JUNE 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1963

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

In Bankruptcy.—In the District Court, held at New Plymouth.

NOTICE is hereby given that PERCY KNIGHT WORTHINGTON, of Waitara, Farmer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be held at my office, on Wednesday, the 26th day of June, 1907, at 2.30 o’clock p.m.

J. S. S. MEDLEY,
Deputy Official Assignee.

20th June, 1907.

In Bankruptcy.—In the District Court, held at Hokitika.

NOTICE is hereby given that JOHN WHITNALL, of Hokitika, Carpenter, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be held at my office, on the 2nd day of July, 1907, at 2 o’clock.

J. BEVAN,
Deputy Official Assignee.

18th June, 1907.

In Bankruptcy.—In the District Court, held at Westport.

NOTICE is hereby given that WILLIAM PATRICK CALDWELL, of Seddonville, Miner, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be held at my office, on Wednesday, the 26th day of June, 1907, at 3 o’clock.

W. THOS. SLEE,
Deputy Official Assignee.

18th June, 1907.

In Bankruptcy.

In the estate of JOHN CORBETT, of Reefton, Baker.

NOTICE is hereby given that a dividend, the second and final, of 5½d. in the pound (making 2s. 1½d. in the pound), on all proved and accepted claims is now payable at my office, Bridge Street, Reefton.

HENRY COOPER,
Deputy Official Assignee.

Reefton, 17th June, 1907.

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

NOTICE is hereby given that ALBERT BERRY PROUD, of Dunedin, Warehouseman, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be held at my office, on Tuesday, the 2nd day of July, 1907, at 2.30 o’clock.

C. C. GRAHAM,
Official Assignee.

Dunedin, 24th June, 1907.

MINING NOTICES.

THE WAIKAKA GOLD-DREDGING COMPANY (LIMITED).

In the matter of “The Companies Act, 1903.”

NOTICE is hereby given that at an extraordinary general meeting of the above-named company held at the registered office of the company, Gore, on the 28th day of May, 1907, the following special resolution was passed; and at a subsequent extraordinary general meeting of the said company held at the said office on the 18th day of June, 1907, the said resolution was duly confirmed—namely, that the company be wound up voluntarily.

Dated this 20th day of June, 1907.

[Seal.] JOHN TURNBULL,
Chairman.

INDER AND COCHRANE,
Solicitors, Gore.

691

UNDER “THE MINING ACT, 1905.”

APPLICATION FOR LICENSE FOR A WATER-RACE.

To the Warden of the Otago Mining District, at Roxburgh.

PURSUANT to “The Mining Act, 1905,” the undersigned, William Coulter, Richard George, John George, and William Young, all of Roxburgh East, Miners, hereby apply for a license for a water-race as specified in the Schedule hereto, the course whereof has been duly marked out for the purpose.

Dates and numbers of miners’ rights: 11th July, 1906, No. 59112; 20th May, 1907, No. 61554; 23rd May, 1907, No. 61559; 18th March, 1907, No. 61527.

Address for service: Care of J. G. Stuart, Solicitor, Roxburgh.

Dated at Roxburgh, this 21st day of May, 1907.

Schedule.

Locality of the race and of its starting and terminal points: Starting from the dam, of which the applicants are the lessees, situate on Section 15, Block I, Teviot Survey District (certificate of registration, No. 41002), and proceeding thence westerly until it reaches the eastern boundary of Section 6, Block I aforesaid; thence through said Section 6 westerly for about 4 chains; thence north-westerly through Sections 6 and 11, Block I, the freehold property of Robert Crossan; and thence through mining reserve to the applicants’ special alluvial claim at Commissioner’s Flat. Pegs marked “C.”

Length and intended course of race: About one mile; west and then north-west.

Points of intake: The aforesaid dam.

Estimated time and cost of construction: Thirty days; £2,000.

Mean depth and breadth: Pipe-line; pipes, 26 in.

Number of heads to be diverted: Twenty.

Purpose for which water is to be used: Hydraulic sluicing.

Proposed term of license: Forty-two years.

WILLIAM COULTER,
RICHARD GEORGE,
JOHN GEORGE, and
WILLIAM YOUNG

(By their Solicitor, JAMES G. STUART),
Applicants.

Precise time of pegging out water-race: 10 a.m. on 21st May, 1907.

Precise time of filing of the foregoing application: 10.30 a.m. on 27th May, 1907.

Time and place appointed for the hearing of the application and all objections thereto: Thursday, 13th June, 1907, at 10 a.m., in the Warden’s Court, Roxburgh.

Objections thereto must be filed in the Registrar’s office and notified to applicant at least three days before the day so appointed.

F. JEFFREY,
Mining Registrar.

696

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: O’Brien’s Patent Hydraulic Gold-dredging Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration: 18th March, 1900.

Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.

Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Waipori; William O’Brien, jun.

Nominal capital: £1,000.

Amount of capital subscribed: £750.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £750.

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: £250.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 1,000.

Number of shares allotted: 1,000.

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: 7.

Present number of shareholders: 7.

Number of men employed by company: Nil.

Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during preceding year: Nil.