Land Transfer, Mining Company Registration, Company Affairs




Feb. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 271

NOTICE is hereby given that the parcel of land herein-
after described will be brought under the provisions
of “The Land Transfer Act, 1885,” unless caveat be lodged
forbidding the same within one calendar month from the
date of the Gazette containing this notice.

  1. TIMOTHY EDWARD EXTON.—150 acres, Sec-
    tion 5, District of Aorere. Occupied by Applicant.

Diagrams may be inspected at this office.

Dated this 20th day of February, 1893, at the Lands
Registry Office, Nelson.

H. HYRE KENNY,
District Land Registrar.

182

Mining Notices.

I, the undersigned, hereby make application to register
the Welcome United Gold-mining Company as a
limited company, under the provisions of “The Mining
Companies Act, 1886.”

  1. The name of the company is to be the Welcome United
    Gold-mining Company (Limited).

  2. The place of operations is at Boatman's.

  3. The registered office of the company will be situated at
    Reefton.

  4. The nominal capital of the company is £24,000, in
    forty-eight thousand shares of ten shillings each.

  5. The number of shares subscribed for is forty-eight thou-
    sand, 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 nil.

  8. The name of the Manager is Thomas F. Fenton.

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

No. of
Shares.

Patrick Butler, Reefton, Mining Speculator .. 504
G. B. Shepherd, Reefton, Ironmonger .. 1,340
Thomas Naysmith, Reefton, Miner .. 100
William Edward McLevie, Reefton, Investor .. 500
Charles Cohen, Reefton, Stationer .. 225
H. Oxley, Reefton, Storekeeper .. 375
James S. Wilson, Reefton, Hotelkeeper .. 100
William Dunn, Reefton, Builder .. 1,253
John McQuillan, Reefton, Miner .. 100
W. P. Gardner, Reefton, Surveyor .. 750
G. W. Sampson, Reefton, Postmaster .. 500
W. Hindmarsh, Reefton, Mining Agent .. 450
S. L. P. Free, Reefton, Solicitor .. 100
F. Rooney, Reefton, Mine Manager .. 800
William Watson, jun., Dunedin, Sharebroker .. 800
Herbert Park, Dunedin, Sharebroker .. 650
Douglas Snodgrass, Dunedin, Clerk .. 100
G. D. Baird, Dunedin, Clerk .. 400
John Gage (executor of William Gage), Dunedin,
Broker .. 630
Thomas Allan, Dunedin, Clerk .. 100
W. T. Grinsted, Dunedin, Accountant .. 200
H. S. Dick, Dunedin, Gentleman .. 200
E. P. Houghton, Dunedin, Manager .. 100
J. C. Cameron, Dunedin, Salesman .. 200
A. Cameron, Dunedin, Gentleman .. 1,570
W. H. Domett, Dunedin, Telegraphist .. 75
W. Haworth, Dunedin, Bank Clerk .. 100
J. F. Walker, Dunedin, Gentleman .. 100
Schofield Haworth, Dunedin, Clerk .. 100
James Stables, Dunedin, Clerk .. 401
Thomas Shepherd Culling, Dunedin, Merchant .. 500
John Mill, Port Chalmers, Stevedore .. 200
William Hunter, Dunedin, Speculator .. 75
T. Grose, Dunedin, Broker .. 75
J. A. Law, Dunedin, Merchant .. 450
W. Dymock, Dunedin, Banker .. 50
John Hercus, Dunedin, Agent .. 100
E. E. C. Quick, Dunedin, Broker .. 150
Henry Cooper, Reefton, Clerk .. 400
W. W. Ashby, Reefton, Clerk .. 105
Anthony Kater, Reefton, Tinsmith .. 656
Timothy O'Neill, Reefton, Butcher .. 440
W. Snodgrass, Reefton, Clerk .. 200
Hugh McKittrick, Reefton, Clerk .. 100
J. McHugh, Reefton, Miner .. 100
Robert Craig, Reefton, Farmer .. 587
William Shepherd, Reefton, Carpenter .. 150
Bernard Rogers, Boatman's, Farmer .. 50
T. Wilkinson, Reefton, Miner .. 300
Jane Cochrane, Black's Point, Spinster .. 2,385
James Cochrane, Black's Point, Miner .. 300
R. Chattock, Reefton, Commission Agent .. 8
David Young, Reefton, Miner .. 675
William J. Young, Reefton, Teacher .. 500

