MAY 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 817

Private Advertisements.

IN pursuance of the provisions of "THE FOREIGN COMPANIES ACT, 1884," the MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA hereby notifies that its principal offices and places of business in the Colony of New Zealand are as follows:—

City of WELLINGTON, corner of Featherston and Brandon Streets.

City of AUCKLAND, 30, Queen Street.

City of CHRISTCHURCH, 160, Hereford Street.

City of DUNEDIN, corner of Princes and Dowling Streets.

Dated this 1st day of June, 1894.

ALFRED GILBERT,
Attorney for New Zealand.
338

THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE AND SUPPLY COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND (LIMITED) (IN LIQUIDATION).

NOTICE is hereby given that a Final General Meeting of the shareholders of the above company will be held on Wednesday, the 1st of August, at the company's registered office, Esk Street, Invercargill. Business: To receive the report and accounts of the Liquidator.

F. L. CORY,
Liquidator.
21st May, 1894.
330

I, JOHN JAMES YARROW BABER, Doctor of Medicine of the University of Brussels, 1883; Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, England, 1882; and Licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries, London, 1882; and registered on the Imperial Register, hereby give notice that I have this 21st day of May, 1894, deposited evidence of my qualifications with the Registrar of the Christchurch District, and that I shall apply to be registered under the New Zealand Medical Act on the 21st day of June, 1894.

J. J. YARROW BABER.
New Brighton, 21st May, 1894.
329

I, WILLIAM LAURENCE SIMPSON, Manager of the Trustees, Executors, and Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited), do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare—

1. That the liability of the company is limited.
2. That the capital of the company is £50,000, divided into 10,000 shares of £5 each.
3. That the number of shares issued is 10,000.
4. That calls to the amount of £1 per share have been made, from which the sum of £10,000 has been received.
5. That the amount of money received as executor of estates under administration for the six months to the 31st March, 1894, was £1,834 3s. 6d.
6. That the amount of money paid as executor of estates under administration for the six months to the 31st March, 1894, was £3,382 0s. 10d.
7. That the amount of money held as executor of estates under administration was at the 31st March, 1894, £243 9s.
8. That the sum remaining in the company's hands at the 31st March, 1894, to the credit of estates for which the company is trustee, which sum is represented by either cash or securities, or both, was £128,501 8s. 2d.
9. That the company's liabilities and assets were as follows:—

Liabilities.

£ s. d. £ s. d.
Capital—10,000 shares at £5 each 50,000 0 0
Less £4 per share uncalled .. 40,000 0 0 10,000 0 0
Balances due by the company .. .. 3,949 19 10
Open accounts due .. .. 76 10 0
Balance of profit and loss.. .. .. 2,335 5 6
£16,361 15 4

Assets.

Deposits in bank, mortgages, debentures, and land .. .. .. .. 10,729 9 11
Balances due to the company .. .. 2,164 11 10
Office furniture and stationery .. .. 152 2 0
Interest accrued .. .. .. 145 11 6
Cash in bank on current accounts .. 3,170 0 1
£16,361 15 4

Profit and Loss.

Dr.
Directors' fees, auditors' fees, rent, expenses, and salaries .. .. .. .. 1,164 13 6
Government license-fee and land- and income-tax .. .. .. .. 79 14 4
Office stationery, petty cash, and expenses .. 82 0 7
Printing and advertising .. .. .. 44 4 7
Balance.. .. .. .. 2,335 5 6
£3,705 18 6

Cr.
Balance from last statement .. .. 1,991 18 8
Dividend, 7 per cent. on £10,000 £700 0 0
Paid manager's percentage .. 110 0 0
810 0 0
1,181 18 8
Transfer fees .. .. .. .. 0 12 6
Agency and commission .. .. .. 1,909 7 5
Interest and discount .. .. .. 613 19 11
£3,705 18 6

We have examined the books, vouchers, and accounts of the Trustees, Executors, and Agency Company of New Zealand (Limited) for the twelve months ending 31st March, 1894, and certify that in our opinion the above balance-sheet fully and fairly represents the position of the company's affairs at date of balance; and we have also seen the securities held by the company on behalf of its constituents, and on its own behalf, and found them in order.

WILLIAM BROWN AND CO.,
A. BARTLEMAN,
Auditors.
Dunedin, 11th April, 1894.

And I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand intituled "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882."

W. LAURENCE SIMPSON,
Manager.

Declared this 24th day of May, 1894, before me—A. Bartleman, a Justice of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.
335

In the matter of "The Foreign Companies Act, 1884," and of the Guardian Fire and Life Assurance Company (Limited).

IN conformity with and for the purpose of section 7 of the above Act, notice is hereby given that I have been appointed Agent for the Guardian Fire and Life Assurance Company (Limited) in Auckland and district, and that the office or place of business of the aforesaid company is in Queen Street, Auckland.

R. BLAIR.
326

In the matter of "The Foreign Companies Act, 1884," and of the China Traders' Insurance Company (Limited).

IN conformity with and for the purposes of section 7 of the above Act, notice is hereby given that the office or place of business of the China Traders' Insurance Company (Limited) in Wanganui is at the office of the United Farmers' Alliance (Limited), in Victoria Avenue, instead of in Taupo Quay as formerly.

JAMES WHITTALL,
Attorney for the China Traders' Insurance Company (Limited) for the Colony of New Zealand.
311

THE NEW ZEALAND OFFICIAL YEAR-BOOK,
1893.

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