Feb. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 613

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 Timaru is at No. 86, Stafford Street, instead of in the Arcade as formerly.

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

603

In the matter of “The Companies Act, 1882,” and its amendments; and in the matter of the New Zealand Pine Company (Limited), the Colonial Hardware, Woodware, and Implement Company (Limited), the Southland Farmers’ Implement and Engineering Company (Limited).

BY an order made by his Honour Mr. Justice Williams in the above matter, dated the 5th day of February, 1897, on the petition of the Bank of New Zealand, it was ordered that each of the following companies—that is to say, the New Zealand Pine Company (Limited), the Colonial Hardware, Woodware, and Implement Company (Limited), and the Southland Farmers’ Implement and Engineering Company (Limited)—be wound up by the Supreme Court, under the provisions of “The Companies Act, 1882,” and its amendments.

KENYON AND HOSKING,
Solicitors for the said Petitioner.

578

In the matter of the Dunedin Finance, Loan, and Agency Company (Limited).

AT an extraordinary general meeting of the above-named company, duly convened, and held at the company’s office, 14, High Street, Dunedin, on the 5th day of January, 1897, the following special resolution was duly passed, and at a subsequent extraordinary general meeting of the members of the said company, also duly convened, and held at the same place on the 25th day of January, 1897, the following resolution was duly confirmed:—

Resolution.—“That the company be wound up voluntarily under the provisions of ‘The Companies Act, 1882,’ and that Robert Wilson, Alexander Bartleman, Basil Sievwright, James Scoular, Daniel Brent, James Hazlett, and Bendix Hallenstein be and they are hereby appointed Liquidators for the purpose of such winding-up.”

Dated at Dunedin, this 18th day of February, 1897.

R. WILSON,
Chairman.

Witness—Alfred James, Solicitor, Dunedin.

581

In the matter of “The Companies Act, 1882,” and the amendments thereof; and in the matter of the Ceylon and Indian Tea Association (Limited).

THE creditors of the above-named company are required, on or before the 3rd day of April, 1897, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their claims or debts, and the names and addresses of their solicitors (if any), to Mr. Edward Withers, of Dunedin, Accountant, the Liquidator of the said company, at his office, in the National Mutual Life Association’s Buildings, Lower High Street, Dunedin, aforesaid; and, if so required by notice in writing from the said Liquidator, are to come in and prove their said claims or debts at the said office of the said Liquidator, at such time as shall be specified in such notice, or in default thereof they will be excluded from the benefit of any distribution made before such debts are proved.

Dated at Dunedin, this 17th day of February, 1897.

E. WITHERS,
Liquidator.

S. SOLOMON,
Solicitor for the Liquidator,
Dunedin,

606

Application to the Validation Court under “The Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893.”

No. 84.

IN THE VALIDATION COURT,
GISBORNE.

In the application of the Honourable James Carroll and Wiremu Pere, both of Gisborne, in the Provincial District of Auckland, for validation of interests claimed by them in the Paeroa No. 3 Block, situate in the Native Land Court District of Gisborne.

A. WE, James Carroll and Wiremu Pere, both of Gisborne, members of the House of Representatives of New Zealand, apply under “The Native Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893,” for the validation of a contract made between the owners of the Paeroa No. 3 Block (which said block of land is situate in the Native Land Court District of Gisborne, and contains 236 acres, more or less) and the New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company (Limited).

B. We desire to appear before the Validation Court on the 15th day of March, 1897, at the hour of half-past 10 o’clock in the forenoon, or so soon thereafter as counsel can be heard in that behalf.

C. The nature of the transaction proposed for validation is a contract made on or about the day of , 1883, between the owners of the Paeroa No. 3 Block and the New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company (Limited) for the transfer to the said company by the owners of the said land of the said block of land, in trust for the Native owners thereof, in accordance with the articles of association of the said company. The said company, in accordance with the said contract, expended large sums of money on behalf of the said owners, and made advances to the said owners in pursuance of the said contract in connection with the said land.

D. The land which was intended to be alienated by the above-mentioned contract was the block of land called or known as the Paeroa No. 3 Block, above described, the original title to which is a certificate of title under the Native Land Court Acts, 1865 and 1867, bearing date the 23rd day of September, 1868.

E. The estate in the said land which we seek to obtain from the said Court is an estate in fee-simple.

F. The manner in which and the persons through whom we came to be invested with the title to the said land which we now hold are as follow:—

(1.) Contract as above set out between the Native owners of the said Paeroa No. 3 Block and the New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company (Limited).

(2.) Memorandum of mortgage, dated the 3rd day of July, 1888, by the said New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company (Limited) to the Bank of New Zealand.

(3.) Memorandum of transfer, dated the 5th day of August, 1890, by the said Bank of New Zealand to the Bank of New Zealand Estates Company (Limited).

(4.) Memorandum of transfer, dated the 10th day of July, 1891, by the Registrar of the Supreme Court of New Zealand at Gisborne to the said Bank of New Zealand Estates Company (Limited).

(5.) Memorandum of agreement, dated the 17th day of February, 1892, between the Bank of New Zealand Estates Company (Limited) of the first part, William Lee Rees, of Gisborne, solicitor, of the second part, and ourselves (the applicants) of the third part.

G. Our address for service in the Town of Gisborne is at the office of Messrs. Rees and Day, solicitors, in Gladstone Road.

H. We desire the estates and interests of the Native owners of the said land, and the estates and interests of all the several parties mentioned in paragraph F of this application, through whom we claim, to be bound by the decrees of this Court, and for that purpose require that copies of this application be served on them or their representatives according to the list herewith, and we desire that all others who may claim to be interested in this matter shall be treated as parties to these proceedings.

Dated at Gisborne, this 23rd day of December, 1896.

JAMES CARROLL,
WI PERE,
(By their Solicitor and Agent,
W. L. REES).

To the Registrar of the Validation Court,
Gisborne.

490

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