Auckland Provincial Gazette – 1872 – No. 1

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✨ Mining Company Financial Statements



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AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

STATEMENT of the Affairs of "The Bee Hive Quartz Mining Company, Registered," for the Half year ended 29th December, 1871, in accordance with Section 13 of "The Mining Companies’ Limited Liability Act Amendment Act, 1869."

Name of Company—Beehive Quartz Mining Company, Registered.

  • When formed and date of registration—19th July, 1869.
  • Where business is conducted—Owen-street, Grahamstown.
  • Name of Legal Manager—Henry H. Wright.
  • Nominal capital—£4,800.
  • Amount of paid-up Scrip given to shareholders—£3,840.
  • Number of shares in which Capital is divided—960.
  • Number of shares taken—960.
  • Amount of Calls made—£384.
  • Total amount of subscribed capital paid up—£4,169 2s. 6d.
  • Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company—12.
  • Amount of cash in hand—Nil.
  • Whether in operation or not—In operation.
  • Total amount of Dividends declared—Nil.
  • Number of Shares unallotted—Nil.

Henry H. Wright.
29th December, 1871.

STATEMENT of the Affairs of "The Golden Lion Gold Mining Company, Registered," for the half year ended 18th December, 1871, in accordance with Section 13 of "The Mining Companies’ Limited Liability Act Amendment Act, 1869."

Name of Company—Golden Lion Gold Mining Company, Registered.

  • When formed—May 13th, 1871.
  • Date of Registration—May 16th, 1871.
  • Where business is conducted—Grahamstown.
  • Name of Legal Manager—F. Woodward.
  • Nominal capital—£7,200.
  • Amount of paid-up Scrip given to shareholders—£3,600.
  • Number of Shares in which Capital is divided—7,200.
  • Number of Shares taken—7,200.
  • Amount of Calls made—£720.
  • Total amount of subscribed Capital paid up—£720, less £84 11s. unpaid calls.
  • Number of Shareholders at time of registration of Company—15.
  • Amount of Cash in hand—£78 1s. 9d.
  • Whether in operation or not—In operation.
  • Total amount of Dividends declared—Nil.
  • Number of Shares unallotted—575.

F. Woodward.
20th December, 1871.

IN THE MATTER OF THE POVERTY AND CHARLESTON GOLD MINING COMPANY, REGISTERED.

  • Assets, Moneys collected to date ... £641 13 10
  • Liabilities, per schedule (including dependency) ... £52 7 2

Balance remaining after the Creditors shall have been paid in full their just demands, including all expenses ... £589 6 8

Mode of Distribution.

Two shillings and ten pence per share amongst the Shareholders of the above Company, in proportion to their respective Shares therein, viz., 2s. 10d. on 4,160 shares ... £589 6 8

In consideration of the foregoing, I hereby declare the above-named Poverty and Charleston Gold Mining Company fully wound up and extinct.

Robert Somerville,
Official Agent, appointed by the Court.
3rd January, 1872.

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Auckland, by John Henry Field,
Wellesley Street, East, Auckland, Printer for the time being to the Provincial Government.




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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏭 Financial Statement of Beehive Quartz Mining Company

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
29 December 1871
Mining Company, Financial Statement, Grahamstown
  • Henry H. Wright, Legal Manager of Beehive Quartz Mining Company

  • Henry H. Wright

🏭 Financial Statement of Golden Lion Gold Mining Company

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
20 December 1871
Mining Company, Financial Statement, Grahamstown
  • F. Woodward, Legal Manager of Golden Lion Gold Mining Company

  • F. Woodward

🏭 Winding up of Poverty and Charleston Gold Mining Company

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
3 January 1872
Mining Company, Winding Up, Distribution of Assets
  • Robert Somerville, Official Agent