Nov. 9.]

Amount paid per share (New Zealand Register): 1s. on
122,966; 2s. on 79,267.
Amount called up per share (New Zealand Register): 2s.
Number and amount of calls in arrear (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: 534.
Number of men employed by company in New Zealand: 5.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during preceding year: 16 oz. 10 dwt.; £45 4s. 9d.
Total quantity and value produced since registration of office of company in New Zealand: 736 oz. 8 dwt.; £2,032 15s. 4d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining operations in New Zealand: £1,017 8s. 9d.
Total expenditure since registration of office of company in New Zealand: £9,294 14s. 9d.
Total amount of dividends paid in New Zealand: Nil.
Amount of cash in bank in New Zealand: £310 0s. 8d.
Amount of cash in hand in New Zealand: Nil.
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: Nil.

I, Henry Gilfillan, of Auckland, the local Secretary of the Kurarui Caledonian (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, 1910; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.

H. GILFILLAN,
Secretary.

Declared at Auckland, this 31st day of October, 1911, before me—Frederick L. Prime, J.P.

THE MONTE CHRISTO GOLD-MINING COMPANY (LIMITED).

NOTICE is hereby given that at an extraordinary general meeting of the above company held on the 6th day of October, 1911, the subjoined resolution was passed, and confirmed as a special resolution at a subsequent meeting held on the 27th day of October, 1911:—
"That the company be wound up voluntarily under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1908."

At the last-named meeting the undersigned was appointed Liquidator for the purposes of such winding-up.

Dated this 1st day of November, 1911.

J. W. NICHOL,
Liquidator.

In the matter of the Companies Act, 1908; and in the matter of the Shotover Consolidated Mining Company (Limited), (in Liquidation).

NOTICE is hereby given that the following special resolutions were passed and confirmed at two extraordinary general meetings of shareholders held on 29th September, 1911, and 20th October, 1911, respectively, namely:—
"(1.) That the company be wound up voluntarily.
"(2.) That a Liquidator be appointed to liquidate and wind up the company's affairs."

J. N. LAWSON, Liquidator.

PRIVATE ADVERTISEMENTS.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Australian Alliance Assurance Company, incorporated in Victoria, whose registered office is situate at Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, in the Commonwealth of Australia, is now carrying on business at Auckland and elsewhere in New Zealand, and that the office or place of business, where legal process of any kind may be served upon the said company and notices of any kind may be addressed or delivered, is situate at the corner of Fort and Commerce Streets, in the City of Auckland.

Dated the 12th day of October, 1911.

HENRY WALKLEY,
Attorney for New Zealand for the Australian Alliance Assurance Company.

Notice is hereby given that the Partnership heretofore existing between GEORGE NEWEY LUCAS, WILLIAM LUCAS, JAMES THOMAS MARSHALL COOKSON, and CHARLES STEPHEN PHILLIPS NICHOLLS, of Christchurch, as Engineers, under the name or style of "Lucas Bros.," has been dissolved by mutual consent as from the twenty-eighth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and eleven.

The business will be carried on by GEORGE NEWEY LUCAS and WILLIAM LUCAS, who will collect all moneys owing to and discharge all debts owing by the late partnership.

Dated this second day of October, one thousand nine hundred and eleven.

GEO. N. LUCAS.
W. LUCAS.
JAS. T. M. COOKSON.

Witness to the signatures of George Newey Lucas, William Lucas, and James Thomas Marshall Cookson—A. S. Nicholls, Solicitor, Christchurch.

S. C. P. NICHOLLS.

Witness to the signature of Charles Stephen Phillips Nicholls—A. S. Nicholls, Solicitor, Christchurch.

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Partnership in the business of Wood and Coal Merchants hitherto carried on by us at Factory Road, Mosgiel, under the style of "Wright Bros.," has been dissolved by mutual consent as from this date.

The business will be carried on by the undersigned, JOHN WRIGHT, Jun., who will receive all moneys owing to and pay all debts owing by the late partnership.

Dated at Mosgiel, this 31st day of October, 1911.

JOHN WRIGHT.
JOHN WRIGHT, JUN.

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Partnership Business of Bakers existing between the undersigned, SAMUEL SHEPHERD and CHARLES JOSEPH ANGUS, and carried on at Parnell, Auckland, under the style of "Shepherd and Angus," is hereby dissolved by mutual consent as from the 1st day of November, 1911, from which date the business will be carried on by the said SAMUEL SHEPHERD solely.

Dated at Auckland, this 24th day of October, 1911.

SAMUEL SHEPHERD.
CHARLES JOSEPH ANGUS.

Witness—M. Glaister, Solicitor, Auckland.

DECLARATION OF POLL ON PROPOSAL TO ADOPT SYSTEM OF RATING ON UNIMPROVED VALUE.

PURSUANT to section 39 of the Rating Act, 1908, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Town District of Leamington taken on the 18th day of October, 1911, on the proposal that the system of rating in the said town district be on the unimproved value,—

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was ... ... ... ... ... 36
The number of votes recorded against the proposal was ... ... ... ... ... 49
Informal ... ... ... ... ... 1

I therefore declare that the proposal was rejected.

Dated this 19th day of October, 1911.

WM. WHITE,
Chairman, Leamington Town District.

In the matter of the assigned estate of WILLIAM HENRY PHILLP, Pastrycook, Courtenay Place, Wellington.

ALL claims in the above estate must be rendered to the undersigned on or before Wednesday, the 6th December, 1911, otherwise they will be excluded from participating in the distribution.

GOLD AND ARCUS,
Trustees.

153-5 Featherston Street,
Wellington, 6th November, 1911.