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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 8

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A FOREIGN MINING COMPANY.

Name of company: New Zealand Crown Mines Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration of office of company in New Zealand: 5th July, 1910.
Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Attorney or Attorneys: 60 Shortland Street, Auckland; Charles Rhodes.
Where mine is situated: Karangahake.
Nominal capital: £100,000.
Amount of capital subscribed: £60,529 3s.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash in New Zealand: £10,402 15s.
Price paid to vendors of mine—
(a.) In fully paid-up shares: £40,000.
(b.) In partly paid-up shares, credited as £ paid up: Nil.
(c.) In cash: £742 17s. 2d.
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 500,000.
Number of shares on New Zealand Register: 156,062.
Amount paid per share (New Zealand Register): 4s.
Amount called up per share (New Zealand Register): 4s.
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: 370.
Number of men employed by company in New Zealand: 170.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced since last statement: Gold, 11,080-092 oz.; silver, 7,436-813 oz.; £47,209 8s. 5d.
Total quantity and value produced since registration of office of company in New Zealand: Gold, 18,107-486 oz.; silver, 13,574-795 oz.; £79,529 10s. 3d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining operations in New Zealand since last statement: £43,498 9s. 8d.
Total expenditure since registration of office of company in New Zealand: £77,529 9s. 5d.
Total amount of dividends paid in New Zealand: Nil.
Amount of cash in bank in New Zealand: £1,196 6s. 4d.
Amount of cash in hand in New Zealand: £10.
Amount of debts directly due to company in New Zealand: £821 15s. 2d.
Amount of such debts considered good: £821 15s. 2d.
Amount of liabilities of company in New Zealand: £1,073 13s.

I, Charles Rhodes, of Auckland, the Attorney of the New Zealand Crown Mines 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 30th June, 1912 (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.

CHAS. RHODES,
Attorney.

D.clared at Auckland this 28th day of January, 1913, before me—S. Thorne George, J.P.
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STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Earnsleugh Gold-dredging Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration: 15th July, 1901.
Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary: Alexandra; C. E. Richards.
Nominal capital: £11,000.
Amount of capital subscribed: £8.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £8.
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: £10,992.
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 11,000.
Number of shares allotted: 11,000.
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: 9.
Present number of shareholders: 15.

Number of men employed by company when dredging: 35.
Quantity and value of gold produced during preceding year: 3,243 oz. 17 dwt. 9 gr.; £12,437 1s. 4d.
Total quantity and value produced since registration: 42,403 oz. 18 dwt. 21 gr.; £162,883 16s.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations since last statement: £11,133 14s. 4d.
Total expenditure since registration: £188,748 8s. 1d.
Total amount of dividends declared: £25,850.
Total amount of dividends paid: £25,850.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends: Nil.
Amount of cash in bank and on deposit: £1,338 10s. 10d.
Amount of cash in hand: Nil.
Amount of debts directly due to company: £2,595 5s. 3d. (investments and interest).
Amount of debts considered good: £2,557 15s. 3d.
Amount of debts owing by company: £397 18s. 10d.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any): Nil.

I, Charles Edward Richards, of Alexandra, the Secretary of the Earnsleugh Gold-dredging 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.

C. E. RICHARDS,
Secretary.

D.clared at Alexandra this 27th day of January, 1913, before me—Edward Marslin, J.P.
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STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Worksop Gold-dredging Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration: 20th March, 1907.
Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary: Perry Street, Masterton; Norman H. James.
Nominal capital: £7,600.
Amount of capital subscribed: £4,500.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £4,500.
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: £1,500.
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 6,000.
Number of shares allotted: 6,000.
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: 7.
Present number of shareholders: 87.
Number of men employed by company: 18.
Quantity and value of gold produced during preceding year: 3,889 oz. 8 dwt.; £15,159 8s. 8d.
Total quantity and value produced since registration: 13,243 oz 12 dwt.; £51,063 12s.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations since last statement: £7,013 1s. 9d.
Total expenditure since registration: £30,142 18s. 11d.
Total amount of dividends declared: £24,300.
Total amount of dividends paid: £24,300.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends: Nil.
Amount of cash in bank and on deposit: £805 15s. 2d.
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: £224 2s. 4d.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any): £291 8s. 8d. (income-tax).

I, Norman Howard James, of Masterton, the Secretary of the Worksop Gold-dredging 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.

NORMAN H. JAMES,
Secretary.

Declared at Masterton this 29th day of January, 1913, before me—D. K. Logan, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
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