The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-29 00:00:00

CAI:IITTA, tailing at the Cape of Good Hope
3S Madre—MONTIILY i4TEA)I CONIMC NICATION
between LONDON and INDIA by the magnificent fleet of
steamers help Wmt to the EAST INDIA and LONDON
PIN° COMPANY )Limited;.—The well-known clipper
steamship GOLDEN FLEECE, 5,768 tons, 350-horse power,
leave the Victoria (London) Docks on the 1311 December, em-
barking passengers at and leaving Gravesend on the 15th Decem-
ber, for Calcutta, calling at the Cape of Good Hope and Madras
This magnificent ship. built expressly for the India trade, has
bees thoroughly refitted, has first-rate accommodation for pas-
sengers, and will carry an experienced surgeon, also * stewardess.
The average passage of the last seven steamers has been 72 days
3 hours to Madras ; the Hydaapos performed the voyage in
65 days, and the teat, the Calcutta, in 59 .lays, being the shortest
on record.—For freight or pass Age apply to G RI N DLA Y and Co.,
66, Parliament.street, S.W., the brokers, ALFRED BRETT and
Co., 150, Leadenhallstreet, KC.; or at the OFFICE* of the
COMPANY, 9, Mincinglane, E.C. ; where also applications for
appointments as midshipmen in this service &sold be made.
RICHARD DEEW, liscretes7.
East India and London Shipping Company (Limited),
9, Mincing-lane, E.C.

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rrHE SOUTH AFRICAN IRRIGATION and
INVLSTMICNT COMPANY (Idlaited).
To be Incorporated under the Companies Act, ISSS, which
specially limits the Liability of each Shareholder to the amount
of his &area

Capital 01,000.000, In 20,000 Shares of FAQ each.
(Power to increase.)
Pint Issue, 10,000 Shares.
Deposit on application. £1 per share. and a further payment of
.£1 per shun on allotment. Calls not to exceed £2 per share,
sod three months' interval between each call. It is not In-
tended to call up more than 410 per share.

vißgcroks.

John Barry, Esq., merchant (Barn Nephews), London sad
Cape Town, Director or the London and South African Bank.
James Black. Faq. (Black and Co.), merchant, London, Graham's
Town, and Port atrabeth.
Alexander Croll, Esq. (Alexander Croll and Co.), merchant, Lon-
don and Port Flimbeth.
Alfred Jarvis. My., London (late Chairman of the Commercial
Bank, Port Elizabeth).
Henry Sherman, Seq., merchant (Levicks and Sherman), Loudon
and Cape Town.
Joseph Moseuthal, Esq., merchant .'Mosenthal and Co.), London,
Port Elizabeth. and Cape Town.
John Psterenn, Esq. (Paterson, Kemp, and Co.), merchant, Lon-
don, and Cope of Good Hope, Director of the Standard Bank of
British South Africa.
A. C. Stewart, Kay., merchant (Stewart and Co.), Liverpool, and
Port Elisabeth.

RANICIUS.
The Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool, Lothbury, London;
and the Albany, livemooL
Boucrrona—Mesorn Flux and Arglea, Mincing-lane. London.
Bitonlita—klesarn J. and J. Vfhltebead, 8, Koorgateetreet,

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Loudon.
TWORAZT Oinefe—No. 27. Itoorgate-atreet, London.

PROSPECTUS.
The South Abram Irrigation and Investment Company Is esta-
blished with & Tbsw_lo aid yss the
et: rat of three Prattle
euidertakinp in the South Airlines tit, Indira the Oldie
et Good Mope, British lieltharks, and tail: by which Shen, re-
sourcea may be more fully developed :Jim result being, in the
opinion of the Directors, certainto I~e most satisfactory to
those who embark their capital.
The Company's operations will embrace three main objects :
lg. That of a Lind and Irridadon Company,
Ind. That of a Public Wpa ;more especially a Lighting,
Paving, and Water Com : and,
Ird. That of a Trust Loan Investment Company.
, It has seemed wise to the Directors to combine these objects In
ane Company, since, while all ife entirely compatible, and can
bowery properly mulertakeu under one management, the heavy
expenses of oMces, directlAus,
tdifil servants fur separate cam-
prates will be thereby avoided-
The South African Irrigation and Investment Company, while
meeting the wants most keenly pelt at the present time by the
South African Colonies, !motif fail to realise to lie shareholders
ample returns upon the capital.
A. a Land and Irrift*Aien Company It will enter upon a most
promising field of operations. Large tracts of fertile soil along
the rivers, and In the great tassios or plains of the coastry, are
to be purchased at very low prices, which, by Irrigation Works,
In damnks, tanks, or waterleadings from riven, maybe converted,
by no great outlay, Into properties many times their original
value. The government returns for lye), of the value of lauded
estates In these colonies, show that where by private enterprise
Irrigation works have bees ooentnicted oa farms, the enhthce-
meet of value has been from five to ten fold, and as such re-
sults have been achieved by private enterprtie, yet more satis-
factory results may be looked for where labour is more organhed,
and scientific skill Is brought to beat.
The Company will not only purchase lands with a view to re-
sale after the construction of irrigation works, but will take con-
tracts for the osistructlon of like works upon government and
private lands. It is known to be in contemplation in nett session
of the colonlalrarliament to Introduce a bill to facilitate the con-
struction of a aeries of government tanks, and to secure on the
capital employed in such works on government land, a govern-
ment guarantee of at least sin per cent. per annum.
As a Publlo Works Company for the towns of South Africa,
the prospect Is equally fuelling. There Is scarcely a town of
magnitude which in miaow prepared to offer most liberal sad
remunerative terms tp this Company, to become to it a consti-
tuted Water and Gig. Company and Port Elintheth now the
commercial capital of all South Eistern Africa caused a bill to
he introduced into last session of the cobmtal piellament. charg-
ing the whole property of the town fee agso,opo, to guarantee at
least 113,00,t per annum on outlay for worts for water supply. The
Directors feel that the present Is a meet favourable opportunity
for the establithisent of a Company for Pablio Works, and they
confidently anticipate that they will he abls to complete arrange-
ments With the buthoritics at l'ort Elisabeth to become Its Light-
ing, Paving, and Water Company, so as to erfaure a most favour-
able commeneementof haziness, and faellitatututure operations.
It may he mentioned that in towns where, by authority of local
municipalities, water works have been otradructed, they have
- • of very large profits on the capital invested, and
- ---•••••••ln South Africa pays annual
' profitable bust-
very ample sem-
` of selling prices
what may be

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