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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 14

I, Robert Arthur Mathewson, of Dunedin, the Manager of the Mount Pisa Gold-dredging Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company at 31st December, 1899; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

ROBERT ARTHUR MATHEWSON,
Manager.

Declared at Dunedin, this 29th day of January, 1900, before me—J. J. Ramsay, J.P.
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STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Arrow Falls Gold-mining Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration: 4th April, 1898.

Whether in active operation or not: Yes.

Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Invercargill; R. F. Cuthbertson.

Nominal capital: £30,000.

Amount of capital subscribed: £30,000.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £1,166 13s. 4d.

Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid: £27,750.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 30,000.

Number of shares allotted: 30,000.

Amount paid per share: 20s. on 20,000, and 17s. 10d. on 10,000.

Amount called up per share: 20s. on 20,000, and 17s. 10d. on 10,000.

Number and amount of calls in arrear: Nil.

Number of shares forfeited: Nil.

Number of forfeited shares sold, and money received for same: Nil.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of company: 16.

Present number of shareholders: 33.

Quantity and value of gold produced during preceding year: 55 oz. 8 dwt.; £215 2s.

Total quantity and value of gold produced since registration: 55 oz. 8 dwt.: £215 2s.

Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations during preceding year: £1,684 19s. 3d.

Total expenditure since registration: £1,684 19s. 3d.

Total amount of dividends declared: Nil.

Total amount of dividends paid: Nil.

Total amount of unclaimed dividends: Nil.

Amount of cash at banker’s: Nil.

Amount of cash in hand: Nil.

Amount of debts directly due to company: £11.

Amount of debts considered good: £11.

Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any): Nil.

I, Robert Ferguson Cuthbertson, Manager of the Arrow Falls Gold-mining Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company at 31st December, 1899; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

R. F. CUTHBERTSON,
Manager.

Declared at Invercargill, this 31st day of January, 1900, before me—Robt. Gilmour, J.P.
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STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Parapara Hydraulic Sluicing and Mining Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration: 13th June, 1892.

Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.

Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Wellington; Thomas John Cory Warren, Secretary.

Nominal capital: £55,000.

Amount of capital subscribed: £49,800.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £26,360.

Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of cash received for same (if any): £19,200; nil.

Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid: £19,200.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 200 shares of £200 each; 150 preference shares of £100 each.

Number of shares allotted: 302.

Amount paid up per share: 195 shares, each £200 paid up; one share, £50 paid up; 106 preference shares, £60 paid up.

Amount called up per share: On ordinary shares, £200 per share; on preference shares, £60 per share.

Number and amount of calls in arrear: 7, £150.

Number of shares forfeited: Nil.

Number of forfeited shares sold, and money received for same: Nil.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of company: 7.

Present number of shareholders: 44.

Number of men employed by company: 18.

Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during preceding year: 729 oz. 17 dwt. gold; value, £2,789 9s. 11d.

Total quantity and value of gold or silver produced since registration: 2,495 oz. 0 dwt. 10 gr. (gold standard); value, £9,514 Os. 7d.

Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations during preceding year: £4,153 8s. 2d.

Total expenditure since registration: £32,447 Os. 4d.

Total amount of dividends declared: Nil.

Total amount of dividends paid: Nil.

Total amount of unclaimed dividends: Nil.

Amount of cash at banker’s: Nil.

Amount of cash in hand: Nil.

Amount of debts directly due to company: £150.

Amount of debts considered good: £150.

Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any): £2,000.

I, Thomas John Cory Warren, the Secretary of the Parapara Hydraulic Sluicing and Mining Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company at the 31st day of December, 1899; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

T. J. C. WARREN,
Secretary.

Declared at Wellington, this 23rd day of January, 1900, before me—John Jack, J.P.
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STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Ohinemuri Syndicate (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: 24th December, 1895; 4th March, 1896.

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: Owharoa.

Nominal capital: £60,000.

Amount of capital subscribed: £51,918.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash in colony: £2,253 5s.

Price paid to vendors of mine—
(a.) In fully paid-up shares: £20,000.
(b.) In partly paid-up shares, credited as 18s. 6d. paid up: £18,000.
(c.) In cash: Nil.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 60,000, in 48,007 ordinary and 11,993 priority shares.

Number of shares on Colonial Register: 20,003 ordinary and 250 priority.

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: 315.

Number of men employed by company in colony: Say 12 to 15.

Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during period since last statement: Nil.

Total quantity and value of gold or silver produced since registration of office of company in colony: Nil.

Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining operations in colony during period since last statement: £6,157 8s.

Total expenditure since registration of office of company in colony: £22,547 8s. 9d.

Total amount of dividends paid in colony: Nil.

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: £39 2s.

I, Robert Rose, of Auckland, the Attorney of the Ohinemuri Syndicate (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company as on the 30th day of September, 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 25th day of January, 1900, before me—J. Russell, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, Auckland.
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