STATEMENTS having been inado to by Agents of Private Lifo Insurance Offices that the advantage of the Stato Guarantee can be obtained by registering their Policies with tho Registrar ; Gencral or Public Trustee, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TIIAT THE GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE | DEPARTMENT IS TUB ONLY LIFE OFFICE Transacting Business in New Zealand which can offer its Policy-holders the SECURITY OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR TUB FAITHFUL FULFILMENT OF THE POLICY CONTRACT. J. H. RICHARDSON, 1 Govcrnnien Insurance Commissioner, ¥. KINROSS WHITE. THE NORTH BRITISH AND NEW ZEA- LAND INVESTMENT COMPANY, LIMITED. Capital £250,000 Advances made in Town and Country on Freeholds and Leaseholds. STOCK MORTGAGES. Agents fou— LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE IN- SURANCE COMPANY. Subscribed Capital .. .. £2,011,609 Of which is paid up .. .. 212,750 Reserve Funds 814,100 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 Tf AVIGATION COMPANY. 25 ASSURANCE COMPANIES. SUCCESSORS TO THE UNION INSURANCE COMPANY. ALLIANCE ASSURANCE £% COMPANY. Capital .. £5,000,000 Amount- Paid-up ..  £550,000 Fire Fund £703,046 Head Office, Bartholomew Lane, London. Chairman of Directors, Right Hon. Lord Rothscliild. ALLIANCE MARINE AND GENERAL ASSURANCE COMPANY. LIMITED. Head Office, Capel Court, London. President, Right Hon. Lord Rothschild. The Business of the Union Insurance Com- pany haying been taken over by the above Companies, it will in futuro be carried on in their names. The business will be conducted at tho same Offices, and in the sanio mannor, as hitherto. All descriptions of Firo and Marino Risks accepted at Lowest Currrent Rates, HAWKE'S BAY BRANCH : BKOWNINQ-brREET, NAPIER, ~G. MARSHALL, 61 Local Manager, yOUTH BRITISH FIRE AND >3 MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND. Capital .. .. £1,900,000. Napier Branch— Corner of Hersohell and Browning streets. This Company is prepared to insure against Fire every description of Inaurable Property at Lowest Current Rates, and being a purely Colonial Institution, commends itsolf to tho general insuring public. Open policies issued covering Wool from Sheop's back, Wool-shed, or Shipping Port to London. Every clas3 of Marino busiuess undertaken by the Company. General Manager— Jamks Kikkeh, Esq. Local Trustee— Edwakd Lyndon, Esq. Agents— Martin Collett .. Waipawa Geo. Clarke .. .. Kaikora T. Gilvin Havelock B. L, Knight ... .. Hastings Petek Barhie. .. Waipukurau Kllison & Duncan .. PortAhuriri J. T. Bahey .. .. Taradale Chadwick .. .. 