500 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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 MACKY.
Taken before me, at Grahamstown; this first day of
July, 1875-W. Davies, J.P.
411

I, the undersigned, hereby make application to
register "The Ajax Gold Mining Company"
as a Limited Company, under the provisions of "The
Mining Companies Act, 1872."

1. The name of the Company is to be "The Ajax Gold
   Mining Company, Limited."
2. The place of operations is at Pakirarahi Block, adjoining
   the Tairua Claim, District of Hauraki South, Province of Auck-
   land, and Colony of New Zealand.
3. The registered office of the Company will be situated at
   Albert Street, Grahamstown.
4. The nominal capital of the Company is twenty-two
   thousand pounds, in twenty-two thousand shares of one pound
   each.
5. The number of shares subscribed for is twenty-two
   thousand, being the entire number of shares in the Company.
6. The number of paid-up shares is nil.
7. The amount already paid up is nil.
8. The name of the Manager is John Leonard Whitford.
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
Shares.
Richard Kennan, Thames, Gentleman ... 1,000
James Macky, Thames, Mining Agent ... 500
Edward Honiss, Thames, Mining Agent ... 275
Henry Gidley, Thames, Hotelkeeper ... 275
James McCutcheon Beeche, Thames, Miner ... 275
Samuel Marsden Preece, Tairua, Miner ... 275
John Hare, Tairua, Miner ... 719
James Frater, Thames, Miner ... 719
John Arthur, Tairua, Miner ... 719
William Frater, Thames, Gentleman ... 718
Edward Cameron, Thames, Mine Manager ... 719
Patrick William Donnelly, Thames, Mine Manager ... 719
John Townsend, Thames, Butcher ... 500
Francis Kneebone, Thames, Miner ... 500
James Downes, Thames, Miner ... 500
Thomas Horsbrugh, Thames, Mining Agent ... 500
George Read, Thames, Gentleman ... 500
Michael Adams, Thames, Miner ... 500
Henry Hopper Adams, Thames, Miner ... 1,000
William Caine, Thames, Machine Owner ... 500
John Benney, Thames, Mine Manager ... 500
Michael Hennelly, Thames, Mining Agent ... 500
Francis Simpson, Thames, Miner ... 500
Samuel Usher Roberts, Thames, Gentleman ... 500
William Davies, Thames, Storekeeper ... 500
Edward Cameron, Thames, Mine Manager ... 719
Jonathan Daddow, Thames, Miner ... 500
Joseph Williams, Thames, Miner ... 125
John Walpole Keller, Thames, Miner ... 500
Richard Hockin Smith, Thames, Miner ... 250
Daniel Cottee, Thames, Miner ... 125
Edwin Binney, Thames, Commission Agent ... 500
William Benjamin Jackson, Tairua, Storekeeper ... 275
Edward Honiss, Thames, Commission Agent ... 550
Charles William Whittard, Thames, Gentleman ... 500
John Leonard Whitford, Thames, Mining Agent ... 500
Walter Sully, Thames, Mining Agent ... 500
George Gray, Thames, Miner ... 275
William Fisk, Tairua, Miner ... 275
Edward Shaw Lapham, West Coast, Bank Manager ... 1,000
John Leonard Whitford, Thames, Mining Agent, in trust ... 1,000
Henry Andrew, Thames, Miner ... 500
... 22,000

Dated this sixteenth day of July, 1875.
JOHN LEONARD WHITFORD,
Manager.

Witness to signature-H. Chas. Lawlor, J.P.

I, John Leonard Whitford, do solemnly and
sincerely declare, that-

1. I am the Manager of the said intended Com-
   pany.
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."
JOHN LEONARD WHITFORD, Manager.
Taken before me this sixteenth day of July, 1875-
H. Chas. Lawlor, J.P.
409

STATEMENT of the Affairs of "The United
M. and E. Water Race Company, Registered,"
for the half-year ended 26th June, 1875, in accordance
with section 135 of "The Mining Companies Act,
1872."

Name of Company: "The United M. and E. Water Race
Company, Registered."
When formed, and date of registration: 8th April, 1872; 23rd
April, 1872.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager:
St. Bathans, Otago; Samuel Turner.
Nominal capital: £7,600.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: £7,600.
Number of shares in which capital is divided: 152.
Number of shares taken: 152.
Amount of calls made: Nil.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £7,600.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 13.
Amount of cash in hand: Nil.
Whether in operation or not: In operation.
Total amount of dividends declared: £342.
Number of shares unallotted: Nil.

SAMUEL TURNER, Manager.
St. Bathans, 10th July, 1875.
406

STATEMENT of the Affairs of "The Scandinavian
Water Race Company, Registered," for the half-
year ended 1st June, 1875, in accordance with
section 135 of "The Mining Companies Act, 1872."

Name of Company: "The Scandinavian Water Race Company,
Registered."
When formed, and date of registration: 1865; 6th May, 1868.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager:
St. Bathans, Otago; George Purton.
Nominal capital: £12,000.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: £50.
Number of shares taken: 240.
Number of shares in which capital is divided: 240.
Amount of calls made: Nil.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £12,000.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 28.
Amount of cash in hand: £132 12s. 9d.
Whether in operation or not: In operation.
Total amount of dividends declared: £840.
Number of shares unallotted: Nil.

GEORGE PURTON, Manager.
St. Bathans, 6th July, 1875.
407

LAND TRANSFER ACT NOTICES.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the several parcels
of land hereinafter described will be brought
under the provisions of "The Land Transfer Act,
1870," unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same
on or before the 28th day of August next.

WADESTOWN.—Lots "80," "81," "82," 3
roods 20 perches.—In occupation of ALEXANDER
JOHNSTON, M.D., the Applicant. (Brandon and
Quick, Solicitors.) 661.

WELLINGTON.—Part Section "269," 17½
perches. Bounded—N., 122 feet, W., 40 feet, and
S., 122 feet, by other parts of Section 269, and E., 40
feet, by Cambridge Terrace, the northern boundary
running parallel with and distant 64 feet from Vivian
Street.—In occupation of WILLIAM CHRISTIAN
SMITH, the Applicant. 667.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.
Dated this 21st day of July, 1875, at the Lands
Registry Office, Wellington.
414
JOHN E. SMITH,
District Land Registrar.

By Authority: GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.