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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 48

Sitting of the Native Land Court at Whanganui.

NOTICE is hereby given that the matter mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be heard by the Native Land Court sitting at Whanganui on the 16th day of June, 1904, or as soon thereafter as the business of the Court will allow.
[Wellington, 1904-14.]

Registrar’s Office, Wellington, 6th June, 1904.

R. C. SIM, Registrar.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICATION FOR CONFIRMATION OF ALIENATION.

Applications for Confirmation Certificates under Section 55.

NOTICE is hereby given that applications have been made to a Judge of the Court for certificates under section 55 of “The Native Land Court Act, 1894,” confirming the alienations hereunder specified. All objections to the granting of such certificates must be lodged with me within fourteen days from the publication of this notice.
[Wellington, Sec. 55.]

Registrar’s Office, Wellington, 8th June, 1904.

R. C. SIM, Registrar.

THE ALIENATIONS ABOVE REFERRED TO.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICE.

In Bankruptcy.—In the District Court, helden at Ashburton.

NOTICE is hereby given that GEOFFREY PORTER, of Ashburton, Cycle Agent, trading under the style or firm of “Porter Bros.,” was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be helden at my office, on Wednesday, the 15th day of June, 1904, at 11 o’clock in the forenoon.

JOHN DAVISON,
Deputy Official Assignee.

7th June, 1904.

MINING NOTICES.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Komata Reefs 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: 16th October, 1900.
Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Attorney or Attorneys: Registered office, Shortland Street, Auckland; Frederick C. Brown, General Manager and Attorney at mine.
Where mine is situate: Komata, Ohinemuri.
Nominal capital: £200,000.
Amount of capital subscribed: £200,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash in colony: Not known.
Price paid to vendors of mine—
(a.) In fully paid-up shares: 7 shares.
(b.) In partly paid-up shares, credited as 4s. 3d. paid up: 399,993 shares.
(c.) In cash: £6,109 2s. 10d.
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 800,000.
Number of shares on Colonial Register: 173,932.

Amount paid per share (Colonial Register): 5s.
Amount called up per share (Colonial Register): 5s.
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:
Number of men employed by company in colony: 94.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during period since last statement: Gold, 7,765·96 oz.; silver, 40,213·46 oz.: £37,119 2s. 9d.
Total quantity and value of gold or silver produced since registration of office of company in colony: Gold, 15,757·9 oz.; silver, 82,703·76 oz.: £75,706 9s. 7d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining operations in colony during period since last statement: £24,063 19s. 7d.
Total expenditure since registration of office of company in colony: £65,599 0s. 10d.
Total amount of dividends paid in colony: £2,852 4s.
Amount of cash at banker’s in colony:
Amount of cash in hand in colony: £720 12s. 9d.
Amount of debts directly due to company in colony: £22 6s. 6d.
Amount of such debts considered good: £22 6s. 6d.
Amount of liabilities of company (if any) in colony: £36 9s. 10d.
Amount of debts owing by company: £552 12s.; £81 4s. 8d.

I, Frederick Capel Brown, of Komata, the Attorney of the Komata Reefs 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 5th December, 1903 (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.”

F. C. BROWN,
Attorney.

Declared at Komata, this 20th day of May, 1904, before me—A. Dunsford, J.P.
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