Augit't 1. 1006. 



The Review of Reviews. 



THE EQUITY TRUSTEES, EXECUTORS, AND 

 AGENCY COMPANY LIMITED. 



RESERVE LIABILITY. £100.000 ; GUARANTEE Fll\D. £10.000. 



BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ed«.rr(l Kaniiinsr Esq , Chairman ; W. 

 Camphell Guest Em| ; H B llit,'!.'>"s. Esq.. KC . MP.; Don-ald 

 Mackinnon Esq. .\1 L A . R. (.!. M CulcheoD. Esq. .\i L.A. 



REGISTERED OFFICE. NO- 85 QUEEN ST., MELBOURNE. 

 This I 'oiiipany is empowered by 8p**''«I Act of i')irli;iiiifitt to per- 

 form all cla. see ■ f tiiislee liustn*.KR .TiiEL F(_'\. .M.'iiiat:er. 



INSURANCE NOTES. 



Mr. W. M. Hyndinan has been appointed a director 

 of the Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Company Ltd., 

 in succession to the late Hon. J. F. L^vien. Mr. V. 

 J. Saddler has been elected chairman of the board. 



A number of fires were discovered last month in 

 wool ships bound from New Zealand to London, and 

 their appearance has been much commented upon. 

 Three of the ves-sels readied port, but the barque 

 " Pitcairn Mand '' became a total loss off the coast of 

 Chili. The insurances on lier cargo amounted to over 

 £100,000, and it will result in severe los.ses to a num- 

 ber of New Zealand and Australian Marine In.-surance 

 Companies. The cause of the fires i.s ascribed to the 

 wool being shipped in a damp condition, partly attri- 

 butable to the wet season experienced in New Zea- 

 land. Tlie damp wool would set up .spontaneous 

 combustion, and the occurrence of a number of simi- 

 lar fires at about the same period points to this being 

 the cause of the disasters. 



THE LONDOiN BANK OF AUSTRALIA, LTD. 



The Directors' Report of the Loudon Bank of Australia 

 Ltd.. presented at the ordinary general meeting held in 

 London on -Monday. May 14ti:. 1906. shows that the Proflta 

 for the year ended Decemler 3l8t last, after deducting 

 m.-inagement charges and tajces. amount to £85,781 Ss. 7d.. 

 to which is added the amount brought forward, £11,561 

 lis, 2d., making a toUU of £97.342 19s. 9d. After provid- 

 ing for the interest at 4i per cent., in the transferable 

 deposit receipts for the ye.ir 1905. amounting to £62,587 

 9s. 8d.. there reiniuns a. credit balance of £34.755 ICs. Id. 

 With this the Directors recommend that the dividend of 

 5J per cent, on preference shares be paid for last year, 

 and a, dividend of 2; per cent, on the ordinary shares 

 be declared for the same period, the amounts respectively 

 being £9456 3s. and £9192 IJs. 9d.. totalling £18.648 168. 

 9d.. and leaving a balance to be carried forward of 

 £16.106 133. 4d. In pursuance of the Directors' policy 

 to pay off the Transferable Deposits as soon as pra<'ticable. 

 another 10 per cent, instalment, amounting with interest, 

 to £320.(100 has already been paid off, le.iving only the 

 insUilment due 1917 to be dealt with. During the year a 

 number of new branches and agencies have been opened. 



GOLDSBROUOH, MORT AND CO., LTD. 



The balance-sheet of Messrs. Ooldebrough. Mort and 

 Co.. Ltd.. presented March 31st. 19U6. shows that Fhe gross 

 profit for the twelve months after providing for bad debts, 

 amounts to £285.385 19s. 9d. The net balance carried 

 Id balance-sheet, after allowing expenses for manage- 

 ment, etc.. interest on debentures, etc., is £103,991 138. 

 lid. This is after writing £35,000 oH the Company's pre- 

 mises account. For the disposal of this net balance the 

 Directors suggest that £45.606 138. 3d. be devoted to the 

 Primary Reserve; £14,596 58. 2d. to the Secondary Reserve; 

 and they recommend the payment of 5 per cent, dividend 

 to the shareholders amounting to £27.949 15s. 6d., and 1 

 per cent, .additional interest to " B " debenture holders. 

 £7276 19s.. leaving a balance of £8562 Is. to carry forward 

 to next year. The Company's wty-tl business has been <^;iti8- 

 factory, the number of bales handled during the period 

 under review being 131.041. an increase on the previous 

 year of 22.800 bales. 



THE UNITED 



INSURANCE COMPANY. 



ESTABLISHED 1862. 



ADELAIDE - 

 MELBOURNE 

 BRISBANE 

 PERTH - - 

 HOBART 



- T. C. Reynolds, Resdt. Secretary 



- r. Lock Hood, Resdt. Secretary 



- E. Wickham, Resdt. Secretary 



. .1. H. Prowse, Resdt. Secretary 

 \V. A. Treijear, Resdt. Agent. 



HEAD OFFICE 



THO.MAS M. TINLEY, 

 Manager 



SYDNEY. 



B. HAIGH. 



Secretary. 



THE 



CREDIT FOiSClER 



Lends to Farmers in Victoria 

 £50 TO £.2000 



At 4U per cent, for 30 Years, with right 

 to pay off any half-year. 



Apply, 



INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF SAVINGS BANKS, 



MELBOURNE. 



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COLONIAL MUTUAL 

 , . FIRE . . 



INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. 



FIRE 



ACCIDENT - 



EMPLOYER'S 

 LIABILITY 



FIDELITY 



GUARANTEE 



PLATE CLASS 

 BREAKAGE 



MARINE 



BURGLARY • 



Insurance. 



OFFICES. 



MKLBODRNE— 60 .Market Street. 



SYDNEY— 78 Pitt Street. 



ADELAIDE— 71 King William Street 



BRISBANE— Creek Street. 



PERTH— Barrack Street. 



HOBART— Collins Street. 



LONDON— St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill, B.C. 



WM. L. JACK, 



ManaOKH. 



