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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 87

In Bankruptcy.

In the estate of FRANCIS WHITE, of Reef ton, Labourer.

A DIVIDEND, the first and final, of 1s. 4½d. in the pound, on all proved claims is now payable at my office, Bridge Street, Reefton.

HENRY COOPER,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Reefton, 27th September, 1905.

In Bankruptcy.

In the estate of DENIS O’KEEFE, of Temuka, Farmer.

A FIRST and final dividend, of 11d. in the pound, on all accepted proved claims is now payable at my office, Arcade, Timaru.

ALEX. MONTGOMERY,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Timaru, 22nd September, 1905.

In Bankruptcy.—In the District Court of Timaru and Oamaru, held at Timaru.

NOTICE is hereby given that MICHAEL DERMOUDY, of Temuka, Chaff-cutter Proprietor, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be helden at my office, at Arcade, Timaru, on Wednesday, the 4th day of October, 1905, at 11 o’clock a.m.

ALEX. MONTGOMERY,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Timaru, 26th September, 1905.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, held at Dunedin.

NOTICE is hereby given that dividends are now payable in the undermentioned estates on all proved claims; promissory notes (if any) must be produced for indorsement prior to payment of dividend:—

Tinnock, William, of Dunedin, Tallow-refiner: First and final, 11d. in the pound.

Waldie, John, of Dunedin, Slaughterman: First and final, 8s. 10½d. in the pound.

Driver, Harry Maclean, of Clarendon, Farmer: First and final, 1s. 9d. in the pound.

Wilson, David, of Balclutha, Blacksmith: First and final, 1s. 11d. in the pound.

Marshall, James, of Barnego, Balclutha, Farmer: First and final, 7s. 4d. in the pound.

C. C. GRAHAM,
Official Assignee.

Dunedin, 29th September, 1905.

MINING NOTICES.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Consolidated Goldfields of New Zealand (Limited), (being a foreign company as defined by section 2 of “The Mining Companies Acts Amendment Act, 1897”), to 31st December, 1904, being date of last balance-sheet.

When formed, and date of registration of office of company in colony: 22nd January, 1896.

Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.

Where business is conducted, and name of Attorney or Attorneys: Head office, London; colonial office, Reefton, New Zealand; Ernest William Spencer and William Stewart Park.

Where mine is situate: Reefton, New Zealand.

Nominal capital: £250,000.

Amount of capital subscribed: £242,378.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash in colony: Nil.

Price paid to vendors of mine—

(a.) In fully paid-up shares: Nil.

(b.) In partly paid-up shares, credited as £ paid up: Nil.

(c.) In cash: £43,416 13s. 4d.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 225,000.

Number of shares on Colonial Register: 267.

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 forfeited shares on Colonial Register sold, and money received for same: Nil.

Number of shareholders on Colonial Register: 4.

Number of men employed by company in colony: 180.

Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during period since last statement: 11,188 oz. 6 dwt. 15 gr.; £47,892 13s. 3d.

Total quantity and value of gold or silver produced since registration of office of company in colony: 53,523 oz. 9 dwt. 5 gr.; £222,002 18s. 10d.

Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining operations in colony during the period since last statement: £40,038 6s. 5d.

Total expenditure since registration of office of company in colony: £382,098 14s. 11d.

Total amount of dividends paid in colony: £23 7s.

Amount of cash in bank in colony: Nil.

Amount of cash in hand in colony: Nil.

Amount of debts directly due to company in colony £1,465 18s.

Amount of such debts considered good: £1,465 18s.

Amount of liabilities of company (if any) in colony: £284.

Amount of debts owing by company in colony: £14,556 17s. 4d.

I, William Stewart Park, of Reefton, one of the Attorneys of the Consolidated Goldfields of New Zealand (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, 1904 (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.”

W. STEWART PARK.

Declared at Reefton, this 25th day of September, 1905, before me—E. J. Scantlebury, J.P.

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STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Progress Mines of New Zealand (Limited), (being a foreign company as defined by section 2 of “The Mining Companies Acts Amendment Act, 1897”), to 31st December, 1904, being date of last balance-sheet.

When formed, and date of registration of office of company in colony: 8th December, 1896.

Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.

Where business is conducted, and name of Attorney or Attorneys: Head office, London; colonial office, Reefton, New Zealand; Ernest William Spencer and William Stewart Park.

Where mine is situate: Reefton.

Nominal capital: £275,000.

Amount of capital subscribed: £275,000.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash in colony: Nil.

Price paid to vendors of mine:

(a.) In fully paid-up shares: £200,000.

(b.) In partly paid-up shares, credited as £ paid up: Nil.

(c.) In cash: Nil.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 275,000.

Number of shares on the Colonial Register: 4,186.

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 the Colonial Register sold, and money received for same: Nil.

Number of shareholders on Colonial Register: 15.

Number of men employed by the company in the colony: 289.

Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during the period since last statement: 27,335 oz. 18 gr.; £110,416 16s. 5d.

Total quantity and value of gold or silver produced since registration of office of the company in the colony: 159,232 oz. 3 dwt. 23 gr.; £645,780 6s. 6d.

Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining operations in the colony during the period since last statement: £63,618 2s. 3d.

Total expenditure since registration of the office of the company in the colony: £468,600 16s. 4d.

Total amount of dividends paid in the colony: £3,350 6s. 6d.

Amount of cash at banker’s in the colony: Nil.

Amount of cash in hand in the colony: Nil.

Amount of debts directly due to company in the colony: £1,171 4s. 8d.

Amount of such debts considered good: £1,171 4s. 8d.

Amount of liabilities of the company (if any) in the colony: £279.

Amount of debts owing by the company in the colony: £947 6s.