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Total expenditure since registration : £5,839 19s. 7d.
Total amount of dividends declared : Nil.
Total amount of dividends paid : Nil.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.
Amount of cash at banker’s : £3 7s. 10d.
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 : £52 3s. 7d.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any) : Nil.

I, Charles Arthur Stubbs, of Auckland, the Secretary of the Hauraki Freeholds (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company at 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.”

C. A. STUBBS,
Secretary.

Declared at Auckland, this 28th day of January, 1909, before me—Samuel Jackson, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. 178

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : Tairua Reefs Gold-mining Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration : 21st October, 1908.
Whether in active operation or not : Active.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary : 32 Shortland Street, Auckland ; C. A. Stubbs.
Nominal capital : £14,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : £14,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £1,250.
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 : 140,000.
Number of shares allotted : 140,000.
Amount paid per share : 3d. on 100,000.
Amount called up per share : 3d. on 100,000 ; 6d. considered called on 40,000.
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 : 63.
Present number of shareholders : 113.
Number of men employed by company : 4.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced since last statement : Nil.
Total quantity and value of gold or silver produced since registration : Nil.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations since last statement : £359 14s. 11d.
Total expenditure since registration : £359 14s. 11d.
Total amount of dividends declared : Nil.
Total amount of dividends paid : Nil.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.
Amount of cash at banker’s : £890 5s. 1d.
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 : Nil.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any) : Nil.

I, Charles Arthur Stubbs, of Auckland, Secretary of the Tairua Reefs 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 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.”

C. A. STUBBS,
Secretary.

Declared at Auckland, this 28th day of January, 1909, before me—Samuel Jackson, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. 179

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : Ourawera Gold-mining Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration : 23rd May, 1895.
Whether in active operation or not : In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager : Invercargill ; Robert Erskine.
Nominal capital : £3,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : £3,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £3,000.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of cash received for same (if any) : £3,000.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid : Nil.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 3,000.
Number of shares allotted : 3,000.
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 : 12.
Present number of shareholders : 17.
Number of men employed by company : 9.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced since last statement : 512 oz. 10 dwt. 2 gr. ; £2,075 14s. 10d.
Total quantity and value of gold or silver produced since registration : 9,689 oz. 17 dwt. 16 gr. ; £33,563 13s. 3d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations since last statement : £1,841 13s. 6d.
Total expenditure since registration : £30,067 6s. 2d.
Total amount of dividends declared : £12,415.
Total amount of dividends paid : £12,415.
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 : Nil.
Amount of debts considered good : Nil.
Amount of debts owing by company : Nil.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any) : Nil.

I, Robert Erskine, the Manager of the Ourawera 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, 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.”

R. ERSKINE,
Manager.

Declared at Invercargill, this 6th day of January, 1909, before me—Wm. Smith, J.P. 180

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : Hit-or-Miss Water-race Company (Registered), Mount Ida.
When formed, and date of registration : 19th June, 1867.
Whether in active operation or not : In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager : Mount Ida Chronicle Office, Naseby ; John W. Reed.
Nominal capital : £6,020.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : No record.
Amount paid from other sources : No record.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of cash received for same (if any) : Scrip given, £6,020 ; no record of amount of cash received.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid : None, I believe.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 301.
Number of shares allotted :
Amount paid per share : £20.
Amount called up per share : £20.
Number and amount of calls in arrear : Nil.
Number of shares forfeited : Nil.
Number of shares sold, and money received for same : 301. (All are paid for. Some worked their amounts up. What amount was paid in cash and what was worked up I cannot say.)
Number of shareholders at time of registration : 6.
Present number of shareholders : 3.
Number of men employed by company : None.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during preceding year : None.
Total quantity and value of gold or silver produced since registration : No record kept.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations during preceding year : £9 8s. 2d.
Total expenditure since registration : No record kept.
Total amount of dividends declared : No record kept.
Total amount of dividends paid : No record kept.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.