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The following notice is not issued for the purpose of inviting subscriptions, but "by way of informa^on, only, and no applications will be entertained unless the same are made on the footing of and with reference to the Prospectus referred to below. Applications for Shares m the Australian States and New Zealand will be received on behalf of the Company by The Union Bank of Australia, Limited, at its principal branches m Melbourne, Sydney Brisbane, Hobart, Perth, and Wellington, N.Z., and by the Bank of Adelaide, at Adelaide. IT IS PROPOSED TO ESTABLISH AN AUSTRALASIAN REGISTER OF SHAREHOLDERS IN DUE COURSE. The Prospectas will be issued simaitaneoasly m Great Britain, oa the Continent and m ftustralasia, fa** a Capj ttereof bas teat filed wttih'Qie Regietcat of Joint StocJ; <^jmpam«s la JBnjlan^ ' > 7 *^ \ ' ' ' ' s . ■"•■'' -- ■ , v . ■ .... The Say&itf^ iA^ojtea* it* W^^ on ■. « Wtoie Uttasda^, Siffi Vtixnarr+latz fip^Bcftaiac£^ntS^«fcJotC7)etoiß ¥tiotj^ •% F«aniary» tor flw ;Pd^^ ■■ •• •■.^': ': ■ :': '■■' ■ ■■■■• ' : . .:\ :'■■■■ ' '*•■■■■ -■ - •.: ,■ , "" "'' r - : "~ : ' : "■/'""*'■ ■ " •■■■■■ ■■■ ■ nrjas: l ' ■■■ - ; '■••■-•/"...■>..,,,,,,„., Ui . ■' _ « facoxporatei oadec the Companies gjCoßsofidatum) (&ct t ISW^ „i v • ' The Goajautors who %ore ctibserSbefl the Capltel ef the Veader Company, and -vrho have personally grraranteed the soSscrtpttaS »f «ver «B«-liaif of this . . lssae, are as ToXlowb:— ' ."" ■' ■'■■- '■■ ■■..-. .. ■ .... • '■ ' . ' -•'-•■■■•■•»-•■■;■::■ ■■ — ■-;■----•-••,,-...,.„ ■••■■■-■ ■" ■ MBUIL OF RANT-DTIL.Y, G.C.M.G.. lormerly Governor of New Zealand. WALTER CHAMBERIrAIN, Esq.. J.PV Chairman o* Messrs. W. and *„ VISCOUNT BSHEK. G.C.V.0.. K.C.B. . . Avery, Limited, Birmingham.- « STR \VTESTBY BROOK PERCEVAL, K.C.M.G., Director of the Union Bank SIR CHARLES BUAN-SMITHj X.C.8., O,S;I^ Csha.lrman of the Lisbon Traniof AustmHa, Limited, and Director of the Colonial Consignment and D is- ways, v Limited. , • - , ; ■ „- . •v trifeutine Co Limited. ... . BENJAMIN NEWGASS/Esqu 1 of •-Messrs. B. Newsass and Co., Merchants, 71 w.A. HORN. Esq., Director of the Bank o* Adelaide, and Chairman Kuala Lombard-street, ,'B:'C. ;■'-"■ '-'•i>* .; , . ..- ,. v ■■'■•■ . ■ Selangror Rubber Co.. Limited. ( • . D. ELLIOTT ALVES Esq. ;l '.-— „ ' ". ■' ' ■■-' MAJOR BRIDGES WEBB, Chairman of the Baltic and Mercantile. Shlppin* O. J. TRTNDER, Esq., of Messrs. Trinder, Anderson and Co., Ship OwsenU Exchange , , , , ( THE HON. J. G. JENKINS, late Premier ol South ' Australia. T. J. BRASapT, Esq.. late Manager of the New Zealand Insurance Co* THE HON ; GEOFFREY HOWARD, M.PE. BLVY ROBB, Esq.. of Messrs. Sivy Robb and Welch* .. ;J .-.«*— _ , i .-.•;- ■'■ "" ■ .. „ ; . SIR MARTEN CONWAT. M.A;. F.S.A^ F.R.G.S. ; ' ' ' j » ' y! "' "~ : '■■■'-' '■' ■,;.•-^ >; ■. .;';:;"-••■ ';;'':'■ • , . . • .'.'.' ■'. . .-•'■- ■ " ■'■- :> -- ■ ' ■.'"■ ■" ■■" ' '"■■■ ■ >■■ .'.:.