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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 4078, 16 September 1870, Page 1

Insurance Companies.

VICTORIA INSURANCE COMPANY. OF MELBOURNE. For Fire, Marine, and Life Insurance. Capital: £2,200.000. Office of Auckland Branch : Wyndham Chambers. ANDREW G. MILLAR, Agent. Sub-agent for Thames District, R. M. CLARK, Grahamstown. Capt, 11. J. ANDERSON, Marine Surveyor._

AUSTRALIAN INSURANCE COMPANY.

Chairman: The Hon. James Graham, M L.C. Vwe-Chairinan: The Hon. W. J. T. Clarke, M.L.C. Directors : - Hon. Edward Cohell, Commissioner of Customs for Victoria. Hon. Alexander Frazer, M.L.C. ; J. Mcßuin, Esq.. M.L.A. ; T. B. Payne, Esq., J.P. Secretary: E. L Monteflore, Esq., J.P. Actuary : G. E. Cowley, Esq.

The above Company are open to accept Fire, Marine , and Life Eisks, *t the Lowest Current Eates, through their agent, W. J. HURST, Queen-street, Auckland.

riIHE SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMX PANY (Limited). Registered Capital, £1,000,000; Paid-up Capital, £92,500 ; Reserve Fund, £35,000. Head Office : Melbourne. Marine Risks (Hulls included) accepted at Lowest Current Rates. Losses payable In London or at any of the Agencies of the Cempany, at the option of the insured. Captain U. F. Anderson, Surveyor to tho Auckland Agency CRUICKSHANK, SMART, <fc CO., Agents . Auckland, January, 1869.

SECURITY should be the first consideration in Insurance transactions. The following are evidences of stability of the ROFAL INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital Actually paid-up, £285,495, Total Accumulated Funds in hind esceed £t,C00,000. All carefully invested on undoubted securities. During the f.ur years ending 31st December, 1868, alone, £500,840 12s. Bd. has been ad led to the funds of the Life Department, after Payment of Losses, Annuities, and Expenses of every Description. The Royal has never amalgamated with any other Company. "MARKS OF PROGRESS FIRE DEPARTMENT Premiums, 1858 . . £196,i48 2s. Gd, " 18G8 . . £475,572 12s. 3d. LIFE DEPARTMENT. Premiums, 1853 . . £51,871 13s. 3d. " 1863 . . £208,730 la. 4d. LIFE AND ANNUITY FUNDS. Accumulated At last quinquennial valuation, 31st December, 1804 . . £021,434 15s. sd. Since added, to end of 1868 . . £500,840 12s. Sd, Total, £1,122,275 Bs. Id. Agent for Auckland, GEO. WM. JONES. Offioe, 24, Queen-street.

IMPERIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY, LONDON. Capital: £1,000,000. Agent: SAMUEL JACKSON", Fort-street.

PACIFIC Fire and Marine Insurance Company. Unlimited I iability. GEOPwGE THORNE, Jun., Agent,

Mining Notices.

BAND OF HOPE GOLDMINING COMPANY (REGISTERED).

Notice is hereby given that a call at the rate of Two Shillings per Share has been declared, and is made payable at the office of the Company, 31, Lower Queen-street, Auckland, on Monday, tho 19th of September, 1870.— 8y older of tho Directors. ROBERT LUSK, Manager.

FLYING CLOUD GOLDMINING COMPANY (REGISTERED). Ataaieutuig vi i-uieccors iiuiu mis clay, a mrtnur Call of Sixpence prr Share was made, the same being payable at tho Company's office on or before the 28th instant. A. BRYCE BAIN, Legal Manager. Grahamstown, September 13, 1870.

XT O T I C E. The shareholders of the undermentioned Claims are invited to attend a meeting, to be hold on Friday, the 23rd instant, at the Whart Hotel, Grahamstown, at 7 p.m , to consider the advisability of amalgamation, viz. : — Flying Cloud Sons of Fieedom Eail of Ulster Middle Star Shooting star. (Signed) ROBERT KELLY. Brown-street Buildings, Grahamstown, September 14, 1870.

"VT OTIC E. — Creditors of the undermenJl_i tioned Companies aie requested to Prove their Claims on or before the 24th September instant, at the office of the undersigned ;— Auckland Independent G.M.C. Diadem G.M.C. Proof Positive G M.C. Queen of the East G.M.C. Piospectors G M.U. T'dal Wave GUI C. H N. WARNER, Official Agent. Official Agent's Office, Auckland, September 12, 1870.

Notices-

ESTATE OF ALEXANDER WATSON, DRAPER, G « -V H AMSTOWN.

Creditors are requ63ted to prove their debts on or before Monday, the 19th instant, preparatory to a dividend being paid. TIIOS. MACFFAPvLANE, Trustee. Supreme Court, Auckland, September 15, 1870.

HP. KTRKWOOD'S ESTATE. A Dividend of Five Shillings in the Pound is Payable after noon To-day, un *ll claims duly proved, at the Ofhce of the Trustee, 26, Shortland-ssreet. R. GORDON MACDONALD, Trustee. September 16, 1870.

"VTOTICE is hereby given that a Sitting _]3I of the Supreme Court in Bankruptcy will be held on Thursday, the sixth day of October, 1870, for JAMES MA TELL, Carpenter, of Auckland, in the province of Auckland, to pass hi* last examination, in pursuance of the Bankluptcy Act, 1807, and tho Bankruptcy Act Amen Iment Act, 1808; and on th»t day, or as soon thereafter as the Court may sit, tho s»id James Mantell will apply for an order of discharge from his debts and engagements —Dated this 15th day of September, 187 °" JOHN B RUSSELL, Solicitor for the said James Mantoll,

"VfOTICE is hereby given, in. pursuance of 131 the Bank '\jptcy Acts 1867 and 1868, that tho Meeting of Creditors of WTLLI4M AMADIS VCTRFLEN, called the first meeting held this day in the Supreme Court-house, Auckland, was adjourned until Thursday, the 22nd day of Septerabor, 1870. at 12 o'clock noon, in the Supremo Court-house nfoiesaid -Dated this 15th day of Sepember, 1870. STEPHEN E. HUGHES, Bankrupt's Solicitor.

"\T OTICE is hereby given that, by an order J3I of the Supremo C nut of New Zealand.mado this day, the choice of John Mowbray, of Auckland Accountant as the Ti ustee in the Estate of JAMES MANTELL, of Auckland, a Bankrupt made bv the creditors of the first meeting, held on the 12th instant, it confinned.— Dattd this 15th day of September, 1870. JOHN B. RUSSELL, Solicitor for said Bankrupt.

"VTOTICE.— The undersigned, having got J3I the contract from the City Board for the removal of night soil for 12 mouths, from tho l»t August, here' y cnutio <s tho public agninst employiDg the late contractor, Mr. Faulder, or any other person who may nuke use of the name of the Inspector of Nuisances without his authont r. ABEL FLETCHER, Newton.

"VTOTICE. — I will not be answerable for _l3| any Debts my Wife (Emily Cole) m»y contract an my name from this date. B*sketmaker, Queen-street. September 5, 1870.

-JWT OTIC E.— All parties Indebted to j3i the late firm of R. Whitsox and Co. are requested to pay the same to M. S, I.EERS, Accountant, 49, Queen-street,