Mining/Railway Financial Statements




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Road Board, at Marsden; the office of the Arahura | Total amount of dividends declared: £7,138 15s.
Road Board, at Stafford; the office of the Borough | Number of shares unallotted: 50.
Council, at Greymouth; and at the office of the
Executive Officer of the Provincial District of
Westland, at Hokitika; and also at the office of
the Greymouth and Kumara Tramway Company
(Limited), Mawhera Quay, Greymouth.

Dated this 15th day of January, 1877.

GREYMOUTH AND KUMARA
TRAMWAY Co. (LIMITED),
F. W. LAHMAN,
Secretary.

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JAMES BARCLAY,
Manager.

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STATEMENT of the Affairs of the United M. and
E. Water Race Company (Registered), for the
half-year ending 6th January, 1877, in accordance
with section 135 of "The Mining Companies Act,
1872."

Name of Company: The United M. and E. Water Race Com-
pany (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: £22 7s. 6d.
Whether in operation or not: In operation.
Total amount of dividends declared: £342.
Number of shares unallotted: None.

St. Bathans, 18th Jan., 1877.
SAMUEL TURNER,
Manager.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS.

Kapunda and North-West Bend Line.

Engineer-in-Chief's Office,
Adelaide, January 15th, 1877.

TENDERS will be received at this office up till noon
of Monday, 19th March, for the construction of
a Line of Railway between Kapunda and the North-
west Bend of the River Murray, being a total length
of 55 miles 58.40 chains.

The contract will comprise every operation neces-
sary for the construction of a Line of Railway with
the exception of station buildings and works apper-
taining thereto, the supply of all labour and materials
except rails and fastenings for the permanent way;
and the maintenance of the whole works for one
month after the Line has been formally opened for
traffic.

Drawings and specifications may be inspected at
this office; at the offices of Messrs. H. P. Welch and
Co., Melbourne and Sydney; at the offices of Messrs.
H. Houghton and Co., Dunedin; at the Union Bank,
Christchurch; at the offices of Messrs. Thornton,
Smith, and Firth, Auckland; and at the office of the
New Zealand Times, Wellington.

The works shown on the drawings, referred to in
the specification and enumerated in the approximate
schedule of quantities, have been commenced by the
Government by day labour, and the Contractor will be
required to take over the work in the condition in
which it may be at the expiration of one calendar
month from the date of the notification of the accept-
ance of his tender, when the work already executed
shall be finally measured up in accordance with
clause 75 of the conditions of contract.

Each tender must be accompanied by a bank
deposit receipt for £500 in favour of the Honorable
Commissioner of Railways, without which no tender
will be entertained.

Neither the lowest nor any tender will be neces-
sarily accepted.

H. C. MAIS,
Engineer-in-Chief.

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STATEMENT of the Affairs of the Break o' Day
Quartz Mining Company (Limited), for the
half-year ended 31st December, 1876, in accord-
ance with section 135 of "The Mining Companies
Act, 1872."

Name of Company: The Break o' Day Quartz Mining Com-
pany (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration: 11th February, 1873;
26th April, 1873.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager:
Lyell, Province of Nelson; James Inglis.
Nominal capital: £20,000.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: £2,000.
Number of shares in which capital is divided: 20,000.
Number of shares taken: 15,963.
Amount of calls made: £1,871 7s. 5d.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £3,871 7s. 5td.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 20.
Amount of cash in hand: £183 16s. 9d.
Whether in operation or not: In operation.
Total amount of dividends declared: £9,081 Os. 5d.
Number of shares unallotted: 4,037.

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Lyell, 9th Jan., 1877.
JAMES INGLIS,
Manager.

STATEMENT of the Affairs of the Great Ex-
tended Sluicing Company (Registered), for the
half-year ending 30th June, 1876, in accordance with
section 13 of "The Mining Companies Limited Lia-
bility Amendment Act, 1866."

Name of Company: The Great Extended Sluicing Company
(Registered).
When formed, and date of registration: 13th August, 1866.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager:
Blue Spur, Tuapeka; James Barclay.
Nominal capital: £4,000.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: Nil.
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 400.
Number of shares taken: 350.
Amount of calls made: £9 10s. per scrip.
Total amount of capital paid up: £3,345.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 7.
Amount of cash in hand £28 7s. 10d.
Whether in operation or not: In operation.

STATEMENT of the Affairs of the Extended
Water Race and Sluicing Company (Registered),
for the half-year ended 25th January, 1877, in
accordance with section 135 of "The Mining Com-
panies Act, 1872."

Name of Company: The Extended Water Race and Sluicing
Company (Registered).
When formed, and date of registration: 23rd August, 1867.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager:
Naseby, Otago; Lancelot Hore.
Nominal capital: £5,400.
Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: £5,400.
Number of shares in which capital is divided: 270.
Number of shares taken: 270.
Amount of calls made: £5,400.
Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £5,400.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 9.
Amount of cash in hand: £12 10s. 5d.
Whether in operation or not: In operation.
Total amount of dividends declared: Nil.
Number of shares unallotted: Nil.

LANCELOT HORE,
Manager.

Naseby, 25th January, 1877.
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By Authority: GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.




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🏗️ Greymouth and Kumara Tramway Company Inspection Locations (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
15 January 1877
Tramway, Inspection locations, Marsden, Stafford, Greymouth, Hokitika, Westland
  • F. W. Lahman, Secretary
  • James Barclay, Manager

🌾 Financial Statement of United M. and E. Water Race Company (Registered)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
18 January 1877
Mining company, Financial statement, Water Race, St. Bathans, Otago
  • Samuel Turner, Manager

🚂 Tender for Construction of Kapunda and North-West Bend Railway Line

🚂 Transport & Communications
15 January 1877
Tender, Railway construction, Kapunda, North-West Bend, South Australia, Labour, Materials
  • H. C. Mais, Engineer-in-Chief

🌾 Statement of Affairs for Break o' Day Quartz Mining Company (Limited)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
9 January 1877
Mining company, Financial statement, Quartz Mining, Lyell, Nelson
  • James Inglis, Manager

🌾 Statement of Affairs for Great Extended Sluicing Company (Registered)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Mining company, Financial statement, Sluicing, Blue Spur, Tuapeka

🌾 Statement of Affairs for Extended Water Race and Sluicing Company (Registered)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
25 January 1877
Mining company, Financial statement, Water Race, Naseby, Otago
  • Lancelot Hore, Manager