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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3332, 30 October 1871, Page 3

BOATING SEASON. BOATS to let on Hire— Cutter Try for It;, 8 tons. Watermen's boats — Leisure Hour, Satellite, Little Noll, Wonga Wonga. Apply to R. E. HEWITT. Orders left at Pier Hotel. £10 REWARD. Police Office, Wellington, 28th October. 1871. WHEREAS on the night of the 27th of October, 1871, a Hydraulic Press on the Queen's Wharf was maliciously injured by removing therefrom two brass safety valres. The above Reward will bo paid to any person who shall give such information as may lead to the conviction of tho offender. FREDERICK ATCHISON, Inspector of Police. DEPARTMENT OF RAILWAYS. Secretary's Office, Spencer street, Melbourne, 30th September, 1871. NORTH ■ EASTERN RAILWAY. TENDERS will be received till tho 15th November, 1871, for the Works required for the construction of about sixty-five miles of the North-Eastern Railway, extending from /?enalla to Wodonga. Particulars can be obtained at the Engineer-in-Chief's office, Butman's-MH, on and after the 2nd October next. Tenders, endorsed " Tender for NorthEastern Railway Works," must be deposited in the Railway tender box. Crown Lands Office, Latrobe street West, at or before 12 o'clock noon on the said 15th November, 1871. The lowest or any tender will not necessarily be accepted. FRANCIS LONGMORE, Commissioner of Railways and Roads. WELLINGTON CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY (LIMITED). Store : Manners street, Wellington. ESTABLISHED 4th JULY, 1869. Incorporated under the Provident and Industrial Societies Act, 1867. Tho only Co-operative Society in Wellington. fT^HE Committee of the above Society have JL much pleasure in announcing that in consequence of the large increase of members, and the corresponding increase of business, they have been enabled to make considerable additions to their Stock, which they havo bought at the greatest advantage for Cash, and are sell ing cheaper than any other Btore in the city. None but first-class articles aro kept, and one trial will prove that the prices are lower than those published in any price list in Wellington. Ab all profit beyond actual working exexpenses is proportionately divided, tho holding of simply one share entitles a member to every benefit, in addition to getting their goods cheaper than at any other establishment in town. Shares £1 each, payable at Is per week. Every information obtainable at the Store, Manners street. N.B. — The Committee specially caution the public against pretended Co-operative, Storeß which are only a trap to catch tho unwary, by taking advantage of a name to which they have no just claim, being simply ordinary shops under a borrowed title. S. WOODWARD, Seerotary. TO MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS. WANTED, for Blenheim, Marlborough, a competent Surgeon. Tho Friondly Societies in the town are willing to guarantee £150 per annum for two years. Applications marked Medical, Btating where last in practice, and other information to be sent until frov. 1, to Mr R. W. Morley, Secretary, Blenheim, of whom ail information con be obtained. Appointment to commence Ist January, 1872. R. WILLIAMS'S NEW ZEALAND DICTIONARY.— A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, to which is added a Selection of Colloquial Sentences. By the Right Rev. W. WILLIAMS. Third edition, with numerous additions and corrections, by the Yen. Archdeacon W. L. Williams. Bvo cloth, price 10s 6d. AUCKLAND : UPTON & CO., CANADA BUILDINGS, And all Booksellers. SERIES of PHOTOGRAPHS of Scenes connected with tho WAIRAU MASSACRE and of tho Monument on Massacre Hill, is on sale by WILLIAM LYON, Sole Agent in Wellington. The copyright is reserved. W. COLLIE, Photographer. EX ELECIRX FOR SALE— I case Wright's Pure Coal Tar Soap (30 dozea), at " Independent" Office. TTOHN REID Commission Agent, 23, Queen Street, Auckland. Consignments of produce promptly cold and remitted for. NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES. nnHE Government having been empowered JL by special Acts of the Legislature to enter into contracts for Insurances on Lives, and for the grants of Annuities and Endowments, are now prepared to execute any of tho usuul contracts dependent upon the contingencies of auman life. The following advantages are presented bb deserving of Public attention, and especially of the working classes : — 1. All transactions and Powerß of Attorney, and other documents, are free of stamp duty and all taxation. 2. No charge is made beyond the purchase money or premium. 3. Surrender values are granted on the whole or any part of a contract which has endured for three years. 4. The tablea of premiums in all the branches are considerably less than in any other office in New Zealand. 5. Residence is permitted in any part of the Globe distant except within 31 ° S., or 33 °N. of the Equator, or in any part of the Australian Colonies south of the 25th parallel of south latitude, and premiums may alwayß be paid on the duo dates at the nearest Money Order Office. 6. Insurances effected for tho benefit of, and settled on wifo or children are free, to the extent of £2000, from tho claims of oroditors. 1. The Consolidated Revenue of the Colony is liable for all claims, in the event of the receipts at any time being insufficient to meet demands, thus affording the best security to tho assured. The fullest information can be obtained on application to any Money Order Poet Office, or to Mr Benjamin Smith, at the offices of B. Smith & Co., Wellington ; or to Mr Joseph Wilcox, Victoria' Avenue, Wanganui. W. (HSBORNE, Commiesioner,