✨ Mining Statements, Exam Results
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 89
STATEMENT of the Affairs of the Hercules
Gold Mining Company (Limited), for the half-
year ended 31st December, 1875, in accordance with
section 135 of "The Mining Companies Act, 1872."
Name of Company: The Hercules Gold Mining Company
(Limited).
When formed, and date of registration: 27th December, 1873;
15th January, 1874.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager:
Broadway, Reefton; Louis Davies.
Nominal capital: £14,000.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: Nil.
Number of shares in which capital is divided: 14,000.
Number of shares taken: 14,000.
Amount of calls made: £1,225.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £1,225.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 15.
Amount of cash in hand: £91 3s. 7d.
Whether in operation or not: In operation.
Total amount of dividends declared: £1,400.
Number of shares unallotted: Nil.
L. DAVIES,
Manager.
21st January, 1876.
| STATEMENT of the Affairs of the Prince of Wales
| Quartz Mining Company (Limited), for the half-
year ended 31st December, 1875, in accordance with
section 135 of "The Mining Companies Act, 1872."
Name of Company: The Prince of Wales Quartz Mining
Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration: 20th December, 1873;
13th April, 1874.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager:
Broadway, Reefton; Louis Davies.
Nominal capital: £10,000.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: Nil.
Number of shares in which capital is divided: 20,000.
Number of shares taken: 9,133.
Amount of calls made: £416 13s. 4d.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £361 18s. 10d.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 14.
Amount of cash in hand: Nil.
Whether in operation or not: Not in operation.
Total amount of dividends declared: Nil.
Number of shares unallotted: 10,867, transferred to Company.
L. DAVIES,
Manager.
70 21st January, 1876. 71
Civil Service Examinations.
Office of the Civil Service Examination Board,
Wellington, 29th January, 1876.
THE following Candidates have passed their Examination in the order of merit in which their names
appear:---
JUNIOR EXAMINATION.
| Name. | Residence. | Where Educated. |
|---|---|---|
| Chambers, Joseph Bernard | Napier | Grammar School, Napier, 3 years. |
| Reid, Robert Hume | Auckland | High School, Auckland, 1 year; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 4+ years. |
| Frankland, Frederick William | Wellington | Mrs. Bloxham's, Hampstead, 1 year; Dr. Speyer's, Weybridge, 2 years; Mr. Andresen's, St. John's Wood, 2 years; University College School, Gower Street, 3 years. |
| Haultain, James Frederick | Auckland | St. John's College, Auckland, 2 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 4 years. |
| Shain, William Alexander | Hokitika | Mr. Malcolm's, Hokitika, 2 years; Mr. Petersen's, Hokitika, 1 year; All Saints, Hokitika, 1 year; Hokitika Academy, 1 year. |
| Rhodes, William Barnard | Napier | Grammar School, Napier, 3 years. |
| Mitford, William Frederick | Auckland | Church of England Grammar School, Auckland, 5 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 2 years. |
| Wilson, John Harris | Auckland | Paparoa School, 3 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 3 years. |
| Blow, Horatio John Hooper | Wellington | Private Schools, England, 6 years; Arnold House, Brighton, 1 year. |
| Sadd, Robert Thomas | Nelson | Provincial Government School, Nelson, 6 years; College, Nelson, 2 years. |
| Aitkin, Thomas | Auckland | Hauraki Grammar School, 2 years; Karaka School, 1½ year; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 1 year. |
| Pilcher, Ernest Gregory | Wellington | Grammar School, Wellington, 3 years; Mr. Brann's Evening Class, 14 year. |
| Cameron, John Nicholson | Greymouth | Mr. Patterson's, Hokitika, 4 years; Mr. Stanton's Hokitika, 24 years; National School, Greymouth, 2 years; High School, Carlton, Melbourne, 1½ year. |
