5. That the name of the Manager is Joseph Lyle.

6. That the names and several residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as follow, namely:—

SHARES.
Andrew Kerr, Shortland - - - 80
Michael Harmaford, Auckland - - - 80
Edward H. Power, Shortland - - - 80
William Wallace Wallis, Shortland - - - 80
Francis E. Stewart, Graham’s Town - - - 80
Charles T. Lloyd, Shortland - - - 80
John Thompson, Shortland - - - 80
Frederick G. Armstrong, Auckland - - - 80
George Strong, Auckland - - - 80
William Morrin, Auckland - - - 160
John Kirkpatrick, Wanganui - - - 80
George Watson, Tararu - - - 160
Henry W. Kurtain, Tararu - - - 160
Henry R. Jury, Tararu - - - 160
William Wilkinson, Graham’s Town - - - 160
James McRae, Tararu - - - 160
Mervin H. Coates, Tararu - - - 160
William F. Hunt, Tararu - - - 160

In the hands of the directors, Company’s Office - - - 320

Total - - - 960

Dated this fifth day of July, 1869.

JOSEPH LYLE,
Manager.

Witness to signature:
(Signed) LOWTHER BROAD,
A Justice of the Peace.

I, THE undersigned, JOSEPH LYLE, hereby make application to register "THE LA PLATA 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. That the name and style of the Company is "The La Plata Gold-Mining Company (Registered)."

2. That the place of operations is at the Tararu, at the Thames Goldfield, in the Province of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand.

3. That the nominal capital of the Company is Eleven thousand two hundred Pounds in Two thousand two hundred and forty Shares of Five Pounds each.

4. That the amount paid up is Eight thousand four hundred Pounds.

5. That the name of the Manager is Joseph Lyle.

6. That the Office of the Company is in Owen-street, Graham’s Town.

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

SHARES.
Francis E. Stewart, Graham’s Town - - - 160
John Carfrae, Sydney, N.S.W. - - - 160
George Russell, Sydney, N.S.W. - - - 160
Francis Cadell, Auckland - - - 160
John B. Mason, Tararu - - - 160

I, THE undersigned, JOHN WORTH PEARSE, hereby make application to register "THE PRIDE OF KURANUI 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. That the name and style of the Company is "The Pride of Kuranui Gold Mining Company (Registered)."

2. That the place of operations is at the Kuranui Creek, at the Thames Goldfield, in the Province of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand.

3. That the nominal capital of the Company is Ten thousand Pounds.

4. That the amount paid up is Five thousand seven hundred and fifty Pounds.

5. That the name of the Manager is John Worth Pearse.

6. That the Office of the Company is in Owen-street, Grahamstown.

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

SHARES.
Irvine Armstrong, Grahamstown - - - 39
William Armstrong, Grahamstown - - - 33
Thomas Saunders, Grahamstown - - - 28
John James Woods, Grahamstown - - - 39
David Stewart, Grahamstown - - - 39
William John Young, Otahuhu - - - 34
Stephen Samuel Mear, Grahamstown - - - 89
Campbell Gardner, Grahamstown - - - 67
Harwood James, Grahamstown - - - 28
Charles William Sanders, Grahamstown - - - 11
John Worth Pearse, Grahamstown - - - 33
William Ireland, senr., Grahamstown - - - 44
William Crunch, Grahamstown - - - 44
Benjamin Brown, Grahamstown - - - 33
Thomas A. Cleghorn, Epsom - - - 44
John Bennet, Grahamstown - - - 22
James Forgie, Auckland - - - 29
John Bennett, - - - 29
John Worth Pearse, Grahamstown - - - 29