Thomas Jones, Greymouth, Hotelkeeper .. 475
G. W. Moss, Greymouth, Auctioneer .. 333
Kerr, Arnott, and Co., Greymouth, Printers .. 187
A. McKay, Greymouth, Contractor .. 75
J. W. Eissenhardt, Greymouth, Law-clerk .. 100
F. William Lahman, Greymouth, Speculator .. 150
Joseph Kilgour, Greymouth, Ironfounder .. 2,763
Henry S. Castle, Greymouth, Accountant .. 50
T. McLoughlin, Reefton, Speculator .. 113
Lawrence D. Nathan, Auckland, Merchant.. 798
Patrick Comiskey, London, Gentleman .. 1,125
R. W. Hanbury, London, Gentleman .. 1,000
James Reid, Auckland, Sharebroker .. 40
J. Macfarlane, Auckland, Merchant .. 750
Thomas Melville, Auckland, Accountant .. 150
H. Hooper Oxley, Auckland, Ironmonger .. 1,678
J. A. Pond, Auckland, Analyst .. 90
Arthur Bull, Auckland, Gentleman .. 150
R. Spratt, Auckland, Sharebroker .. 150
Elias Thomas, Reefton, Hotelkeeper .. 250
W. G. Collings, Reefton, Mining Agent .. 250
W. Collings, Reefton, Clerk .. 768
J. S. Treloar, Reefton, Miner .. 250
A. J. Farrelly, Boatman's, Dressmaker .. 150
John Gallagher, Cronadun, Storekeeper .. 100
John O'Donnell, Cronadun, Farmer .. 100
Thomas F. Fenton, Reefton, Auctioneer .. 550
Thomas F. Fenton (in trust for shareholders) .. 14,026

48,000

Dated this 14th day of February, 1893.
THOMAS F. FENTON,
Manager.

Witness to signature—Henry Cooper.

I, Thomas F. Fenton, 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.”
    THOMAS F. FENTON.

Taken before me, at Reefton, this 14th day of February,
1893—Isaac Lewis, J.P.
176

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : The Kumara Long-tunnel Gold-mining
Company (Limited).

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

Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.

Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager ;
Kumara: George Robert Rudkin.

Nominal capital: £16,000.

Amount of capital subscribed: £8,000, being the value of the
property and plant at date of registration.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £7,433 6s. 8d.

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: 16,000.

Amount paid up per share: 9s. 3½d.

Amount called up per share: 9s. 3½d.

Number and amount of calls in arrear: Nil.

Number of shares forfeited: 3,440.

Number of forfeited shares sold, and money received for
same: 3,440; £120 5s.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of com-
pany: 14.

Total amount of dividends declared: £3,183 6s. 8d.

Total amount of dividends paid: £3,175 18s. 8d.

Total amount of unclaimed dividends: £7 8s.

Amount of cash at bankers: £5 3s. 11d.

Amount of cash in hand: Nil.

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

Amount of debts considered good: £10 10s.

Amount of contingent liabilities of the company: Nil.

I, George Robert Rudkin, of Kumara, the Manager of the
Kumara Long-tunnel Gold-mining Company (Limited), do
solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and com-
plete statement of the affairs of the said company on the
15th January, 1893; and I make this solemn declaration
conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue
of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”
GEORGE ROBERT RUDKIN,
Manager.

Declared at Kumara, this 31st day of January, 1893, before
me—James S. Benyon, J.P
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🗺️ Land Transfer Act Notice

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
20 February 1893
Land Transfer, Aorere, Section 5, District of Aorere
  • Timothy Edward Exton, Applicant for land transfer

