Mining Company Registrations




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

THE GLADSTONE GOLD-MINING COMPANY (LIMITED).

MEMORANDUM.

We the undersigned, hereby make application to register the Gladstone Gold-Mining Company (Limited) as a Limited Company, under the provisions of "The Mining Companies Act, 1872."

  1. The name of the Company is to be the Gladstone Gold-Mining Company (Limited).

  2. The place of operations is at Sawyer’s Gully, near Macetown, Lake County, New Zealand.

  3. The registered office of the Company will be situated in Ballarat Street, Queenstown.

  4. The nominal capital of the Company is thirty-six thousand pounds, in twelve thousand shares of three pounds each.

  5. The number of shares subscribed for is twelve thousand, being not less than two-thirds of the entire number of shares in the Company.

  6. The number of paid-up shares is nil.

  7. The amount already paid up has been estimated by the Company to be twenty-four thousand pounds.

  8. The name of the Manager is Hugh Joseph Finn, who resides at Queenstown.

  9. The names and addresses and occupations of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as follow:—

No. of Shares
William Scoles, Arrowtown, Hotelkeeper and Farmer ... 2,000
Richard David Owens, Morven Ferry, Hotelkeeper ... 2,000
George McGavin, Dunedin, Hotelkeeper ... 2,000
Thomas Logan, Balclutha, Hotelkeeper ... 2,000
John Williams, Macetown, Gold-miner ... 2,000
Robert E. Dagg, Balclutha, Gold-miner ... 2,000

Dated this 9th day of May, 1878.

Hugh J. Finn,
Manager.

Witness to signature—W. Warren, J.P.

I, Hugh Joseph Finn, 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 entitled "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1866."

Hugh J. Finn.

Taken before me, at Queenstown, in the Provincial District of Otago, this 9th day of May, 1878—W. Warren, J.P.


No. of Shares
Louis Petersen, Thames, Miner ... 500
William Goldsworthy, Thames, Mine Manager ... 250
Thomas Gavin, Thames, Miner ... 250
James Garvey, Thames, Miner ... 240
John Gertsbergh, Thames, Miner ... 500
Henry Pickett, Thames, Accountant ... 260
John Jenkins, Thames, Engineer ... 240
George Holmes, Thames, Engineer ... 500
John Hudson, Thames, Accountant ... 750
David Richard Gellion, Thames, Mining Agent ... 500
William McCullough, Thames, Journalist ... 250
Duncan McCallum, Thames, Miner ... 250
Robert Samuel Brown, Thames, Miner ... 250
William Keddie Paterson, Thames, Engineer ... 250
James Bennett Ivey, Thames, Miner ... 250

Dated this 21st day of May, 1878.

Thomas Horsbrugh,
Manager.

Witness to signature—Albert J. Allom, 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 entitled "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1866."

Thomas Horsbrugh,
Manager.

Taken before me, this 21st day of May, 1878—

Albert J. Allom, J.P.

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We the undersigned, hereby make application to register the Prince of Wales Company as a No Liability Company, under the provisions of "The Mining Companies Act, 1872."

  1. The name of the Company is to be the Prince of Wales Company (No Liability).

  2. The place of operations is at Longwood.

  3. The registered office of the Company is situated at Invercargill.

  4. The value of the Company’s property, including claim and machinery, is eighteen thousand pounds.

  5. The number of shares in the Company is eighteen thousand at one pound each.

  6. The number of shares subscribed for is eighteen thousand.

  7. The name of the Manager is Henry Joseph Sproul.

  8. The names and addresses, and occupations of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as below:—

No. of Shares
Charles Stephen Reeves, Dunedin, Gentleman ... 3,000
John Hare, Invercargill, Merchant ... 2,000
Horatio Wragge, Invercargill, Merchant ... 2,000
W. J. Moffett, Invercargill, Soda-water Manufacturer ... 2,000
T. P. Finn, Invercargill, Clerk ... 2,000
Richard Powell, Invercargill, Hotelkeeper ... 2,000
Denis Powell, Invercargill, Auctioneer ... 2,000
David Roche, Invercargill, Draper ... 2,000
Henry Joseph Sproul, Invercargill, Teacher ... 2,000

Dated this 2nd day of May, 1878.

Henry J. Sproule,
Manager.

Witness to signature—Joseph Hatch.

I, Henry Joseph Sproule, of Invercargill, in the Colony of New Zealand, Manager, 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 knowledge and belief, 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 entitled "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1866."

Henry J. Sproule.

Taken before me, at Invercargill, this 2nd day of May, 1878—Joseph Hatch, a Justice of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.

