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Otago Daily Times, Issue 5673, 26 April 1880, Page 4

Tenders. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. lIURUNUI-WAITAKI RAILWAY. ADDINGTON WORKSHOPS. LOCOMOTIVE ERECTING SHOP. ■\TtTRITTEN TENDERS will be received T t at this office until Noon of FRIDAY, April 30th, 18S0, tor Building a Locomotive Erecting Shop at Addington. They are to bo marked on tho outside " Tender for Locomotive Erecting Shop at Addiiigton," and addressed to the lion, the Minister for Public Works. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, ■will be received if presented at any telegraph-office by noon of the abovemontioned date, provided that written tenders in due form are at tho same hour lodged at any District or Resident Engineer's office. Plans, specifications, and general conditions may bo seen at this office, and at tho Public Works Office, Dunedin. The lowest or any tender not accepted. By command. A. D. AUSTIN, District Engineer. Public Works Office, Christchurch, March 31st, 18S0. 7ap

NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. RAILWAY SLEEPERS. Commissioner of Railways' Office, Duncdin, April 2,1830. TENDERS will he received at the Stores Manager's Office, Christchureh, not later than Noon of SATURDAY, May 1, ISSO, for the SUPPLY and DELIVERY at LYTTEKTON of 20,000 RAILWAY SLEEPERS. Specification may be seen and forms of tender obtained at the Stores Manager's office, Christchurch, and tho Storekeeper's office, Dunedin. Tenders to be addressed to the Commissioner of Railways, under cover to the Stores Manager, Railway Department, Christchurch, and marked outside " Tender for Sleepers." The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted, and telegraphic tenders will not be entertained. W. CONYERS, 7ap Commissioner of Railways. NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. KAIPARA-WAIKATO RAILWAY. RECLAMATION CONTRACT.

Public Works Office, Auckland, sth April, 1880. WRITTEN TENDERS will be received at this Office up to NOON of MONDAY, the 26th April, ISBO, for the above-con-tract. They must be addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, Wellington, and marked outside " Tender for Reclamation." Plans and specifications may lie seen at the Public •Works Offices, Aiickland, Grahamstown, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, on and after Monday, the sth day of April, 1880. Telegraphic tenders, similarly addressed and marked, will be received if presented at any telegraph-office by NOON of the same date, provided that written tenders in due form are lodged at any of the abovenamed offices by the same hour, and accompanied by a cheque on some bank in the town where the tender is lodged ; such cheque to be specially marked by a banker as good for twenty-one days, and to be in favour of the Receiver-General's Deposit Account only, and not to bearer or order. The lowest or any tender will not' necessarily be accepted. t JQHN BLAOKETTi 7ap Engineer-in-Charge, North Island TENDERS are invited till Noon of TUESDAY next, 27th inst., to reinstate Mr Worsdell's premises, North-East Valley. 2lap MASON & WALES, Architects._ Public Companies. * A USTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVI DENT SOCIETY. Established 1849, FOR LIFE ASSURANCE ON THE MUTUAL PRINCIPLE. NEW ZEALAND BRANCH: Custom-House Quay, Wellington. Annual Revenue exceeds.. .. .. £ C 22.000 Accumulated Funds exceed .." .. 2,600,000

Result of lo,te Quinquennial Investigation: #. la Total Surplus of Quinquennium .. ..& 505,260 ■. Of which is sot apart for Distribution G amongst the Members .. .. .. 504,382 Yielding Reversionary Bonus Additions 1 amounting to .. .. .. - - 1,620,985 ~ Those about to assure are particularly requested to .j] note that the Australian Mutual Provident Society, at - 30 years of age, stands before the world as a Life Institution that has achieved unparalleled success. B For stability it is unsurpassed, for the profit it has realised and divided it is unexcelled, and for the a liberality of its business arrangements it is match- ; less. No other Life Assurance Society in any part of the world has had at the end of 30 years 35,218 policies in force, assuring- £13,392,121, an accumulated fund - of £2,006,053, and an annual revenue of £022,000, o£ , which it could be said that the ratio of expenses to J premium income has been less, the rate of interest on t the funds higher, the premiums charged lower, the reserves for the liabilities higher, or the bonuses allotted to its members larger than those of this Society. Prospectuses and proposal forms may be had (or will be sent post froe) on application to the Branch Office, s or to any of the Society's Agents. EDWARD W: LOWE, Resident Secretary. Agent for Dunedin : ■ q EDMUND SMITH. • 12j FIRE INSURANCE. " . THE AUSTRALIAN ALLIANCE AS- , SURANCE COMPANY ' (Fire, Marine, and Guarantee). \ Not being bound by any tariff, we are prepared to accept Fire Risks at low rates. Losses promptly paid in Dunedin. BASTINGS, LEAKY, & CO., gj Agents for Dunedin TTNION FIRE AND MARINE IN<U INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital .. ... .. £2,000,000 Paid-up Capital .. .. £75,000 Reserve Fund .. ... £20,000 FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCES EFFECTED On Every Description of Property at LOWEST CURRENT RATES, AND LOSSES SETTLED PROMPTLY AND LIBERALLY. Horses, Cattle, Threshing Machines, Farm Imple ments, Stooks, Stacks, and risk of Threshing Insured for any period. Dunedin Office: High street. W. C. KIRKCALDY, Manager IVrORTH BRITISH AND MERCANJl3i tile insurance company, london and edinburgh. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of Parliament.

Subscribed Capital .. £2,000,000 sterling. Fire Reserve Fund (1878) .. £1,15G,690. Insurances against tire effected on all descriptions of >roperty at lowest rates. Losses settled with promptitude and liberality on the P° ' MURRAY, ROBERTS, & CO., Head Agents for Otago and Southland, Stafford street, Dunedin With sub-agents both in town and country. \TATIONATi INSURANCE 131 COMPANY, N.Z. Fhe Company' issues FIRE POLICIES on WOOL while shearing in Woolsheds. Also, Floating Policies on Wool from sheep's back or from woolshed till delivered to London. Also, Floating Policies to and from Australian and New Zealand ports, saving much trouble to the insured. Also, Policies for Time and Voyage on Hulls of Ships and Steamers. A. . LILL JACK,... 300 General Manager FTIBANSATLANTIC FIRE INSURi ANCE CO. Capital £300,000. Fire Insurances effected on every description of property at lowest remunerative rates; losses settled promptly and liberally—in Dunedin. The Office of the Company has been removed to No. 98 Princes street, under the management of Mr R. H. Wallace, late of the National Insurance Co. MACANDREW & CO., 8n Agents. HA M P. U 11 G-M AGDEBURG FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HAMBURG. g CAPITAL (fully paid up) .. .. 2,500,000 marks. THE MAGDEBURG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE MAGDEP.URG REINSURANCE CO., THE MAGDEBURG GENEUAL INSURANCE CO. (with Capital and Reserve Fund amounting to over Thirty Millions of marks), Are interested in every risk undertaken. This Company is prepared to take risks against loss or damage by fire on every description of insurabU pfopertyat the Lowest Rates. .The Company is not connected with any Tariff As^ socintion.

ALL LOSSES will be promptly paid in the Colony as soon as claims are adjusted. LANGE& TIIONEMAN, General Agents for New Zealand, 15j Bond street, Duuedin.