Edward Kieman, Graham's Town ... 100
Charles Horscroft, Graham's Town ... 100
Alex. Cunningham, Graham's Town ... 100
William Webb, Shortland ... 200
Patrick McAnaney, Shortland ... 100
James McAnaney, Shortland ... 100
Thos. McReynolds, Shortland ... 100
James Menzies, Shortland ... 100
J. Franklin Learmouth, Auckland... ... 100
J. G. Sterry, Auckland ... 100
Samuel Robinson, Nelson ... 100
John Kerr, junr., Nelson ... 100
Henry Newcombe, Tamaki West ... 200
Elizabeth Gollan, Tamaki ... 100
Total ... 1,600

Dated this thirty-first day of July, 1869.

A. MCKECHNIE,
Manager.

Witness to signature-James Skene, a Justice of
the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand. 223

I, the undersigned RICHARD KEALS, hereby make
application to register "The Don Pedro 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
   Don Pedro Gold Mining Company, Registered."
2. The place of operations is the Kuranui Spur,
   in the Thames Gold Field, District of Hauraki, in
   the Province of Auckland, Colony of New Zealand.
3. The nominal capital of the Company is ten
   thousand pounds, in two thousand shares of five
   pounds each.
4. The amount already paid up is eight thousand
   pounds.
5. The name of the manager is Richard Keals.
6. The office of the Company is in Victoria Street,
   in the City of Auckland, in the said Province.
7. The names and several residences of the share-
   holders, and the number of shares held by each at
   this date, are as follows:-

Richard Keals, Auckland, in the Province of
Auckland ... 634
James Mantell, Kuranui, Thames Gold Field,
in the said Province ... 600
William Keals, Kuranui, Thames Gold Field,
in the said Province ... 600
Thomas Morrin, Auckland, in the Province of
Auckland ... 83
William Thorne Buckland, Auckland, in the
Province of Auckland ... 83

Dated this 14th day of July, 1869.

RICHARD KEALS,
Manager.

Witness to signature--John L. Tole, Justice of the
Peace for the Colony of New Zealand. 232

I, the undersigned ALEXANDER MCKECHNIE, hereby
make application to register "The Great
United Quartz Mining Company, Registered," under
the provisions of "The Mining Companies Limited
Liability Act, 1865;" and I do solemnly and sincerely

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 397
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
   Great United Quartz Mining Company, Registered."
2. The place of operations is at the Alabama Creek,
   Karaka, at the Thames Gold Field, in the Province
   of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand.
3. The nominal capital of the Company is five
   thousand pounds, in five thousand shares of one
   pound each.
4. The amount already paid up is nil.
5. The name of the manager is Alexander
   McKechnie.
6. The office of the Company is at Williamson
   Street, Graham's Town.
7. The names and several residences of the share-
   holders, and the number of shares held by each at
   this date, are as follows :-

No. of
Shares.
Henry Wakeford, Shortland ... 89
John Bell, Shortland ... 89
John Bell, Shortland ... 89
Anthon Christiansen, Shortland ... 89
Thomas Slater, Shortland ... 89
John Gwynneth, Shortland ... 89
Francis Hilton, Shortland ... 89
George Green, Shortland ... 89
James Hansen, Shortland ... 89
Edward W. Brothers, Shortland ... 89
William E. Brothers, Shortland ... 89
Thomas Slater, Shortland ... 89
James Maroney, Shortland ... 89
Henry Swain, Shortland ... 89
Charles Pearson, Shortland ... 89
Alfred Andrews, Shortland ... 89
John Bell, Shortland ... 89
David Cormack, Shortland ... 89
Charles Rowley, Shortland ... 89
Chantrey Harris, Shortland ... 45
William D. Nicholls, Graham's Town ... 44
R. B. Ferguson, Graham's Town ... 89
Edward Moorhouse, Graham's Town ... 89
Chas. O'Brien, Graham's Town ... 89
A. D. McTavish, Graham's Town ... 89
A. McKechnie, Graham's Town ... 89
James Atkinson, Karaka ... 89
James Parson, Karaka ... 89
Richard J. Morrisey, Auckland ... 89
Frank Varley, Auckland ... 89
Thomas Jolly, Hamilton ... 89
Charles E. Haughton, Wellington... ... 89
John Bonifant, Canterbury ... 89
Alexander McKechnie, in trust for the above
shareholders ... 2,152

Total of shares ... 5,000

Dated this thirty-first day of July, 1869.

A. MCKECHNIE,
Manager.

Witness to signature-James Skene, a Justice of
the Peace. 225

I, the undersigned JOHN GWYNNETH, hereby make
application to register "The Tararu Gold
Mining Company, Registered," under "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
   Tararu Gold Mining Company, Registered."
2. The place of operations is at the Tararu Block,
   at the Thames Gold Field, in the Province of Auck-
   land, in the Colony of New Zealand.