THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 81

NOTICE is hereby given, that an application has
been made to His Excellency the Governor of
the Colony of New Zealand by John Booth, Henry
Porson Morse, and Henderson Law, all of Dunedin,
in the Province of Otago, in the said Colony, that
they may have the Description and Specification of
their new Improvement in a Machine for the Pre-
paration of the Fibre of the Phormium tenax and
other fibrous Plants indigenous to New Zealand (for
which Letters Patent were granted to the said John
Booth on the 19th day of August, 1869), annexed to
the original Description and Specification of the said
Machine. And notice is hereby further given, that
any person who may wish to prefer any objections to
the granting of such application is hereby required,
within four calendar months from the publication of
this notice, to send to the office of John Boyle 41
Bennett, Esquire, Registrar-General, at Wellington,
in the Province of Wellington, in the said Colony of
New Zealand (being the person appointed for that
purpose under the provisions of "The Patents Act,
1860"), a statement in writing showing the grounds
of such objection, and subscribed with the proper
name and address of the person so objecting.

Dated at Dunedin aforesaid, this twelfth day of
February, 1870.

HOWORTH AND HODGKINS,
39 Solicitors for the above-named Applicants.

SCANDINAVIAN Water-Race Company, Regis-
tered. Capital, £12,000, in 240 shares of £50
each. Paid up capital, £12,000.—Statement of
Assets and Liabilities, 1st January, 1870.

Assets.
To main race, branch races, and reservoir 10,000 0 0
" claims and plant 2,000 0 0
" outstanding water rates ... 814 3 6
" cash due from Sludge Channel Company 8 8 0
" do. balance in Manager's hands ... 14 19 10
" do. Bank of New South Wales 1,147 6 8
£13,984 18 0

Liabilities.
By dividends unpaid on shares in dispute 114 0 0
St. Bathan's, Otago, G. PURTON,
29th January, 1870. Manager. 37

TAURANGA Gold Mining Company, Registered.
31st January, 1870.

Assets.
To cash in hand—nil. 49 19 6
" arrears of calls ... 2,683 8 0
" unpaid capital ...
£2,733 7 6

Liabilities.
By sundry debts ... 26 14 0
Balance ... 2,706 13 6
£2,733 7 6
E. & O. E. J. A. WILSON,
43 Pro Manager.

THE Thames Crushing Company, Registered.—
Statement of Assets and Liabilities on 31st
December, 1869.

To sundry creditors 3,416 10 2

Liabilities.
Assets.
By plant 5,976 6 6
" calls due 65 15 0
" amount due for crushing 167 14 0
£6,209 15 6
J. TONSON GARLICK,
Auckland, 20th January, 1870. 44 Legal Manager.

STATEMENT of Account of "Tweedside Gold
Mining Company, Registered."
1870,
Jan. 31. Liabilities £ s. d.
Balance ... ... ... 1,290 0 2
... ... ... 15,277 17 10
£16,567 18 0

1870,
Jan. 31. Assets. £ s. d.
Machinery ... ... ... 850 0 0
Unpaid calls ... ... ... 549 18 0
Unpaid capital ... ... ... 8,500 0 0
Unallotted shares ... ... ... 6,668 0 0
£16,567 18 0

Balance ... ... ... £15,277 17 10
ROBERT SOMMERVILLE,
Legal Manager.

STATEMENT of Account of "The Whau Gold
Mining Company, Registered."
1870,
Jan. 31. Liabilities £ s. d.
... ... ... 2,399 11 7
Balance ... ... ... 1,073 8 5
£3,473 0 0

1870,
Jan. 31. Assets. £ s. d.
Machine ... ... ... 1,500 0 0
Unpaid capital ... ... ... 1,250 0 0
Unallotted shares ... ... ... 723 0 0
£3,473 0 0

Balance ... ... ... £1,073 8 5
ROBT. SOMMERVILLE,
Legal Manager.

STATEMENT of "The Extended Water-Race and
Sluicing Company, Registered," to 30th Decem-
ber, 1869.
Name of Company—"Extended Water-Race and
Sluicing Company."
When formed, and Date of Registration—23rd
August, 1867.
Where business is conducted, and Name of Mana-
ger—Edward Carling, Manager.
Nominal Capital—£5,400.
Number of Shares in which Capital is divided—
270.
Number of Shares taken—270.
Total Amount of subscribed Capital—£5,400.
Number of Shareholders at time of Registration—
Nine.
Whether in operation—In operation.
Total Amount of Dividends declared—£521 16s.
Mount Ida, EDWARD CARLING,
1st February, 1870. Manager. 38

GEOLOGICAL REPORTS, 1868-9.—These
Reports are now ready for issue, and can be
procured on application to the Government Printer.
Price Three Shillings. They comprise—

1. Progress Report, by Dr. Hector;
2. Report on Great Barrier Island;
3. Report on East Cape District;
4. Report on Okarita District;
5. Report on Thames Gold Fields;
6. Notes by Dr. Hector on the Composition of
   Specimens forwarded by Captain Hutton;
7. Geology of the Kawau Island;
   and are illustrated by ten coloured Maps and Sections
   of the Districts reported on. Book sent post-free to
   any part of the Colony.
   GEO. DIDSBURY,
   Government Printer. 44