The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-10 00:00:00

Boar Name of Company. Paid up. Selling prices,
. of -locition for A Executors
dministering £2OO 0 0 .. £350 0 0
Estates
187 10 0 .. 373 0 0
General EsVale, ''''' ''''''' ..
******
too o 0 .. 252 0 0
ort Elizabeth Gua;dian..a.n"d
..._Trust ....
• 1 10 0 .. 3 15 0
fatal AssuranCe. ........ ;ir.u.s.t
Company .... 500 .. 610 0
ijhe Directors are satisfied that from the above sources a
mellyed. free from any
A fge return on the paid-up
e,entecantpeirtaelpoefeutihaet Companyen. is to be
The progress of the colony during the last ten years has
;irn reemarkable, and there Is every reason to anticipate even
ns
sox',
erapid advancement in fu'ure. The following statistics
et i an w how greatly the resources of the co:ony have in-
eased during the period referred to :
Area 1851
A of Land in Cultivation
Average value of Land in 3,315 acres.
bounty of Pietermaritz- Urg ...................... 4s. to ss. per 308. to 355. per
Il'arnber of Horned Cattle acre. acre.
oil4tnt Sheep in Colony .... 188,336 head. 499.165 head.
value of Exports.... £36,792 xi 65.0 '0
Ite,,,,ttli:iue of Imports.... 08,838 455,10
During
he,„ lug the last two or three years large tracts of land have
seen ~lanted with sugar, coffee, cotton, &c , and the succests
heroas attended these plantations cannot fall to stimula e
of these products throughout thecolony.
St th:irticles and Memorandum of Association may be seen
Pro
lly.
ghee "Ices of the C mpan
of y.
tuses and Forms Application for Shares may
Ai
%a frurn the Secretary, Solicitors, or Brokers of the
Pa

1863.
53,819 acres.

"AATAL INVESTMENT COMPANY (LimPed).
To the
APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
Directors of the Natal Investment Company (Limited).
Nhea I, Gentlemen.
p, id to your Bankers the sum of , I
any
~,sl.equest you to al ot me Shares in the above -
anv "IPany and I ag-ree to accept that number.of Shares,
rtwess num.ber that you may allot me, subject to the
aleribes of Association ; and I hereby agree to become a
afe
„r Of the Company, and authorise you to enter my
OPeet of the
the Reister of 3lembers of the Company in re-
-' "le Shares'which may be so allotted to me.
Name in full
Address in full
Profession or description
Date .1864
(A) Signature .

pv,
1:11E NATAL INVESTMENT COMPANY
Torp, (Limited).
~"elq,-r• IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the LIST of
,he ~N--4,AIONS for SHARES in this Company will be
'ERIS DAY (WEDNESDAY), the 10th instant, for
-tatry,
18, C. GRABITA3I, Secretary.
--''l4giet Arms-yard, Moorgate-street,
Aug-ust 10, 1864.

