Gold-mining Company Registrations




Jan. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 163

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

No. of Shares.
Robert Thomas Clarke, Auckland, Clerk .. .. 2,000
Sophia Louisa Smith, Auckland, Gentlewoman .. 2,000
Frederick Douglas Brown, Auckland, University Professor .. .. .. .. 2,000
Marion Galwey, Auckland, Gentlewoman .. .. 2,000
Charles Rhodes, Paeroa, Banker .. .. .. 2,000
Richard Spratt, Auckland, Sharebroker .. .. 2,000
Duncan Edward Clerk, Auckland, Agent .. .. 2,000
William Scott Wilson, Auckland, Journalist .. 2,000
Charles Cookman McMillan, Auckland, Merchant .. 2,000
James Russell, Auckland, Solicitor .. .. 2,000
George Makgill, Auckland, Law Clerk .. .. 10,000
Thomas Morrin, Auckland, Studmaster .. .. 3,000
Seymour Thorne George, Auckland, Sharebroker .. 3,000
Jonathan Seaver, Auckland, Mining Engineer .. 5,500
John Schaw Rutherford, Auckland, Merchant .. 18,500
Henry Gilfillan, jun., Auckland, Mining Agent, in trust for the Victor Gold-mining Company (No Liability) .. .. .. .. .. 15,000
Total .. .. .. .. .. 75,000

Dated this 19th day of January, 1895.
H. GILFILLAN, Jun., Manager.

Witness to signature—Frederick L. Prime, J.P.

I, Henry Gilfillan, jun., 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.”

H. GILFILLAN, Jun.

Taken before me, at Auckland, this 19th day of January, 1895—Frederick L. Prime, J.P. 67

I, the undersigned, hereby make application to register the United Gold-mining Company as a no-liability company under the provisions of “The Mining Companies Act, 1894.”

  1. The name of the company is to be the United Gold-mining Company (No Liability).
  2. The place of operations is at Karangahake, Thames, in the Hauraki Mining District, in the Provincial District of Auckland.
  3. The registered office of the company will be situated at Nos. 40 and 41, New Zealand Insurance Buildings, Auckland.
  4. The value of the company’s property, including claim and machinery, is five thousand five hundred pounds.
  5. The number of shares in the company is fifty-five thousand of two shillings each.
  6. The number of shares subscribed for is fifty thousand.
  7. The name of the Manager is Henry Gilfillan, jun.
  8. The names, addresses, and occupations of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as below:—

No. of Shares.
Duncan Edward Clerk, Auckland, Agent .. .. 2,858
Wilfred Ewing Bruce, Auckland, Solicitor .. 2,858
Herbert Phillipson, Auckland, Confectioner .. 2,858
James Henry Smith, Auckland, Accountant .. 1,429
John Pitt, Auckland, Settler .. .. .. 1,429
Henry Lomas Smith, Thames, Accountant .. 1,429
Alfred Seymour Bankart, Auckland, Accountant .. 1,429
Alfred Barnes, Auckland, Forwarding Agent .. 1,429
James Biden Fairs, Auckland, Accountant .. 1,429
Percy Edward Chisenhall Hamerton, Auckland, Bank Clerk .. .. .. .. .. 1,429
Francis Hanbury Masfen, Auckland, Sharebroker .. 1,429
James Smith, Auckland, Coal Merchant .. .. 2,858
George Alfred Buttle, Auckland, Sharebroker .. 1,429
James Milne Mennie, Auckland, Biscuit-manufacturer .. .. .. .. .. 1,429
William Handley, Auckland, Cordial-manufacturer 1,429
John Byrne, Karangahake, Miner .. .. .. 8,569
Jno. Phillips, jun., Paeroa, Merchant .. .. 3,684
Chas. Hamilton Knowles, Paeroa, Tobacconist .. 2,142
Harry Hamilton Knowles, Feilding, Settler .. 2,142
Charles Rhodes, Paeroa, Banker .. .. .. 1,428
Henry Christian Wick, Paeroa, Settler .. .. 1,428
Henry Gilfillan, jun., Auckland, Mining Agent .. 2,856
James Henry Fleming, Paeroa, Sharebroker .. 200
Thomas Lawless, Paeroa, Ironmonger .. .. 200

No. of Shares.
Edwin Edwards, Paeroa, Journalist .. .. 200
Henry Gilfillan, jun., Auckland, Mining Agent, in trust for the United Gold-mining Company (No Liability) .. .. .. .. .. 5,000
Total .. .. .. .. .. 55,000

Dated this 19th day of January, 1895.
H. GILFILLAN, Jun., Manager.

Witness to signature—Frederick L. Prime, J.P.

I, Henry Gilfillan, jun., 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.”

H. GILFILLAN, Jun.

Taken before me, at Auckland, this 19th day of January, 1895—Frederick L. Prime, J.P. 68

I, the undersigned, hereby make application to register the Venus Gold-mining Company as a no-liability company, under the provisions of “The Mining Companies Act, 1894.”

