I, THE undersigned, WILLIAM ROWE, hereby make application to register “THE POVERTY AND CHARLESTON 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 Poverty and Charleston Gold Mining Company, (Registered).”

2. The place of operations is the Thames Goldfields, in the Province of Auckland.

3. The nominal capital of the Company is Forty-one thousand and six hundred pounds, in Four thousand one hundred and sixty shares of Ten pounds each, Nine pounds paid up.

4. The amount already paid up is Thirty-seven thousand four hundred and forty pounds.

5. The name of the Manager is William Rowe.

6. The Office of the Company is in Pollen-street, Shortland.

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

SHARES.

The Thames Gold Mining Company, Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,012
Thomas Russell, of Auckland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 752
John Cook, of Grahamstown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 824
Gustav Von der Heyde, of Auckland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 820
Peter Iwersen, of Grahamstown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Henry Flockhart Christie, of Shortland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Andrew Wardrop, of Auckland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
James Liddell, of Shortland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
James Williamson, of Auckland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Henry Green, of Wellington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
George Burgoyne Owen, of Auckland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
George William Alfred Bockett, of Grahamstown . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
R. H. A. Stevenson, of Auckland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Daniel Bateman Thornton, of Auckland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Julius Vogel, of Auckland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
David Limond Murdoch, of Auckland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
John McCullock, of Shortland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
For allotment to remaining shareholders of Poverty Claim the remainder, being . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340

Dated at Shortland this tenth day of July, 1869.

W. ROWE.

Witness to the signature of William Rowe:—

JAMES SKENE, J.P.

I, THE undersigned, GEORGE BENNETT JONES, hereby make application to register “THE ORIGINAL FAUGH-A-BALLAGH 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. That the name and style of the Company is “The Original Faugh-a-Ballagh Gold-Mining Company (Registered).”

2. That the place of operations is at the Waiotahi 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 Six thousand Pounds sterling, in Twelve hundred shares of Five Pounds sterling each.

4. That the amount paid up is Three thousand six hundred Pounds sterling.

5. That the name of the Manager is George Bennett Jones.

6. That the Office of the Company is at No. 24, Queen-street, Auckland.

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.

James McCrea Brigham, Auckland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
John Seabrook, Auckland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cephas Scriviner, Auckland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
George William Jones, Auckland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
George Bennett Jones, Auckland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Thomas Burgess, Grahamstown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Robert Dunn, Grahamstown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Arthur Algernon Crapp, Auckland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Hugh Ritchie, Auckland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
William Fearson, Shortland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
James Brown Garland, Auckland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,200

Dated this ninth day of July, 1869.

GEORGE B. JONES,
Manager.

Witness to signature:

WILLIAM C. DALDY, J.P.

I, THE undersigned, CHARLES TOTHILL, hereby make application to register the WILD MISSOURI 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 Wild Missouri Gold-Mining Company (Registered).”

2. The place of operations is at the Tararu Creek, Thames Goldfields.

3. The nominal capital of the Company is Thirty-six thousand Pounds in Three thousand six hundred Shares of Ten Pounds each.

4. The amount already paid up is Thirty-two thousand four hundred Pounds.

Dated at Shortland this tenth day of July, 1869.

W. ROWE.

Witness to the signature of William Rowe:

JAMES SKENE, J.P.