, 1890-08-13

ZIG IIulG Ill CAldl 80 VI lnC SOOuS III III tlShb
er. The matters in dispute are easy of ar.
rangement, and the men are willing to.
come to reasonable terms. 1t is for the
Chamber of Commerce to hear both sides
and settle a tariff on a proper basis. Yes
terday we heard TINT an advance in certain
TENS had been granted the men and that
some of them had returned to work. But
this should not prevent the Chamber Geal-
ing with the Q%0csIion Of lighterage, at
once, SO as to Ohviate another strike and
its expensive consequences,
The half yearly rrprrt of the British
Guiana Mutual Fire Insurance Company,
Limited, reveals Il condition of steady pro
gre>s nd Strong vitality, such as WE Fave
come to look for, now, as a matter OF course,
in the affairs of this institution. During
the half.year l05 annual and 40 short time
policies were issued for a total amount Of
266u,I24; tlty.SiX policies lapSrd AMI six
became claims or were otherwise modified.
On the LIST January there were Oh policies
in force, insuring 81, 7Ul ,05I, alta totsl anuH-
al premium of $59,349, On The 30ta of June
there were l .O24 policies, insulting @2.SS0,3lU
at a total annual premium Of $G2, $50. HE
half year had been exceptionally prolific liz
Gains, which included $4,000 on the
Match Factory at Ll Prnitence, which was
totally destroyed $4,000 on Mr.. j. II.
Humphreys stock OF dIy goods in Camp
Street; and one OrtWo minor losses amount
ing to $685.. notwithstanding this call
upon the C0mpany's savings, the "net
available funds have Increased from
92St.S97, as ut y etmber 3Ist last, to
1926. 314. The report observes that the
new assurances exceed IN number and
amount the issue OF any previous half-year.
\ dividend ut The rate OF s per cent. on
scrip is proposed, and this is certain to be
adopted ut IT,. gal raj meeting to he held
on Nonaay n@>J he proceedings ut which,
there being nothing to quarrel over, are
likely TO be characterised 10y routine for
mality, The rep Drt in full will be- found in
our supplement Of to day
The RrmittinoeS OF the Immigrants who
sailed for India in the Sh ip Avon on the 3rd
instant, amounted to S42,059, and the lew
ellery and coins in their possession were
estimated to be Of the value of $500.
With the exception of the Grecian in 1880,
a d the Eruc in 1886, tho amount of Re
mittances by the Avon this year is the
highest since 1881.
Two more deaths are reported from tho
EsSeQuibo, both directly due to the mex
perlence OF the man who was in command
OF the bateau, the capSizing Of which led to
the casualties, The accident occurred II
Qulal, a part of the river quite free from
falls, where a man qualified to be entruSt.
eel with, the steering OF Il bateau would
never have placed the lives of his pasSen.
gerSSin jeopardy. This depl0rable addition
10 the already very long death-roll of the
gold industry, emphasizes i'll Il striking
manner the urgent necessity that exists
for placing legal restriction upon the
blteau tra,lc and permitting none but
licensed men to be in charge. The names
OF the deceased men are Edward Richard
son aged q; and Samuel Glasgow aged I9,
both creoles OF this colony, The name of
the manager OF the prospecting patty 10
which they belonged, is James Bennett.
AprOpOs of the river traffic, we publish to-
day by Mr.. j. NJ. Moore, civil engineer, q
most feasible suggestion for a railway port.
age on the EsSequebo,
- 1t is worth u thought to us in George
town, where Mutual Fire Insurance is such
an important element in our commercial
economy, to note in correction with the
Martinique disaster that 'The most of tho
houses insured were under policies in the
local company, the MutNeIe de la Martinione
which, it is aid, will not be able to paw
much over 10 per cent, of the amounts
insured
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