairman. The Hon. Sir William Fitzherbert.K.C.M.G., M.L.C, Deputy-Chairmaii. A. de 3. Brandon, Esq,, M.H.R. ; Charleß J. Johnston, Esq. ; The Hon. Morgan S. Grace, M.D ,_I.L.C. Medical Officer— Dr. W. G. Kemp, M.R.C.S., (England Annual Revenue exceeds ... £760.000 Accumulated Funds exceeds ... £3,500.000 Intended assurers will please note particularly the name of this, the oldest Established Life Office in the Colonies. The similarity of Title assumed by some of the new offices may lead to mistakes. Prospectuses, forms of proposal, and all other information may b obtained on application to the undersigned. EDWARD W. LOWE, Resident Secretary. THE NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY (Limited). Capital, £3,000,000. Reserve Fund, £160,000. TO FARMERS, GRAZIERS, AND OTHERS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company iB prepared to make liberal msh advances on Wool Grain Skins Tallow, and Produce placed in its hands for disposal in the Coloies or the Home markets. Full particulars may be obtained on appli cation to the agent of tho Company, Mr. H H Laner, Custom House Quay W(»Uinsrtoß

DAVIS TTEETICAL FEED SEWING V MACHINE Was awarded the only First Prizes for Family Sewing Machines at the Sydney and Melbourne International Exhibitions, 1879, 1880, 1881, over all other Sewing Machines. Seeing is Believing. Come One ! Come All! MACHINES SHOWN WITH PLEASURE. Samples of work given away. Full instructions gratis, and a liberal time payment system. Every Machine guaranteed. We will show the Machine in operation making up samples of the following list of work, which the "Davis" does without TACKING :—: — Bind dress goods with the same material, either scallops, points, squares, or straight. It will put on skirt braid and sew on facing at one operation, without showing the stitches. Make French folds and sew on at the same time. Make milliners' folds with different colors and pieces of goods at one operation, and sow on at the same time. It will gather between two pieces and sew on at the same time. It will cover tho cord and sew it in between edges at the same time. It puffs. It will do felling, bias, or straight lether on cotton or woollen goods. It sew from lace to leather without changing stitch or tension. For tucking, cording, braiding, quilting, ruffling, fringing, embroidering, shoe fitting, tailoring, dressmaking, and family use, it has no equal. It will make wide and narrow hems, hem all manner of bias woollen goods, as soft merino, crape, or goods difficult to hem on other machines. It will fold hems with cords enclosed, and Btitch them down at one operation. It makes a more elastic stitch than any other machine. It will sew over uneven surfaces as well as plain. It will gather without sowing on. It will gather and sew on at the same time. It will gather between two bands, showing the stitches on the right side at one operation. Purchasers will be instructed to do all the above work. H. C. FISKE & CO., Christchurch, Sole Agents for New Zealand. ROBERT HOLLIDAY, Lambton Quay, Agent for Wellington. A PERFECT SEWING MACHINE. WHEELER & WILSON'S NEW STRAIGHT-NEEDLB. MAOHINEB. GREAT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES. get the latest improveb. Paris Exhibition, 1878. " Commissariat-General, Etats Unis d'Amerique, j " Champ de Mars, Paris, 1 Bth November, 1878. " I have examined the official lists of awards at the Universal Exposition, as published by the French authorities, and find that only one Grand Prize was awarded for Sewing Machines. That was given to Wheeler and Wilson Company, of New York "R. C. M'Cormick, Com.-General." TWO MACHINES COMBINED IN TBE NEW HAND-AND-FOOT. THE NEW WHEELER & WILSON Will do Every Desoriptioa of Sewing on any sorts of Material from MUSLIN TO LEATHER. Inspect the Now Machines and be convinced. The New Machines are warranted to give complete satisfaction. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. Time Payments. Time payments arranged on the most LIBERAL SCALE. For full particulars apply to ROBERT GARDNER, Lambton Quay, Sole Agent for Wellington ON SALE, Customs House Fwtop, at the Ev nin« Post offioe