Oct. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1483

nating at John Butler's homestead, Bald Hill Flat. The length of such race is one and a half miles or thereabouts, and its intended course is north-east and south-west; it is partly constructed; and the time required for completion is one month. The right is asked for fifteen years. The mean depth of such race is 1 foot, and the mean breadth is 1 foot, and it is proposed to divert one Government-head of water in all.

Dated at Bald Hill Flat, this 25th day of September, 1884.
ANDREW MITCHELL,
JOHN WHITE,
JOHN MITCHELL,
PETER JACOBS,
CORNELIUS MURPHY,
JOHN BUTLER,
By their Agent, F. J. WILSON.

Any person objecting to the granting of this application must lodge his objection in writing at the Mining Registrar's Office at Alexandra South, within thirty days from date hereof.

Received, 3.40 p.m., 25th September, 1884.
FREDERICK JEFFERY,
Mining Registrar.
592

STATEMENT of the Affairs of the Kumara Long-Tunnel Gold-Mining Company (Limited), for the half-year ending the 30th June, 1884, in accordance with section 135 of “The Mining Companies Act, 1872.”

Name of company: The Kumara Long-Tunnel Gold-Mining Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration: 16th May, 1882.

Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Kumara; Denis Hannan.

Nominal capital: £16,000.

Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: Nil.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 16,000.

Number of shares taken: 16,000.

Amount of calls made: £3,366 13s. 4d.

Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £8,000.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of company: 14.

Amount of cash in hand: Nil.

Whether in operation or not: In operation.

Total amount of dividends declared: £400.

Number of shares unallotted: Nil.

I, Denis Hannan, of Kumara, do solemnly and sincerely declare that the foregoing statement is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true in every particular.

DENIS HANNAN,
Manager.

Kumara, 30th September, 1884. 606

STATEMENT of the Affairs of the Nil Desperandum Quartz-Mining Company (Limited), for the half-year ending the 30th June, 1884, in accordance with section 135 of “The Mining Companies Act, 1872.”

Name of company: Nil Desperandum Quartz-Mining Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration: 24th February, 1877; 5th April, 1877.

Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Bridge Street, Reefton; Thomas Lee.

Nominal capital: £11,500.

Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: Nil.

Number of shares in which capital is divided: 23,000.

Number of shares taken: 23,000.

Amount of calls made: £191 13s. 4d.

Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £5,641 16s. 1d.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of company: 42.

Amount of cash in hand: £24 6s. 4d.

Whether in operation or not: In operation.

Total amount of dividends declared: £143 15s.

Number of shares unallotted: Nil.

THOMAS LEE,
Manager.

14th July, 1884. 604

STATEMENT of the Affairs of the Homeward Bound Extended Gold-Mining Company (Limited), for the half-year ending the 30th June, 1884, in accordance with section 135 of “The Mining Companies Act, 1872.”

Name of company: The Homeward Bound Extended Gold-Mining Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration: 30th June, 1883; 3rd September, 1883.

Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Bridge Street, Reefton; Thomas Lee.

Nominal capital: £12,000.

Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: Nil.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 24,000.

Number of shares taken: 24,000.

Amount of calls paid: £200.

Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £255 16s. 10d.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of company: 45.

Amount of cash in hand: Nil.

Whether in operation or not: In operation.

Total amount of dividends declared: Nil.

Number of shares unallotted: Nil.

THOMAS LEE,
Manager.

14th July, 1884. 605

Private Advertisements.

PARTNERSHIP NOTICE.

THE Partnership hitherto existing between JAMES STANISTREET LARGE and JOHN TOWNLEY, Cabinetmakers and Upholsterers, of Napier and Gisborne, has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. The Napier business will be carried on by James Stanistreet Large, who will receive all moneys and accounts due to the late firm, and will pay all accounts due by the Napier business.

As witness our hands, at Gisborne, this 8th day of October, 1884.

J. S. LARGE.
JOHN TOWNLEY.

Witness to signatures—John D’Arcy Osborne.

THE Partnership hitherto existing between JAMES STANISTREET LARGE and JOHN TOWNLEY, Cabinetmakers and Upholsterers, of Napier and Gisborne, has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. The Gisborne business will be carried on by John Townley, who will receive all moneys and accounts due to the late firm, and will pay all accounts due by the Gisborne business.

As witness our hands this 8th day of October, 1884.

J. S. LARGE.
JOHN TOWNLEY.

Witness to signatures—John D’Arcy Osborne. 603

WAKATIPU STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY (LIMITED), IN LIQUIDATION.

NOTICE is hereby given that a General Meeting of the shareholders of the above company will be held at the Liquidator’s Office, Ballarat Street, Queenstown, on Monday, the 1st day of December, 1884, at 2 p.m., to pass a resolution confirming the several special resolutions passed at a general meeting of shareholders of the aforesaid company, held on the 6th day of October, 1884, at the Liquidator’s Office, viz.:

“That the Liquidator be empowered to write off from the Shareholders’ Register the various overdue calls amounting to £197 2s. 7d., being unrecoverable on shares.”

A General Meeting of Shareholders will then be held at the close of the above-mentioned meeting, and at the same place, to consider the account of the Liquidator, and to pass a resolution that the company has been fairly wound up.

Dated at Queenstown, 6th October, 1884.

F. W. F. GEISOW,
Liquidator. 607

NEW ZEALAND HANSARD.

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All Postmasters throughout the colony are authorized to receive the names and addresses of intending subscribers, on prepayment of subscriptions.

Orders will be supplied only from the date of their reception at the Government Printing Office at Wellington, unless previous numbers should be in stock.

Hansard is published in bi-weekly parts on Tuesdays and Fridays.

GEO. DIDS BURY,
Government Printer.

Government Printing Office,
Wellington, 23rd August, 1884.