New Zealand Gazette – 1880 – No. 89

Page 1339

✨ Statistics and Mining Notices

SEPT. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1339

TOWNS.	SIX PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES.						PRINCIPAL LUNG DISEASES.
	Measles.	Scarlet Fever	Typhus and other Fever.	Diphtheria.	Whooping Cough.	Dysentery and Diarrhea.	Bronchitis.	Pleurisy.	Pneumonia.	Congestion of Lungs.
	Aug. July	Aug. July	Aug. July	Aug. July	Aug. July	Aug. July	Aug. July	Aug. July	Aug. July	Aug. July
Auckland	...	...	1 / ...	...	...	2 / 1	4 / ...	...	1 / ...	5 / ...
Wellington	...	...	1 / ...	1 / ...	7 / 1	2 / ...	6 / 2	1 / ...	1 / 1	1 / 2
Christchurch	...	...	...	...	...	1 / 1	1 / ...	...	3 / 3	...
Dunedin	...	...	...	1 / ...	...	...	...	...	...	...
Totals	...	...	2 / 1	1 / 1	7 / 1	2 / 3	10 / 10	1 / 1	7 / 6	6 / 3

Registrar-General's Office,
Welllington, 10th September, 1880.
WM. R. E. BROWN,
Registrar-General.

PROVISIONAL METEOROLOGICAL RETURN FOR AUGUST, 1880.

	AUCKLAND.	WELLINGTON.	NELSON.	CHRIST-CHURCH.	HOKITIKA..	DUNEDIN.
Mean Temperature in shade for month	51.9	48.3	47.8	45.4	47.1	45.1
Average same month previous years	52.4	48.0	47.6	44.0	45.8	43.0
Maximum Temperature in shade, and date	65.0 on 22nd	65.5 on 29th	65.0 on 20th and 21st	67.0 on 20th	62.0 on 30th	63.0 on 20th
Minimum Temperature in shade, and date	37.5 on 24th	35.0 on 26th	30.0 on 8th and 25th	25.0 on 7th and 9th	27.6 on 8th	31.0 on 7th
Maximum Temperature in sun, and date	118.0 on 22nd	120.0 on 29th	118.0 on 31st	112.0 on 22nd	119.0 on 24th	...
Minimum Temperature on grass, and date	31.2 on 9th	29.0 on 24th	...	20.0 on 7th and 9th	21.0 on 8th	...
Mean Humidity (Saturation=100)	81	82	78	79	82	72
Average same month previous years	80	77	78	79	87	77
Total Rainfall in inches	2.985	5.890	2.800	1.170	9.100	1.600
Average same month previous years	4.877	5.308	7.000	2.259	9.309	3.000
Number of Days of Rain	18	23	11	11	19	12
Average same month previous years	20	7	9	10	17	14

NOTE.—This table is prepared from unchecked averages, transmitted by telegraph in anticipation of the full returns, and must not be entirely
relied on for compiling Meteorological Statistics.

W. B. D. MANTELL,
(for Inspector.)

September, 1880.

Mining Notices.

GREYMOUTH COAL-MINING COMPANY (LIMITED.)

In the matter of "The Joint-Stock Companies
Dissolution Act, 1872," and in the matter of the
affidavit and application of George William Moss,
Secretary of the Greymouth Coal-Mining Company
(Limited).

I HEREBY notify that no objection to such
application having been made and lodged with
me, as by the said Act required, I do now declare
such Company to be dissolved.

ALFRED H. KING,
Registrar of the Supreme Court for the
District of Westland.
590
Dated at Hokitika, 6th of August, 1880.

RICHMOND HILL MINING COMPANY (LIMITED).

NOTICE.—An Extraordinary General Meeting of
Shareholders in the above Company is
hereby convened to be held at the Savings Bank-
room, Trafalgar Street, Nelson, on Wednesday,
the 22nd day of September, instant, at half-past 7
o'clock in the evening, to consider the following reso-
lution: "That the Richmond Hill Mining Company
(Limited) be wound up voluntarily."

By order of the Board of Directors.
H. D. JACKSON,
Secretary to Company.
615
Nelson, 1st September, 1880.

SUCCESS GOLD-MINING COMPANY (LIMITED).

NOTICE is hereby given that the Registered Office
of the above Company is situated at No. 5,
Insurance Buildings, Queen Street, Auckland; and
that JOHN RICHARD RANDERSON is the Manager of
the said Company.

Dated at Auckland, this 8th day of September,
1880.
649
JNO. KIRKWOOD, } Directors.
JOHN FISHER,

I, the undersigned, hereby make application to
register the United Victory Quartz-Mining
Company as a Limited Company under the provisions
of "The Mining Companies Act, 1872."

The name of the Company is to be the United Victory
Quartz-Mining Company (Limited).
The place of operations is at New Creek, Lyell, County of
Buller, Colony of New Zealand.
The registered office of the Company will be situated at
Cliff Street, Lyell.
The nominal capital of the Company is twenty-four
thousand pounds, in twenty-four thousand shares of one pound
each.
The number of shares subscribed for is twenty-four
thousand, being the entire number of shares in the Company.
The number of paid-up shares is nil.
The amount already paid up is ten shillings per share.
The name of the Manager is James Inglis.
The names, addresses, and occupations of the share-
holders, and the number of shares held by each at this date,
are as follow:—

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1880, No 89

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🏛️ Registrar-General's Report on Vital Statistics for Principal Towns, August 1880 (continued from previous page)

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated10 September 1880
KeywordsVital Statistics, Zymotic Diseases, Lung Diseases, Mortality, Auckland, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

WM. R. E. BROWN, Registrar-General

🏛️ Provisional Meteorological Return for August, 1880

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Dated1 September 1880
KeywordsMeteorology, Temperature, Rainfall, Humidity, Auckland, Wellington, Nelson
👩‍💼 Officials

W. B. D. MANTELL (for Inspector)

🏭 Dissolution of Greymouth Coal-Mining Company (Limited)

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated6 August 1880
KeywordsCompany dissolution, Coal mining, Greymouth, Supreme Court
👱🏽 Names

George William Moss, Secretary making application

👩‍💼 Officials

ALFRED H. KING, Registrar of the Supreme Court for the District of Westland

🏭 Meeting convened to wind up Richmond Hill Mining Company (Limited)

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated1 September 1880
KeywordsCompany meeting, Winding up, Nelson, Shareholders
👩‍💼 Officials

H. D. JACKSON, Secretary to Company

🏭 Registered office and manager appointed for Success Gold-Mining Company (Limited)

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Dated8 September 1880
KeywordsRegistered office, Manager, Auckland, Gold mining
👱🏽 Names

JOHN RICHARD Randerson, Manager of the Company

👩‍💼 Officials

JNO. KIRKWOOD, Director
JOHN FISHER, Director

🏭 Application to register United Victory Quartz-Mining Company (Limited)

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
KeywordsCompany registration, Quartz mining, New Creek, Lyell, Buller County
👱🏽 Names

James Inglis, Manager of the Company

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