■"'"■■.!.. ":■,', .;:"v., f. <• .--.,■:.',..:. '^ :'':;;,.--•• ■ : .;, ! ; : After 7 per cent, has: been paid on the Preference Shares; tfie, Ordinary Shares wiUoa;^ avafiaole fof . distribution will be divided Into t^o equal parts, of which one will be distribute^, ateong the holders of rthe .Preference Shares and the other, among th«" holders of the Ordinary Shares. The : Preference Shares are preferential as capital. „ v .. ■ -'••;-.;.;, . .'. •> -"^ .<•;-., ,y l r The Capital and Counties Bank, Limited; The Union Bank of 'Australia.* Limited; arid the Bank --of Adelaide). a3 -Bankers' f6r the Company, are authorised . to receive subscriptions for an ISSJJE of 500.000 SEVEN PER CENT . PARTI CIPATING PREFERENCE SHARES of fl.eachi Which -are NOW OFPEREO - FOR SUBSCRIPTION AT PAR, leaving > soo.ooo Seven Per Cent. Participating V reference ,. Shares of . 61 each, and 252,960 ORDINARY SHARES of £1 each tillable for future- issue.. ■ ,■ ■ • ■•■•■■ • >■■ ..,- . •..- . .' .'■ ■ - .■.-•■.-;.■.. :s -i-.. '.*.., ':." " .;'/• •►■" ", .;'■•'*"■•'■ ex . •. .». ■. ........ . ■; The Shares now offered are payable: as follow*:— 2s 6d per Share -on Atmlksatitm; ■.^'.i|j^.' p^y' -f^^ry >jjr\: t\ r \ n Xm*nV i anfl "'ftifo v lifflftTUW Bg and when roqnlrol In calls not exceeding 6s per share at intervals of not less than three months. , ; . ...; '../ , ' .> ■•• &,. , , ;;'^ '•:;-)* The EARL OF MNlS?^^. °^o£irlnS?^r,thland House. Dun- ■ & S^'iSß^^**^ ***?' bo ample scop, ! gannon. Ireland. .. ., : ■.. * LANDS" ' Sir wbstby BROOK PERCEVAL. K.C.M.G., Director of l*he Union Baak of , The Company will .secure ail rights and advantages, except as to mine- ! Austral^, limited. Guns Green, Wimbledon. < , . , . ral^ ; 'accruing from the,; Expedition' :and ; negotiations before referred to. and ■" £;. H 9 RNI Bs< i-. Director of the Bank of Adeialde, Wimbledon Park House, v -. will also purchase Provisional CroWn Leases oi. the Vfollowlng lands; w«hlch hay« wlnvbledon .-* • been granted subject : to,,survey regulations under the Papuan Load O«Unane* v The Hon. F. C; STANLEY. Director of the Santa Fe Land Co^ Limited. S of 190«:— ;; , ,:■ h . ... .v, ' — - Belgrave .Square. S.W. j- -± ■■::'<>, ; _4«.M0 aereg si£uated on the BMkwn^River. DUNCAN ELLIOTT ALVES. The Braes, Tjonoridge WeUs. ' S«i0«0 acres situated tri the Cloady. Bay District. - 1 > . .. The Hoi; JOHN G. JENKINS (late Premier of South Australia), 12 "Wladsor - 4 11.00«iiacres\s1fuated. on Redscar Bay. , .Codrt, -W,, Merchant. , „. 9.500 acres sttuatedlri-tho'.l^lokiyßiver District^ >.■ . . : •;-"-■■■ - . «,7«o acres situated ;n the Port Moresby District , -v AUSTRALIAN ADVISORY COMMITTBB. , ' 4 °*° aeresTsitttatea ha Orangerie Bay. Sir ALFRED COWLJEY. Chairman of the Bank of North Queensland. Limited, '■ '.. . --•-;- ,5.960. acres' sttuated -In Milne: Bay. tr Brisbane. ' ' ' . ' • ..?.7.ftO. acres' situated at Cape Rodney. " .*; ITie Hon. W, I*. BAILLIBU, Member of the Leeislatlv* Coonea of Victoria. • • j - acres .