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Grey River Argus, Volume XXIII, Issue 3356, 21 May 1879, Page 3

Government Notices. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNM ENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ATSNOITI?S, ON THB MUTUAL OR PARriCIPATING PRINCIPLE, Cathedral Square, Christchurch. All Profits divided amongst Policyholders. ' " SuTplus on first five years' work ia £12,191. First division of profits will be made in 18S0. The Department issues all desirable forms of Policies up to L3OOO. Payment of every Policy is guaranteed by the Colony. Premiums on whole Life Policies for £a 0 with sbare in profits. Yearly premium Lad aside Age. for £500. daily for £500. £ s. d. £ s. d. 95 8 18 9 0 0 5 30 10 4 2 0 0 7 35 11 15 10 0 0 71 40 13 15 10 0 0 9 45 16 9 7 0 0 11 50 20 0 10 0 1 If Larger or smaller sums in proportion. £250 will cost half the above rates, or for a small excra payment, the capital sum will be paid to assured on surviving to a given age. Absolute security from loss. — if from any reaso.Dß a policy -holder is unable to continue bis payments, he can, after having made three annual payments, sell his policy back to the Department for one generally greater than the amount he has paid, free of future premiunß ; or if he does not desire to sell oufc, the Department will give him credit for the premiums in arrear for nearly hal£ 83" long again as he has paid, chargiog interest at rate of 6 per cent, per annum only on amount overdue, or the Department grant 1' ans for 90 per cent, of surrender value at 7 per cent, interest. Portables, forms, and farther information apply to any Post Office j or, WM. HINDMARSH, Agent. GEORGE THORNE (Juo.), Chief Agent and Inspector. Borough Council Notices. THOROUGH COUNCIL, GREYMOUTH. Notice is hereby given tbat at a meeting of the Council of the f -orougb of Greymouth, to be held in the Town Hall, Gresson street, Greymouth, on FRIDAY, the 23rd day of MAY, 1879, it is the intention of the I Council to make aod levy a GENERAL BOROUGH JTATE of ONE SBILLING in the P<>UND upon the value of all rateable property appearing on the Valuation Roll of the said Borough for, and ia respect of, tbe period commencing FRIDAY, the 23rd day of MAY, 1879, thence next ensuing, and ending on MONDAY, the 26th day of MAY, 1879, said RATE to be PAYABLE at the Town Clerk's Office, Gresson street, Greyraouth, on TUESDAY, the 27fch day of MAY, 1879 And notice is hereby farther given tbat the Rate Book for the said Borough is open for inspection at the office of the Council, Gressoa street, Greymouth, daily, from 10 o'clock a.m. to 12 noon. And that the following is an estimate of the proposed expenditure for which, the said RATE is to be made, viz : — For the payment of supplying street lamps with gas ... £150 0 0 For the payment of a night watchman, and the lighting and cleaning street lamps ... 156 0 0 For the general maintenance of footways, roads, streets, „ culverts, drains, and bridges 800 0 0 And that the additional sum required for the above estimated purposes amounts to the sum of L 99 15s. And, further, that tbe total rateable property on the Valuation Roll of the Borough of Greymouth for the year 1879 amounts to the sum of twenty thousand one hundred and twenty five ponnds, and that it is necessary to levy a Bate of One Shilling in the Pound to raise the money required. By order, JOHN A. WHALL, Town Clerk.. Town Clerk's Office, Gresßon street, Grey- ' mouth, May 15, 1879. BOROUGH OF GREYMOUEH. NOTICE OF ELECTION OF AUDITORS. In pursuance of the provisions of "The Municipal Corporations' Act, 1876," and "The Regulations of Local Elections' Act, 1876," I, JOHN ARTHUR WHALL, Returning Officer for the Borough of Greymouth, do hereby give public notice that, on MONDAY, the 2nd day of JUNE, 1879, an EJECTION for the return of Two (2) persons to fill the ordinary vacancies of AUUirOES of the said Borough, will be held, and I do appoint the Town Hall, Gressoa street, Greymouth, on Monday, the 26th day of May, 1879, at the hour of noon, as the place and time for the Nomination of Candidates for the said offices. JOHN A. WHALL, Returning Officer. May 17th, 1879. Amusements. T>R ELIMIN ARY NOTICE. A COMPLIMENTARY BEN JJFIT to MRS MARK will ba held on 23rd MAY, in the VOLUNTEER HALL, ; Werita street, when a really first-clsss Programme will be presented. JOHN BA.EROWMAN, Hon. Sec. -PRELIMINARY NOTICE The Friends of Mr JOHN M. MORGAN will tender him a COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT, to be held in the VOLUJNTBiSR HALL on WEDNESDAY EVENING, the 28 i;h of MAY, on which occasion a Firstclass Evening's Entertainment may be expected. /GREYMOUTH HOSPITAL ENTERXJ TAIN M EN I\ A GRAND CONCERT and BA LL, in aid of the above institution, will take place on FRIDAY, the 30th MAY, 1879, at the AHAURA HOSPITAL BUILDING. Double Tickets, 7s 6d ; Single Tickets, ss: maybe had at Ahaura, Orwell Creek, and Totaca Flati,{ Doors open at 8 o'clock p.m. H. WALMSLEY, Hon. Sec. /"I H A F F. CHAFF. Melbourne Chaff, £10 per (on neit; prompt cash: Glenn Bros,, 42 Mawbera Qaay,