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South Canterbury Times, Issue 3487, 9 June 1884, Page 1

Insurance. THE UNION FIRESAND MARINE INSURANCE CO. WE have been appointed Agents for the above named Company for Timaru and surrounding Districts, and are now prepared to accept FIRE and MARINE RISKS at Lowest Current Rates. THE NEW ZEALAND GRAIN AGENCY & MERCANTILE COMPANY (Limited.) A. H. TURNBULL, Agent. April 4,1883, THE NEW ZEALAND FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1859. Capital £1,000,000 Paid up Capital and Reserve.. £350,000 THE PREMIER AND WEALTHIEST COLONIAL COMPANY. Noted for Promptness and Liberality. Branches and agencies throughout the World. G, OHATBR MILES, Local Manager. VICTORIA INSURANCE COMPANY [Limit»d] . Established 1849. Reconstructed 1879. Capital .. .. £1,000,000. Every description of FIRE, MARINE, AND FIDELITY GUARANTEE RISKS Effected at (LOWEST RATES. V. M. SIMS (Ross, Sims & Co), Agent lor Timaru. Public Notices. AT EN T WROUGHT NAILS J. J. OORDEB & CO., The Patentees and Sole Manufacturers of the well known Patent Wrought Nails commonly known as “ EWBANK’S NAILS,” desire to make it known that a “Star” or "Cross” is their Trade Mark, and that all Nails made and sent out by them, except clasp, bear this mark upon their heads, and that within every package sent from their Works is also placed a card bearing their Name and Address, Any Nails, therefore, which are not distinguished as above, must not be confounded with " EWBANK’S NAILS," the quality of which is so well appreciated as being a superior to that of any other make, DOS WORKS, NEWPORT MONMOUTSHIRE, England

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