«ilitiated > "m' r the Spgeri. District. ■ ■• .-.r. Melbourne. .' 6D0.. acres situated ;at Galley Beach w , , r- ' \ o?v. The Hon. AGAR WYNNSJ, Member of the House of Representatives. Oonunon- _i ■ • % . ■..-■ . ... * ' .'■:■'■■£.-'}■.-■ =.t.;.i .-., ."■■■■ ■■•■■■' . . j.wealth of Australia. These lands total. lX 2, W) ac«ffl, situated In wtrious parts of tte Terrttory. aB oi ■ : whicii, except Sogeri. are eaay^ '«f a«*ss by. water, aa»d sire sttaated parOy .. LONDON BANKERS. *^ • th * &*? Delt (rainfanM to *0 Inches per aantrm) for the growth of sisal VUSS CAPITAL AND COUNTIES BANK. LIMITED Si Threadneedle-street; hemp,- tobacco; cotton, etc.; and partly m the wet belt (rainfall 1M to 150 Lpndon E. C , and Branches ■ ■ inches per aaurazo) for ..the cuitrvatioß of Rubber, cacao, - cocoanats, «ogar, etc THR U^flO I N BANK OF AUSTRALIA, LIMTTED, Tl ComhlH. LOttdOO. B.C^S .; .: ' 'L.YllJLl ' '" ''*'■" ' -■-- .1 and Branches. «h ... . , , :■..• - ; ... TIMBHR. - , ? ' t^v the BANK OF ADELAIDE, ll Leadenhall-street, London. B.C. TJmber promises- to ©c, ft tisetttJt wiurce of revenue to tte'.Opmpany. JBhfi uuwwi. j».%«« coontry Is In large areas very . reavfly tlmberea^ Mt. Darltog, In Ms General LONDO<N SOLJCTTORS Report, states that the. timber on the lands proposed to be acquired by the Kor the Company: BTRCHAM AND COMPANY, 50 Old Broad -st. London. B C Company Is exceedingly, valuable, and consists of many rarlettes of hard and """• iJn 6 V E en C dOT COIDPaqy: R ° BB WEUJB ' TBm9le «™*«* «— drKin7^w l^S^c^Jry^ns^ ffiStlA. D^orT^erecT ' * one or more saw mills, the sawn timber 'from which should nnd a ready nmrLONnON RTmTCVRa kot. The Company is In treaty, for further areas, specially selected for thets BLLIS AND CO.. 1 Corn hiU. London! EC3* timber-bearing character, which It is K confidently a«ttcJpated win be seenred. MYERS AN3D CO ». «» Throgmorton-street, London. E,C. l .. ' n. COTTON London ATrr>rroß<s ■ , Papna Is well situated for Its growth/ and the ..Company, proposes to ea«y •OSOLYNB. MILES AND CO.. 28 K^-stSt. Cheapside, London; and Pari,. SeSuV^iS D^eK^fe Se^tSr^p^V^^ep^enf^ ■ .. ATTcrp-R a* aotam cr^T Tr«Tnv^»« Agriculture m Btjiasbane, <he,l estimates the iprobitble, profits of Cotton growhi* m. wr^TTK- >NTD RTGOALL A isfl wn^^^vwSniS.'' „. Papua to be £32 per , acre net. Samples of Gatton*grown on the i^aloki lands baynvs A'rtiiS^SrS™" R2£h=n2r^ ' to ***** to be= acqul«d,;by .this Compaiiy hay* been submitted to the Liver-.^^^S^P^^-AN^COr'^nnln^relt. Sydney, fSJP^^^^S^S^lSt^SS^''^ '^^^ * " 9BBa> ' W ° me *" BE3.JU GULLY, BELL AND MYERS, Wellington. N^s. '■'■-. -, „ ..,,. botae *"* HoU a nd «; report as followa:-- '^ . Ans-mATTiM RTsnvrapo' qiMlities are most %oellent,att!;w c t Aism n tiA-TTTn&f .. * . • Sample A. — Grown at Rattle's; cotton hi seed, value XV&* ' 8., L. AND C. BAILLIEU, 37« Collins-street, Melbourne* wh - en fflnne d., staple- long- aad strong. Sample 8.