1. The name and style of the Company is "The Full Moon Gold Mining Company, Registered."

2. The place of operations is at Tapu Creek, in the Thames District.

3. The nominal capital of the Company is Eight thousand pounds, in Eight hundred shares of Ten pounds each.

4. The amount already paid up is Six thousand four hundred pounds.

5. The name of the Manager is Samuel John Edmonds.

6. The Office of the Company is at No. Twenty-four, Queen-street, Auckland.

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

James Russell, of Auckland 119 shares

Gordon Charles Vernon Tisdall, of Auckland 54 shares

George Eliott Eliott, of Wellington 54 shares

William Harling, of Auckland 50 shares

Thomas Morrison, of Tauranga 54 shares

Joseph Abbot, of Auckland 50 shares

Henry Pearson, of Auckland 50 shares

John Philips, of Auckland 50 shares

James Robinson, of Auckland 50 shares

James Bruce Morpeth, of Hastings, Tapu 46 shares

Frederick Gerard Armstrong, of Auckland 32 shares

Joseph Pickering Prescott, of Hastings, Tapu 32 shares

Frederick Smith, of Auckland 32 shares

Charles Heaphy, of Parnell 27 shares

George Ritchie, of Auckland 27 shares

John Abbott, of Auckland 25 shares

Samuel John Edmonds, of Auckland 25 shares

William Brownhill, of Hastings 23 shares

Dated this Sixteenth day of October, 1868.

SAMUEL J. EDMONDS.

Witness to signature,

HENRY GILFILLAN, J.P.

I THE undersigned, CAPTAIN JAMES STONE, hereby make application to register "THE POINT RUSSELL 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 knowledge and belief, true in every particular, namely:—

1. The name and style of the Company is "The Point Russell Gold Mining Company, Registered."

2. The place of operations is at the Thames Gold Field, in the Province of Auckland.

3. The nominal capital of the Company is Three thousand four hundred and fifty-six pounds, in Two hundred and eighty-eight shares of Twelve pounds each.

4. The amount already paid up is Two thousand eight hundred and eighty pounds.

5. The name of the Manager is Captain James Stone.

6. The Office of the Company is in Queen-street, in the City of Auckland, in the Province of Auckland.

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

8. The Thames Gold Mining Company, Limited One hundred and forty-four shares

9. Frederick Gerard Armstrong, of Auckland aforesaid, Gentleman Thirty-eight shares

10. John Angus, of Newmarket, in the Province aforesaid, Storekeeper Twenty-six shares

11. Henry Clark, of Onehunga, in the Province aforesaid, Settler Twenty-six shares

12. Owen Jones, of Auckland aforesaid, Merchant Eleven shares

13. William Morrin, of Auckland aforesaid, Gentleman Eleven shares

14. John Harris Rogers Harrison, of Auckland aforesaid, Gentleman Five shares.

15. Thomas Morrin, of Auckland, aforesaid, Merchant Five shares

Dated this sixth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

C. J. STONE.

Witness to the signature of Captain James Stone: J. A. GILFILLAN,

A Justice of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.

I THE undersigned, BENJAMIN GILMER, hereby make application to register "THE ENGINEERS’ QUARTZ CRUSHING 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, viz.:—

1. The name and style of the Company is "The Engineers’ Quartz Crushing Company (Registered)."

2. The place of intended operations is at Tapu Creek and Shortland, in the Province of Auckland.

3. The nominal capital of the Company is Three thousand pounds, in Six hundred shares of Five pounds each.

4. The amount already paid up is Five hundred and sixty-one pounds sterling.

5. The name of the Manager is Benjamin Gilmer.