The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-17 00:00:00

THE OILNRIAL CREDIT AND FINANCE COMPANY OF
LONDON LIMITED; INVITE 811118CRIPTIONA FOR TEE
BRITISH COLUMBIA and VANCOUVER
BLAND JNITLiTMENT COMPANY LtailtalL

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Mrs& hew, £250,000, in mono Marti Of *AS each.
Depordt on appuestion,per share : Payment on Allotment. It
It la expected that not more than id per Share will be re.
gutted to be called up. Subsequent Calls. if any, will not
exceed in per Share, and will not be made at km Internals
than three maths.

TiIIMIS
Jen-raise Smith. Esq. I Henry Singscote. Esq.
DIRICTORS

James Anderson. Esq. ‘lllerers .AiTiersois. Thomson, and C 0.,,
Director of the Bank of British Columbia.
James Caird, La., Y.P.
George Campbell. Bop Items. H. N. Dickson and Co.. London
and Dickson, Campbell. and Co.. Victoria. Vancouver Island,. •
Joseph FIT, Esq. klessrs. Trueman and Wry , Director of the
Canada Agency Association.
T. W. L. Itackaan, hag., Chairmen of the Bank of British

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Alexander Morrison. .fte , Director of the Dank of Otago.
Rideau: Selby, ELI., for of the Vancouver Wand land
and Coal Minim Company;
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BANLIIIM cv LONIIOII-11esars. smith, Papae, ttnd Smith.
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SOLICTTOBS-31ew a. Baxter. Rose. Norton. Mil Co.
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Aoarrs—Tbe General Creeqi. andflaan;:e Coininny of London

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Temporary °glees-11i, Gresham.honse, and at the Odlees of
the General Credit and Finance Ootapany. 7, Lothbury.
VICRITAIi (pro tem.; —Mr. George Stephen&
This Company In established for toe purpose of extending to
British Columbia and Vancouver Island principles of badness
that hate long since been aitipted in other colonies a ail very
beneficial results both to the English capitalist and the local
property-holder.
The Company will raise moneys on debentures on Its own
credit. on terms prevaleut In this ash irks& and will apply the
morels so obtained to mortgage of real estate or other securi-
ties of a substantial and productive character in the Iwo cote-
nits, at the much lirer risks pros suable theta When It is
mentioned that in tish Columbia and Vancouver island from
12 to 16 per cent. per annum is regarded as a favourable rate of
interest at which to barrow money on uneuaptlonable securt
ties, it will at once be seen how considerable is the margin of
profit that will arise to the Company under this head.
The acquirement of property by purchase to a limited extent,
whetter from the Government direct or from private owner,
will ado, in CMOs presenting the prospect et advantageous sad
early resale, have attention from the y. It is considered
that the government of the two walcelee may be induced, in
consideration of the encouragement which the Company will
have the opportunity of offering to Immigration, to accord
grants of land to the Company under regulated conditions of
settlement.
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—The—lit-o7pany will also act as agents in all matters of invest.
aunt and ttnaute as beta eon the house capitalist and the colonial
properly holder.
The Company's business in the colonies will he conducted by
specially selected managers. The securitJes selected will be sub-
jected to the strictest examination, both as to title and value.
The debenture holder, under this course of business, will not
cooly have the secant; of the subscribed capital, but alao the
entire assets of the Company.
The prospects of the shareholders are best exemplified by the
large returns on capital obtained by the shareholders of similar
instltuti,on . _

The Company has taken powers which will enable It to effect
an salon with any other Company Ravin. kindred obiortm In any
of the British North American Colosimo. . .

The board of the Compaq) c;;;iiiof gentlemen who ban
either applied the same prindpies of business to other colonies,
or who, from their connexion with the North American pomea
Moos. will be repretol as authorities upon the subject o/ colonial
securities:

—Ariel& for investment British Columbia and Vancouver
Island may be said to be unsurpassed In advantages the rise and
progress of these Colonies hare been most rapid; the imperts
Into the Port of Victoria Van eouver Island' alone, during the
Mx month■ ending June, 18-3, were I.BO*W dollars. being an
excess over those of the first half of the previous year of upwards
of 100,000 dollars. The value of property in Vancouver Island
has more than doubled during the teat three years. The agri-
cultural capacity of British Coistrulds Is non also last attracting
attention. _ _ _ . . . .

The memorandum and articles of association can be inspected
at the °tame of the Solidtors, lie•ars. Baiter. Rom, Norton.
and Co., 4 Victoriaatreet, estminster, , or at the Temporary
Maces of the Company.