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Wellington Independent, Volume XVII, Issue 1722, 6 May 1862, Page 1

INCORPonA'fED BY ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Capital : £500.000 HEAD OFFICE: AUCKLAND. 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. Auditors : Samuel Browning, Esq., and William C.Daldy, Esq. General Manager and Inspector : Alexander Kennedy, Esq. Agencies* THE UNITED KINGDOM— The Oriental "BanV 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, Singapoie, Mauritius, &c, '1 "'HE Bank of New Zealand offers great facilities 1 to the Mercantile and general community for exchange operations by its arrangements with the Oriental Bank 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 there oa, as also Dividends on Stock, whether payable in the Colonies or England, and 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 purchased, 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 Manager and Inspector. THE FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. INSTITUTED 1836. CAPITAL SUBSCBIBED £2,000,000. Reserved FtrnD— £2ls,s96 11s. lid. LIABILITY op the COMPANY UNLIMITED. Amount of Claims paid for losses by Fire, 1859, ,£201,885 7s. lid. Amount of Premiums received on Fire Policies 1859, £127,415 14s. 9d. fp HIS. COMPANY presents unusual facilities .JL for Life Assurance. Policies issued without the delay attendant upon referring to London or Sydney. : Bonus additions calculate r a most liberal scale, added to the Amount Insured after Five Annual payments. Thus a Policy for .£IOOO on the life of a person aged 40 years, after five pay. ments, represents £1040 14s. 2d., and at the end of 40 years, the policy is increased to £2000. Fire Insurance in all its branches, Premiums varying according to risk. Insurance may be effected against Fire on standing crops, hay in stacks, grain of all kinds in ricks or barns, wool in sheds, and all other Farm and Station produce. Leases arising from Fire or oe Death, paid fey the Undersigned immediately upon proof of the same. On all subjects connected, with the Business of the Company, the fullest information can be had on application. to Wm. BOWLER, SON, & CO., Agents. Lairbton Quay, Wellington, Feb. Ist, 1861. UNCLAIMED PACKAGES. OWNERS are 'wanted for the following Packages ex the ARABELLA, Captain Pinches, from LONDON, namely :— C ■ LOS K No. 1. 1 Case J D No. 1. 1 Case W R in diamond, No. 4, 1 Case A. P. STUART & CO. April 17, 1862.