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Col,
—4INECTING SHIP OWNERS
heo (Limited).
youunder the Joint-Stock Companies' Act, 1862 e.
bY the liability of each shareholder is limited to th
nt of his shares-
De Capital £1,000,000, in 50,(00 shares of £2O each.
34_T posit 41 p2r Share on application, and £1 on allotment.
' r. which can be converted into Registered
o'fiatraesn'sfaetrt,--b
necessity for the
utatelY after allotment. These certificates will be capable
n of the holder, will be issued frame_
redelivering from hand to hand, without any
Ilear,.A. . DIRECTORS.
11, Li drniral Curri Bletchingley, Surrey, Chairman.
.1. trirl. DaSahaw Esq, Bath.
.. atire,Vl, c;sq., Director of the Bank of Wales, Basinghall-
ki.3tww-,aarndd
railenanwate3k,l, London-wall.
Esq., C E., late Resident Engineer
0., leiarB Railway, Oatlands Park, Weybridge.
The H„,,,-"arris, Esq., Merchant, 5, Nicholas-lane.
oepaciyir_ii„;:ngti,tua Jocelyn, late Chairman Dundalk Steam
(01..,,,,,et Comp„v
In R. Nfe.dham, Royal Horse Artillery, Ramsgate.
G'r'S'e Narce p Esq., Director of the Crystal Palace
a,oas Coropany.
Cos Bcanitnell, Esq., Director of the Submarine Telegraph
-111Pany,
N--11 Rank of London, 2, Princes-street, and Branches.
Xch.ull CONSULTING ENGINEERS.
Clark, Esq., and J. C. Gunn, Esq., 24, Great George-
street, Westminster.
SOLICITORS.
Me ars. Davies, Son, Campbell, and Reeves.
BROKERS. Messrs. Castello Brothers, Throgmorton-street.
AUDITRS.
Atoms. Alison and Waddell, Public Accountants, 14,
Walbrook.
SECRETARY (PRO TEM.)
Horace Penwick, Esq.
TEMPORARY OFFICES,
61, Cornhill—Entrance, 126, Bishopsgate-street.
ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS.
team Ships.
Which Steam Ships are designed on a new system,
;,:scich consists in constructing' steamers in several distinct
iutraPartments for carrying large cargoes on very light
q,,l'ght, with great economy of power, the compartments
itoLig all of one gauge, admit of immediate disconnection
the and re-connection to each other ; and of the transfer of
Itc;" coMpartment containing the engine, officers and crew,
1,40 one set of cargo compartments to another, so that it can
employment, while the compare-
tiv,„o, insp constant running
likalY xpensive cargo compartments are detained during
taa,„'cading, unloading, or sale of their cargoes. By this
thre'a, One engine and one crewwillperform the work of
))04,!I earners of the ordinary construction, and realise pro-
.,lt ral profits.
"bs‘eat,,,,,. intended to commence business by running one
c`,.,ftita`' compartment, and. three sets N Careo Comp t-
vg toirlich will be sufficient to deliver 10,000 tons of :Oral
baha, ta.2.:,a Per month, and to demonstrate the enormous ad-
Ste
ld -1i: to be gained by the system before proceeding to
c.unte-iveroposed fleet, which will consistdoafnEdignhinteeetny.Secirgehwt
i:rgo e ompartmenta,
I deliver over one million of
`_4lB of - cnipartments, and awl
e hundred thousand
and one hundred
.008 I„ 0,?al to London, and over thre
t,3,„, rtio, annually.
tile
s"taates ot the cost of the proposed fleet,eaennd
pdreetpaialrseodf,
MtrvpAllual expenditure and receipts have b
after
Nan g the large profit of more than 20 per cent.,
Liugenka,finple provision for insurance, depreciation, ad con-
), 4 small."
"'eett him+ Connecting' Steamer," named the Conne:!tor,vheya.s
fßes, havin' a Practical model, and has made frequent
", at a, .., run over 4,00 miles at sea, in all weatherss
IlOips Oetnonstration of the nautical qualities of connecting ceyo "am been given, sufficient to place their sea-worthiness
hasV all doubt, while the absolute experience of some years
litabb,oWri that even the ordinary screw colliers can be pro-
4,etetiticinPloyed in the carrying of coal, notwithstanding the
cna, cn of their engines and crews during loading, dis-
A Tlie f cargo, rep Ars, Am. matly, „cc/lector is at present in the Thames, where s' e will
Vehiconnonstrate the mode of connecting and disconnecting,
~,A, 48 the peculiarity of the system.
2,tructernectus with plans and drawings
.of vessels con-
'die m. 0,011 this system, as also detailed estimates showing
all are, "able profits together with forms of application for
Lion atetahn be obtained, or will be sent most free, on applica-
'e °fficee, 61, Comhill, entrance, Bishopsgate-street.
No. !Cl' OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES.
ahliavin,72_t,be Connecting Shipowners (Limited).
-ot t -N Paid a deposit of £1 per share, I request you to
ShiPo° nle shares N £2O each in the Connecting
holde2v,lters (imited); and I hereby wree to become a share-
tm t; than. Company subject to its rules and regulations,
allot, Pt such shares or any less number that may be
Led to bae.

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