FEB. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 589

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £6,000.
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 o
cash has been paid : £6,000.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 12,000
Number of shares allotted : 12,000.
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 com-
pany : 7.
Present number of shareholders : 166.
Number of men employed by company when dredging : 9
when working full time.
Quantity and value of gold produced during preceding year :
779 oz. 0 dwt. 13 gr. ; £2,964 12s. 8d.
Total quantity and value produced since registration :
18,608 oz. 12 dwt. 5 gr. ; £71,331 9s. 6d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations
since last statement : £2,990 6s. 4d.
Total expenditure since registration : £41,457 3s. 3d.
Total amount of dividends declared : £34,200.
Total amount of dividends paid : £34,181 5s.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : £18 15s.
Amount of cash in bank and on deposit : £1,341 5s. 6d.
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 : £31 8s.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any) :
Nil.

I, Andrew Hamilton, of Dunedin, the Secretary of the
Manuherikia Gold-dredging Company (Limited), do solemnly
and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete state-
ment of the affairs of the said company on the 31st Decem-
ber, 1912 ; and I make this solemn declaration conscien-
tiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the
Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.

A. HAMILTON,
Secretary.

Declared at Dunedin this 15th day of January, 1913,
before me—S. C. Hercus, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court
of New Zealand, 193

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : Poerua Gold - mining Company (Li-
mited).
When formed, and date of registration : 20th October, 1910.
Whether in active operation or not : In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary :
202-204 Manchester Street, Christchurch ; W. J. LeCren.
Nominal capital : £60,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : £19,788.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £13,313 2s. 6d.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount
of cash received for same (if any) : £14,012 10s. 6d. ;
£13,313 2s. 6d.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no
cash has been paid : Vendors, £28,000.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 60,000.
Number of shares allotted : 47,788.
Amount paid per share : 13s. 6d. on contributing, £1 on
vendors'.
Amount called up per share : 13s. 6d.
Number and amount of calls in arrear : £699 8s.
Number of shares forfeited : Nil.
Number of forfeited shares sold, and money received for
same : Nil.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of com-
pany : 33.
Present number of shareholders : 184.
Number of men employed by company : 24.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced since last state-
ment : Nil.
Total quantity and value produced since registration : Nil.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations
since last statement : £8,148 12s. 11d.
Total expenditure since registration : £13,901 6s. 4d.
Total amount of dividends declared : Nil.
Total amount of dividends paid : Nil.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.
Amount of cash in bank : Overdraft of £637 14s. 2d.
Amount of cash in hand : £1 19s. 10d.
Amount of debts directly due to company : Nil.

Amount of debts considered good : Nil.
Amount of debts owing by company : £965 0s. 2d.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any) : £247
1s. 1d.

I, William Jaumard LeCren, Secretary of the Poerua
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, 1912 ;
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. J. LECREN,
Secretary.

Declared at Christchurch this 10th day of February, 1913,
before me—Kenneth Matheson, J.P. 198

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