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Wellington Independent, Volume XVIi, Issue 1714, 8 April 1862, Page 1

INCOBI'OnATUD BY ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Capital: £500 000- -- HEAD OFFICETAUCKLAND. j Dibectobs : James Williamson, Esq., President. John Logan Campbell, Esq. The Hon. Thomas Henderson, M.G.A. James O'Neill, Esq., M.G.A. George B. Owen, Esq. Thomas Russell, Esq., M.G.A. Charles J. Taylor, Esq., M.G.A. AuDiTons : Samuel Browning, Esq., and William C. Daldy. Esq. Genebal Manageb and Inspector : Alexander Kennedy, Esq. Agencies- ' THE UNITED KINGDOM— The Oriental Corporation in London, and their various Agencies in England, Ireland, and Scotland. VICTORIA— The Oriental Bank Corporation at Melbourne, and their various Branches in Victoria. NEW SOUTH WALES— The Oriental Bank Corporation at Sydney, and their various Branches in New South Wales. INDIA AND CHINA— The various Branches and Agencies of the Orienta Bank Corporation, at Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Ceylon, Hongkong, Shanghai, Singapore, Mauritius, &c. r 1 Bank of New Zealand offers great facilities JL to the Mercantile and general commnnity for exchange operations by its arrangements with the Oriental Bauk Corporation, for transactions with their -wide-spread and numerous Branches and Agencies before enumerated. Drafts and Letters of Credit are issued by the Bank on the most favorable terms, payable at any of the places before mentioned. Bills payable in the Colonies, Great Britain, India, or China, purchased or sent for collection. Government Debentures or other securities received for safe custody, and the Interest due thereon, as also Dividends on Stock, whether payable in the Colonies or England, aud Local Bills collected for customers without charge. Current Accounts may be opened with the Bank, and every facility will be afforded to Settlers, Traders, and others, for the transaction of business. Deposit Receipts will be issued for sums deposited for fixed periods, bearing Interest at rates to be learned on application at the Bank. Approved Bills discounted, Bills of Exchange pin-chased, and advances made upon Bills of Lading accompanied by Policies of Insurances of Goods shipped from, or to, any port in the Colonies or Great Britain, Agency Business — The Agency of other Banks undertaken on favorable terms, and investments in British or Colonial securities effected for the constituents of the Bank. Rates of Interest, Discount and Exchange, and general terms of business, may be ascertained upon application at the Banking Office, Queen-street, Auckland. . By order of the Board of Directors, A. KENNEDY, General Manage? and Inspector. WBIiLIHTGtTOsir BRANCH. NEW ZEALAND INSURANCE COMPANY FOR FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE. OFFICES— EXCHANGE BUILDINGS. Capital WITH UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF THE SHAREHOLDERS. Geobgb Hunter ) T . Chables Johnson Phabazyn [ AiumsiosAl James John Tune J Dibectors. r pHIS COMPANY is now prepared to gran JL Policies and effect Insurances from Loss or Damage by Fire upon Houses and other Buildings, Goons, Wabes, Meechandise, and Manufactures, and Farming Stock of every description. The Company will also take Marine Rises, both in Coasting aud Foreign Trade. The Directors rf spectfully request public support for this Local Institution; The Premiums are the same as those charged by other Companies, whilst Insurers have the security of a Capital more than equal to any contingency which mny arise, together witli the Unlimited Liability of a large body of wealthy Shareholders. The profits of this ComPANY ARE RETAINED IN THE COLONY. BETHUNE & HUNTER, Agents, Exchange Buildings, 19th December, 1861, A L C O C K & C 0., BILLIARD TABLE MANUFACTURERS By Appointment to HIS EXCELLENCY SIR HENHY BABKLY. A CKNOWLEDGED superior to the best Eng/X lish Tables. Kauufactured of Well-Sea-soned Timber, Guaranteed. Awarded First Prize at the Victorian Exhibition, 1861, and entered to compete in fie London Exhibition of 1862. American Bowling Alley, and Skittle Pins and Balls. Kamptullicon Billiard Matting in sets on Sale. Billiard Balls, mathematically correct, adjusted on tl>e premises. Cushions re-stuffed with the Patent Improved Caoutchouc. Manufactory: 132, Russell, street. Show Rooms : 95, Little Bourke-street, East, Melbourne. March IT, 1803,