-^Jrowa GENERAL MANAGiBR m> PAPUA; .- , . 'I ■ V d * t °^ vata «^^° :i4d - Sea totend characteiv CHARLES A. DARLING (late London Manager of John Darling and Son, of : color.^lons and, strong. . Adelaide. Melbourne, and Sydney) . „., ...... These prices would VVe^'^ilM' «i«ta^V.ol 2U i^ > siM.r«Eiaaii'.:lMe ■■■■• SECRETARY AND REGISTERED OFFICES.. .£ hfai ; estimatejof^ j^*uis the ;l«*H from Oott«i «t only i?» JAMES W. SCOTT, 26 Old Broad-street. London. B.C. y" *■ -;?**.. .'.••. ,..,, : : .. .,, .. . SUGAR. * ~ ; ''■ iPDTnopn t> P /-> ot . TV w T t» . ; Papua. iß«he nature,, home of the sugar-caoe. Queensiand, which has S _.. _ . ABRTOGED PROSPECTUS. - ■' ■ ■■> -„ ..--.....- very considerable area under sugar,* ,depends largely upon the Paptmn v«ri«tleß ,- This Company has been.fornted to acquire lands sHnate m: Brttfnh New - ©f sugar-cane for Uie success of its industry It la the intention of the CojnGuixiea; to promote the cultivation oh snch lands of tropical produce on a large pany t» undertake tiie cultivation of a: considerable aroa, with tbe best vmrlescale; to establish aad carry on financial, mercantile, trading, and general , de- * ties of cane amd ■Hie latest types of mkchinery'.'"^" velopment business; to develop the resources of , the country, and* to construct' ' "■■"■>■" - - light railways or tramways, roads, harbors) wharves, and other works- of ' pnbUo'^ „ . ' - .X, , •■ RUBBER." - or private utility.; to .encourage colonisation and agrlcjjlture by assJstf.is and '".':'■.'.... 'Rubber is also tndtgenbusl -to Papuar - Tfca sources of the native supply, financing settlers; .to.-utdJisOv the Rona Falls on the Lai oki River for any Indus-- consist of rubber-yielding vines, which entwine "the large forest trees. Comttdtrtal purpose; «nd for tlte other objects set forth m the Memorandum of Asso-.., '.'erable areas m Papua -have^ recently been planted with Para rubber trees. an« elation. ' it is claimed that a more rapid growth Is being- obtained . than m any ottxer HISTORY, , .. ' ■ country. Mr. H. A. Wickham, the Para l ' rubber; expert, who wj«;.reßponslbi« TSje portion of New ' Guinea, now known as Papua, which is fn dose prox- for the introduction of Para rubber to the East, is at present engaged hypiaritimlty to the Queensland .Coast, was annexed to the British Crown about 28 ing an estate m .Papua. Mr. Wickham, who inspected the Cloudy Baytands o« yearn ago, and, on account of Its nearness to Australia and the consequent ' offer to this Company, considered them very good for the growing of Para raonecessity for protecting Australian interests, was. at the request of the Aus- ber trees. According to Mri Darling's P»JS. r ? bt s e l_J reo * 5 45-J^S tralian people, placed under the control of the Commonwealth Government, and In Papua are a<s-far forward as trees of _ 7 'years' gwwrtli, m Ceylon. The Directors granted a Constitution on the 16th November, 1905 therefore antieipato a comparatively ea«y and