2104

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 65]

UNDER "THE MINING ACT, 1908."

APPLICATION FOR LICENSE FOR A WATER-RACE.

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

Pursuant to "The Mining Act, 1908," the undersigned, Albert John Manuell and William James Manuell, both of Coal Creek, 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: 27th May, 1909; No. 74749. 27th May, 1909; No. 74748.

Address for service: Care of Robert Cockburn, Mining Agent, Roxburgh.

Dated at Roxburgh, this 22nd day of July, 1909.

Schedule.

Locality of the race and of its starting and terminal points: Starting at a point in a creek about 4 chains from the south-east corner of Section 6, Block IX, Teviot Survey District, thence 2 chains in an easterly direction to Section 5, thence across the corner of said Section 5 2 chains, thence across road-line 1 chain, and terminating in Section 49, Block II, of the said Teviot Survey District.

Pegs marked M.

Length and intended course of race: 5 chains; easterly.

Points of intake: One.

Estimated time and cost of construction: Three months; £20.

Mean depth and breadth: 2 in. iron piping 12 in. below the surface of the ground.

Number of heads to be diverted: 4 in.

Purpose for which water is to be used: Domestic and irrigation.

Proposed term of license: Forty-two years.

A. J. MANUELL,
W. J. MANUELL
(By their Registered Agent, R. COCKBURN),
Applicant.

Precise time of marking out privilege applied for: 12 noon, 22nd July, 1909.

Precise time of filing of the foregoing application: 1.30 p.m., 22nd July, 1909.

Time and place appointed for the hearing of the application and all objections thereto: Thursday, 16th September, 1909, at 10 a.m., at 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.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A FOREIGN MINING COMPANY.

Name of company: Waihi Grand Junction Gold Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration of office of company in New Zealand: 22nd December, 1897.

Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.

Where business is conducted, and name of Attorney or Attorneys: Fort Street, Auckland; John Moginie Chambers.

Where mine is situate: Waihi.

Nominal capital: £300,000.

Amount of capital subscribed: £280,000.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash in New Zealand: £5,692 9s.

Price paid to vendors of mine—
(a.) In fully paid-up shares: Nil.
(b.) In partly paid-up shares, credited as 15s. paid up: £112,500.
(c.) In cash: Nil.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 300,000.

Number of shares on New Zealand Register: 9,528.

Amount paid per share (New Zealand Register): £1.

Amount called up per share (New Zealand Register): £1.

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

Number of shares forfeited (New Zealand Register): Nil.

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

Number of shareholders on New Zealand Register: 141.

Number of men employed by company in New Zealand: 330.

Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during the period since last statement: £68,237 18s. 6d.

Total quantity and value of gold or silver produced since registration of office of company in New Zealand: £80,828 19s. 6d.

Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining operations in New Zealand during period since last statement: £77,737.

Total expenditure since registration of office of company in New Zealand: £308,755.

Total amount of dividends paid in New Zealand: Nil.

Amount of cash in bank in New Zealand: £50.

Amount of cash in hand in New Zealand: Nil.

Amount of debts directly due to company in New Zealand: £933 6s. 6d.

Amount of such debts considered good: £933 6s. 6d.

Amount of liabilities of company (if any) in New Zealand: £3,519 2s. 11d.

I, William Stanley Cooper, of Auckland, the Attorney of the Waihi Grand Junction Gold Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company as on the 31st day of December, 1907 (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, 1908."

W. S. COOPER,
Attorney.

Declared at Auckland, this 4th day of August, 1909, before me-H. D. Heather, J.P.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A FOREIGN MINING COMPANY.

Name of company: Waihi Grand Junction Gold Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration of office of company in New Zealand: 22nd December, 1897.

Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.

Where business is conducted, and name of Attorney or Attorneys: Fort Street, Auckland; John Moginie Chambers.

Where mine is situate: Waihi.

Nominal capital: £300,000.

Amount of capital subscribed: £280,000.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash in New Zealand: £5,951 19s.

Price paid to vendors of mines—
(a.) In fully paid-up shares: Nil.
(b.) In partly paid-up shares, credited as 15s. paid up: £112,500.
(c.) In cash: Nil.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 300,000.

Number of shares on New Zealand Register: 64,049.

Amount paid per share (New Zealand Register): £1.

Amount called up per share (New Zealand Register): £1.

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

Number of shares forfeited (New Zealand Register): Nil.

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

Number of shareholders on New Zealand Register: 420.

Number of men employed by company in New Zealand: 379.

Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during period since last statement: 72,941 oz. 3 dwt.

Total quantity and value of gold or silver produced since registration of office of company in New Zealand: 153,770 oz. 2 dwt. 6 gr.

Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining operations in New Zealand during period since last statement: £85,353.

Total expenditure since registration of office of company in New Zealand: £394,108.

Total amount of dividends paid in New Zealand: Nil.

Amount of cash in bank in New Zealand: £50.

Amount of cash in hand in New Zealand: Nil.

Amount of debts directly due to company in New Zealand: £564 4s. 8d.

Amount of such debts considered good: £564 4s. 8d.

Amount of liabilities of company (if any) in New Zealand: £7,410 18s. 4d.

I, William Stanley Cooper, of Auckland, the Attorney of the Waihi Grand Junction Gold Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company as on the 31st December, 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, 1908."

W. S. COOPER,
Attorney.

Declared at Auckland, this 4th day of August, 1909, before me-H. D. Heather, J.P.