Number of shares taken: 100.
Amount of calls made: £3,600.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £3,827 4s:
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 14.
Amount of cash in hand: £518 4s. 6d.
Whether in operation or not: In operation.
Total amount of dividend declared: £1,360.
Number of shares unallotted: Nil.
30th June, 1873. WILLIAM EVANS,
515 Manager.

STATEMENT of the Affairs of "The Shotover
No. 1 Gold Mining Company, Registered," for
the half-year ended 30th June, 1873, in accordance
with section 135 of "The Mining Companies Act,
1872."

Name of Company: "The Shotover No. 1 Gold Mining Com-
pany, Registered."
When formed, and date of registration: 12th August, 1869.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager:
Queen Street, Auckland; T. Leigh White.
Nominal capital: £224,000.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: £219,520.
Number of shares in which capital is divided: 22,400.
Number of shares taken: All.
Amount of calls made: None this half-year.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £3,157 19s.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 31.
Amount of cash in hand £168 14s. 11d.
Whether in operation or not: Not at present.
Total amount of dividends declared: None this half-year.
Number of shares unallotted: None.
31st July, 1873. THOS. L. WHITE,
524 Manager.

STATEMENT of the Affairs of "The Key of the
Tokatea Gold Mining Company, Registered,"
for the half-year ended 30th June, 1873," in accord-
ance with section 135 of "The Mining Companies
Act, 1872."

Name of Company: "The Key of the Tokatea Gold Mining
Company, Registered."
When formed, and date of registration: Formed 1st November,
1871; Registered 6th November, 1871.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager:
Kapanga; Arthur Pittar.
Nominal capital: £12,600.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: Nil.
Number of shares in which capital is divided: 6,300.
Number of shares taken: 6,300.
Amount of calls made: £367 10s.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £367 10s.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 12.
Amount of cash in hand: £7 0s. 4d.
Whether in operation or not: In operation.
Total amount of dividends declared: Nil.
Number of shares unallotted: 925.
Dated 1st July, 1873. ARTHUR PITTAR,
536 Manager.

STATEMENT of the Affairs of "The Nokomai
Flat Gold Mining Company, Registered," to
30th June, 1873, in accordance with section 135 of
"The Mining Companies Act, 1872."
Name of Company: "The Nokomai Flat Gold Mining
Company, Registered."
When formed and date of registration: 15th January, 1872;
7th March, 1872.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager:
Nokomai; Thomas Aiton.
Nominal capital: £1,500.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: £518 10s.
Number of shares in which capital is divided: 3,000.
Number of shares taken: 1,803.
Amount of calls made: £703 17s. 6d.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £582 10s.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 89.
Amount of cash in hand: £72 17s. 3d.
Whether in operation or not: In operation.
Total amount of dividends declared: Nil.
Number of shares unallotted: 1,197.
THOS. AITON,
Manager.
Nokomai, 28th July, 1873.
552

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 551

OFFICIAL AGENCY.

DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULES UNDER THE MINING
COMPANIES LIMITED LIABILITY ACTS, 1865, 1870,
AND 1871.

IN the matter of "The Band of Hope Gold Mining
Company, Registered."

Assets-Moneys collected, in hand ... £ s. d.
Liabilities-Per Schedule ... 267 10 11
265 13 5

Mode of Distribution.

I hereby declare a second and final payment of twelve
shillings and sixpence in the pound to all Creditors proved to
date in the above-named Company (7s. 6d. in the pound
already paid), payable on and after the 10th day of October
next.

HORATIO NELSON WARNER,
Official Agent.

Insurance Buildings, Auckland,
9th September, 1873. 579

IN the matter of "The Pukehinau Gold Mining
Company, Registered."

Assets-Moneys collected, in hand ... £ s. d.
Liabilities-Per Schedule ... 147 19 10
144 13 3

Mode of Distribution.

I hereby declare a second and final payment of ten shillings
in the pound to all Creditors proved to date in the above-named
Company (10s. in the pound already paid), payable on and
after the 10th day of October, 1873.

HORATIO NELSON WARNER,
Official Agent.

Insurance Buildings, Auckland,
9th September, 1873. 580

IN the matter of "The John o'Groat's Gold
Mining Company, Registered."

Assets-Moneys collected, in hand ... £ s. d.
Liabilities-Per Schedule ... 134 10 0
101 19 6

Mode of Distribution.

I hereby declare a first and final payment of twenty shillings
in the pound to all Creditors proved to date in the above-
named Company, payable on and after the 10th day of October,
1873.

HORATIO NELSON WARNER,
Official Agent.
Insurance Buildings, Auckland,
9th September, 1873. 581

I, the undersigned, hereby make application to
register "The Southern Star Gold Mining
Company" as a Limited Company, under the pro-
visions of "The Mining Companies Act, 1872."

1. The name of the Company is to be "The Southern Star
   Gold Mining Company, Limited."
2. The place of operations is at the Tiki, Coromandel, Pro-
   vince of Auckland.
3. The registered office of the Company will be at Coro-
   mandel.
4. The nominal capital of the Company is £20,000, in 10,000
   shares of £2 each.
5. The number of shares subscribed for is 10,000, being not
   less than two-thirds of the entire number of shares in the
   Company.
6. The number of paid-up shares is nil.
7. The amount already paid up is £10,000, being £1 per
   share on 10,000 shares.
8. The name of the Manager is Thomas Douglas.
9. The names and addresses and occupations of the share-
   holders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, are
   as follow:-

No. of
Thomas Snell, Coromandel, Miner ... ... ... 2,042 Shares.
W. P. Snell, Coromandel, Miner ... ... ... 2,042
Thomas McEvoy, Coromandel, Miner ... ... ... 1,750
Charles Dunster, Coromandel, Miner ... ... ... 250
C. McCormick, Coromandel, Miner ... ... ... 500
John Buckland, Coromandel, Butcher ... ... ... 250
John Vaughan, Coromandel, Miner ... ... ... 1,000
Samuel Roach, Coromandel, Miner ... ... ... 250
John Antwiss, Coromandel, Miner ... ... ... 1,250