steadily faicreastng revenue from EXPEDITION TO PAPUA. rubber. «^. ~™«« Having regard to its undoubted fertility, virgin forests, convenient water- _ A4 _ t . « _» ESTIMATE OF PRaFTTS . mmMaiMmm \* n~ ways, and mlneraf wealth, this neglect of one of the few undeveloped portions T*"* srtbjotaed. Report from Mr. darling deals wtth (be ejaestte* ef t»» of the British Empire is, remarkable, and Is mafaily due to the misconception probable profits, of the Company irom tropical agriculture: — which has hitherto existed' m regrard to the security of ' life and property, and «__ -.- -rt-~**La the conditions of health affecting Europeans. At the present time, as the - To Papuan loaas, Lttmtea. r j^j,~ „,, T1 _.....j L ., to the Ten-ltory by the Vendor Company. This Expedition, on its departure ■'■'■'. , ' vrrt<vr vuah A*TTm Pt^KTTMOfrom England, consisted of two gentlemen exceptionally qt»alrfi«d for the pur- v i 1 . ! CT^rr^^^^^TOT^fWa^Belrt *^ pose, viz.:— The Hon. John Greeiey Jenkins,, late Premier of South Australia, ■ * CLOUDY BAY DISTRICT (We t^Be «>. =-f and Mr. Charles Alfred Darling, the prospective General Manager of the Com- "«»««««» A to« ? " *vi > mem pany's bustness m Papua. With the object of obtaining official support and : ' ;.;^rowTOQTi ... ......... 300 .... tia .—-. *T^. r co-operaticm for the Company, send information a£ first hand as to the condi- I > ' : ' ; ; ' ' " ! " ' •'.{[[^ ~2 i - ion- ?*T £8 . ... Iff 1 tioos under which it B work will be carried on. Messrs. Jenkins and Darling j [ ; SSSf !' '■'■■•** bo« ** £8 4,M« vhsitod Papua. They were accorded a very sympathetic reception by the Go- , >: £dbacco~Caib£r~*n2Z 3HZHH 600 71Z1 £29 .i^« w *M#t ' vernroent Departments concerned,, and were given every possible assistance and : u"p<v ..*.—-■.-.— ~.»— " m •*»• Maw •* g^ • •* . information. it^rr»n«rq I r ,- ; f '•- ' LALOKT DISTRICT CDry Belt)- „ ■-.^•"J The best expert adfrtce avaSaWe was engaged, and an examtnatton was 4 . ,-. r Tobaoro'TcigOT" leaiS V. . ' 500 ..^, £40 , , « 20,0»9 mads of a iram-ber of the prropertVes now under offer to the Company' The ', , f ?■ is Sioa f«rrt • ■. . 8M *^— £9 ... « ' 3.7W ». results of this examination, which proved extremely satisfactory, are embodied J w ,;. i!?"^ A ■■"***" p. £Sv,«fJr\ W tht> Reports which aecempany and form part of the Prospectus. The exports ' f IF" SECOND YEAR AFTER PI«ANTTNQ* / Who the Expedition Were Mr. A. Jv»Boyd, of the Queensland De- '■ : i P^tAoro area should yield the .''-•■£-> : r f partraenfof Agricultnre, and Mr ( H<. A. Wlctehamj, the well-known / 'PararßtibWßr -^ Ay .#.■*> same as first year ......—^.~. 'S £6«,'0#0 Expert,. Reports were aiso obtained from Mr. Gilbert Burnett, Chief District • ' TBugar Ckoe ;■'.; . . ~i. .V. ...:;. rww .;„ f?«" \ ■ .■„*- 20.0W \ Forest Inspector to -the Queensland GoVerhmerit, and Mr. A. S BloomfleM, who , L Cotton _„ * „ „ „ 750" *«.