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We the undersigned, hereby make application to register the New Zealand Independent 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 New Zealand Independent Gold-Mining Company (Limited).

  2. The place of operations is at Wiseman’s Gully, in the Provincial District of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand.

  3. The registered office of the Company will be situated at Queen Street, Grahamstown, in the Provincial District of Auckland and Colony of New Zealand.

  4. The nominal capital of the Company is ten thousand pounds sterling, in ten thousand shares of one pound each.

  5. The number of shares subscribed for is ten thousand, being the full 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 shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as follow:—

No. of Shares
John Goldsworthy, Thames, Mine Manager ... 500
Francis Daykin, Thames, Miner ... 750
Louis Mellrose, Thames, Mining Agent ... 400
Robert Collins, Thames, Miner ... 500
John Wilson, Thames, Gentleman ... 500
William Rowe, Thames, Mine Manager ... 600
Robert Comer, Thames, Mine Manager ... 350
William Wilkinson, Thames, Journalist ... 500
William Atkinson, Thames, Miner ... 500
Robert Walker Fairbairn, Thames, Mining Agent ... 250
Robert Wingate, Thames, Miner ... 500



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🏭 Registration of Gladstone Gold-Mining Company (Limited)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
9 May 1878
Gold mining, Company registration, Lake County, Queenstown, Mining Companies Act 1872
23 names identified
  • Hugh Joseph Finn, Manager of Gladstone Gold-Mining Company
  • William Scoles, Shareholder with 2000 shares
  • Richard David Owens, Shareholder with 2000 shares
  • George McGavin, Shareholder with 2000 shares
  • Thomas Logan, Shareholder with 2000 shares
  • John Williams, Shareholder with 2000 shares
  • Robert E. Dagg, Shareholder with 2000 shares
  • Louis Petersen, Shareholder with 500 shares
  • William Goldsworthy, Shareholder with 250 shares
  • Thomas Gavin, Shareholder with 250 shares
  • James Garvey, Shareholder with 240 shares
  • John Gertsbergh, Shareholder with 500 shares
  • Henry Pickett, Shareholder with 260 shares
  • John Jenkins, Shareholder with 240 shares
  • George Holmes, Shareholder with 500 shares
  • John Hudson, Shareholder with 750 shares
  • David Richard Gellion, Shareholder with 500 shares
  • William McCullough, Shareholder with 250 shares
  • Duncan McCallum, Shareholder with 250 shares
  • Robert Samuel Brown, Shareholder with 250 shares
  • William Keddie Paterson, Shareholder with 250 shares
  • James Bennett Ivey, Shareholder with 250 shares
  • Thomas Horsbrugh, Manager of Gladstone Gold-Mining Company

  • Hugh J. Finn, Manager
  • W. Warren, J.P.
  • Thomas Horsbrugh, Manager
  • Albert J. Allom, J.P.

🏭 Registration of Prince of Wales Company (No Liability)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
2 May 1878
Gold mining, Company registration, Longwood, Invercargill, Mining Companies Act 1872
10 names identified
  • Henry Joseph Sproul, Manager of Prince of Wales Company
  • Charles Stephen Reeves, Shareholder with 3000 shares
  • John Hare, Shareholder with 2000 shares
  • Horatio Wragge, Shareholder with 2000 shares
  • W. J. Moffett, Shareholder with 2000 shares
  • T. P. Finn, Shareholder with 2000 shares
  • Richard Powell, Shareholder with 2000 shares
  • Denis Powell, Shareholder with 2000 shares
  • David Roche, Shareholder with 2000 shares
  • Henry Joseph Sproule, Manager of Prince of Wales Company

  • Henry J. Sproule, Manager
  • Joseph Hatch, J.P.

🏭 Registration of New Zealand Independent Gold-Mining Company (Limited)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Gold mining, Company registration, Wiseman’s Gully, Grahamstown, Mining Companies Act 1872
12 names identified
  • Thomas Horsbrugh, Manager of New Zealand Independent Gold-Mining Company
  • John Goldsworthy, Shareholder with 500 shares
  • Francis Daykin, Shareholder with 750 shares
  • Louis Mellrose, Shareholder with 400 shares
  • Robert Collins, Shareholder with 500 shares
  • John Wilson, Shareholder with 500 shares
  • William Rowe, Shareholder with 600 shares
  • Robert Comer, Shareholder with 350 shares
  • William Wilkinson, Shareholder with 500 shares
  • William Atkinson, Shareholder with 500 shares
  • Robert Walker Fairbairn, Shareholder with 250 shares
  • Robert Wingate, Shareholder with 500 shares