Standard fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand.

This company, the head office of which is in Dunedin, has for its general manager Mr. Thos. Fisher. The capital of the company is £1,000,000, and the directors are: Messrs. John Reid, William Royse, James Anderson, James Curie, David Baxter, Maurice Joel, and William Scouler. The company has branches in London. Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Adelaide, as well as in all the principal cities and towns of New Zealand, and sub-agents in all districts. Mr. F. Nutter is manager of the Auckland branch, Mr. Archibald Scott manager at Christchurch, and Mr. William Evans manager at Wellington.