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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 17

Amount of cash in hand : £53 13s. 6d.
Amount of debts directly due to company : £16.
Amount of debts considered good : £16.
Amount of debts owing by company : £509 19s. 8d.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any) : £254.

I, James Archibald Sligo, Secretary of Wattersons-Ahaura 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. A. SLIGO,
Secretary.

Declared at Dunedin, this 19th day of January, 1903, before me—George Esther, J.P.
382

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : Erickson’s Reward Gold-dredging Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration : 24th October, 1899.
Whether in active operation or not : In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager : Dunedin ; J. A. Sligo, Secretary.
Nominal capital : £10,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : £7,255.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £7,200 17s. 6d.
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 : £2,000.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 10,000.
Number of shares allotted : 9,255.
Amount paid per share : 20s. (less arrears).
Amount called up per share : 20s.
Number and amount of calls in arrear : £54 2s. 6d.
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 : 128.
Present number of shareholders : 191.
Number of men employed by company : 8.
Quantity and value of gold produced during preceding year : 945 oz. 6 dwt. 17 gr. ; £3,848 13s. 5d.
Quantity and value of gold produced since registration : 1,285 oz. 8 dwt. ; £5,162 13s. 10d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations during preceding year : £2,873 16s. 7d.
Total expenditure since registration : £14,050 9s. 9d.
Total amount of dividends declared : Nil.
Total amount of dividends paid : Nil.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.
Amount of cash at banker’s : £205 19s. 4d.
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 : £976 18s. 9d.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any) : £256 14s. 1d.

I, James Archibald Sligo, the Secretary of Erickson’s Reward 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. A. SLIGO,
Secretary.

Declared at Dunedin, this 19th day of January, 1903, before me—George Esther, J.P.
383

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : Greymouth Lagoons Gold-dredging Company (No Liability), (being a foreign company as defined by section 2 of “The Mining Companies Acts Amendment Act, 1897”).
When formed, and date of registration : Formed in Sydney, New South Wales, in August, 1900 ; registered office in New Zealand in July, 1901.
Whether in active operation or not : In active operation.
Where business is conducted in New Zealand, and name of Attorney or Attorneys : Greymouth ; George Stephen Cray and Thomas William Ponsonby.
Where company’s claim is situated : Blackwater River, Grey Valley.
Nominal capital : £24,000.

Amount of capital subscribed : £17,740 10s.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash by shareholders in New Zealand : £65.
Price paid by company to vendors of claim—
(a.) £8,000—i.e., 16,000 shares of 10s. each.
(b.) In partly paid-up shares : Nil.
(c.) In cash : Nil.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 48,000.
Number of shares on New Zealand Register : 2,500 paid up and 130 contributing shares.
Amount paid per share : 10s.
Amount called up per share : 10s.
Number and amount of calls in arrear : Nil.
Number of shares forfeited : Nil.
Number of shareholders on New Zealand Register : 7.
Number of men employed by company in New Zealand : 8.
Quantity and value of gold produced during period since last statement : 86 oz. 18 dwt. ; £353 15s. 4d.
Total quantity and value of gold produced since registration of office of company in New Zealand : 86 oz. 18 dwt. ; £353 15s. 4d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations in New Zealand during the period since last statement : £4,228 6s. 3d.
Total expenditure since registration : £11,590 4s. 10d.
Total amount of dividends paid in New Zealand : Nil.
Amount of cash at bank in New Zealand : £39 7s. 8d.
Amount of cash on hand in New Zealand : Nil.
Amount of debts directly due to company in New Zealand : Nil.
Amount of liabilities due from company in New Zealand : £2,760, contingent on the purchase of property under option.
Amount of debts owing by company in New Zealand : £495 17s. 4d.

I, George Stephen Cray, of Greymouth, Attorney of the Greymouth Lagoons Gold-dredging Company (No Liability), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company as on 31st December, 1902, 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.”
GEO. S. CRAY,
Attorney.

Declared at Greymouth, this 27th day of February, 1903, before me—W. R. Kettle, J.P.
375

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : Cairntrodlie Gold-dredging Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration : 27th March, 1900.
Whether in active operation or not : Active.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager : Gore ; John Latham.
Nominal capital : £7,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : £4,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £1,579 5s.
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 : £2,000.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 7,000.
Number of shares allotted : 4,000 contributing, 2,000 vendors’.
Amount paid per share : 11s.
Amount called up per share : 11s.
Number and amount of calls in arrear : 42 shareholders ; £630 15s.
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 : 58.
Present number of shareholders : 61.
Quantity and value of gold produced during preceding year : 81 oz. 14 dwt. 12 gr. ; £345 17s. 3d.
Total quantity and value of gold produced since registration : 81 oz. 14 dwt. 12 gr. ; £345 17s. 3d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations during preceding year : £2,090 7s. 6d.
Total expenditure since registration : £2,557 18s. 11d.
Total amount of dividends declared : Nil.
Total amount of dividends paid : Nil.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.
Amount of cash at banker’s : £79 1s. 5d.
Amount of cash in hand : £26 3s. 4d.
Amount of debts owing by company : £738 0s. 7d.
Amount of debts directly due to company : Nil.