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plete statement of the affairs of the said company at the
present date; and I make this solemn declaration con-
scientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of
“ The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”
JOHN J. WOODS,
Secretary.

Declared at Lawrence, this 5th day of January, 1904,
before me—Francis Oudaille, J.P.
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STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Tuapeka Dredging Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration: 31st July, 1897.
Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager:
Lawrence, Otago; John J. Woods.
Nominal capital: £2,800.
Amount of capital subscribed: £2,800.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £2,500.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no
cash has been paid: £300.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount
of cash received for same (if any): £2,800; £2,500.
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 2,800.
Number of shares allotted: 2,800.
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 com-
pany: 26.
Present number of shareholders: 44.
Number of men employed by company: 7.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during pre-
ceeding year: 660½ oz.; £2,544 15s. 4d.
Total quantity and value of gold or silver produced since
registration: 3,429½ oz.; £13,203 16s. 7d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations
during preceding year: £2,449 8s. 4d.
Total expenditure since registration: £13,721 2s. 2d.
Total amount of dividends declared: £3,290.
Total amount of dividends paid: £3,290.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends: Nil.
Amount of cash at banker’s: £194 17s.
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: £154.

I, John Joseph Woods, of Lawrence, Otago, the Secretary
of the Tuapeka Dredging Company (Limited), do solemnly
and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete state-
ment of the affairs of the said company at the present date;
and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believ-
ing the same to be true, and by virtue of “ The Justices of
the Peace Act, 1882.”
JOHN J. WOODS,
Secretary.

Declared at Lawrence, this 5th day of January, 1904,
before me—Francis Oudaille, J.P.
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UNDER “ THE MINING ACT, 1898.”

APPLICATION FOR LICENSE FOR A WATER-RACE.

To the Warden of the Karamea Mining District, at Colling-
wood.

PURSUANT to “ The Mining Act, 1898,” the under-
signed, Alexander Forbes, Miner, Collingwood, hereby
applies for a license for a water-race as specified in the
Schedule hereto, the course whereof has been duly marked
out for the purpose.
Date and number of miner’s right: 16th December, 1903;
No. 41420.
Address for service: The office of G. H. Allan, Colling-
wood.
Dated at Collingwood, this 18th day of December, 1903.

SCHEDULE.

Locality of the race and of its starting and terminal points:
Pakawau, Collingwood; commencing in Billy King’s Creek,
on Crown lands, traversing Sections 4 and 20 (Fletcher’s
freehold), and terminating on applicant’s claim on Sec-
tion 21 (Filleul’s freehold).
Length and intended course of race: Two miles and a half;
course, south-west to north-east.

Points of intake: At peg marked A in Billy King’s Creek.
Estimated time and cost of construction: Time, twelve
months; cost, £500.
Mean depth and breadth: 2 ft. by 2 ft. 6 in.
Number of heads to be diverted: Five.
Purpose for which water is to be used: Mining by
hydraulic sluicing.
Proposed term of license: Forty-two years.
ALEXANDER FORBES
(By his Agent, G. H. ALLAN),
Applicant.

Precise time of filing of the foregoing application: 19th
December, 1903, at 10.30 a.m.
Time and place appointed for the hearing of the application
and all objections thereto: Wednesday, 13th January, 1904,
at 10 a.m., at Warden’s Court, Collingwood.
Objections thereto must be filed in the Registrar’s office
and notified to applicant at least two days before the day
so appointed.
JOHN T. FOLEY,
Deputy Mining Registrar.
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UNDER “ THE MINING ACT, 1898.”

APPLICATION FOR LICENSE FOR A TAIL-RACE.

To the Warden of the Karamea Mining District, at Colling-
wood.

PURSUANT to “ The Mining Act, 1898,” the under-
signed, Alexander Forbes, Miner, Collingwood, hereby
applies for a license for a tail-race, as specified in the
Schedule hereto, the course whereof has been duly marked
out for the purpose.
Date and number of miner’s right: 16th December,
1903; No. 41420.
Address for service: The office of G. H. Allan, Colling-
wood.
Dated at Collingwood, this 18th day of December, 1903.

SCHEDULE.

Locality of the race, and of its starting and terminal
points: Starting at applicant’s claim, on Section 21, Paka-
wau (Filleul’s freehold) and terminating on the sea-beach.
Length and intended course of race: 40 chains; part
east and west, and part north and south.
Its greatest depth and width: 10 ft. deep; 15 ft. wide.
Estimated time and cost of construction: Twelve months;
£100.
Proposed term of license: Forty-two years.
ALEXANDER FORBES,
(By his Agent, G. H. ALLAN),
Applicant.

Precise time of filing of the foregoing application:
19th December, 1903, at 10.30 a.m.
Time and place appointed for the hearing of the appli-
cation and all objections thereto: Wednesday, 13th Janu-
ary, 1904, at 10 a.m., at Warden’s Court, Collingwood.
Objections must be filed in the Registrar’s office and
notified to applicant at least two days before the day so
appointed.
JOHN T. FOLEY,
Deputy Mining Registrar.
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THE PLEASANT VALLEY GOLD-MINING COM-
PANY (LIMITED), (IN LIQUIDATION).

NOTICE is hereby given that a General Meeting of
shareholders in the Pleasant Valley Gold-mining
Company (Limited), (in liquidation), will be held in the
Athenæum, Roxburgh, on Thursday, 21st January, 1904, at
8 p.m. Business: To receive Liquidator’s statement.
JOHN TAMBLYN, Jun.,
Coal Creek Flat.
Liquidator.
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In the matter of the New Golden Gravel Dredging Com-
pany (Limited), (in liquidation).

AT an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders
of the New Golden Gravel Dredging Company
(Limited), held in the registered office of the company,
Crawford Street, Dunedin, on Tuesday, the 29th December,
at 7.30 p.m., the following resolution was submitted and
carried: “ That the company cannot, by reason of its lia-
bilities, continue its business, and that it is advisable to
wind up the same, and that accordingly it be wound up
voluntarily, under the Companies Act of 1882 and its amend-
ments.” And that Mr. R. A. MATHEWSON was appointed
Liquidator to conduct said winding-up.
CHAS. E. KEAST, Jun.,
Chairman of Meeting.
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