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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 23

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

NOTICE is hereby given that JOHN BRENSSLL, Hotel-keeper, of Queensbury, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors, to be held at my office, on Friday, the 27th day of March, 1908, at 2.30 o’clock.

C. C. GRAHAM,
Official Assignee.

Dunedin, 20th March, 1908.

In Bankruptcy.—In the Supreme Court, Otago and Southland District.

In the estate of W. J. IMRIE, Blacksmith, Outram.

NOTICE is hereby given that a first and final dividend, of 1s. 3d. in the pound, on all proved claims is now payable at my office.

Promissory notes (if any) must be produced for indorsement prior to payment of dividend.

C. C. GRAHAM,
Official Assignee.

Dunedin, 20th March, 1908.

MINING NOTICES.

LAST CHANCE HYDRAULIC SLUICING, ELEVATING, AND DREDGING COMPANY (LIMITED), (IN LIQUIDATION).

NOTICE is hereby given that at a general meeting of the above-named company held at the registered office of the company, 51 Crawford Street, Dunedin, on Tuesday, the 30th day of July, 1907, at 4 o’clock p.m., the following extraordinary resolution was carried: “That it has been proved to the satisfaction of the company that the company cannot, by reason of its liabilities, continue its business, and that it is advisable to wind up the same, and accordingly the company be wound up voluntarily under provisions of ‘The Companies Act, 1903.’”

Notice is also hereby given that a general meeting of the above-named company will, in pursuance of section 230 of “The Companies Act, 1903,” be held at Otago Agricultural Society’s Buildings, 51 Crawford Street, Dunedin, on Friday, the 10th day of April, 1908, at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of laying before such meeting an account showing the manner in which the winding-up of the said company has been conducted and the assets of the company disposed of, and of offering any explanation the Liquidator may wish to give.

Notice is also hereby given that it is intended to propose at such meeting an extraordinary resolution directing that the books, accounts, and documents of the company and of the Liquidator be retained by the Liquidator for a period of three months, and thereafter destroyed.

Dated this 23rd day of March, 1908.

S. E. BRENT,
Liquidator.

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STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A FOREIGN MINING COMPANY.

Name of company: Blue Spur and Gabriel’s Gully Consolidated Gold Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration of office of company in New Zealand: 1st February, 1888.

Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.

Where business is conducted, and name of Attorney or Attorneys: Lawrence; J. Howard Jackson.

Where mine is situate: Lawrence.

Nominal capital: £130,000.

Amount of capital subscribed: £91,266.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash in New Zealand: Nil.

Price paid to vendors of mine: £95,337 2s. 2d.

(a.) In fully paid-up shares: £48,268.

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

(c.) In cash: £47,069 2s. 2d.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 130,000.

Number of shares on New Zealand Register: Nil.

Amount paid per share (New Zealand Register): Nil.

Amount called up per share (New Zealand Register): Nil.

Number and amount of calls in arrear (New Zealand Register): Nil.

Number of shares forfeited (New Zealand Register):

Number of forfeited shares on New Zealand Register sold, and money received for same: Nil.

Number of shareholders on New Zealand Register: Nil.

Number of men employed by company in New Zealand: 28.

Quantity and value of gold produced since last statement: 1,401 oz. 1 dwt. 18 gr.; £5,548 7s. 7d.

Total quantity and value of gold or silver produced since registration of office of company in New Zealand: 47,012 oz. 17 dwt. 6 gr.; £178,878 17s. 3d.

Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining operations in New Zealand since last statement: £4,099 19s.

Total expenditure since registration of office of company in New Zealand: £118,571 17s. 11d.

Total amount of dividends paid in New Zealand: Nil.

Amount of cash at banker’s in New Zealand: £341 8s. 2d.

Amount of cash in hand in New Zealand: £32 8s. 3d.

Amount of debts directly due to company in New Zealand: Nil.

Amount of such debts considered good: Nil.

Amount of liabilities of company in New Zealand: £140.

I, J. Howard Jackson, of Lawrence, the Attorney of the Blue Spur and Gabriel’s Gully Consolidated Gold Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company on the 29th day of February, 1908 (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.”

J. HOWARD JACKSON,
Attorney.

Declared at Lawrence, this 20th day of March, 1908, before me—John Norrie, J.P.

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STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Comstock United Gold-mining Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration: 2nd March, 1906.

Whether in active operation or not: Active operation.

Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary: Queen Street, Auckland; William Richard Holmes.

Nominal capital: £15,000.

Amount of capital subscribed: £12,750.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £3,457 5s. 10d.

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: £2,250.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 100,000.

Number of shares allotted: 85,000.

Amount paid per share: 3s. on 35,000, 1s. 6d. on 49,000, and 11d. on 1,000.

Amount called up per share: 1s. 6d.

Number and amount of calls in arrear: 18; £59 7s. 6d.

Number of shares forfeited: 24,500.

Number of forfeited shares sold, and money received for same: 23,500; £195 17s. 10d.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of company: 79.

Present number of shareholders: 52.

Number of men employed by company: 3.

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

Total quantity and value of gold or silver produced since registration: Nil.

Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations during preceding year: £972 5s. 7d.

Total expenditure since registration: £2,473 8s. 9d.

Total amount of dividends declared: Nil.

Total amount of dividends paid: Nil.

Total amount of unclaimed dividends: Nil.

Amount of cash at banker’s: Dr. £32 18s. 7d.

Amount of cash in hand: Nil.

Amount of debts directly due to company: Nil.

Amount of debts considered good: Nil.

Amount of debts owing by company: £545 16s. 5d.

Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any): Nil.

I, William Richard Holmes, of Auckland, the Secretary of the Comstock United Gold-mining 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, 1907; 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. R. HOLMES,
Secretary.

Declared at Auckland, this 17th day of March, 1908, before me—T. N. Baxter, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

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