New Zealand Gazette – 1869 – No. 53

Page 469

✨ Gold Mining Company Registrations



Numb. 53. 469

THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1869.

I, the undersigned JOHN CUMMINS MORPHETT,
hereby make application to register "The Merry
England 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
    Merry England Gold Mining Company, Registered."
  2. The place of operations is at the Lucky Hit
    Spur, Karaka Creek, at the Thames Gold Field, in
    the Province of Auckland, in the Colony of New
    Zealand.
  3. The nominal capital of the Company is £6,000,
    in 2,400 shares of £2.10s. each.
  4. The amount paid up is £4,800, being estimated
    value of the Mine.
  5. The name of the manager is John Cummins
    Morphett.
  6. The office of the Company is in 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:-

Name. Residence. No. of
Shares.
James Welshy, Shortland ... 400
Richard Flavey, Shortland ... 200
William McGowan, Shortland ... 400
Christopher R. Leighton, Graham's Town :. 100
Frank Legallais, Graham's Town ... 100
James Slater, Shortland ... 100
James Coombes, Shortland ... 200
Thomas Emerson, Shortland ... 200
Vernon Roberts, Shortland ... 400
George Moorcomb, Shortland ... 200
James Meredith, Shortland ... 100
2,400

Dated this sixteenth day of August, 1869.

J. C. MORPHETT,
Manager.

Declared in the presence of me—Henry Weekes,
a Justice of the Peace.
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I, the undersigned JOHN WORTH PEARSE, hereby
make application to register "The True Briton
No. 2 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 True
    Briton No. 2 Gold Mining Company, Registered."
  2. The place of operations is at the Karaka Creek,
    at the Thames Gold Field, in the Province of
    Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand.
  3. The nominal capital of the Company is eight
    thousand pounds, in eight thousand shares of one
    pound each.
  4. The amount already paid up is four thousand
    two hundred pounds.
  5. The name of the manager is John Worth
    Pearse.
  6. The office of the Company is at Owen 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:-

Name. Residence. No. of
Shares.,
Daniel McLeahy, Auckland 300
Thomas Edward Bush, Graham's Town 450
Edward C. Henly, Ditto 225
Edwin Shipton, Ditto 300
John W. Pearse, Ditto 900
Michael McHale,. Auckland 300
Samuel Bennett, Ditto 300
William Bennett Young, Riverhead 600
Prior Horne, Graham's Town 300
Thomas Horne, ditto 525
John W. Pearse, in trust for the Company ... 3,800
Total ... 8,000

Dated this 31st day of July, 1869.
JOHN W. PEARSE,
Manager.

Witness to signature—Richard Oliver, a Justice
of the Peace.
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🌾 Application to Register 'The Merry England Gold Mining Company, Registered'

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
16 August 1869
Gold Mining, Company Registration, Limited Liability, Thames Gold Field, Auckland
11 names identified
  • James Welshy, Shareholder, 400 shares
  • Richard Flavey, Shareholder, 200 shares
  • William McGowan, Shareholder, 400 shares
  • Christopher R. Leighton, Shareholder, 100 shares
  • Frank Legallais, Shareholder, 100 shares
  • James Slater, Shareholder, 100 shares
  • James Coombes, Shareholder, 200 shares
  • Thomas Emerson, Shareholder, 200 shares
  • Vernon Roberts, Shareholder, 400 shares
  • George Moorcomb, Shareholder, 200 shares
  • James Meredith, Shareholder, 100 shares

  • J. C. Morphett, Manager
  • Henry Weekes, Justice of the Peace

🌾 Application to Register 'The True Briton No. 2 Gold Mining Company, Registered'

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
31 July 1869
Gold Mining, Company Registration, Limited Liability, Thames Gold Field, Auckland
11 names identified
  • Daniel McLeahy, Shareholder, 300 shares
  • Thomas Edward Bush, Shareholder, 450 shares
  • Edward C. Henly, Shareholder, 225 shares
  • Edwin Shipton, Shareholder, 300 shares
  • John W. Pearse, Shareholder, 900 shares
  • Michael McHale, Shareholder, 300 shares
  • Samuel Bennett, Shareholder, 300 shares
  • William Bennett Young, Shareholder, 600 shares
  • Prior Horne, Shareholder, 300 shares
  • Thomas Horne, Shareholder, 525 shares
  • John W. Pearse, Shareholder, 3,800 shares in trust

  • John W. Pearse, Manager
  • Richard Oliver, Justice of the Peace