BTATEMENTS having been made by Agents of Privuto Life Insurance Offices that tho advantage of the Stale Guarantee can bo obtained by registering their Policies with tho Registrar-General or Public Trustee, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE GOVERNMENT LITE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT IS THE ONLY LIFE OFFICE Transacting Business in New Zealand which can oiler its Policy-holders tho SECURITY OF THE GOVERNMENT KOK thb FAITHFUL FULFILMENT OF THE POLICY CONTRACT. J. 11. RICHARDSON, i Governnien Insurance Commissioner, W. KINROSS WHITE. THE NORTH BRITISH AND NEW ZEA- LAND INVESTMENT COMPANY, LIMITED. Capital , .. £200,000 Advances made in Town and Country on Freeholds and Leaseholds. STOCK MORTGAGES. Agents kok— LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE IN- SURANCE COMPANY. Subscribed Capital .. .. £2,011,600 Of which is paid up .. .. 212,750 Reserve Funds 811,100 Losses paid during last 10 years 3,306,300 UNITED INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED, Capital, £500,000. MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF VICTORIA. PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. 25 ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANIES. SUCCESSORS TO THE UNION INSURANCE COMPANY. ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £5,000,000 Amount Paid-up .. .. £550,000 FiroFund £703,916 nead Office, Bartholomew Lane, London. Chairman of Directors, Right Hon, Lord Rothschild. ALLIANCE MARINE AND GENERAL ASSURANCE COMPANY. UMITED. Head Office. Capel Court, London. President, Right Hon. Lord Rothschild. The Business of the Union Insurance Com- pany haying been taken over by tho above Companies, it will in future be carried on in their names. The business will bo conducted at the same Offices, and in the sanio manner, as hitherto. All descriptions of Fire and Marine Risks accepted at Lowest Currront Rates. HAWKE'S BAY BRANCH : BROWNING-bTKEET, NAPIER. "gTmarshall, 31 Local Manager. wOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND »3 MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital .. £1,900,000. Napier Branch— Corner of Herschell and Browning streets. This Company is prepared to insure against Fire every description of Insurable Property at Lowest Current Rates, and being a purely Colonial Institution, commends itself to the general insuring public. Open policies issued covering Wool from Sheep's back, Wool-shed, or Shipping Port to London. Every class of Marino business undertaken by tho Company. General Manager— James Kihkek, Esq. Local Trustee— Edward Lyndon, Esq. Agents— Martin Collett .. Waipawa, Gko. Ci.akke .. .. Kaikova T. Gilpix Havelock B. L. Knight _ .. Hastings Peter Bauhie .. .. Waipukurau Ellison & Duncan .. Port Ahuriri J. T. Baiiuy .. .. Taradale Ciiadwick .. .. 