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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 1

A PPLICATION having been made to me to issue a provisional certificate of title in the name of JOHN SWHAN, of West Brunswick, Victoria, for Section 20, Block IX., Town of Clinton, being the land contained in Register-book, Vol. lxiii., folio 51, and satisfactory evidence having been lodged of the loss of the original certificate of title, I hereby give notice that I shall issue a provisional certificate of title for the said land, as requested, at the expiration of fourteen days from the date of publication hereof.
Dated at the Lands Registry Office, Dunedin, this 30th day of December, 1899.

H. TURTON,
District Land Registrar.

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A PPLICATIONS having been made to me to register a dealing affecting Lease No. 259, Langlands to Martin, and Mortgage 1448, Martin to Bain, the land being parts of Sections 1 and 22, Block IX., Town of Invercargill, and evidence having been lodged with me of the loss of the said lease and mortgage, I hereby give notice that I intend to register such dealing, and to dispense with the production of the said lease and mortgage, unless caveat be lodged forbidding the same within fourteen days from the date of the gazetting of this notice.
Dated this 22nd day of December, 1899, at the Lands Registry Office, Invercargill.

F. G. MORGAN,
District Land Registrar.

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N OTICE is hereby given that the several parcels of land hereinafter 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 gazetting of this notice.
HUGH MAIR, NICHOLAS JOHNSON, and MARY HAMILTON.—331 acres 2 roods 37 perches, being Sections 46, 47, 48, 49, and 50, Block X., Hundred of Jacob’s River. Occupied by James Alexander Hamilton. Nos. 2738 to 2741. Diagrams may be inspected at this office.
Dated this 22nd day of December, 1899, at the Lands Registry Office, Invercargill.

F. G. MORGAN,
District Land Registrar.

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Mining Notices.

THE GOLDEN BLOCKS (TAITAPU), LIMITED.

N OTICE is hereby given that the place of business in New Zealand of the above-named company is at the office of Messrs. Fell and Atkinson, in Hardy Street, in the City of Nelson.

CHARLES Y. FELL,
Attorney for the Golden Blocks (Taitapu), Limited.

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STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Waihi Gold-mining Company (Limited), (being a foreign company as defined by section 2 of “The Mining Companies Acts Amendment Act, 1897”).
When formed, and date of registration of office of company in colony: 7th December, 1887.
Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Attorney or Attorneys: Shortland Street, Auckland; Robert Rose.
Where mine is situate: Waihi.
Nominal capital: £320,000.
Amount of capital subscribed: £320,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash in colony: £13,354.
Price paid to vendors of mine—
(a.) In fully paid-up shares: £53,333.
(b.) In partly paid-up shares, credited as £ paid up:
(c.) In cash: £48,637.
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 320,000.
Number of shares on Colonial Register: 9,440.
Amount paid per share (Colonial Register): £1.
Amount called up per share (Colonial Register): £1.
Number and amount of calls in arrear (Colonial Register): Nil.
Number of shares forfeited (Colonial Register): Nil.
Number of forfeited shares on Colonial Register sold, and money received for same: Nil.
Number of shareholders on Colonial Register: 75.
Number of men employed by company in colony: 570.

Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during period since last statement: —; £256,494 12s. 7d.
Total quantity and value of gold or silver produced since registration of office of company in colony: —; £892,855 10s. 9d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining operations in colony during period since last statement: £132,919 19s. 7d.
Total expenditure since registration of office of company in colony: £670,029 4s. 5d.
Total amount of dividends paid in colony: £16,150 2s.
Amount of cash at banker’s in colony: Nil.
Amount of cash in hand in colony: Nil.
Amount of debts directly due to company in colony: Nil.
Amount of such debts considered good:
Amount of liabilities of company (if any) in colony: £2,466 9s. 6d.

I, Robert Rose, of Auckland, the Attorney of the Waihi Gold-mining Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company as on the 31st day of December, 1898, being the date of the last balance-sheet; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

ROBT. ROSE,
Attorney.

Declared at Auckland, this 22nd day of December, 1899, before me—C. J. Tunks, a Solicitor, &c.

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STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Waitekauri Gold-mining Company (Limited), (being a foreign company as defined by section 2 of “The Mining Companies Acts Amendment Act, 1897”).
When formed, and date of registration of office of company in colony: 6th May, 1895.
Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Attorney or Attorneys: Shortland Street, Auckland; Robert Rose.
Where mine is situate: Waitekauri.
Nominal capital: £230,000.
Amount of capital subscribed: £206,500.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash in colony: £3,441 5s.
Price paid to vendors of mine—
(a.) In fully paid-up shares: £30,000.
(b.) In partly paid-up shares, credited as £ paid up:
(c.) In cash: £70,000.
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 230,000.
Number of shares on Colonial Register: 13,371.
Amount paid per share (Colonial Register): 12,962, £1 per share paid; 409, 7s. 6d. per share paid.
Amount called up per share (Colonial Register): 12,962, £1 per share; 409, 7s. 6d. per share.
Number and amount of calls in arrear (Colonial Register): Nil.
Number of shares forfeited (Colonial Register): Nil.
Number of forfeited shares on Colonial Register sold, and money received for same: Nil.
Number of shareholders on Colonial Register: 80.
Number of men employed by company in colony: Say, 350.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during period since last statement: —; £70,276 14s. 9d.
Total quantity and value of gold or silver produced since registration of office of company in colony: —; £183,189 12s.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining operations in colony during period since last statement: £64,796 14s. 11d.
Total expenditure since registration of office of company in colony: £258,869 8s.
Total amount of dividends paid in colony: £2,676 14s. 6d.
Amount of cash at banker’s in colony: Nil.
Amount of cash in hand in colony: Nil.
Amount of debts directly due to company in colony: Nil.
Amount of such debts considered good: Nil.
Amount of liabilities of company (if any) in colony: £906 7s. 10d.

I, Robert Rose, of Auckland, the Attorney of the Waitekauri Gold-mining Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company as on the 31st day of May, 1899, being the date of the last balance-sheet; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

ROBT. ROSE,
Attorney.

Declared at Auckland, this 28th day of December, 1899, before me—S. Thorne George, J.P.

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