494

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

I, the undersigned, hereby make application to register "The Sons of Freedom Quartz 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 Sons of Freedom Quartz Mining Company, Limited."
2. The place of operations is at the Eight-Mile, Alpine Range, Province of Nelson.
3. The registered office of the Company will be at Lyell, Province of Nelson.
4. The nominal capital of the Company is £20,000, in
   20,000 shares of £1 each.
5. The number of shares subscribed for is 15,500, 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 £2,000, being the estimated
   value of the claim and the works done thereon.
8. The name of the manager is James Inglis.
9. The names, addresses, and occupations of the shareholders,
   and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as
   follows :-

Achille Caruso, Lyell, Miner ... ... ... ... 1,000
Alfred Auckell, Lyell, Miner ... ... ... ... 1,250
Peter B. Gramatica, Lyell, Dairyman ... ... 1,000
William Schultz, Lyell, Miner ... ... ... ... 1,000
Alfred Smith, Lyell, Butcher ... ... ... ... 1,000
Richard Dobbins, Lyell, Miner ... ... ... ... 1,000
William D'Alton Reefton, Miner ... ... ... 1,000
Robert Gray, Moonlight Creek, Storeman ... 1,000
John Henry, Greymouth, Miner ... ... ... ... 1,000
Michael P. French, Greymouth, Hotelkeeper ... 1,000
Robert Muir, Lyell, Miner ... ... ... ... 1,000
George Besley, Nelson, Storekeeper ... ... ... 2,000
Charles C. Cullen, Lyell, Draper ... ... ... ... 1,500
Frederick McDowell, Lyell, Hotelkeeper ... ... 500
James Grahame Irwin, Lyell, Printer ... ... 250
James Inglis, in trust for the Company ... ... 4,500

Dated this second day of July, 1874.
JAMES INGLIS,
Manager.

Witness to signature—T. E. Chichester.

I, JAMES INGLIS, do solemnly and sincerely
declare that—

1. I am the Manager of the said intended Company.
2. The above statement is, to the best of my belief
   and knowledge, true in every particular; and I make
   this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the
   same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the
   General Assembly of New Zealand intituled "The
   Justices of the Peace Act, 1866."

JAMES INGLIS.

Taken before me at Lyell, this 2nd day of July,
1874—Charles Broad, J.P. 409

S T A T E M E N T of the Affairs of "The Argyle Gold
Mining and Water Supply Company, Registered,"
for the half-year ended 30th June, 1874, in accord-
ance with section 135 of "The Mining Companies
Act, 1872."

Name of Company : "The Argyle Gold Mining and Water
Supply Company, Registered."
When formed, and date of registration : 4th February, 1873;
7th February, 1873.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager :
Argyle Terrace, Charleston ; Phillip McCarthy.
Nominal capital : £8,160.
Amount of all scrip given to shareholders : Nil.
Number of shares taken : 816.
Number of shares put into capital is divided : 816.
Amount of calls made : Nil.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up : £7,298 10s.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company : 6.
Amount of cash in hand : Nil.
Whether in operation or not : In operation.
Total amount of dividends declared : £600.
Number of shares unallotted : Nil.

PHILIP McCARTHY,
Manager.

Charleston, 30th June, 1874. 411

S T A T E M E N T of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, in the
Colony, during the Quarter ended 29th June, 1874.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... 444,683 18 1
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 25,402 14 5
Balances due to other Banks ... ... ... 3,186 0 7
Government Deposits ... ... ... 1,215,646 6 5
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 1,329,902 4 2
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 598,216 19 10
Total average Liabilities ... ... £3,617,038 3 6

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metal ... ... ... ... ... 412,610 8 8
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 197,126 13 8
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... ... 12,614 13 1
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ... 20,417 12 10
Landed Property ... ... ... 24,826 18 10
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 1,629,554 12 1
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ... 161,538 9 3
3. Other Funded Securities ... ... ... 7,600 0 0
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... ... 1,854,746 11 6
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... ... 80,939 3 3
   Total average Assets ... ... ... £4,401,975 3 2

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 29th June, 1874, £600,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, equal
to 12½ per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £37,500.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £230,712 9s. 5d.
Dated at Auckland, this 22nd day of July, 1874.
D. L. MURDOCH, Inspector.
FREDK. BATTLEY, Inspector's Accountant.

S T A T E M E N T of the average amount of Liabilities
and Assets of the Union Bank of Australia,
within the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter
ended 30th June, 1874.

LIABILITIES. £ s. d.
Notes in Circulation ... ... ... 140,141 0 11
Bills in Circulation ... ... ... 17,003 11 9
Balances due to other Banks ... ... ... 73 18 10
Government Deposits... ... ... 268 1 6
Other Deposits—
Not bearing Interest ... ... ... 592,668 17 10
Bearing Interest ... ... ... 377,731 15 0
Total average Liabilities ... ... ... £1,127,887 5 10

ASSETS.
Coined Gold and Silver and other Coined
Metals ... ... ... ... ... 322,451 18 4
Gold and Silver in Bullion or Bars ... ... 15,449 1 8
Notes and Bills of other Banks ... ... ... 2,443 8 1
Balances due from other Banks ... ... ... 7,911 3 5
Landed Property ... ... ... 45,000 0 0
Amount of all other Securities—

1. Notes and Bills Discounted ... ... 653,312 12 8
2. Colonial Government Securities ... ... ...
3. Other Funded Securities ... ... ...
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of
   Debts abandoned as bad) ... ... ... 629,508 3 4
5. Securities not included under the above
   heads ... ... ... ... ... 18,063 16 11
   Total average Assets ... ... ... £1,694,140 4 5

Amount of the Capital Stock paid up at the close of the Quarter
ended 30th June, 1874, £1,250,000.
Rate of the last Dividend declared to the Shareholders, 14
per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last Dividend declared, £87,500.
Amount of the Reserved Profits at the time of declaring such
Dividend, £490,508 10s. 7d.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of July, 1874.
A. JACKSON, Manager.
WM. JAMIESON, Accountant.