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JOHN HENRY BURNSIDE, of Auckland, in the Province of Auckland, and Colony of New Zealand, Merchant, hereby make application to REGISTER THE WAIOTAHI GOLD MINING COMPANY (Registered) under the provisions of “The Mining Companies Limited Liability Act, 1885;” and I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the following statement is, to the best of my belief and knowledge, true in every particular, namely:—

1. The name and style of the Company is The Waiotahi Gold Mining Company (Registered).

2. The place of operations is at the Waiotahi Creek, in the Thames Gold field, in the Province of Auckland.

3. The nominal capital of the Company is Four Thousand Pounds in Four Hundred Shares of Ten Pounds each.

4. The amount already paid up is One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty Pounds.

5. The name of the Manager is John Henry Burnside.

6. The office of the Company is at Archibald Somerville’s store, Waiotahi Flat, Thames.

7. The names and several residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as follows:—

David Nolan, Pitt-street, Auckland ... Fifteen shares
Benjamin Johnson, Parnell, near Auckland ... Twenty-one shares
John Henry Burnside, Symonds-street, Auckland, and John Johnston Scales, Parnell, near Auckland, trading as J. H. Burnside and Co., Queen-street, Auckland ... Forty-eight shares
Thomas Healy, Howick ... Twelve shares
George Road ... Twelve shares
James Matthews, Waiotahi Claim ... Twelve shares
John Towley, Waiotahi ... Twelve shares
Chim ... Twelve shares
Francis Samuel Townley, Auckland, Naylor-street ... Fifteen shares
William Robinson, North Shore ... Eighteen shares
George Rhodes, Auckland ... Twelve shares
Hobson-street
Thomas Moore Philson, Auckland ... Twelve shares
Edward Bull, Auckland ... Three shares

Dated this twentieth day of April, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

J. H. BURNSIDE.
Witness to the signature of John Henry Burnside:
ALAN BAILLIE, J.P.

The names and several residences of the shareholders and the number of shares held by each at this date are as follows:—
Benjamin Johnson, Waiotahi ... 38
Henry Mcland Shepherd, Shortland ... 22
David Nolan, Auckland ... 16
Henry McNaughton, Shortland ... 14
Anderson Christie, Shortland ... 14
John Ebenezer White, ditto ... 8
William Corbett, Auckland ... 8
William Ryre, ditto ... 6
William Smith, Shortland ... 6
Frederick Lyster, Shortland ... 6
Francis Ring, ditto ... 6
Robert Murray McTurk, ditto ... 6
James Braithwaite, ditto ... 8
John Kevon, ditto ... 8

Total ... 12

ROBERT M. McTURK,
Manager.

Dated this 19th day of February, 1868.
JAMES MACKAY, Jun., J.P.,
Witness to signature.

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THE Undersigned CHARLES TOTHILL, of Shortland-street, Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand, Accountant, hereby make application to REGISTER the TAPU GOLD MINING COMPANY, registered under the provisions of the Mining Companies Limited Liability Act, 1865; and I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the following statement is, to the best of my belief and knowledge, true in every particular, namely:—

1. The name and style of the company is The Tapu Gold Mining Company, Registered.

2. The place of operation is at Tapu Creek, in Queen’s County, in the Colony of New Zealand.

3. The nominal capital of the Company is ten thousand eight hundred pounds (£10,800), in one hundred and eight shares (108), of one hundred pounds (£100) each.

4. The amount already paid up is seven thousand two hundred pounds (£7,200).

5. The name of the manager is Charles Tothill.

6. The Office of the Company is at Crescent Chambers, Shortland-street, Auckland.

The names and several residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each, are as follow:—

Richard Robert Graham, Auckland, aforesaid ... Twelve shares (12)
John Wilson, Tapu Creek, aforesaid ... Twelve shares (12)
Henry Binns, Tapu Creek, aforesaid ... Three shares (3)
Firth Wrigley, Parnell, near Auckland, aforesaid ... Three shares (3)
Reader Gibson Wood, Parnell, aforesaid ... Six shares (6)
Joseph Howard, Auckland, aforesaid ... Twelve shares (12)
Thomas Morrin, Remuera, near Auckland, aforesaid ... Six shares (6)
John Harris Rogers Harrison, Auckland, aforesaid ... Three shares (3)
William Thorne Beckham, Grafton Road, near Auckland, aforesaid ... Six shares (6)
William Motion, The Whau, near Auckland, aforesaid ... Six shares (6)
James McOosh Clarke, Grafton Road, aforesaid ... Six shares (6)
William Tatty, Parnell, aforesaid ... Six shares (6)
Charles Tothill, Suburb of Auckland, aforesaid ... Three shares (3)
William Chisholm Wilson, Auckland, aforesaid ... Nine shares (9)
Matthew Watson Armstrong, Tapu Creek, aforesaid ... Six Shares (6)

THE Undersigned ROBERT MURRAY McTURK, hereby make application to REGISTER THE KARAKA GOLD MINING COMPANY (Registered), under the provisions of “The Mining Companies Limited Liability Act, 1865,” and I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the following statement is, to the best of my belief and knowledge, true in every particular, namely:—

1. The name and style of the Company is The Karaka Gold Mining Company (Registered).

2. The place of operations is at the Karaka Creek.

3. The nominal capital of the Company is £4000, in four hundred shares of ten pounds each.

4. The amount already paid up is one thousand seven hundred and twenty pounds.

5. The name of the Manager is Robert Murray McTurk.

6. The office of the Company is at Shortland.