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New Zealand Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 4296, 28 December 1874, Page 1

Wanted. WANTED, Fifty contract work. Foxton. Men for draining ; all DOUGLAS and CO., WANTED, a PIPEB, for the Caledonian Society’s Gathering. Apply at the New Zealand Times office. J. W. BAYER, Secretary. WANTED, at the Pakuratahi Hotel, a Man and his Wife, the woman as Cook, the man as generally useful. Apply at the Hotel, or at Mclntosh’s New Zealander Hotel. ANTED, 100 Pick and Shovel Men. Apply to Mr. Kennedy, Hutt; or C. McKirdy, Wellington. ANTED, by an English lady, an eugagement out of Wellington as Companion or Governess to young children. Remuneration not required. Address, A.B. office of this paper. A YOUNG MAN (twenty-three) will be glad of a situation as overlooker, clerk, or timekeeper, he having been accustomed to superintend men. Apply office of this paper. ANTED KNOWN—A Registry Office for Servants is now. open at the wellknown premises, Brandon’s Corner, Lambton Quay. Applications from Employers in town or country promptly attended to. Hours of engagement between 2 and 4 o’clock p.m. S. J. HILL, Tobacconist. Insurance Companies. Nil W ZEALAND INS URANCE COMPANY. Established 1859. Capital£Looo,ooo,of which£24o,oooispaid up. Fire and Marino Risks of every description •will be accepted at the lowest current rates. BETHUNE & HUNTER, ■Agents, Wellington. The south British fire and MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. CAPITAL £750,000. 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 Company undertake insurance against every description of both Fire and Marine Risks at lowest cun'ent rates of premium. The chief characteristics of the Company are undoubted security, liberal terras, and prompt settlement of losses. For proposal forms and further particulars. Apply to W. & G. TURNBULL & CO., Agents, Wellington. gTANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY. FIRE AND MARINE. CAPITAL—ONE MILLION STERLING. Head Office: PRINCESS STREET, DUNEDIN. Losses by Fire Insured against on stores, warehouses, dwelling houses, &c., at current rates. The Company 11711 also take risks on wool and all kinds of merchandise on land or at sea, and either on valued or open policies, on the most favourable terms. Particular attention is drawn to Articles of Association, by which, after paying shareholders 19 per cent., the balance is to be distributed ns follows;—40 per cent, to go to Reserve Fund, 30 per cent, to POLICY HOLDERS, and balance as Company may determine, Agents for Wellington: SAMUEL, LADD, & CO. INSURANCE COMPANY. All classes of FIRE RISKS in town or country taken at current rates. EDWARD PEARCE, Agent. yiCTORIA INSURANCE COMPANY. FIRE AND MARINE. Established 1849. CAPITAL £200,000 Head Office : Melbourne. Insurance of every description effected at lowest current rates, and claims promptly met. Losses esu be made payable in any part of New Zealand or the Australian colonies. LEVIN & CO., Agents. yy OOL AND PRODUCE NEW ZEALAND TO LONDON. Merchants and others can make arrangements for next season for INSURING WOOL and PRODUCE from ports in New Zealand to London direct, or from Stations, from time the Wool is shorn, by any route,'till delivered in United Kingdom. Claims payable in London. Policies issued at any of the Company’s Agencies. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY. JOHNSTON & CO., Agents, Wellington; Australianmutualprovident SOCIETY FOR MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE, &c. NEW ZEALAND BRANCH : Head Office : Wellington. Present Annual Revenue, £280,000. Accumulated & Invested Funds, £1,330,000 Persona Assuring with this Office share the whole profits, and a Bonus is declared every fifth year. JOSEPH DYER, Resident Secretary. Bakers ELLINGTON MACHINE BISCUIT FACTORY. THE “BANTING.” S. S. GRIFFITHS, Proprietor. WELLINGTON MACHINE BISCUIT FACTORY. I BEG to call the attention of the public to he undermentioned BISCUITS of my manuacture : Ship Biscuits, first Arrowroot Biscuits quality Abernethy do Ship Biscuits, second Gem do quality " Dessert do iiabin do Saloon do 3utter do Banting do ioda do Mixed do loffce do Ginger-nut do I direct special attention to the Banting Bis:uit. A trial is solicited. To bo had of all icftlers, and at tho Factory, S. S. GRIFFITHS, Proprietor. Board and Residence. URNISHED APARTMENTS, with attondanoe, for a Lady and Gentleman, where there are no children. Apply, by letter, to “ Thorndon,” office of this paper. BOARD and Residence at Mrs. Allens’, Willis street, nearly opposite the Union Bank.