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 com-
pany : 12.
Present number of shareholders : 16.
Number of men employed by company : 9.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced since last
statement : 729 oz. 16 dwt. 20 gr.; £2,891 6s. 10d.
Total quantity and value produced since registration :
13,150 oz. 14 dwt. 15 gr.; £52,423 14s.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations
since last statement : £1,674 16s. 1d.
Total expenditure since registration : £42,287 19s. 11d.
Total amount of dividends declared : £13,915.
Total amount of dividends paid : £13,915.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.
Amount of cash in bank : £531 9s. 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 : Nil.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any) : Nil.

I, Robert Erskine, of Dunedin, 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, 1915;
and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believ-
ing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices of the
Peace Act, 1908.

R. ERSKINE,
Manager.

Declared at Invercargill this 10th day of January, 1916,
before me—W. M. Smith, J.P.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : Skippers Sluicing Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration : 20th November,
1911.
Whether in active operation or not : In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary : Dun-
edin ; Herbert Edward Wilson.
Nominal capital : £5,500.
Amount of capital subscribed : £3,450.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £345.
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 : £3,105.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 5,500.
Number of shares allotted : 3,450.
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 : 28.
Present number of shareholders : 30.
Number of men employed by company when dredging : 5.
Quantity and value of gold produced during preceding year :
326 oz. 2 dwt. 21 gr.; £1,257 8s. 7d.
Total quantity and value produced since registration :
969 oz. 15 dwt. 17 gr.; £3,733 7s. 10d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations
since last statement : £930 3s. 1d.
Total expenditure since registration : £3,755 11s. 2d.
Total amount of dividends declared : Nil.
Total amount of dividends paid : Nil.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.
Amount of cash in bank : £273 4s. 8d.
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 : £93 8s. 9d.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any) : Nil.

I, Herbert Edward Wilson, of Dunedin, the Secretary of the
Skippers Sluicing Company (Limited), do solemnly and sin-

cerely declare that this is a true and complete statement
of the affairs of the said company on the 31st December,
1915; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously
believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices
of the Peace Act, 1908.

HERBERT E. WILSON,
Secretary.

Declared at Dunedin this 15th day of January, 1916,
before me—Thos. Ross, J.P.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : Rising Sun Gold-mining Company (Li-
mitted).
When formed, and date of registration : 1st October and
11th December, 1908.
Whether in active operation or not : In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary :
Tyron Buildings, Customs Street East, Auckland ; John
Hughlings Jackson.
Nominal capital : £18,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : £16,500
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £10,297 1s. 8d.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of
cash received for same (if any) : £2,750; £520 17s. 6d.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no
cash has been paid : £2,229 2s. 6d.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 120,000.
Number of shares allotted : 110,000.
Amount paid per share : 1s. 10d.
Amount called up per share : 1s. 10d.
Number and amount of calls in arrear : Nil.
Number of shares forfeited : 10,632.
Number of forfeited shares sold, and money received for
same : Nil.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of com-
pany : 136.
Present number of shareholders : 129.
Number of men employed by company : 10.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced since last
statement : Nil.
Total quantity and value produced since registration : Nil.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations
since last statement : £2,927 18s. 1d.
Total expenditure since registration : £11,082 0s. 4d.
Total amount of dividends declared : Nil.
Total amount of dividends paid : Nil.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.
Amount of cash in bank : 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 : £2,288 1s. 11d.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any) : Nil.

I, John Hughlings Jackson, of Auckland, the Secretary of
the Rising Sun 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, 1915; and I make this solemn declaration con-
scientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue
of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.

J. H. JACKSON,
Secretary.

Declared at Auckland this 10th day of January, 1916, before
me—William Fallon, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of
New Zealand.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : New Swastika Gold-mines (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration : 4th December,
1913.
Whether in active operation or not : Not in active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary :
27 Panama Street, Wellington ; Josiah Lush.
Nominal capital : £42,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : £38,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £1,950.
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 : £32,000.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 42,000.
Number of shares allotted : 38,000.
Amount paid per share : 32,000 shares at £1 each; 6,000
shares at 6s. 6d. each.
Amount called up per share : 6,000 at 6s. 6d. each.
Number and amount of calls in arrear : Nil.
Number of shares forfeited : 50.