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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 48

Total amount of dividends paid: £12,260.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends: £65.
Amount of cash at banker's: £486 11s.; fixed deposits, £1,508 2s. 6d.
Amount of cash in hand: Nil.
Amount of debts directly due to company: Nil.
Amount of debts considered good: Nil.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any): Nil.
Amount of debts owing by company: £680 19s. 2d.

I, William Holsted, of Dunedin, Manager of the Nelson Creek 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 the 31st December, 1902; and I hereby make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

W. HOLSTED,
Manager.

Declared at Dunedin, this 14th day of January, 1903, before me—Eardley C. Reynolds, J.P.
677

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Charlton Creek Gold-dredging Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration: 5th May, 1899.
Whether in active operation or not: Active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Dunedin; W. Holsted.
Nominal capital: £5,000.
Amount of capital subscribed: £4,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £4,000.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of cash received for same (if any): £4,000.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid: £1,000.
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 5,000.
Number of shares allotted: 5,000.
Amount paid per share: £1.
Amount called up per share: £1.
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: 30.
Present number of shareholders: 79.
Number of men employed by company: 7.
Quantity and value of gold produced during preceding year: 873 oz. 16 dwt. 5 gr.; £3,342 17s. 9d.
Total quantity and value of gold produced since registration: 3,114 oz. 4 dwt. 2 gr.; £12,085 19s. 3d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations during preceding year: £3,367 1s. 2d.
Total expenditure since registration: £15,741 11s. 6d.
Total amount of dividends declared: £3,500.
Total amount of dividends paid: £3,465.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends: £35.
Amount of cash at banker's: £244 7s. 9d.; on fixed deposit, £100.
Amount of cash in hand: Nil.
Amount of debts directly due to company: Nil.
Amount of debts considered good: Nil.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any): Nil.
Amount of debts owing by company: £218 17s. 7d.

I, William Holsted, of Dunedin, the Manager of the Charlton Creek 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 the 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.”

W. HOLSTED,
Manager.

Declared at Dunedin, this 16th day of January, 1903, before me—D. Larnach, J.P.
678

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; Charles Rhodes.
Where mine is situate: Waihi.
Nominal capital: £500,000.

Amount of capital subscribed: £495,907.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash in colony: £19,212.
Price paid to vendors of mine—
(a.) In fully paid-up shares: £53,833.
(b.) In partly paid-up shares, credited as £ paid up: Nil.
(c.) In cash: £48,637.
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 500,000.
Number of shares on Colonial Register: 19,747.
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: 220.
Number of men employed by company in colony: Say, 1,200.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during period since last statement: 605,998 oz. bullion; £521,574.
Total quantity and value of gold or silver produced since registration of office of company in colony: 2,411,906 oz. bullion; £2,502,905.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining operations in colony during period since last statement: £232,532 17s. 11d.
Total expenditure since registration of office of company in colony: £1,611,679 16s. 1d.
Total amount of dividends paid in colony: £36,206 17s. 6d.
Amount of cash at banker's in colony: £2,526 16s. 5d.
Amount of cash in hand in colony: 16s. 7d.
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: £4,437 7s. 5d.
Amount of debts owing by company, including income-tax accrued: £28,258 19s. 1d.

I, Charles Rhodes, 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, 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.”

CHAS. RHODES,
Attorney.

Declared at Auckland, this 11th day of June, 1903, before me—Thornton Jackson, a Solicitor, &c.
680

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: No Town Creek Gold-dredging Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration: 9th March, 1900.
Whether in active operation or not: Active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Dunedin; Wm. Holsted.
Nominal capital; £12,000.
Amount of capital subscribed: £8,500.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £8,500.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of cash received for same (if any): £8,500.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid: £3,500.
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 12,000.
Number of shares allotted: 12,000.
Amount paid per share: 20s.
Amount called up per share: 20s.
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: 81.
Present number of shareholders: 128.
Number of men employed by company: 9.
Quantity and value of gold produced during preceding year 1,971 oz. 6 dwt. 14 gr.; £7,685 14s. 8d.
Total quantity and value of gold produced since registration 1,971 oz. 6 dwt. 14 gr.; £7,685 14s. 8d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations during preceding year: £7,803 13s. 8d.
Total expenditure since registration: £15,049 4s. 2d.
Total amount of dividends declared: £2,400.
Total amount of dividends paid: £2,377 10s.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends: £22 10s.
Amount of cash at banker's: £676 10s. 6d.; fixed deposit, £460.
Amount of cash in hand: Nil.