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Timaru Herald, Volume IV, Issue 97, 23 March 1866, Page 4

Insurance Companies. A USTRALIAN MUTUAL PROVIDENT (LIFE ASSURANCE) SOCIETY. Established 1549. Incorporated 1857. BUSINESS OF THE SOCIETY. Life Assurances of all kinds. Granted Annuities on lives, present, deferred and reversionary. Granting Endowments for children and old age ADVANTAGES OF THE SOCIETY. The Entire Profits of the business belong to the Members. Claims settled as soon as the Executors or Administrators of deceased members are legally empowered to discharge their Policies. Conditions as to voyaging, residence abroad, &c., more than usually favourable. Premiums payable yearly, or by half-yearly or quarterly instalments. All the Rates are calculated on the lowest terms compatible with perfect safety. PROGRESS OF THE SOCIETY. "At the sixteenth annual meeting, held m the Society's Head Office, Sydney, on the 27th February, 1865, a highly satisfactory report for the year 1864, was presented. No less than 1356 Policies had been issued during the year, increasing the revenue by £23,874, and assuring the sum of £563,372." The Annual Revenue exceeds £95,000. The Invested Funds exceed £275,000. Medical Referee for Timaru. DUNCAN McLEAN, Esq., M.D. For prospectuses and all information, forms of proposals, &c, apply, at Timaru, to the Medical Referee. JOHN LEWIS, Cookham House, Christchurch, Agent for Canterbury. "QANSOMES & SIMS, Orwell Works, _Lv Ipswich, England, Engineers, manufacturers of steam ploughing and cultivating machinery, portable and traction sU'.am engines, steam pumps for irrigation, horizontal stationary steam engines, portable and fixed thrashing machines for steam or other power, straw carriers, grain winnowing machines and corn screens, portable and fixed corn mills, patent reaping machines with self-acting delivery for laying the cut crop m sheaves, horse ploughs, cultivators, harrows, cane top cutters, corn ci ackers and other machines required m the cultivation of the usual European crops, also of cotton, rice, sugar, indigo, tobacco and other tropical crops. Ransomes and Sims construct their machines of the best materials, manufactured as far as possible by machinery, and with the greatest attention to simpb'city, durability, and ease of repair without the employment of skilled labour. Their machines pack m the smallest space, and are easily put together on arrival at their destination. Illustrated catalogues free by post. Orders promptly executed. ELEY'S AMMUNITION For Sporting or Military Purposes. DOUBLE Waterproof Central Fire Caps, Felt Waddings to prevent the leading of Guns, Wire Cartridges for killing Game, &c, at long distances, Breech Loading Cartridge Cases of superior quality for Shot Guns and Rifles, Pin Cartridges for "Lefaucheux" Revolvers of 7, 9, and. 12 milimetres. Jacob's Rifle Shell Tubes, Cartridges and Caps for Colt's, Deane's, Tranter's, Adams', and other revolvers. Ball Cartridges for Enfield, Whitworth and Henry's Rifles, also for Westley Richards', Terry's, Wilson's, Prince's, Deane's, and other breech loaders. Bullets of uniform weight made by compression from soft refined lead. Eley Brothers, Grays-Inn-road, London, W.E. (Wholesale only.) riAHE "TIMA.RU HERALD" is Published J_ every FRIDAY morning at the Office, South Road, Timaru. SUBSCRIPTION:— Per annum £1 ss. Half-year 13s. All subscriptions to be paid m advance. PRICE OF ADVERTISEMENTS.— First insertion 2s. Gd. per inch. Each subsequent insertion Is. 6d. „ „ In all cases m which no order is given with the advertisement the same will be continued and charged until countermanded. Orders for the discontinuance of advertisements must be sent m to the Office not later than 5 p.m. on Tuesdays. A liberal allowance made on advertisements inserted for six, nine, or twelve months. 'TIMARU HERALD" /~i ENERAL PRINTING OFFIC E It South Road, Timabit. PRINTING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION IS EXECUTED IN THE NEATEST STYLE AT MODERATE PRICES. CARDS, LABELS, INVOICE HEADS, Circulars, Programmes, CATALOGUES, HANDBILLS, POSTERS, BOOK WORK, RECEIPT AND DELIVERY BOOKS, &C., &C, &C. All orders left at the Office will be punctually attended to. f\N SALE at the Timaru Hkratj? OfficeCards, every description Ruled paper, ditto