| Moynihan, John Joseph | Nelson | St. Mary's, Nelson, 3 years. |
| King, George Alfred | Auckland | Grammar School, Auckland, 2 years; College and Grammar School, Auckland, 4 years. |
| Knowles, Henry John | Wellington | Rev. J. D. Fergusson's, Lyttelton, 7 years; Christ's College and Grammar School, Christchurch, 15 months; Mr. Brann's Evening Class, Wellington, 3 months. |
| Perston, Norman Mathew Fortescue | Wellington | Grammar School, Wellington, 3 years; English High School, Wellington, 2 years. |
| Miller, William | Wellington | Ferry School, 2 years; Te Aro Grammar and Commercial School, Wellington, 2 years. |
| Purchas, George Henry Arthur... | Auckland | Church of England Grammar School, Auckland, 5 years; Grammar School, Auckland, 2 years. |
| Renner, John | Wellington | Te Aro Grammar and Commercial School, Wellington, 5 years. |
| Card, George Robert | Wellington | Private Tuition, England, 2 years; Victoria College, Jersey, 3 years. |
| Ashwin, Theodore Craven | Christchurch | Wesley College, Sheffield; High School, Christchurch, 1 year; Christ's College and Grammar School, Christchurch, 1 year. |
| O'Neill, Edward Edmund | Wellington | St. Mary's, Wellington, 4 years; Mr. Brann's, Wellington, 1 year. |
| Brake, Alfred | Christchurch | Private Tuition; Halswell School, 4 years. |
| Marshall, Gifford | New Plymouth | Mr. Schofield's, New Plymouth, 4 years; Mr. Greenwood's, New Plymouth, 1 year; Mr. Adams', New Plymouth, 1 year. |
| Dumbell, John Thomas | New Plymouth | Southport, 1 year; Liverpool, 1 year; Mr. Compton's, New Plymouth, 3 years; Mr. Adams', New Plymouth, 1½ year. |
| Hirschberg, Alexander Moritz | Wellington | Grammar School, Wellington, 2 years; Te Aro Grammar and Commercial School, Wellington, 1 year. |
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NZ Gazette 1876, No 7
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🌾 Statement of Affairs for The Hercules Gold Mining Company (Limited)
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources21 January 1876
Company accounts, Financial statement, Mining, Hercules Gold Mining Company, Reefton
- L. Davies, Manager
🌾 Statement of Affairs for The Prince of Wales Quartz Mining Company (Limited)
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources21 January 1876
Company accounts, Financial statement, Mining, Prince of Wales Quartz Mining Company, Reefton
- L. Davies, Manager
🎓 Candidates who passed the Junior Civil Service Examination
🎓 Education, Culture & Science29 January 1876
Civil Service, Examination results, Junior Examination, Candidates, Wellington, Napier, Auckland
27 names identified
- Joseph Bernard Chambers, Passed Junior Examination
- Robert Hume Reid, Passed Junior Examination
- Frederick William Frankland, Passed Junior Examination
- James Frederick Haultain, Passed Junior Examination
- William Alexander Shain, Passed Junior Examination
- William Barnard Rhodes, Passed Junior Examination
- William Frederick Mitford, Passed Junior Examination
- John Harris Wilson, Passed Junior Examination
- Horatio John Hooper Blow, Passed Junior Examination
- Robert Thomas Sadd, Passed Junior Examination
- Thomas Aitkin, Passed Junior Examination
- Ernest Gregory Pilcher, Passed Junior Examination
- John Nicholson Cameron, Passed Junior Examination
- John Joseph Moynihan, Passed Junior Examination
- George Alfred King, Passed Junior Examination
- Henry John Knowles, Passed Junior Examination
- Norman Mathew Fortescue Perston, Passed Junior Examination
- William Miller, Passed Junior Examination
- George Henry Arthur Purchas, Passed Junior Examination
- John Renner, Passed Junior Examination
- George Robert Card, Passed Junior Examination
- Theodore Craven Ashwin, Passed Junior Examination
- Edward Edmund O'Neill, Passed Junior Examination
- Alfred Brake, Passed Junior Examination
- Gifford Marshall, Passed Junior Examination
- John Thomas Dumbell, Passed Junior Examination
- Alexander Moritz Hirschberg, Passed Junior Examination