Payment terms for shares tied to Andrew Johnston
The document outlines fixed terms for share payments: £1 1s 0d on deposit, £1 10s 0d two weeks later, with further £1 100 at seven months. Andrew Johnston is named as a principal party in Ontario.
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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Mar 29, 1850
Page
3
The document outlines fixed terms for share payments: £1 1s 0d on deposit, £1 10s 0d two weeks later, with further £1 100 at seven months. Andrew Johnston is named as a principal party in Ontario.
Shipping notices list various cargo terms and cargos with references to bags nets packs and crates. Names such as Cape of Good Hope and Pemex appear among unclear items and dates while figures show quantities like 24 bags 160 packs and 118 nets.
A weathered item indicates mail ships to Overland and others will depart on Monday, April 1, with subsequent service through February 4. The notice emphasizes timing and route, noting that departures are not to be relied upon if weather or conditions fail to permit sailing.
The Times notes the likely South Australia judgeship involves patronage rather than merit and doubts a high annual salary for residents. It says Mr Mann may remain Solicitor General if the higher post is unavailable and mentions lack of news on Mr BM’s appointment or arrival date.
A London Daily News summary from December 28 argues British capital is needed to develop South Australian mines. It cites 1848 copper output from Burra Burra and Kapunda, notes deposits near Sth Australia, and urges joint ventures, larger funding, and shared risk to unlock profits. The piece critiques current management and calls for organized British investment to sustain operations and expand production amid rising demand.
A 1850 Adelaide letter argues against government rail funding and favors private or colonial governance. It warns against delays from state intervention and cites a delayed bridge project as example. A Willage meeting opposes a 5 tax on drays used for agriculture and petitions the governor to exempt or modify road and tax provisions.
Advertised items include goods from the estate of the late James Wild and others at the City Auction Mart. The notice notes oil paintings and a variety of wearables, with further listings and legal notices from local authorities and merchants.
A letter from Messrs Southey and Banhope discusses December 22 guidance on wool sales and stock movements. It notes high demand from America and shifts between English Saxon and Saxon wool qualities, predicting steady demand as continental flocks recover. farmers are encouraged by the market tone.
The Queen Dowager Adelaide died at 1:58 PM on Sunday December 2 1889 at Windsor Priory after a prolonged illness. Bulletin said she remained melancholic yet composed through distress. Royal family nobles clergy and officials conveyed condolences as physicians noted decline and death marked a national calamity. Biographical notices recall her birth August 13 1792 in Meiningen and early life shaped by French revolutionary wars and later as queen consort and patron of charity.
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