JUNE 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 989

STATEMENT of the Affairs of the Orepuki Coal and Shale Company (Limited), in accordance with section 135 of “The Mining Companies Act, 1872.”

Name of company: Orepuki Coal and Shale Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration: 25th January, 1881; 22nd February, 1881.

Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Esk Street, Invercargill; William Todd.

Nominal capital: £15,000.

Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders: £7,500.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 30,000.

Number of shares taken: 30,000.

Amount of calls made: £1,750.

Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £9,250.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of company: 9.

Amount of calls in hand: £5,750.

Whether in operation or not: In operation.

Total amount of dividends declared: Nil.

Number of shares unallotted: Nil.

WILLIAM TODD,
Legal Manager.

Invercargill, 20th June, 1884. 36

STATEMENT of the Affairs of the Band of Hope Water-Race and Gold-Mining Company (Limited), Registered, for the year ending the 16th June, 1884, in accordance with section 135 of “The Mining Companies Act, 1872.”

Name of company: The Band of Hope Water-Race and Gold-Mining Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration: Nelson Creek; 4th May, 1882.

Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Gray’s Terrace, Nelson Creek; S. H. Thrower.

Nominal capital: £3,200.

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

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 3,200.

Number of shares taken: 3,200.

Amount of calls made: £2,650.

Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £2,064 5s. 8d.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of company: 16.

Amount of cash in hand: £17 19s. 3d.

Whether in operation or not: In operation.

Total amount of dividends declared: Nil.

Number of shares unallotted: Nil.

S. H. THROWER,
Manager.

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STATEMENT of the Affairs of the Mount Greenland Gold-Mining Company (Limited), for the half-year ending the 31st May, 1884, in accordance with section 135 of “The Mining Companies Act, 1872.”

Name of company: Mount Greenland Gold-Mining Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration: 10th March, 1873; 26th November, 1878.

Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Alymer Street, Ross; John Teasdale.

Nominal capital: £12,000.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 2,400.

Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £10,000.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of company: 22.

Amount of cash in hand: Nil.

Whether in operation or not: In operation.

Total amount of dividends declared: £6,366.

Dated this 10th day of June, 1884.

JOHN TEASDALE,
Manager.

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BALANCE-SHEET of the Affairs of the North Creek Gold-Mining Company (Limited), as up to the 31st day of May, 1884.

Dr. £ s. d.
To Shareholders’ accounts—Calls owing .. 3,548 15 6
Unallotted share account, not yet allotted 2,416 0 0
Goodwill account—Amount paid to association; members’ interest in mine .. 1,620 0 0
Leases account—Amount paid on account of leases .. .. .. 68 15 6
Horses and implement account .. 98 2 0
Loss, as per statement below .. .. 421 3 4
£8,172 16 4

Cr. £ s. d.
By Capital account—Nominal 8,000 shares at 20s. (viz., allotted, 3,964; unallotted, 2,416; paid up, 1,620) .. .. 8,000 0 0
Sundry accounts owing by company—
Bank of New Zealand .. £164 0 10
H. D. Macpherson .. 8 15 6
172 16 4
£8,172 16 4

PROFIT and LOSS ACCOUNT from Commencement of Company to 31st May, 1884.

Dr. £ s. d.
To Trade expenses .. .. .. 94 11 4
Wages .. .. .. 218 2 0
Trial crushing .. .. .. 33 0 0
Preliminary expenses .. .. .. 77 4 6
£422 17 10

Cr. £ s. d.
By Transfer fees .. .. .. 1 14 6
Balance—Loss .. .. .. 421 3 4
£422 17 10

Having audited the books and inspected the vouchers of the above company, we certify this balance-sheet to be correct, as far as all entries dealt with in the books of account of the said company are concerned.

JAMES McHAFFIE,
S. G. RUSSELL,
} Auditors.

Christchurch, 19th June, 1884.

I, Cyprian Wynyard Bridge, do solemnly and sincerely declare that the above statement is, to the best of my belief and knowledge, true in every particular; and I make this solemn declaration consciously 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, 1882.”

C. W. BRIDGE.

Taken before me at Christchurch, this 24th day of June, 1884—C. P. Hulbert, J.P. 379

UNDAUNTED GOLD-MINING AND WATER-RACE COMPANY (LIMITED).

NOTICE is hereby given that Mr. ALEXANDER SUTHERLAND has been appointed Manager of the above-named company.

Given under the common seal of the said company, at Tinker’s, in Vincent County, this thirtieth day of May, 1884.

PATRICK McDONALD,
JOHN LEAMY,
} Directors.

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Private Advertisements.

COOK COUNTY.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is the intention of the Cook County Council to take, for the purpose of making a public road, the following land:—

All that parcel of land in the Provincial District of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand, containing by admeasurement 2 acres 2 roods 37 perches, more or less, situate in the Turanganui Survey District, in Cook County, and being a road-line varying in width, and traversing a portion of the Pouawa Block, No. 823; commencing at a point on the northern side of the road known as the Gisborne-Tologa Bay Road at a distance of 3180 links or thereabouts in a south-easterly direction from Trig. Station No. 110. Bounded towards the North generally by lines, 249 links, 492·5 links, 444·6 links, 531·8 links, 443·3 links, 513·1 links, and 294·5 links respectively; towards the East by a line, 100·2 links; and towards the South generally by lines, 458·7 links, 559·7 links, 397·7 links, 510·6 links, 79·8 links, 407 links, 93·2 links, 336·7 links, 19·6 links, and 214·9 links respectively, to the commencing point: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less; as the same is delineated on Plan No. 3378, deposited in the Survey Office at Auckland.

Copies of these plans are deposited and may be inspected at Mr. Wilson’s house at Kaiti, and at the office of the Cook County Council, Lowe Street, Gisborne.

The works proposed to be undertaken on this line of road are—formation for a width of 8 feet on the solid, and the construction of drains for the passage of surface-water.