The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 69
Union Insurance Company
Union Insurance Company.
This also is a fire and marine company. It was established in 1878, with a capital of £2,000,000, in £20 shares, the paid-up capital being £100,000, and the reserve fund £74,082. The total dividends paid amount to £101,875. The head office is in Christchurch, with branches in all ports. The board of directors are: Hon. J. T. Peacock, M.L.C.. (chairman), Mr. G. G. Stead (deputy-chairman), and Messrs. J. Anderson, Joseph Parker, Hon. W. Reeves, M.L.C., and H. R. Webb. The general manager is Mr. W. Devenish Meares, and the manager of the Auckland branch Mr. B. Kent.