FEB. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 421

Schedule.

Locality of the race and of its starting and terminal points: Commencing in Taieri River immediately opposite Hyde Township, running through Alexander Trotter's freehold, thence through Crown lands and Mining Reserve to special alluvial claim applied for by applicant; the water to be carried in pipes; and a strip of land 6 ft. wide for the entire length is also hereby applied for.

Pegs marked F.

Precise time of marking out privilege applied for: 4 p.m. 20th January, 1909.

Length and intended course of race: Three miles; north-easterly.

Points of intake: Taieri River.

Estimated time and cost of construction: Twelve months; £2,000.

Mean depth and breadth: Pipes 24 in.

Number of heads to be diverted: Forty heads.

Purpose for which water is to be used: Mining purposes.

Proposed term of license: Forty-two years.

P. G. M. FINK
(By his Solicitor, J. R. BARTHOLOMEW),
Applicant.

Precise time of filing of the foregoing application: 25th January, 1909, at 10 a.m.

Time and place appointed for the hearing of the application and all objections thereto: Wednesday, 10th March, 1909, at 2.30 p.m., at Warden's Court, Hyde.

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

J. C. MALFROY,
Mining Registrar.

UNDER "THE MINING ACT, 1908."

APPLICATION FOR LICENSE FOR A WATER-RACE.

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

PURSUANT to "The Mining Act, 1908," the undersigned, Arthur Norman Wakefield, of Lawrence, Dredgemaster, and Robert Macfarlane Murie, of Invercargill, Engineer, 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: 28th January, 1909; No. 74755. 28th January, 1909; No. 74754.

Address for service: Office of Crooke and Moore, Solicitors, Ross Place, Lawrence.

Dated at Lawrence, this 4th day of February, 1909.

Schedule.

Locality of the race and of its starting and terminal points: Commencing at wall of dam across Tuapeka River held by the Tamaiti Gold-mining Company (Limited) under License 539/1904; thence south-west by pipe-line through Mining Reserve, 400 ft.; thence west by open race to north-western boundary of Mining Reserve and crossing road-line, 15 chains; thence west by open race through Section 4, Block X, Tuapeka West District, 23 chains; thence south-west by siphon through said Section 4, Mining Reserve, road-line, and Section 5 of said block, 1,800 ft.; thence south-west by open race through said Section 5 and Mining Reserve, 50 chains, to a point on spur near south-east corner of said Section 5; thence south by pipe-line through said Section 5 and part Mining Reserve and crossing Tuapeka River, 800 ft., and terminating at Section 31, Block XI, Waitahuna West District, held by the Tamaiti Gold-mining Company (Limited) under Amalgamation License No. 249, dated 24th February, 1908.

Precise time of marking out: 3rd February, 1909, at 6 p.m.

Length and intended course of race: One mile and a half; south-west and west.

Points of intake: One, commencing-point.

Estimated time and cost of construction: Six months; £1,200.

Mean depth and breadth: 1 ft. 6 in. by 3 ft.

Number of heads to be diverted: Eight heads.

Purpose for which water is to be used: Mining purposes.

Proposed term of license: Forty-two years.

Pegs marked M.

Race coloured green, pipes and siphon red, on plan here-with.

ARTHUR NORMAN WAKEFIELD,
ROBERT MACFARLANE MURIE
(By their Solicitors, Crooke AND Moore),
Applicants.

Precise time of filing of the foregoing application: 4th February, 1909, at 12.45 p.m.

Time and place appointed for the hearing of the application and all objections thereto: Monday, 8th March, 1909, 1909, at 1.30 p.m., at Warden's Court, at Lawrence.

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

A. M. EYES,
188 Mining Registrar.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Mount Morgan Sluicing Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration: 2nd July, 1902.

Whether in active operation or not:

Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary: Matakanui; J. D. Nicolson.

Nominal capital: £2,800.

Amount of capital subscribed: £800.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £800.

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: £2,000.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 2,800.

Number of shares allotted: 2,800.

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: 8.

Present number of shareholders: 7.

Number of men employed by company: 3.

Quantity and value of gold produced during preceding year: 176 oz. 17 dwt. 12 gr.; £678 15s. 3d.

Total quantity and value of gold produced since registration: 1,112 oz. 0 dwt. 2 gr.; £4,276 11s. 1d.

Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations during preceding year: £670 14s.

Total expenditure since registration: £5,745 17s. 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: £59 4s. 11d.

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: Special levy of 6d. per share, £70.

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

I, John Douglas Nicolson, of Matakanui, Secretary of the Mount Morgan Sluicing Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and correct statement of affairs of the said company on the 31st December, 1908; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1908."

J. D. NICOLSON,
Secretary.

Declared at Matakanui, this 27th day of January, 1909, before me—T. Duggan, J.P.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

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

When formed, and date of registration: 10th November, 1904.

Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.

Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Dunedin; J. A. Sligo.

Nominal capital: £3,000.

Amount of capital subscribed: £3,000.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £1,750.

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: £1,250.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 3,000.

Number of shares allotted: 3,000.

Amount paid per share: 20s.

Amount called 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.