Mining Company Registrations and Returns




  1. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

I, the undersigned, hereby make application to
register the Shannon and Fergus Gold Mining
Company (Limited), under the provisions of "The
Mining Companies Act, 1872."

  1. The name of the Company is to be the Shannon and
    Fergus Gold Mining Company (Limited).
  2. The place of operations is at Waitekauri, District of
    Ohinemuri, in the Province of Auckland and Colony of New
    Zealand.
  3. The registered office of the Company will be situated at
    Davy and Albert Streets, Grahamstown.
  4. The nominal capital of the Company is twelve thousand
    pounds sterling, in twelve thousand shares of one pound ster-
    ling each.
  5. The number of shares subscribed for is eleven thousand
    four hundred, being not less than two-thirds of the entire
    number of shares in the Company.
  6. The number of shares paid up is nil.
  7. The amount already paid up is nil.
  8. The name of the Manager is Dennis Gilmore MacDonnell.
  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:-

John William Holding, Ohinemuri, Miner ... No. of
Shares.
800
William Porter, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 400
John Nolan, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 800
John Kennedy, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 600
Bernard Quinn, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 800
Timothy Neenan, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 800
Michael Mooney, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 800
Clement James Moore, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 200
Joseph Dyer, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 800
Charles O'Brien, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 200
John Goonan, Ohinemuri, Storekeeper ... 200
Henry Mattocks, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 400
Mary Josephine Power, Ohinemuri, Storekeeper ... 400
Frederick Dumke, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 800
Frederick Salter, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 400
David Reid, Grahamstown, Blacksmith ... 800
James B. Robinson, Grahamstown, Miner ... 800
Charles Wallnutt, Shortland, Mining Agent ... 800
Michael Riley, Grahamstown, Miner ... 600
James Corbett, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 400
Thomas Corbett, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 400
Dennis Gilmore MacDonnell (in trust for the Company),
Thames, Mining Agent ... 800
12,000

D. G. MACDONNELL,
Manager.

Dated this twenty-eighth day of January, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.

Witness to signature-H. Goldsmith, J.P.

I, DENNIS GILMORE MACDONNELL, 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 in-
    tituled "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1866."

D. G. MACDONNELL.

Taken before me at Grahamstown this twenty-
eighth day of January, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-six-H. Goldsmith, Justice of the
Peace.
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I, the undersigned, hereby make application to
register the Bank of England Gold Mining
Company (Limited), under the provisions of "The
Mining Companies Act, 1872."

  1. The name of the Company is to be the Bank of England
    Gold Mining Company (Limited).
  2. The place of operations is at Waitekauri, District of
    Ohinemuri, in the Province of Auckland and Colony of New
    Zealand.
  3. The registered office of the Company will be situated at
    Davy and Albert Streets, Grahamstown.
  4. The nominal capital of the Company is twenty-four

thousand pounds sterling, in twenty-four thousand shares of
one pound sterling each.
5. The number of shares subscribed for is twenty thousand,
being not less than two-thirds of the entire number of shares
in the Company.
6. The number of shares paid up is nil.
7. The amount already paid up is nil.
8. The name of the Manager is Dennis Gilmore MacDonnell.
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:-

Daniel Leahy, Ohinemuri, Miner... ... No. of
Shares.
3,200
James Mahony, Shortland, Gentleman ... 1,600
David Snodgrass, Ohinemuri, Baker ... 800
Richard Davis, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 400
Patrick O'Neil, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 400
Margaret Ritchie, Ohinemuri, Storekeeper ... 800
Anna Keillian, Ohinemuri, Housekeeper ... 800
John Nolan, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 400
Richard Cashel, Shortland, Gentleman ... 800
Thomas Harrington, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 1,200
Robert B. McChartie, Shortland, Surveyor ... 200
Robert Cashel, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 800
Michael Marrinan, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 800
Jane Lamprier, Shortland, Spinster ... 800
Charles Canning, Auckland, Confectioner ... 1,600
John Cohen, Thames, Hotel-keeper ... 800
John Nodder, Shortland, Stationer ... 800
John Dwyer, Auckland, Gentleman ... 200
George B. Owen, Auckland, Merchant ... 800
Maurice O'Sullivan, Auckland, Hotel-keeper ... 800
Dennis Gilmore MacDonnell, Grahamstown, Mining Agent ... 800
Richard Herk, Grahamstown, Miner ... 400
Dennis Gilmore MacDonnell (in trust for Company),
Grahamstown, Mining Agent ... 4,000
24,000

D. G. MACDONNELL,
Manager.

Dated this twenty-eighth day of January, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.

