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Wellington Independent, Volume XVII, Issue 1728, 27 May 1862, Page 1

Business* Notices* IK£OBPOBATED BY ACT OP THE GENERAL ABBEMBLY. . Capital: <£5QO>OOO- •* HEAD OFFICE : AUCKLAND. Directors : James Williamson, Esq,, President. Jobn Logan Campbell, Esq. The Hon. Thomas Henderson, M.G.A. James O'Neill, Esq., M.G.A. George B. Owen, Esq. Thomas Bussell, Esq., M.G.A. Charles J. Taylor, Esq., M.G.A. Aur-rroH3 : Samuel Browning, Esq., and William C.Daldy, Esq. General Manager and Inspector : Alexander Kennedy, Esq. Agencies' THE UNITED KINGDOM— The Oriental [Ban^ 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 Orients Bank Corporation, at Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Ceylon, Hongkong, Shanghai, Siugapoie, Mauritius, &c. Bank of New Zealand offers great facilities I to the Mercantile and general community for exchauge 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 fnvorable 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 re- { eeived for safe custody, and the Interest due thereoa, 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 Baub, and every facility will be afforded to Settlers, Traders, nnd oihers, for the transaction of business. Deposit Receipts will be issued for suras deposited for fixed periods, bearing Interest at rates to be learned on application at the Bank. Approved Bills discounted, falls of Exchnnge purchased, and advances made upon Bills oC 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 I Briiish 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, Queeu-street, Auckland. By order of the Board of Directors, A. KENNEDY, General Manager and Inspector. THE FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. INSTITUTED 1836. CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED £2,000,000. Reserved Fund— £2ls,s96 lls. lid. LIABILITY of the COMPANY UNLIMITED. Amount of Claims paid for losses by Fire, 1859, £301,885 7s. lid. . Amount of Premiums received on Firo Pelicies 1859, £127,415 14s. 9d. rpHIS COMPANY presents unusual facilities X for Li7e 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 £1000 on the life of a person aged 40 years, after five payments, represents £1040 Ms. 2d., and at the end of 40 years, the policy is increased to £2000. Fire Insurance in all its branches, Premiums varjing 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. Losses arising from Fire or on Death, paid by the Undersigned immediately upon proof of the lame. Ou all subjects connectGi with tlf« Business of the Company, the fullest information cat be had on application to Wm. BOWLER, SON, fc 0 0., Agents. Lanibton Quayj Wellington, Feb. lsl, 1801. FOUND STRAYING. ON the Premises of the Undersigned, at the Taitai, a red Enllock, no brand. The owner can have the same on the payment of expense*, on application to JOHN LEVERTON, Taitai. N.8.-— lf not claimed witlin one month from this date, it will be sold to pay expanses. April 28, 1802.