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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3162, 7 April 1879, Page 1

Insurance Companies NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY. LONDON AND EDINBURGH. Established 1809. Incorporated by Royal Charter. Subscribed Capital £2,000,000 Paid-up Capit til 250,000 j Fire Reserve Fund ... £794,577 Fire Premium Reserve 302,671 Total Fire Reserves 1,097,248 Incomes of the Fire Department, Net Premiums and J Interest 967,080 Fire Risks taken on Buildings and Property on Thames Goldfields at Lowest Rates. Pbompx and Libebal Settlements. THOMAS VEALE, Agent, Polegn Street. 33f4_ THE COLONIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. FIRE AND MARINE. Capital Two Millions. Fire and Marine Risks of every description accepted at Lowest Current Rates. Temporary Offices—Panama street. GEO. S. GRAHAM, General Manager. Wellington, June 5,1878. Agent for the Thames— WILLIAM CARPENTER, 2625 Shortland. NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY. FIRE AND MARINE. 17 f W AED HONISS It AGENT, Pollen stbeet and Albebt steeet, Thames. 2502 General Notices PURIRI MINERAL WAT_ER! BOTTLED AT THE COOL, SPARKLING AND EFFERVESCING SPRANG! EQUAL TO THE MOST CELEBRATED EUROPEAN WATERSVICHY, FACHINGEN, KISSINGEN UNSURPASSED AS A SUMMER - BEVERAGE. Drink Puriri Water! AND KILL INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, GOUT and RHEUMATISM. Exthact. —It belongs to the interesting group of mineral waters known as the Alkaline, such as Vichy in France, and Facbiugen in Nassau, resorted to for the cure of diseases of the digestive organs, of the kidoey and biadder, and for removing constitutional tendency to gout. DR HECTOR, Wellington. Analysis by Mr Skey, Wellington. Grains per gallon—Soda, 199-01; potash, 2587; lime, 11-088 ; magnesia, B*ooß ; iron, traces; silicic acid, 2772; sulphuric acid, 2-903; carbonic acid, 300-438; phosphoric acid, traces ; chlorine, 13313 ; iodine, traces. These elements are probably combined as follows :— Bi carbonate of soda ... 452393 ditto of lime ... 28-606 ditto of magnesia 25 625 Chloride of sodium ... 21-938 Sulphate of potash ... 4 938 Sulphate of soda 0940 Silica 2-772 lodine of magnesium ... Traces Phosphate of soda ... Traces MEDICAL TESTIMONIES: As a pleasant, agreeable and invigorating beverage it is unsurpassed ; as a therapeutic | agent we may confidently expect Puriri Water to be equally useful in all cases in which European waters would be prescribed ; as a stimulating alterative on the digestive organs In sickness I have found- it of great value. It is water which I would recommend fre- ,. oenUT c ™, s . I find it strongly alkaline, and as an antacid would be useful in dyspepsia, gout, and rheumatism. When charged with carbonic acid it forms an agreeable effervescing drink. I have personally given the water a trial, and believe it will provo valuable in cases Buoh as those above mentioned. CHARLES F. GOLDSBRO, R.C.P. It promises to be a most useful addition to the means of cure at the command of persons affected by gout in its various forms. It is extremely palatable, and may be advantageously employed as a beverage by all who are fond of a clear and sparkling drink. Its chemical constitution strongly resembles the waters of Vichy. J. KILGOUR, M.D. Puriri water can bo beat compared in value to the celebrated waters of Kissingen in Bavaria, beneficially used in cases of diseases of the digestive organs. iErated it is a coolingandrefrcshiug^^^^^ All Orders from Steamers, Hotels, and Private Families promptly attended to. Delivered in Cases containing Five Dozen. l^r Office :— POLLEN STREET, SHORTLAND, Opposite Shortland Hotei. Kelly and Fraser, • PROPRIETORS. 3552