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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9138, 21 August 1888, Page 8

Sermons, Lectures, Soirees, &c. DR. BOND Will deliver the LAST AMBULANCE LECTURE, THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING, 21ST INSTANT, In the Young Men's Christian Association Lecture Hall, at half-past seven. Young Men cordially invited. \\fINTER COURSE OF LECTURES. PARtfELL CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. ODDFELLOWS' HALL. THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING, AUGUST 21, LECTURE BY THE REV. J. CHEW: "Query; or the Note of Interrogation." Commence at half-past seven. Admission, Sixpence. " T OVE, LIFE, AND LABOUR." Under the auspices of the Young Women's Christian Association, and the patronage of the W.C.T.U., and the Gospel Temperance Mission, MRS. W. J. HARRIS Jenny Wren") Will deliver a Lecture on "LOVE, LIFE, AND LABOUR," In the SOCIAL HALL OF THE Y.M.C.A. ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 22, Commencing at Eight o'clock. Admission .. One Shilling Meetings. TO ATEPAYERS OF AUCKLAND. You are urgently requested to attend a PUBLIC MEETING, called by the Ratepayers' Association, to be held TO-MORROW (Wednesday) EVENING, the 22nd August, in order that a positive expression of opinion may be obtained with, regard to the Amalgamation of Offices and Retrenchment of Salaries of Council Officials as proposed by the Association, and the proposals made by the City Council. 11. W. FARNALL, Secretary Auckland Ratepayers' Association. HELENS VILLE TIMBER COMPANY (LIMITED), NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders in the above Company will be held in the Company's Office, Fort-street, Auckland, on TUESDAY, August 21, 1888, at eleven o'clock in the forel noon, to confirm the following Special Resolutions i passed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held at its Office this day, of which due notice was given :— 1. That the Action of the Directors in Selling the Property of the Company, as per agreement, be confirmed. 2. That the Company be voluntarily wound up. 3. 'That the Liquidator's fee be £50. 4. That .Mr. John Reid be appointed Liquidator of the Company. Dated at Auckland this 3rd day of August, 1888. J. A. WALKER, Manager. /CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. A Special Meeting of the Chamber will be held at the Rooms of the Chamber, on THURSDAY, 23rd August, at three o'clock p.m. Business : To consider the proposition made by Mr. Vaile and others to the Government for Leasing a. portion of the Railways of the Colony. J. YOUNG Secretary. August 20, 1888. BUBLIC NOTICE. The Education Board of the District of Auckland, August 17, 18S8. In accordance with Section 5 of " Tho Education Act, 1877, Amendment Act, ISSS," the Education Board of the District of Auckland hereby calls a Public Meeting of the Householders of the Poke.no Hill School District, to be held on 'THURSDAY, September 6, 1888, at half-past seven p.m., at the Pokeno Hill School, for the purpose of electing a School Committee for the Pokeno Hill School District. And the Hoard also appoints that the Committee of the said Pokeno Hill School District shall hold its first meeting immediately after election on the day and at the place abovenamed. VINCENT E. RICE, Secretary. IN THE MATTER OF THE COM- I PANIES ACT, 1832, AND IN THE MATTER OF THE NEW ZEALAND TIMBER COMPANY (LIMITED.) An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders will be held at the Offices of Messrs. Devore and Cooper, Solicitors, Queen-street, Auckland, on WEDNESDAY, the 6th day of September, 1888, at 12 o'clock noon, to pass a Special Resolution for voluntarily Winding-up the abovenamed Company, and for the appointment of George Holdship, of Auck- ! land, Timber Merchant, as Liquidator, for the purpose of winding-up the affairs of the Company. < Dated this 18th day of August, 1888. W. PERKINS, Secretary. E. T. DI'FAUK, Solicitor, Queen-street, Auckland. Coursing. ( ,r- ian SBgSteassaga T>LUMPTON PARK. AUCKLAND COURSING CLUB. I ST. LEG STAKES, (Closed 22 nominations). . ALL AGED STAKES, (Closed 23 nominations). ' On WEDNESDAY, 22nd AUGUST, ISSB. ' Special Train leaves Auckland at 9.35 a.m., re- J turning at 6 p.m.; ordinary train at 11.40. Public Companies. -VTORTHERN ASSURANCE JLI COMPANY. Capital... £3,000,000. ' statement shewing the progress op the northern assurance company, Since its establishment in 1836, to the present time (1878). i I Revfiniin AccumuVear ! Net Fire Net Life ! from la ted * ear ' 1 Revenue. Revenue. j Int ™™ t. Funds in hand. 1 I I £ £ £, 1830 j 900 700 1,200 38,200 1831) ' 2,300 3,000 2,200 69,600 1842 ' 3,200 13,300 ! 2,800 75,800 1845 j 3,800 15,400 i 4,300 102,700 1848 i 0,900 20,500 ! 6,900 151,600 1851 I 8,700 29,600 : 6,800 172,800 1854 I 30,000 29,700 ! 7,900 231,500 1857 ! 78,000 59,100 | 16,600 386,000 1860 j 121,400 66,800 21,400 615,200 1863 I 148.900 77.500 I 29,300 686,400 1860 : 166,100 97,300 i 38,000 785,900 1869 : 197,700 119,100 j 46,200 1,031,800 1872 270,400 125,200 I 61,500 1,390,300 1575 351,300 141,300 j 90,900 1,913,600 IS7B | 405,000 j 157,800 | 107,200 2,391,100 1881 I 461,400 181,300 j 120,500 2,708,100 1885 ' 577,300 I 191,500 ' 132,000 3,134,300 LIFE DEPARTMENT. It is worse than useless to possess a Life Policy unless there is the certainty that the sum assured will be paid at death. A man may for years trust to it as the support for his family, and ultimately And that it is of no value. The sums assured by the "NORTHERN"are guaranteed by the Shareholders, capital of Three Millions Sterling, and by its Accumulated Funds, all safely invested, amounting in December, 1885, to more than Three Millions One Hundred and Thirty-four Thousand Pounds, and continually increasing. In the Participation Branch, the whole of the ascertained surplus at each valuation belongs to ' the assured. The undersigned, Agent for the above Company, i* prepared to accept Risks against Fire on Buildings and Contents in tho City and Province of Auckland, at the LOWEST CURRENT RATES. j THOMAS MACKY. IyORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY LONDON AND EDINBURGH. ESTABLISHED 1809 B INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER Subscribed Capital.. „. „ £2,500,000 Paid Up .. ~ _ _ 625,000 Fire Reserve Fund, 1885 ... _ 1,656,458 Net Fire Premiums, 1886 . . .. 1,148,510 j Total Losses, 1885 ... ... _ 615,228 ; _—_ - ; LOWEST CURRENT RATES AND PROMPI i SETTLEMENT ON THE SPOT. ( ARTHUR BADDELEY, ' Chief Agon t for the Province of Auckland. ■