THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 907

7. The amount already paid up is two shillings per share.
8. The name of the Manager is Richard Septimus Ledger.
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:—

William Henry Bassett, Overseer, Lower Hutt ... 10
Thomas Bailey, Hotelkeeper, Wellington ... 100
William Peter Barber, Dyer, Wellington ... 10
William Henry Peter Barber, Dyer, Wellington ... 5
Harold Beauchamp, Mercantile Clerk, Wellington ... 150
William Berry, Accountant, Wellington ... 37
Joseph Bowater, Carpenter, Wellington ... 10
Alfred de Bathe Brandon, sen., Barrister, Wellington ... 100
Alfred de Bathe Brandon, jun., Solicitor, Wellington ... 100
Sydney Griffiths Brandon, Settler, Napier ... 10
Henry Eustace de Bathe Brandon, Settler, Wellington ... 10
John Brady, Hotelkeeper, Wellington ... 100
Chanwen Burgets, Battery Manager, Reefton ... 100
Thomas Buckeridge, Ironmonger, Wellington ... 50
William Frederick Burgess, Settler, Lower Hutt ... 10
Louis Blundell, Newspaper Proprietor, Wellington ... 50
Alfred Thomas Card, Newspaper Proprietor, Picton ... 25
Emma Calder, Picton ... 25
Jane Mary Carter, Wellington ... 10
James Canning, Bookkeeper, Picton ... 25
John Clervaux Chaytor, Sheepfarmer, Picton ... 25
Annie Cherrett, Wellington ... 25
James William Cooper, Confectioner, Wellington ... 11
Francis Cornelius Cooper, Carpenter, Wellington ... 10
William Conyers, Civil Engineer, Christchurch... ... 100
Robert Clifford Cook, Clerk, Wellington... ... 20
John Cudby, Farmer, The Hutt ... 10
James Richard Davies, Engineer, Wellington ... 100
Henry Frederick Davis, Drapers' Assistant, Wellington ... 25
Allen Gulliver Divens, Bush Foreman, Picton ... 10
Samuel Stacey Downes, Licensed Victualler, Wellington ... 50
William Francis Drake, Poundkeeper, Picton ... 25
Henry Benjamin Abbott Duncan, Settler, Wellington ... 20
Frank Dyer, Clerk, Wellington ... 10
George Evans, Settler, Wellington ... 10
William Evans, Butcher, Newtown ... 10
Edward Fielder, Clerk, Wellington ... 10
Frederick Augustus Finch, Clerk, Picton ... 725
Frederick James France, Clerk, Wellington ... 20
Charles Edward France, Clerk, Wellington ... 30
Henry Alfred Franklin, Steward, Wellington ... 20
Thomas Galloway, Draper, Picton ... 25
Samuel Gilmer, Hotelkeeper, Wellington ... 25
Edward Gibbs, Ironmonger, Wellington... ... 20
Joshua Green, Clerk, Picton ... 25
Stephen John Green, Joiner, Wellington ... 10
John Abraham Roberts Greensill, Merchant, Picton ... 25
William Stawell Gregg, Bank Clerk, Picton ... 25
James Grindell, Settler, Napier ... 25
John Gwynneth, Civil Engineer, Wellington ... 20
Walter Hart Haynes, Hotelkeeper, Newtown ... 25
William Hamilton, Bathkeeper, Wellington ... 25
George Hall, Carpenter, Wellington ... 10
Thomas Hall, Settler, Melbourne... ... 50
Henry Hume, Printer, Wellington ... 10
Johann Louis Ferdinand Hillmer, Tobacconist, Picton... ... 25
Thomas Hoggard, Clerk, Wellington ... 20
William Hickson, Settler, Wellington ... 100
James Hughes, Printer, Wellington ... 25
James Clarendon Ramsbottom Isherwood, Settler, Wel-
lington ... 100
Isaac Alexander Isaacs, Settler, Wellington ... 50
Joseph Jay, Railway Contractor, Wellington ... 25
William Jamison, Bank Agent, Picton ... 25
Percival Johnston, Settler, Wellington ... 50
Paul Kingdon, Settler, Karori ... 10
Ferdinand Charles Kreeft, Grain Merchant, Wellington ... 25
Henry John Lahman, Accountant, Wellington ... 40
Richard Septimus Ledger, Commission Agent, Wellington ... 35
Lipman Levy, Merchant, Wellington ... 100
Jacob Lichtscheindl, Hotelkeeper, Wellington ... 100
Christoph Ludwig, Jeweller, Wellington ... 50
Emile Catherwood Ludwig, Drapers' Assistant, Wel-
lington ... 15
Henry Mace, Brewer, Wellington ... 100
Richard Marriott, Bootmaker, Wellington ... 20
Edward William Mills, Merchant, Wellington ... 100
Thomas Mills, Merchant, Wellington ... 25
Edward Charles Evelyn Mills, Merchant, Wellington ... 25
Horace Debney Monk, Miner, Picton ... 725
Hugh McMaster, Farmer, Wairarapa ... 25
Thomas McGee, Master Mariner, Wellington ... 50
Joseph Edward Nathan, Merchant, Wellington ... 50
Richard Nicholls, Mine Manager, Picton ... 725
Arthur Edward Turton Nixon, Clerk, Wellington ... 30
Charles O'Neill, Engineer and Architect, Wellington ... 20

