3786

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 148

That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £3,000, authorized to be raised by the Manukau County Council, under the above-mentioned Act, for the following object: The erection and completion of the following bridges, culverts, and works in the Wairoa Riding of the said county, together in each case with all necessary formation, metalling, and completion of roads and approaches thereto,—

(a.) Creamery Bridge and approaches, Clevedon-Papakura Road .. .. .. .. £225
(b.) Parish Line Bridge .. .. .. .. 200
(c.) Bull’s Bridge, Clevedon-Papakura Road .. .. 220
(d.) Bayley’s Bridge, East Road .. .. .. .. 190
(e.) Piro Bridge, Mataitai Road .. .. .. .. 120
(f.) Townsend’s Bridge, Mataitai Road .. .. .. 75
(g.) Burnside Bridge, Burnside Road .. .. .. 170
(h.) Waitarata Bridge, Mataitai Road .. .. .. 520
(i.) Ward’s Bridge, Ness Valley Road .. .. .. 380
(j.) Campbell’s Bridge, Ness Valley .. .. .. 150
(k.) McNicholl’s Bridge, Ness Valley Road .. .. 230
(l.) Burgoyne’s Bridge, North Road .. .. .. 60
(m.) West Road Bridge .. .. .. .. 150
(n.) Tourist Bridge (repairs to bridge) .. .. .. 92
(o.) Rutherford’s Corner, Papakura-Clevedon Road, pipe culvert and road .. .. .. 60
(p.) Brown’s Culvert, pipe culvert .. .. .. 40
(q.) Orere Road, pipe culvert .. .. .. 45
(r.) Gandy’s Culvert, Mataitai Road, pipe culvert .. 18
(s.) Otau Mountain Road, pipe culvert .. .. .. 55

£3,000

the said Manukau County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of 1/12 of a penny in the pound upon the capital value of all rateable property of the Wairoa Riding of the said county; and that such special rate shall be an annually recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable annually on the 1st day of April in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of 36½ years, or until the loan is fully paid off.

901

ALEX. BELL, County Clerk.

MANUKAU COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESOLUTION MAKING SPECIAL RATE.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, the Manukau County Council hereby resolves as follows:—

That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of £2,000, authorized to be raised by the Manukau County Council, under the above-mentioned Act, for the following object: The erection and completion of the following bridges, culverts, and works in the Turanga Riding of the said county, together in each case with all necessary formation, metalling, and completing of roads and approaches thereto—

(a.) Whitford Brookby Road, homestead bridge .. 895
(b.) Whitford-Brookby Road, Cemetery Bridge and approaches .. .. .. .. 650
(c.) Whitford-Maraetai Road, Granger Bridge .. 200
(d.) Whitford-Maraetai Road, Mill Bridge pipe culvert 150
(e.) Waikopua-Clifton Road, washout pipe culvert .. 75
(f.) Waikopua-Clifton Road, pipe culvert .. .. 30

£2,000

the said Manukau County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of ⅜ of a penny in the pound upon the capital value of all rateable property of the Turanga Special Rating Area, being that portion of the Turanga Riding lying to the east of the Maungamaungaroa Creek; and that such special rate shall be an annually recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable annually on the 1st day of April in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of 36½ years, or until the loan is fully paid off.

902

ALEX. BELL, County Clerk.

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: Waihi and Auckland; Samuel Leah.

Where mine is situate: Waihi.

Nominal capital: £400,000.

Amount of capital subscribed: £385,000.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash in New Zealand: £40,494 15s.

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: 400,000.

Number of shares on New Zealand Register: 218,219.

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

Number of shareholders on New Zealand Register: 1,171.

Number of men employed by company in New Zealand: 325.

Quantity and value of gold or silver produced since last statement: —; £141,755 2s. 5d.

Total quantity and value produced since registration of office of company in New Zealand: —; £1,821,435 3s. 8d.

Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining operations in New Zealand since last statement: £125,590 14s. 6d.

Total expenditure since registration of office of company in New Zealand: £1,640,122 11s. 7d.

Total amount of dividends paid in New Zealand: £145,689 12s.

Amount of cash in bank in New Zealand: Nil.

Amount of cash in hand in New Zealand: £20.

Amount of debts directly due to company in New Zealand: £153 1s. 7d.

Amount of such debts considered good: £153 1s. 7d.

Amount of liabilities of company in New Zealand: £6,282 0s. 1d.

I, Samuel Leah, 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, 1918 (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.

S. LEAH.

Declared at Waihi this 13th day of December, 1919, before me—Dawson Donaldson, J.P.

903

HOROWHENUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESOLUTION MAKING SPECIAL RATE.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, the Horowhenua County Council hereby resolves as follows:—

That, for the purpose of providing the instalments in respect of principal and interest and also for the other charges on a loan of £1,400, authorized to be raised by the Horowhenua County Council, under the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, for acquiring land for road and road-construction, Kawiu-Foxton Road, the said Horowhenua County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of three farthings in the pound upon the rateable value of all rateable property of the Foxton-Kawiu Road Special Rating District, comprising Horowhenua B 36, Sections A 2A, A 2B, A 3; part 1D; 1C No. 1, 1C No. 2, 1C No. 2A; 1E 1B, 1E 1C, 1E 4A, 1E 4C, 1E 1A, 1E 4D; 1E No. 2, 1E No. 3, 1E No. 5, and 1E No. 6; 3H; 3H 2, 3H 2A, 3H 3, and 3H 4; 2L 1B, 2L 1C, 2L No. 2, 2L 4A, 2L 4C, 2L 4D; Mairua, Lots 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, and 35; Manawatu-Kukutauaki 7D 3, Sections 6 and 7, Lots 55B, 55C, 60A, 61, and 64, Blocks I Waiopehu, XIII Mount Robinson, and IV Moutere. And that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and shall be payable yearly on the 1st day of June in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of 36½ years, or until the loan is fully paid off.

904

P. W. GOLDSMITH, County Clerk.

NOTICE is hereby given that at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of Brown Bros. (Limited) held on Thursday, 20th November, 1919, the following special resolution was passed:—

“That the company be wound up voluntarily.”

This special resolution was confirmed at an extraordinary general meeting of the company held on Monday, 8th December, 1919, and A. G. FRANKHAM, of Auckland, was appointed Liquidator.

905

H. TRAYES, Chairman.