-i £20 ,■ n ' 16,0*0 \ is 'largely interested m Papuan industries, and is the author of "Tropical A«Ti- . t f , ' , •> ■■• »._ £fS»tO/ culture }n Paptia.' As a result of the work of the Expedition; the Directors j , ; THntD.YEAR AFTER PLANTINO, .. ; are .'confident that the development of this magnificent Territory will afford - ■■ j ' "a^rst year's area i* and", yield -'t'% ?ii '•-■ -""* ■ ?' ! uniqvx« opportunities for the proflta.ble employment of capital. , > \ should be doubled s£iji~j~~. '-' " H". v " £IW,OW GENERAL BUSINESS. ,1 Sugar Cane .-,,;-,-- „ {l t og<) .... £20 . i,+ 20,«»« It is proposed at once to undertake loan, land and mercantile business, and h > Cotton . . . ,,,,,.-- , ...,..,-, '1,500 „, . £20 .... SO.OW. In connection t&erewtth to establish offices and stores at Port Moresby, the ' - Sisal Hemp .".' ...■.....,.,,..,' 9 ; <HH) *«.^. £10 »••« 80,01* commercial centre and seat of Government. With a view to this object, leases ""- " ;-£200,0<» of conveoiient lands m Port Moresby have been obtained by the Vendor Com- In the Fourth and Fifth years respectively the profits woold he practteallar pany from the Government, and a sfte for wharves and warehouses with ample de same as fen the Third year water frontege and sufficient draught for seagoing steamers, has also been _ ; secured at Abavi Island, Cloudy Bay. The Government has intimated that it SIXTH YEAR AFTER PLANTINGS is prepared to entertain the grant of a license for the utilisation of the waters J : - (Profits as m Third, Fourth, and of the Rona Palls on the Laloki River, tor the generation of electrical power. j '""' Fifth years ............_.. „\ x2W,M» j The Rona Falls are, situated. within 22 miles of Port Moresby. It is proposed <-, ■• Rubber ...~~~... ....... 2,000 ►— £35 *~— 50,»0O that this Company shall construct a light railway or tramway connecting Port " — — £254.094 Moresby with Sapphire Creek, and the Government has intimated that it is .'•..;. After -the Sfetth year the profits should Increase by a minimum of £50.069 prepared to consider a proposal with a view to the necessary ' legislation on the per annum untfl "the- whole area proposed tP be planted with rubber (provistoaka subject. Looking to the influx of settlers and others into the Territory, and * ally Sxed at 10,000 acres) is fe ftai bearing. '" • _ ■_ ■£ . , Copies of die Prospectus will be published m ail the leading AnstraUsiafl Dailies on Febroary 21st, 1910, and copies •! tit. Prospectus and Application Forms can be obtained froM - : , THE UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA, LrSlTEfrj at any of its Branches throughout Australia or New Zealand ; the Bank of Adelaide, Adelaide ; t&e Australian Brokers. E L tni C* Baillieu, 375 ColHas- street, Melbourne ; or the Australasian Soiicitors— Iv fBLAKE & RIGG ALL, 120 William-street, Melbourne. - M-^, FEEZ & BAYNES, Adelaide-street, Brisbane. WINTER, SIMPSON & CO.* OXonnell-street, Sydney, „ BELL. GULLY, BELL & MYERS, Wellington, New Zealand. ■■-"-■ —^«^« .