July 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 945

statement of the affairs of the said company at the present date; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

ARTHUR RUSSELL,
Manager.

Declared at Thames, this 8th day of July, 1887, before me—Louis Rötter, J.P.
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STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: The Devon Gold-mining Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration: 19th January, 1885.

Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.

Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Brown Street, Thames; Arthur Russell.

Nominal capital: £15,000.

Amount of capital subscribed: £15,000.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £1,311 19s. 3d.

Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of cash received for same: Nil.

Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid: Nil.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 15,000.

Number of shares allotted: 15,000.

Amount paid up per share: 2s.

Amount called up per share: 2s.

Number and amount of calls in arrear: Part of 4th, £197 10s. 9d.

Number of shares forfeited: 3,848.

Number of forfeited shares sold, and money received for same: Nil.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of company: 32.

Total amount of dividends declared: Nil.

Total amount of dividends paid: Nil.

Total amount of unclaimed dividends: Nil.

Amount of cash at bankers: Nil.

Amount of cash in hand: Nil.

Amount of debts directly due to the company: £197 10s. 9d.

Amount of debts considered good: £45 4s.

Amount of contingent liabilities of the company: £144 13s. 5d.

I, Arthur Russell, the Manager of the Devon Gold-mining Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company at the present date; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

ARTHUR RUSSELL,
Manager.

Declared at Thames, this 8th day of July, 1887, before me—Louis Rötter, J.P.
438

I, the undersigned, hereby make application to register the Roundhill Sludge-washing and Drainage Company as a Limited Company, under the provisions of “The Mining Companies Act, 1886.”

1. The name of the company is to be the Roundhill Sludge-washing and Drainage Company (Limited).

2. The place of intended operations is at Roundhill, in the Longwood and Orepuki Gold-mining District, in the Provincial District of Otago.

3. The registered office of the company will be situated at Palmerston Street, Riverton, in the Provincial District of Otago.

4. The nominal capital of the company is one thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds, in thirty-five shares of fifty pounds each.

5. The number of shares subscribed for is thirty-five, 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 is seven hundred pounds.

8. The name of the Manager is John Concher.

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

No. of Shares.

John Concher, Paihi, Otago, Contractor .. .. 5
Caleb Small, Riverton, Otago, Sawmiller .. .. 5
William Frew, Riverton, Sawmiller .. .. 5
John Hay, Riverton, Surveyor .. .. 5
James Young, Riverton, Medical Practitioner .. 5
George Printz, Riverton, Settler .. .. 5
Albert Orange, Riverton, Inspector of Railways .. 5
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Dated this 2nd day of July, 1887.

JOHN CONCHER,
Manager.

Witness to signature—F. R. O’Reilly, Solicitor, Riverton.
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I, John Concher, of Paihi, in the Provincial District of Otago, Contractor, 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 intituled “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

JOHN CONCHER.

Taken before me, this 2nd day of July, 1887—J. W. Chapman, J.P.
430

SIR FRANCIS DRAKE GOLD-MINING COMPANY (LIMITED).

NOTICE is hereby given that the registered office of the above company is situated in Reefton; and that ERNEST OCTAVIUS NASH is the Manager of the said company.

Dated at Reefton, this fifth day of July, 1887.

WILLIAM BEILBY, }
O. R. LECKY, } Directors.
432

Private Advertisements.

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us, the undersigned THOMAS MURRAY SMITH and ALFRED BROADBELT, carrying on business at Bull’s, Rangitikei, as Cabinetmakers, Upholsterers, and General Storekeepers, under the style of “Smith and Broadbelt,” was this day dissolved by mutual consent.

Edward Gorton, Esq. (Stevens and Gorton), has, by deed, been duly appointed Liquidator. All accounts owing to our late firm must be paid to him forthwith.

Dated this 25th day of June, 1887.

T. M. SMITH.
ALFRED BROADBELT.

Witness—Charles W. Maclean, Clerk to Messrs. Cash and Esam, Solicitors, Marton and Bull’s.
429

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Partnership hitherto subsisting between the undersigned, at Dunedin and Burnside, under the firm of “Wilson, Harraway, and Co.” Millers and Grain Merchants, is this day dissolved by mutual consent.

Dated at Dunedin, this 30th day of June, 1887.

JAMES WILSON.
HENRY HARRAWAY.
HENDERSON LAW.

Witness to all the signatures—Thomas Deehan, Clerk, Dunedin.

Referring to the above notification, I beg to intimate that from this date I shall carry on the Milling Business at Burnside on my own account.

HENRY HARRAWAY.

Dunedin, 30th June, 1887.
428

PATEA OIL AND FIBRE MANUFACTURING COMPANY (LIMITED), IN LIQUIDATION.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following resolution was duly passed at a legally-convened meeting of Shareholders of the company, on Tuesday, the 12th July, 1887:—

“That this meeting considers the affairs of the Patea Oil and Fibre Manufacturing Company (Limited) fully wound up, and is satisfied with the statement laid before it by the Liquidators; and further proposes that the books of the company be left in the hands of Mr. E. C. Horner for safe custody.”

EDWARD C. HORNER, }
E. M. HONEYFIELD, } Liquidators.
439

TIMARU STEAM COLLIER COMPANY (LIMITED), IN LIQUIDATION.

NOTICE is hereby given that a General Meeting of the Shareholders of the above company will be held at the Odd Fellows’ Hall, Sophia Street, Timaru, on Thursday, the twenty-second day of September, 1887, at 8 o’clock in the evening, for the purpose of having an account laid before them showing the manner in which the winding-up has been conducted and the property of the company disposed of, and of hearing any explanation that may be given by the Liquidators, and also of determining the manner in which the books and documents of the company and of the Liquidators thereof shall be disposed of.

Dated this 6th day of July, 1887.

ROBERT STANSELL, }
D. M, ROSS, } Liquidators.