Mining Company Returns




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
73

S TATEMENT of the Affairs of the Otago Gold
Mining Company (Registered), for the half-
year ended 31st December, 1875, in accordance
with section 135 of "The Mining Companies Act,
1872."

Name of Company: The Otago Gold Mining Company
(Registered).
When formed, and date of registration: 17th August, 1869;
26th February, 1870.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager:
Blue Spur, Tuapeka; James Campbell.
Nominal capital: £4,800.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: £4,800.
Number of shares in which capital is divided: 8.
Amount of calls made: None.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £4,800.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 8.
Amount of cash in hand: £1,068 3s.
Whether in operation or not: In operation.
Total amount of dividends declared: £1,442.
Number of shares unallotted: None.

JAMES CAMPBELL,
Manager.
15th December, 1875.
53

S TATEMENT of the Affairs of the Charleston
Progressive Water Race Company (Registered),
for the half-year ended 31st December, 1875, in ac-
cordance with section 135 of "The Mining Companies
Act, 1872."

Name of Company: The Charleston Progressive Water Race
Company.
When formed, and date of registration: 11th January, 1870;
11th January, 1870.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager:
Deep Lead, Charleston; Wm. G. Collings.
Nominal capital: £3,000.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: Nil.
Number of shares in which capital is divided: 600,
Number of shares taken: 600.
Amount of calls made: Nil.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £2,210.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 7.
Amount of cash in hand: £140 2s. 5d.
Whether in operation or not: In operation.
Total amount of dividends declared: For half-year, none; since
formation, £1,935.
Number of shares unallotted: Nil.

WM. G. COLLINGS,
Manager.
4th January, 1876.
57

S TATEMENT of the Affairs of the Scandinavian
Water Race Company (Registered), for the
half-year ended 1st December, 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. Bathan's, Otago; George Purton.
Nominal capital: £12,000.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: £50.
Number of shares taken: 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: Nil.
Whether in operation or not: In operation.
Total amount of dividends declared: £840.
Number of shares unallotted: Nil.

GEORGE PURTON,
Manager.
St. Bathan's, 8th January, 1876.
58

Name of Company: The Undaunted Water Race and Mining
Company.
When formed, and date of registration: 4th May, 1870.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager:
Naseby; Walter Inder.
Nominal capital: £6,000.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: £6,000.
Number of shares in which capital is divided: 300.
Number of shares taken: All.
Amount of calls made: None.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: Not on record.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 10.
Amount of cash in hand: £9.
Whether in operation or not: In operation.
Total amount of dividends declared: £116 5s.
Number of shares unallotted: Nil.
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Dated this 21st day of January, 1876.

WALTER INDER,
Manager.

I, the undersigned, hereby make application to
register the Welcome 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 Welcome Gold
    Mining Company, Limited.
  2. The place of intended operations is at Waitekauri, in the
    Ohinemuri District, in the Province of Auckland, and Colony of
    New Zealand.
  3. The registered office of the Company will be situated at
    the office of Thomas Horsbrugh, Brown Street, Thames.
  4. The nominal capital of the Company is thirteen thousand
    pounds, in thirteen thousand shares of one pound each.
  5. The number of shares subscribed for is thirteen 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 Thomas Horsbrugh.
  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.
John Daniels, Waitekauri by Paeroa, Miner ... 2,000
Patrick Foley, Waitekauri by Paeroa, Miner ... 2'000
John Henry Heitman, Waitekauri, by Paeroa, Miner... 1,750
Frederick Duncke, Waitekauri, by Paeroa, Miner 500
Michael Marrinan, Waitekauri, by Paeroa, Miner 500
William John Hurst, Auckland, Merchant 500
C. W. Knorpp, Wellington, Civil Engineer 500
Patrick Treanor, Thames, Miner 500
John Goldsworthy, Thames, Mine Manager 250
William Goldsworthy, Thames, Mine Manager 750
Patrick William Donnelly, Thames, Mine Manager 500
James Brown, Tararu, Miner 500
John Brown, Tararu, Mill Owner 500
William Alexander Hunt, Auckland, Gentleman 1,000
John Morrison Russell, Auckland, Gentleman... 250
John Rodgers Harrison, Auckland, Gentleman 500
David Bruce, Mackaytown, Butcher 250
Thomas Horsbrugh, Thames, Mining Agent 250
13,000

THOMAS HORSBRUGH,
Manager.
Witness to signature-H. Goldsmith, J.P.

I, THOMAS HORSBRUGH, 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."

THOMAS HORSBRUGH,
Manager.
Taken before me at Thames, 21st January, 1876
H. Goldsmith, J.P.
67

S TATEMENT of the Affairs of the Undaunted
Water Race and Mining Company (Registered),
for the half-year ended 31st December, 1875, in
accordance with section 135 of "The Mining Com
panies Act, 1872."



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🌾 Statement of Affairs for Otago Gold Mining Company (Registered)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
15 December 1875
Mining Company, Financial Statement, Capital, Tuapeka
  • James Campbell, Manager

🌾 Statement of Affairs for Charleston Progressive Water Race Company (Registered)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
4 January 1876
Water Race Company, Financial Statement, Capital, Charleston
  • Wm. G. Collings, Manager

🌾 Statement of Affairs for Scandinavian Water Race Company (Registered)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
8 January 1876
Water Race Company, Financial Statement, Capital, St. Bathan's, Otago
  • George Purton, Manager

🌾 Statement of Affairs for Undaunted Water Race and Mining Company

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
21 January 1876
Mining Company, Water Race, Financial Statement, Capital, Naseby
  • Walter Inder, Manager

🌾 Application to register Welcome Gold Mining Company, Limited

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
21 January 1876
Company Registration, Limited Liability, Gold Mining, Waitekauri, Shareholders
18 names identified
  • John Daniels, Subscribed for 2,000 shares
  • Patrick Foley, Subscribed for 2,000 shares
  • John Henry Heitman, Subscribed for 1,750 shares
  • Frederick Duncke, Subscribed for 500 shares
  • Michael Marrinan, Subscribed for 500 shares
  • William John Hurst, Subscribed for 500 shares
  • C. W. Knorpp, Subscribed for 500 shares
  • Patrick Treanor, Subscribed for 500 shares
  • John Goldsworthy, Subscribed for 250 shares
  • William Goldsworthy, Subscribed for 750 shares
  • Patrick William Donnelly, Subscribed for 500 shares
  • James Brown, Subscribed for 500 shares
  • John Brown, Subscribed for 500 shares
  • William Alexander Hunt, Subscribed for 1,000 shares
  • John Morrison Russell, Subscribed for 250 shares
  • John Rodgers Harrison, Subscribed for 500 shares
  • David Bruce, Subscribed for 250 shares
  • Thomas Horsbrugh, Subscribed for 250 shares

  • Thomas Horsbrugh, Manager
  • H. Goldsmith, J.P.

🌾 Statement of Affairs for Undaunted Water Race and Mining Company (Incomplete)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Mining Company, Financial Statement, Incomplete