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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1054, 30 July 1904, Page 2

Wlui! promises to bo the event of tlio yoar ia tlio Wailri Ho a pital annual bull which is to take place, in the Academy of Music on Friday evening nest, Messrs Royeroft and Davis Imvo now a solid gang of workers in tlio bush gotting out oribbing, mining timber, and rata firewood. Thoy have abaut finished putting in soim 12 or 15 chains of tram» way, and thing! will shortly hum a trillo quicker, At a spocial mooting of tlio Thames School of Mines Council, hold onWodnosday, consideration was given to tlio proposal to establish a School of Mines in Auckland in connojtiou with tho Auckland University, After a fall dis* cussion of tho position and of the proposals put forward by tbo Auckland University County, it was decided to enter into communication with tho Auckland Oollego Oonniil and the Minister for Minos, and to suggest, if it were doeidod subsequently to establish a School of Mines in Auckland, that tho local Sohool of Mines should bo affiliated to tho Auckland University, as it possessed all tho necessary qualifications, Church services aro advertised for to* morrow as follows;—At tho Primitive Mothodist Church at 11 a.m., tho Rev J. Southorn takes for his subject "The Honour of a Gentleman," and at 7 p.m. "A Message for You," Tho Rev Mr Stookwoll, of Paeroa, conducts both morning and evening service at tho Wosloy Church. Pastor Perry will bo tlio preacher at tho Baptist Church both morning and evening, his subject for tho evening being "Fading Impressions," Tho Salvation Army hold welcome meetings all day to Adjutant and Mrs Dickens, AithoChurch of Christ Mr Foster's oyening subject will be "Tbo Canaanito of tho Land," The subject for too morning mooting of tho Y.MJ.C. will bo "Is tho Heathen Responsible," The Tauranga Comity Council, in a petition it is Bonding to Parliament, states that the County has an area of 390,069 acres, of which 179,201 acres aro Crown and nativo lands, with a capital value of £398,654 and 192,028 respectively, that h has no railway within sevoral miles I that it has 300 miles of main roads at 45 bridges, from 35ft to 1000 ft in longth, to maintain, and praying the House to coU lect full ratos from Crown and native lands, or for an annual grant towards keeping our main roads and bridgos in a state of passible repair, This petition has boon encrusted to Mr, W. H, Horrios for presentation, We Imvo received a copy of the fiftyninth annual roport of the Now York Lifo Insuranco Company, from Mr P, Wil-liams-Moses, Agency Supervisor for New Zealand. Tho financial rosnlts during the past year are dosorving tho caroiul attention of ovoryono interested in lifo insur* anco. The iota! assets on tho 31st December, 1903, amounted to £72,465,431 tho now bnslncss paid for in linn year amounted to no less than £07,123,854, be ing an incroaso ol Hourly live million pounds over tho previous your. Tho company listributod in dividends and other paymonts to policy holders £2,428,294. Tho total number of policyholders is 812,711 (actually tho company has just about as many policy holders as Ihoro are mm, women, and children, Maoris included, in tho colony).—But ovon moro important than this is the fact that the company hnß made special resorvos to provido dividonds payable lo policyholders during 1904 and in subsequent years por policy contracts no less a sum than £6,619,052, Tho detailed statement booklet issued by the compnny is full of interesting and remarkable facts as to Iho riso, progress and history for 59 years of this organisation. An unusual foaluro is that tlio company publishes annually as in the prosent report, a full list of overy security held by it, whother Government, State or Railway bonds, as well as of its property and of all moniy it lies lent on onmoituges, Mr I', Williams-Mogcs is now stayngat Mover's Hotel 'and will be very pleased to intc-viow clients or-to supply dotailod statements, sample polw oies, or any other information, intending clients may requiro to enable them to form a eorreot judgment for themielves (bout the company, '