Andrew Orr, Commercial Traveller, Wellington ... 50
Hugh Owen, Settler, Wellington ... 100
William Henri Pascoe, Brewer, Wellington ... 100
John Plimmer, Settler, Wellington ... 100
William Robert Prosser, Hotelkeeper, Taita ... 10
John Moore Richardson, Merchant, Wellington ... 50
Thomas Forth Rotheram, Engineer, Wanganui ... 25
John Ruffell Russell, Printer, Wellington ... 10
Sidney Scott, Importer, Wellington ... 25
James Sellar, Settler, Lower Hutt ... 25
Sophia Sellar, Lower Hutt ... 50
Arthur Penrose Seymour, Sheepfarmer, Picton ... 100
Charles Sharland, Commercial, Auckland ... 100
Henry Southee, Settler, Lower Hutt ... 20
John Southee, Settler, Lower Hutt ... 20
Christopher Smith, Draper, Wellington ... 30
Wallace Smith, Farmer, Greytwon ... 25
Robert Vernon Smith, Farmer, Greytown ... 25
Walter Maunsell Stace, Wool-classer, Marlborough ... 40
John Staples, Brewer, Wellington ... 100
Bernard Robert Stock, Clerk, Wellington ... 10
John William Stevenson, Merchant, Wellington ... 50
William Jonathan Tabor, Clerk, Wellington ... 25
John Smylie McDewell Thompson, Warehouseman, Wellington ... 100
Alexander Trindle Thompson, Sawmiller, Picton ... 25
Edward Till, Labourer, Upper Hutt ... 15
Frederick William Trolove, Gentleman, Wellington ... 50
John Hildebrand Tully, Farmer, Wairarapa ... 25
John Tully, Farmer, Wairarapa ... 25
Robert Bruce Wallace, Insurance Company's Manager,
Wellington ... 25
James Walsh, Carter, Wellington ... 10
John Robson Wanless, M.D., Wellington ... 100
Richard Thomas Walker, Journalist, Wellington ... 100
William Welford, Merchant, Picton ... 100
David Webley, Draper, Wellington ... 20
Robert Henry Wilson, Book-keeper, Wellington ... 25
James Wills, Mariner, Wellington ... 25
William Wilfred Wilson, Barrister, Wellington ... 100
Thomas Williams, Brewer, Picton ... 725
John Fortunatus Evelyn Wright, Settler, Wellington ... 100
Sidney Evelyn Wright, Accountant, Wellington ... 10
Fortunatus Elworthy Wright, Settler, Christchurch ... 50
Gertrude Wymond, Nelson ... 100
Thomas Whyte Young, Merchant, Wellington ... 100
Edward Yuile, Settler, Wellington ... 50
Richard Septimus Ledger, Commission Agent, Welling-
ton (in trust) ... 1807

10,000

Dated this 3rd day of June, 1878.

R. S. LEDGER,
Manager.

Witness to signature—W. E. S. Hickson.

I, Richard Septimus Ledger, do solemnly and
sincerely declare that—

1. I am the Manager of the said 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."

R. S. LEDGER,
Manager.

Taken before me, this 3rd day of June, 1878—
J. H. Wallace, J.P., Wellington. 357

STATEMENT of the Affairs of the Piako Gold-
Mining Company (Limited), for the half-year
ended 31st May, 1878, in accordance with section
135 of "The Mining Companies Act, 1872."
Name of Company: The Piako Gold-Mining Company
(Limited).
When formed, and date of registration: 10th November, 1877.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager:
Auckland; Francis Angus White.
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: 20,000.
Amount of calls made: £2,500.