Companies, } ,&c. NEW ZEALAND LOAN A MEBOANTILB AGENCY COMPANY (Limithd). ON Wool, Tallow, and other Produce con signed to the Company for sale in Los don, Liberal Advances will be made. For partioulare apply to the MANAGES, at tbs Bank of New Zealand. NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY ITBE AND MARINE. Capital, £1,000,000, In 100,000 Shares of *10 e*oh, with unlimited Uability of Shareholders. Subiorlbed Capital to £200,000. Beserte an 3 Ee-lnsuranoe Fond, £170,600. Tj^OBMS of Proposal and every information £ can b 9 obtained of Mr, B, O. LAWBHNOB, Balelghj or H. WESTON, to Agent for New Plymouth, SOUTH BBITIBH PIBH AND MABINH INaUBANOa COMPANY Off NEW ! ZEALAND. nAPITAL, £2,000,000} 100,000 Shares. \J Unlimited liability and security of 900 Shareholders, all resident ia the Colony. A popular Oolonista' institution. Buaineis ooastantly i noreasing. Moderate ratesprompt payments. Head Offioe, Anokload. W. P. BNELL, Agent, Waitara. L. H. OHOLWILL. Agent, Tarannki. 4Sto NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1836, OAPITAL £3,000,000, npHIS old-established Company is prepared X to accept proposals for INSURANCE sgainst LOSS or DAMAGE by FIBB atloweßt ourrent rates. P. O. MOBTON, *511 to Agent for TarsnakL UNION INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, PISH AND MABI NX. Capital i 52,006,000. Forms of Proposal and every information eon tw obtained from OLABENOB BSNNELL. OP.og, Bronecorn.etreai 084 to NATIONAL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND, \TS7E beg to intimate to shareholdara and V V the «en oral public that we havo accepted the AGENCY of the above-named Company, aud wo are now prepared, as usual, to accept risks at lowest current rates. A. O. FOOKEB tc Co , a 451 017 Brougham-street, New Plymouth. Hotels. COTTIER'S CBIKHiOif HOTEL, DEVON STREET. Private Suites of B.ooma for Families. Bath Eoomt . Oomraodioufl Sample Boons for Commercial Travellers. Billiards. Wines, Spirits, 40., of the boat brandr. I livery and Bait Btables. W. OOTTIBB, 363 to Fropiletor. IMPEEIAL HOTEL, OOBNSS OK devon and ourrie streets, Hew Plymouth. W. WALKEB - . Pbopbibtob, rjIHE above Hotol haa been considerably X enlarged, thoroughly renovated, and all the latest improvements added for the comfort and accommodation of boarders and visitors, Bath Boom?. FIRST-CLASS NEW BILLIARD TABLE. An Ordinary DaiJy, The best quality of Wine 3, Liquorß, and &Aea supplied. 691 to OWEN & GRAHAM Aro now opening their firßt fihipments of NEW GOODS FOR THE SPRING SEASON, In Deapeey, Oloihino, Hjlts, ia, &0., Ex Eoflt Lothian I Ex s.s. British King B.S. Liguria Langßtooo S.S. CoAaloiiift I Butteimere We are also advised of further shipments Per Grabmcro, Zealaudia, Laura, s.s, Dorio (direct steamer to Auckland) And Orient steamers every fortnight, W. k E. BAXTEB'B BROWN FLOUB BAGS „ WHITE FLAX „ OWEN AND" GIiAHAM, LONDON AND AUCKLAND, SAMPLE~ROOMSDEVON St., NEW PLYMOUTH. b6BB hb to THE MERCANTILE AND BANKRUPIQY GAZETTE ov NEW ZEALAND. I IHE only Gazette published in the Colony, and giving the fullest particulars of Bankruptcy and Merccntile matters, and containing weekly information of all Bills of Sale, Mortgages of Stock, Liens on Wool, Litmß on Crops, Affidavits of Batisfaction, (Jailmentß, Share Reports, &c, and with which s now incorporated " The N.Z. Trade Protcciort dooietj's Private Liut of Bills of Bale," tc, the entire, right, title, and interest •.herein having been purchased from Mr. iamuel Carroll, of Wellington. Annual sub loription, £3 38., payable in aJvanoo. Halfyearly Index published in January and July v each yoar. Agent for Taranalci— C. W IOVKTT, F»-w I'lymonth. Tl.ad Ofnce, )ane-'.ln. S.T. Whoolor Advertiuinß A«orioy, t -ft ' »'-. NEW MILK ! NEW MILK ! ri UARANTEED pure, and of fust-class \X iiuility, delivered m town twice dfaily Ordi'iH for Cream, EggSj^and Poultry jTomptly atlended to. E. MABFELL, Stand jsii Fausi Daiby, vCS2 nl7 ElUotJßond, New Plymouth.