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claims is now payable at my office, Rees Street, Queenstown. Promissory notes (if any) must be produced for indorsement.

CYRIL E. GUDGEON,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Queenstown, 8th January, 1906.

In Bankruptcy.

In the estate of GEORGE MUNRO FRASER and GEORGE MORLEY, trading as “Morley and Fraser,” of Queenstown, Bridge Contractors, Bankrupts.

NOTICE is hereby given that a first and final dividend, of 2¹¹⁄₁₅d. in the pound, on all accepted proved claims is now payable at my office, Rees Street, Queenstown. Promissory notes (if any) must be proved for indorsement.

CYRIL E. GUDGEON,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Queenstown, 10th January, 1906.

MINING NOTICES.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Sailors’ Gully (Waitahuna) Gold-mining Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration: 3rd June, 1896.

Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.

Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary: Lawrence; Alfred Crooke.

Nominal capital: £2,000.

Amount of capital subscribed: £2,000.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £100.

Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of cash received for same (if any): £1,800; Nil.

Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid: £1,800.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 2,000.

Number of shares allotted: 2,000.

Amount paid per share: 10s. on contributing shares.

Amount called up per share: 10s. on contributing shares.

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: 7.

Present number of shareholders: 11.

Number of men employed by company: 4.

Quantity and value of gold or silver produced since last statement: Gold, 345 oz. 18 dwt. 14 gr.; £1,339 13. 1d.

Total quantity and value produced since registration: 2,270 oz. 12 dwt. 13 gr.; £8,448 18s. 2d.

Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations since last statement: £746 18s. 1d.

Total expenditure since registration: £6,435 1s. 7d.

Total amount of dividends declared: £2,150.

Total amount of dividends paid: £2,150.

Total amount of unclaimed dividends: Nil.

Amount of cash at banker’s: £139 7s. 10d.

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: £88 9s. 10d.

I, Alfred Crooke, of Lawrence, the Secretary of the Sailors’ Gully (Waitahuna) Gold-mining Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company at the present date; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

ALFRED CROOKE,
Secretary.

Declared at Lawrence, this 8th day of January, 1906, before me—Thos. Pilling, J.P. 34

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Golden Crescent Sluicing Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration: 26th November, 1898.

Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.

Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Lawrence; John C. Browne.

Nominal capital: £3,500.

Amount of capital subscribed: £3,500.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £3,500.

Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of cash received for same (if any): £3,500.

Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid: Nil.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 3,500.

Number of shares allotted: 3,500.

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: 15.

Present number of shareholders: 27.

Number of men employed by company: 8.

Quantity and value of gold produced during preceding year: 480 oz. 0 dwt. 8 gr.; £1,868 9s. 9d.

Total quantity and value of gold produced since registration: 3,759 oz. 17 dwt. 9 gr.; £14,576 3s. 9d.

Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations during preceding year: £910 5s. 5d.

Total expenditure since registration: £11,373 4s. 5d.

Total amount of dividends declared: £6,300.

Total amount of dividends paid: £6,300.

Total amount of unclaimed dividends: Nil.

Amount of cash at banker’s: £255 7s. 5d.

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: £64 6s. 4d.

I, John Collins Browne, of Lawrence, Otago, Legal Manager of the Golden Crescent Sluicing Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company at the present date; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

JOHN C. BROWNE,
Legal Manager.

Declared at Lawrence, this 9th day of January, 1906, before me—John Norrie, J.P. 35

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Belle Vue Gold-dredging Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration: 22nd September, 1902; 17th October, 1902.

Whether in active operation or not: Yes.

Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Christchurch; E. MacRae.

Nominal capital: £6,000.

Amount of capital subscribed: £3,400.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £2,300.

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: £1,000.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 6,000.

Number of shares allotted: 3,400.

Amount paid per share: £1.

Amount called up per share: £1.

Number and amount of calls in arrear: Nil.

Number of shares forfeited: 75.

Number of forfeited shares sold, and money received for same: Nil.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of company: 11.

Present number of shareholders: 10.

Number of men employed by company: 9.

Quantity and value of gold produced during preceding year: 489 oz. 8 dwt. 15 gr.; £1,925 1s. 7d.

Total quantity and value of gold produced since registration: 851 oz. 13 dwt. 9 gr.; £3,340 17s. 11d.

Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations during preceding year: £2,653 15s. 11d.

Total expenditure since registration: £4,407 3s. 8d.

Total amount of dividends declared: Nil.

Total amount of dividends paid: Nil.

Total amount of unclaimed dividends: Nil.

Amount of cash at banker’s: Nil.

Amount of cash in hand: Nil.

Amount of debts directly due to company: £31 11s. 5d.

Amount of debts considered good: £31 11s. 5d.