THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 77

Dunedin, 15th January, 1875.
To WILLIAM BROWN, Esq., Secretary to the Imperial
Building and Investment Society, Dunedin.

SIR,—We hereby request you to convene a Special
General Meeting of the Members of the Imperial
Building and Investment Society, for the purpose of
altering and repealing some of the present Rules of
the said Society, as set forth in the following Resolu-
tions :—

First. Instead of the word "first" in the last line
of Rule 2, there shall be substituted the word "last;"
and instead of the word "first" in the fifth line of
Rule 11, there shall be substituted the word "last;"
and instead of the words "first Friday in October,"
in Rule 63, there shall be substituted the words
"last day of December."

Second. Rule 8 shall be repealed, and instead
thereof there shall be substituted the following
words, namely, "The Directors are empowered to
receive money on deposit, or otherwise, at such rates
of interest as they shall from time to time deem
advisable: Provided that they shall not contract
for money at any rates of interest which shall not
leave at least one per centum per annum clear profit
to the Society."

Third. Rule 37 shall be repealed, and there shall
be substituted the following words and figures :—
"Redemption payments for the loan of £100, in-
cluding interest :—

From the 31st day of December, 1874, all valuations
of the Society's past loans shall be calculated as if
the same had been lent out under the above table;
and those who were members of the Society on that
date shall thereafter participate equally with any
new members in the annual profits so to be ascer-
tained."

Fourth. Rule 33 shall be altered so that the
following shall be the first words thereof, namely,
"On the 31st day of December in every year (in-
cluding the year 1874)." The words "once in every
year" in the first line of the said Rule shall be
omitted; and instead of the words "interest not
exceeding 10 per cent. on," in the twelfth and thir-
teenth lines of the said Rule, there shall be substi-
tuted the words "the profits which may be placed to
the credit of;" and the words "between the invest-
ing and borrowing members," in the twenty-second
line; also the words "or repayments, in the
twenty-fourth line of the same Rule shall be struck
out.

Fifth. Rule 9 shall be repealed, and instead there-
of there shall be substituted the following words and
figures, namely, "For seven years from the 31st day
of December, 1874, a sum equal to ninepence for
every pound standing to the credit of each member's
account on the 8th day of January, 1875, shall be
deducted from the profits which may be placed to
credit of his or her account at the end of each year,
or such other sum as shall be found equitable when
the profits at 31st day of December, 1874, shall have
been ascertained. The amount so to be deducted
shall be called the Equalizing Charge, and shall not
be payable on any subscriptions due after the 8th
day of January, 1875, but shall be calculated as if all
subscriptions had been paid up to that date. In
lieu of the said equalizing charge, members may, as

of 31st December, 1874, or at the end of any subse-
quent year, have the then value of the said equal-
izing charge placed to their debit in one sum, and
the aforesaid charge shall thenceforth cease to be
deducted."

Sixth. Rule 52 shall be altered so that between
the first and second lines thereof there shall be in-
serted the following words, viz., "subject to the
reservations in these rules contained," and so that
after the word "and," at the end of the fifteenth
line, there shall be inserted the words, "provided a
sufficient number of new shares shall have been taken
up to warrant it;" and so that after the word "other-
wise," in the eighteenth line, there shall be inserted
the words "but no member will be allowed to with-
draw any shares until the equalizing charge in
respect to such shares shall have been redeemed,"
and so that after the word "paid," in the last line,
there shall be inserted the words "nor interest
allowed on any subscriptions received prior to the
31st day of December, 1874. Applications for
withdrawal made prior to the first day of March,
1875, shall not exempt the members making the
same from liability in respect to the Equalizing
Charge."

Seventh. Instead of the words "a reduction of
4 per cent. per annum," in Rule 7, there shall be
substituted the words "a reduction of 5 per cent.
per annum."

Eighth. Instead of the words "8 per cent. per
annum," in the last line of Rule 43, there shall be
substituted the words "12 per cent. per annum."

Ninth. Instead of the woads "three pound ten
shillings per annum," in Rule 46, there shall be
substituted the words "five per cent. per annum."

Tenth. Rule 56 shall be altered so that after the
word "fee" in the fourth line there shall be inserted
the words "No transfer of shares will be recorded
until the equalizing charge in respect to such shares
shall have been redeemed."

N. T. A. Wales. R. Chisholm.
John Reith. Geo. Hindle.
J. McGill. John Joyce.
Wm. Stokes. J. Greig.
S. De Beer. D. Mills.
Thos. Culling.

Notice is hereby given, that, in accordance with the
above requisition, and in pursuance of the powers
vesting me in that behalf, I hereby convene a Special
General Meeting of the Members of the Imperial
Building and Investment Society, to be held at the
Temperance Hall, Dunedin, on the 5th February
next, to consider the proposed alterations and repeal
of certain Rules of the said Society, as set forth in
the above requisition.

Dated Dunedin, 16th January, 1875.
WILLIAM BROWN,
Secretary,
Imperial Building and Investment Society.

STATEMENT of the Affairs of "The Rose of Lan-
caster Gold Mining Company, Registered," for
the half-year ended 31st December, 1874, in accord-
ance with section 135 of "The Mining Companies
Act, 1872."

Name of Company : "The Rose of Lancaster Gold Mining
Company, Registered."
When formed, and date of registration : 7th June, 1872; 11th
October, 1872.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager :
Broadway, Reefton ; William McLean.
Nominal capital : £13,200.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders : Nil.
Number of shares in which capital is divided : 13,200.
Number of shares taken : 13,200.
Amount of calls made : £247 10s.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £5,197 10s.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company : 32.
Amount of cash in hand : Nil.