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Otago Witness, Issue 1899, 26 June 1890, Page 21

AS OTHERS SEE US. An ex-M.P., writing to one of the Sydney papers recently, thus refers to some Dunedin institutions : — " There i 3 no establishment of a like kind either in Sydney or Melbourne that is fit to be put in the same category with the Drapery Importing Company, of High street. Here, my wife had occasion to make several purchases, and she assured me that not only did she find things 20 per cent, cheaper than she would have had to pay for them in recognised • cheap houses ' in Melbourne, but, on comparing the prices of the D.1.0. (as it is popularly called) with those asked at other Dunedin houses, she found that at the former place the goods offered were not only more reasonable in figure, but of a superior quality. . . . 1 1 had ' (she told a friend of hers the other day) ' a walking costume made, equal as regards quality of material, style, or fit to any dress I had made for me at Marshall and Snellgrove's when in London two seasons ago. Nor is this curious in the least when I state that, to my surprise, the lady who " fitted " me at the D.1.0. turned out to be no other than Miss Bowen, one of the late head dressmakers at the London house just referred to, who had arrived in Dunedin prior to the opening of the Exhibition. ... A splendid feature of this establishment, and one which might be advantageously copied by many Australian drapers, is the refreshment room upstairs. Here the suburban or country lady who has missed her car or train may obtain a really good cup of tea and liarhfc refreshment for the small sum of 6d. The civility of the attendants and the marked courtesy shown us by the heads of departments were in themselves sufficiently irresistible to put one in a good humour to buy. Why can't someone start a D.1.0. in Sydney ? " Government Notifications. Examination offline Managers. Mines Department, Wellington, 6th June 1890. AN EXAMINATION of CANDIDATES for Certificates as Mine Managers, under "The Mines Act 1886," will be held on the2l»t JULY 1890, and Two Following Days, at places to be hereafter niui.cd. All Applications, with fee of £1, must be addressed to "The Secretary of the Board of Examiners under the Mining Act or Coal Mines Act, Wellington," and must be received before the Bth JULY. Candidates who were unsuccessful at the examination held in January last will be allowed to come up for re-txamination, within 12 months, in the subjects in which they failed. Further Examinations will be held in January and July in eaoh year. T. A. HAMBB, 19ju Secretary to the Board of Examiners. GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANOB DKPAIITMENT. Lowest Premiums. State Guarantee. Participation in Profits. Present Accumulated Fund, over £1,500,000Annual Income exceeds £282,000. Cash Surplus in 1885, over £242,000 (LAST DIBTIUI3UTION). rpHE Rates of Premium now in force ia this I Office are lower than those charged to participating Policyliolders by auy otlior Office doing business iv tho Australasian Colonies. It is nevertheless anticipated that, owing to cheap management and light mortality, very handsome bonuses will become payable to Folicyholders insuring under existing rates. That this is not a more estimate may bo judged from the fact that, uiulor the old ' calo of in-umiuniß,fromivMchcom-■)>a> iitivchj l,ttlc pi n/it was expected to accrue, no less than £242,000 of CASH SURPLUS, or noarly 23 per cont. of the wholo accumulated fund at that date, was found to have accrued during tho quinquennium ended tho 31st December, 1886. Of tliiß amount .£150,000 was divided, and tho balance uu) lied to resorvo. All l'amciijating Policies are entitled, on becoming claims, to a Prospective Bonus in accordance with the amount of premiums paid since the precoaing distribution. Thus, the advantages of an annual distribution are secured without the heavy cost attaching thereto. F. W. FRANKLAND, F.1.A., ill Commissioner and Govt. Actuari .