Witness to signature-H. Goldsmith, J.P.

I, DENNIS GILMORE MACDONNELL, 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."

D. G. MACDONNELL.

Taken before me, at Grahamstown, this twenty-
eighth day of January, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-six H. Goldsmith, Justice of the
Peace.
87

STATEMENT of the Affairs of the Pride of To-
katea Gold Mining Company (Registered), for
the half-year ended 31st December, 1875, in accord-
ance with section 135 of "The Mining Companies
Act, 1872."

Name of Company: The Pride of Tokatea Gold Mining Com-
pany (Registered).
When formed, and date of registration: 25th May, 1871.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager:
Queen Street, Auckland; Robert Horne.
Nominal Capital: £100,000.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: Nil.
Number of shares in which capital is divided: 20,000.
Amount of calls made: £6,166 13s. 4d.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £69,166 13s. 4d.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 16.
Amount of cash in hand: Nil.
Whether in operation or not: In operation.
Total amount of dividends declared: £2,500.
Number of shares unallotted: 709.

3rd February, 1876.
R. HORNE,
Manager.
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🌾 Application to register Shannon and Fergus Gold Mining Company (Limited)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
28 January 1876
Mining company registration, Shannon and Fergus, Waitekauri, Ohinemuri, Grahamstown, Shareholder list
23 names identified
  • John William Holding, Shareholder in company
  • William Porter, Shareholder in company
  • John Nolan, Shareholder in company
  • John Kennedy, Shareholder in company
  • Bernard Quinn, Shareholder in company
  • Timothy Neenan, Shareholder in company
  • Michael Mooney, Shareholder in company
  • Clement James Moore, Shareholder in company
  • Joseph Dyer, Shareholder in company
  • Charles O'Brien, Shareholder in company
  • John Goonan, Shareholder in company
  • Henry Mattocks, Shareholder in company
  • Mary Josephine Power, Shareholder in company
  • Frederick Dumke, Shareholder in company
  • Frederick Salter, Shareholder in company
  • David Reid, Shareholder in company
  • James B. Robinson, Shareholder in company
  • Charles Wallnutt, Shareholder in company
  • Michael Riley, Shareholder in company
  • James Corbett, Shareholder in company
  • Thomas Corbett, Shareholder in company
  • Dennis Gilmore MacDonnell, Shareholder in company
  • Dennis Gilmore MacDonnell, Shareholder in trust for company

  • D. G. MacDonnell, Manager
  • H. Goldsmith, J.P.

🌾 Application to register Bank of England Gold Mining Company (Limited)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
28 January 1876
Mining company registration, Bank of England, Waitekauri, Ohinemuri, Grahamstown, Shareholder list
23 names identified
  • Daniel Leahy, Shareholder in company
  • James Mahony, Shareholder in company
  • David Snodgrass, Shareholder in company
  • Richard Davis, Shareholder in company
  • Patrick O'Neil, Shareholder in company
  • Margaret Ritchie, Shareholder in company
  • Anna Keillian, Shareholder in company
  • John Nolan, Shareholder in company
  • Richard Cashel, Shareholder in company
  • Thomas Harrington, Shareholder in company
  • Robert B. McChartie, Shareholder in company
  • Robert Cashel, Shareholder in company
  • Michael Marrinan, Shareholder in company
  • Jane Lamprier, Shareholder in company
  • Charles Canning, Shareholder in company
  • John Cohen, Shareholder in company
  • John Nodder, Shareholder in company
  • John Dwyer, Shareholder in company
  • George B. Owen, Shareholder in company
  • Maurice O'Sullivan, Shareholder in company
  • Dennis Gilmore MacDonnell, Shareholder in company
  • Richard Herk, Shareholder in company
  • Dennis Gilmore MacDonnell, Shareholder in trust for company

  • D. G. MacDonnell, Manager
  • H. Goldsmith, J.P.

🌾 Half-yearly statement of affairs for Pride of Tokatea Gold Mining Company

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
3 February 1876
Mining company return, Financial statement, Half-year, Auckland
  • R. Horne, Manager