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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 15

Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations during preceding year: £2,283 19s. 10d.
Total expenditure since registration: £2,283 19s. 10d., including purchase of plant and claim.
Total amount of dividends declared: Nil.
Total amount of dividends paid: Nil.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends: Nil.
Amount of cash at banker’s: £215 15s. 7d.
Amount of cash in hand: Nil.
Amount of debts directly due to company: Nil.
Amount of debts considered good: Nil.
Amount of debts owing by company: £238 3s. 6d.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any): Nil.

I, Herbert Edward Wilson, of Dunedin, Secretary of the New Skippers Sluicing Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company on 31st December, 1902; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

HERBERT E. WILSON,
Secretary.

Declared at Dunedin, this 20th day of January, 1903, before me—F. H. Morice, J.P.
313

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Prince Arthur Gold-dredging Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration: 13th February, 1900.
Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Dunedin; J. F. Harper.
Nominal capital: £16,000.
Amount of capital subscribed: £9,370.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £6,725.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of cash received for same (if any): Nil.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid: £3,000.
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 16,000.
Number of shares allotted: 16,000.
Amount paid per share: 20s.
Amount called up per share: 20s.
Number and amount of calls in arrear: 3; £6 5s.
Number of shares forfeited: 5,630, and written off 1,000—6,630.
Number of forfeited shares sold, and money received for same: Nil.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of company: 98.
Present number of shareholders: 156.
Number of men employed by company: 7.
Quantity and value of gold produced during preceding year: 327 oz. 10 dwt. 4 gr.; £1,260 8s. 11d.
Total quantity and value of gold produced since registration: 327 oz. 10 dwt. 4 gr.; £1,260 8s. 11d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations during preceding year: £3,049 4s. 9d.
Total expenditure since registration: £7,738 15s. 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: £222 3s. 2d.
Amount of cash in hand: £24 10s. 5d.
Amount of debts directly due to company: Nil.
Amount of debts considered good: Nil.
Amount of debts owing by company: £1,128 14s. 5d.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any): Nil.

I, John Ferguson Harper, of Dunedin, Secretary of the Prince Arthur Gold-dredging Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company on 31st December, 1902; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

J. F. HARPER,
Secretary.

Declared at Dunedin, this 21st day of January, 1903, before me—R. Ewing, J.P.
314

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Shotover Quartz-mining Company (No Liability).
When formed, and date of registration: 9th March, 1898.
Whether in active operation or not: Erecting battery.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Dunedin; S. E. Brent, Secretary.

Nominal capital: £7,500.
Amount of capital subscribed: £7,020.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £4,704, and calls paid in advance £139 0s. 5d.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of cash received for same (if any):
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid: £1,500.
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 30,000, at 5s. each.
Number of shares allotted: 28,080.
Amount paid per share: 5s. on 24,000, 11d. on 4,080.
Amount called up per share: 5s. on 24,000, 1s. on 4,080.
Number and amount of calls in arrear: 1,450 shares; £17 18s. 4d.
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: 25.
Present number of shareholders: 42.
Number of men employed by company: 11, when working.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during preceding year: 176 oz. 3 dwt. 12 gr.; £675 6s. 4d.
Total quantity and value of gold or silver produced since registration: 536 oz. 19 dwt. 5 gr.; £2,050 7s. 10d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations during preceding year: £1,653 9s. 11d.
Total expenditure since registration: £7,322 12s.
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: Nil.
Amount of debts considered good: Nil.
Amount of debts owing by company: £439 2s. 6d., and £400 debentures.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any): £400.

I, Septimus Edward Brent, of Dunedin, Secretary of the Shotover Quartz-mining Company (No Liability), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company at 31st December, 1902; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

S. E. BRENT,
Secretary.

Declared at Dunedin, this 26th day of January, 1903, before me—James Hazlett, J.P.
328

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Kauri Freehold Gold Estates (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: 23rd March, 1900.
Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Attorney or Attorneys: Shortland Street, Auckland; Charles Rhodes.
Where mine is situate: Opitonui.
Nominal capital: £250,000.
Amount of capital subscribed: £250,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash in colony: £2,823 17s.
Price paid to vendors of mine—
(a.) In fully paid-up shares:
(b.) In partly paid-up shares, credited as £ paid up:
(c.) In cash:
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 250,000.
Number of shares on Colonial Register: 8,903.
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: 21.
Number of men employed by company in colony: 115.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during period since last statement: 17,098 tons of ore; £18,751 9s. 11d.
Total quantity and value of gold or silver produced since registration of office of company in colony: 31,195 tons of ore; £35,559 16s. 8d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining operations in colony during period since last statement: £102,394 11s. 3d.