  1. The name of the company is to be the Venus Gold-mining Company (No Liability).
  2. The place of operations is at Kuaotunu, Coromandel, in the Hauraki Mining District, in the Provincial District of Auckland.
  3. The registered office of the company will be situated at Nos. 40 and 41, New Zealand Insurance Buildings, Auckland.
  4. The value of the company’s property, including claim and machinery, is six thousand pounds.
  5. The number of shares subscribed for is sixty thousand, of two shillings each.
  6. The number of shares subscribed for is forty-eight thousand.
  7. The name of the Manager is Henry Gilfillan, jun.
  8. The names, addresses, and occupations of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as below:—

No. of Shares.
James Frater, Auckland, Sharebroker .. .. 6,000
George Frederick Brimblecombe, Auckland, Sharebroker .. .. .. .. .. 6,000
Seymour Thorne George, Auckland, Sharebroker .. 6,000
Donald McLeod, Auckland, Agent .. .. .. 6,000
Alexander Peebles, Kuaotunu, Mine Manager .. 6,000
Joseph James Craig, Auckland, Coal Merchant .. 6,000
Enos Priestley, Auckland, Coal Merchant .. .. 500
Victor John Larner, Auckland, Bank Clerk .. .. 1,000
Alfred Kidd, Auckland, Licensed Victualler .. 500
Henry Gilfillan, jun., Auckland, Mining Agent .. 250
William Stanley Cooper, Auckland, Clerk .. .. 1,000
Harry Hughlings Jackson, Wellington, Railway Official .. .. .. .. .. 1,000
Aitken Carrick, Auckland, Sharebroker .. .. 2,150
James Russell, Auckland, Solicitor .. .. .. 1,000
John Darcy Connolly, Auckland, United States Consul .. .. .. .. .. 1,000
William Alfred Ricketts Ryan, Auckland, Accountant 1,000
Ernest David Benjamin, Auckland, Merchant .. 1,000
William Gorrie, Auckland, Stationer .. .. .. 1,000
Duncan Edward Clerk, Auckland, Agent .. .. 600
Henry Gilfillan, jun., Auckland, Mining Agent, in trust for the Venus Gold-mining Company (No Liability) .. .. .. .. .. 12,000
Total .. .. .. .. .. 60,000

Dated this 19th day of January, 1895.
H. GILFILLAN, Jun., Manager.

Witness to signature—Frederick L. Prime, J.P.

I, Henry Gilfillan, jun., 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.”

H. GILFILLAN, Jun.

Taken before me, at Auckland, this 19th day of January, 1895—Frederick L. Prime, J.P. 66



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🏭 Application to Register Victor Gold-mining Company (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
19 January 1895
Gold-mining, Company Registration, Karangahake, Auckland
17 names identified
  • Robert Thomas Clarke, Shareholder
  • Sophia Louisa Smith, Shareholder
  • Frederick Douglas Brown, Shareholder
  • Marion Galwey, Shareholder
  • Charles Rhodes, Shareholder
  • Richard Spratt, Shareholder
  • Duncan Edward Clerk, Shareholder
  • William Scott Wilson, Shareholder
  • Charles Cookman McMillan, Shareholder
  • James Russell, Shareholder
  • George Makgill, Shareholder
  • Thomas Morrin, Shareholder
  • Seymour Thorne George, Shareholder
  • Jonathan Seaver, Shareholder
  • John Schaw Rutherford, Shareholder
  • Henry Gilfillan (junior), Manager and Shareholder
  • Frederick L. Prime (Justice of the Peace), Witness to signature

  • H. Gilfillan, Jun., Manager

🏭 Application to Register United Gold-mining Company

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
19 January 1895
Gold-mining, Company Registration, Karangahake, Auckland
26 names identified
  • Duncan Edward Clerk, Shareholder
  • Wilfred Ewing Bruce, Shareholder
  • Herbert Phillipson, Shareholder
  • James Henry Smith, Shareholder
  • John Pitt, Shareholder
  • Henry Lomas Smith, Shareholder
  • Alfred Seymour Bankart, Shareholder
  • Alfred Barnes, Shareholder
  • James Biden Fairs, Shareholder
  • Percy Edward Chisenhall Hamerton, Shareholder
  • Francis Hanbury Masfen, Shareholder
  • James Smith, Shareholder
  • George Alfred Buttle, Shareholder
  • James Milne Mennie, Shareholder
  • William Handley, Shareholder
  • John Byrne, Shareholder
  • Jno. Phillips (junior), Shareholder
  • Chas. Hamilton Knowles, Shareholder
  • Harry Hamilton Knowles, Shareholder
  • Charles Rhodes, Shareholder
  • Henry Christian Wick, Shareholder
  • Henry Gilfillan (junior), Manager and Shareholder
  • James Henry Fleming, Shareholder
  • Thomas Lawless, Shareholder
  • Edwin Edwards, Shareholder
  • Frederick L. Prime (Justice of the Peace), Witness to signature

  • H. Gilfillan, Jun., Manager

🏭 Application to Register Venus Gold-mining Company

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
19 January 1895
Gold-mining, Company Registration, Kuaotunu, Coromandel
20 names identified
  • James Frater, Shareholder
  • George Frederick Brimblecombe, Shareholder
  • Seymour Thorne George, Shareholder
  • Donald McLeod, Shareholder
  • Alexander Peebles, Shareholder
  • Joseph James Craig, Shareholder
  • Enos Priestley, Shareholder
  • Victor John Larner, Shareholder
  • Alfred Kidd, Shareholder
  • Henry Gilfillan (junior), Manager and Shareholder
  • William Stanley Cooper, Shareholder
  • Harry Hughlings Jackson, Shareholder
  • Aitken Carrick, Shareholder
  • James Russell, Shareholder
  • John Darcy Connolly, Shareholder
  • William Alfred Ricketts Ryan, Shareholder
  • Ernest David Benjamin, Shareholder
  • William Gorrie, Shareholder
  • Duncan Edward Clerk, Shareholder
  • Frederick L. Prime (Justice of the Peace), Witness to signature

  • H. Gilfillan, Jun., Manager