  • H. Hyre Kenny, District Land Registrar

🌾 Mining Company Registration

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
14 February 1893
Mining, Welcome United Gold-mining Company, Boatman's, Reefton
83 names identified
  • Thomas F. Fenton (Manager), Manager of the company
  • Patrick Butler, Shareholder, Mining Speculator
  • G. B. Shepherd, Shareholder, Ironmonger
  • Thomas Naysmith, Shareholder, Miner
  • William Edward McLevie, Shareholder, Investor
  • Charles Cohen, Shareholder, Stationer
  • H. Oxley, Shareholder, Storekeeper
  • James S. Wilson, Shareholder, Hotelkeeper
  • William Dunn, Shareholder, Builder
  • John McQuillan, Shareholder, Miner
  • W. P. Gardner, Shareholder, Surveyor
  • G. W. Sampson, Shareholder, Postmaster
  • W. Hindmarsh, Shareholder, Mining Agent
  • S. L. P. Free (Solicitor), Shareholder, Solicitor
  • F. Rooney, Shareholder, Mine Manager
  • William Watson (jun.), Shareholder, Sharebroker
  • Herbert Park, Shareholder, Sharebroker
  • Douglas Snodgrass, Shareholder, Clerk
  • G. D. Baird, Shareholder, Clerk
  • John Gage (Executor of William Gage), Shareholder, Broker
  • Thomas Allan, Shareholder, Clerk
  • W. T. Grinsted, Shareholder, Accountant
  • H. S. Dick, Shareholder, Gentleman
  • E. P. Houghton, Shareholder, Manager
  • J. C. Cameron, Shareholder, Salesman
  • A. Cameron, Shareholder, Gentleman
  • W. H. Domett, Shareholder, Telegraphist
  • W. Haworth, Shareholder, Bank Clerk
  • J. F. Walker, Shareholder, Gentleman
  • Schofield Haworth, Shareholder, Clerk
  • James Stables, Shareholder, Clerk
  • Thomas Shepherd Culling, Shareholder, Merchant
  • John Mill, Shareholder, Stevedore
  • William Hunter, Shareholder, Speculator
  • T. Grose, Shareholder, Broker
  • J. A. Law, Shareholder, Merchant
  • W. Dymock, Shareholder, Banker
  • John Hercus, Shareholder, Agent
  • E. E. C. Quick, Shareholder, Broker
  • Henry Cooper, Shareholder, Clerk
  • W. W. Ashby, Shareholder, Clerk
  • Anthony Kater, Shareholder, Tinsmith
  • Timothy O'Neill, Shareholder, Butcher
  • W. Snodgrass, Shareholder, Clerk
  • Hugh McKittrick, Shareholder, Clerk
  • J. McHugh, Shareholder, Miner
  • Robert Craig, Shareholder, Farmer
  • William Shepherd, Shareholder, Carpenter
  • Bernard Rogers, Shareholder, Farmer
  • T. Wilkinson, Shareholder, Miner
  • Jane Cochrane (Spinster), Shareholder, Spinster
  • James Cochrane, Shareholder, Miner
  • R. Chattock, Shareholder, Commission Agent
  • David Young, Shareholder, Miner
  • William J. Young, Shareholder, Teacher
  • Thomas Jones, Shareholder, Hotelkeeper
  • G. W. Moss, Shareholder, Auctioneer
  • Kerr, and Co. Arnott, Shareholder, Printers
  • A. McKay, Shareholder, Contractor
  • J. W. Eissenhardt, Shareholder, Law-clerk
  • F. William Lahman, Shareholder, Speculator
  • Joseph Kilgour, Shareholder, Ironfounder
  • Henry S. Castle, Shareholder, Accountant
  • T. McLoughlin, Shareholder, Speculator
  • Lawrence D. Nathan, Shareholder, Merchant
  • Patrick Comiskey, Shareholder, Gentleman
  • R. W. Hanbury, Shareholder, Gentleman
  • James Reid, Shareholder, Sharebroker
  • J. Macfarlane, Shareholder, Merchant
  • Thomas Melville, Shareholder, Accountant
  • H. Hooper Oxley, Shareholder, Ironmonger
  • J. A. Pond, Shareholder, Analyst
  • Arthur Bull, Shareholder, Gentleman
  • R. Spratt, Shareholder, Sharebroker
  • Elias Thomas, Shareholder, Hotelkeeper
  • W. G. Collings, Shareholder, Mining Agent
  • W. Collings, Shareholder, Clerk
  • J. S. Treloar, Shareholder, Miner
  • A. J. Farrelly, Shareholder, Dressmaker
  • John Gallagher, Shareholder, Storekeeper
  • John O'Donnell, Shareholder, Farmer
  • Thomas F. Fenton, Shareholder, Auctioneer
  • Thomas F. Fenton (Manager), Manager in trust for shareholders

  • Thomas F. Fenton, Manager
  • Henry Cooper, Witness

🌾 Statement of Company Affairs

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
31 January 1893
Kumara Long-tunnel Gold-mining Company, Mining, Financial Statement
  • George Robert Rudkin (Manager), Manager of the company

  • James S. Benyon, J.P.