FEB. 1. | THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

I, Richard Thomas Wheeler, of Dunedin, the Secretary of the Alexandra Lead 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, 1905; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882."
R. T. WHEELER,
Secretary.
Declared at Dunedin, this 25th day of January, 1906, before me—H. E. Muir, J.P.
STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.
Name of company : Electric Gold - dredging Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration : 2nd September, 1899.
Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary : Dunedin ; Richard Thomas Wheeler.
Nominal capital : £26,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : £26,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : Nil.
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: £26,000.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 26,000.
Number of shares allotted : 26,000.
Amount paid per share : £1.
Amount called up per share : Shares issued as fully paid up to £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 : 19.
Present number of shareholders : 277.
Number of men employed by company : 21.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced since last statement : Gold, 6,721 oz. 19 dwt. ; £26,064 16s. 7d.
Total quantity and value of gold produced since registration : 41,196 oz. 2 dwt. 22 gr.; £160,092 1s. 8d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations since last statement: £7,933 17s. 5d.
Total expenditure since registration : £41,002 18s. 8d.
Total amount of dividends declared : £116,350.
Total amount of dividends paid : £116,342 10s.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : £7 10s.
Amount of cash at banker's and on deposit : £3,831 13s. 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 : £1,843 5s. 3d.

I, Richard Thomas Wheeler, of Dunedin, the Secretary of the Electric 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, 1905; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882."
R. T. WHEELER,
Secretary.
Declared at Dunedin, this 25th day of January, 1906, before me—H. E. Muir, J.P.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.
Name of company : Sailors' Bend Dredging Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration : 1st September, 1899.
Whether in active operation or not : In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary : Dunedin ; Richard Thomas Wheeler.
Nominal capital : £8,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : £8,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £6,500.
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: £1,500.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 8,000.
Number of shares allotted : 8,000.
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 : 103.
Present number of shareholders : 173.
Number of men employed by company : 8.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced since last statement : Gold, 380 oz. 9 dwt.; £1,467 18s. 3d.
Total quantity and value of gold produced since registration : 2,908 oz. 5 dwt. 21 gr.; £11,239 0s. 2d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations since last statement : £1,279 7s. 3d.
Total expenditure since registration : £14,797 15s. 5d.
Total amount of dividends declared : £2,800.
Total amount of dividends paid : £2,791 5s.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : £8 15s.
Amount of cash at banker's and on deposit : £248 8s. 2d.
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 : £335 10s. 6d.

I, Richard Thomas Wheeler, of Dunedin, the Secretary of the Sailors’ Bend 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, 1905; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882."
R. T. WHEELER,
Secretary.
Declared at Dunedin, this 25th day of January, 1906, before me—J. H. Hancock, J.P.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.
Name of company : Upper Waipori Alluvial Gold-dredging Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration : 3rd September, 1889.
Whether in active operation or not : In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary : Dunedin ; Crawford and Bartleman, Secretaries.
Nominal capital : £4,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : £4,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £2,333 6s. 8d.
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 : £1,666 13s. 4d.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 4,800.
Number of shares allotted : 4,800.
Amount paid per share : 16s. 8d.
Amount called up per share : 16s. 8d. on 2,800.
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 : 76.
Number of men employed by company : 8.
Quantity and value of gold produced since last statement : 1,027 oz. 16 dwt. 17 gr. ; £4,019 3s. 10d.
Total quantity and value of gold produced since registration : 17,426 oz. 10 dwt. 14 gr.; £66,812 15s. 2d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations since last statement : £2,906 11s. 11d.
Total expenditure since registration : £52,541 8s. 3d.
Total amount of dividends declared : £15,720.
Total amount of dividends paid : £15,720.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.
Amount of cash at banker’s and on deposit : £1,219 18s. 7d.
Amount of cash in hand : Nil.
Amount of debts owing by company : £303 11s. 11d.
Amount of debts directly due to company : Nil.
Amount of debts considered good : Nil.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any) : Nil.

We, David Crawford and Archie Bartleman, the Secretaries of the Upper Waipori Alluvial Gold-dredging Company (Limited), do severally solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company at 31st December, 1905 ; and we severally make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of “The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.”

D. CRAWFORD.
A. BARTLEMAN.

Severally declared at Dunedin, this 16th day of January, 1906, before me—John Angus, J.P.