Feb. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 417

COPY of REGISTER of UNCLAIMED MONEYS held by the Mutual Life and Citizens’ Assurance Company (Limited) as on 1st January, 1919.

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MANAWATU COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESULT OF POLL.

Pursuant to section 39 of the Rating Act, 1908, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the County of Manawatu taken on Wednesday, the 29th day of January, 1919, on the proposal that the system of rating in the said county be on the unimproved value, the number of votes recorded for the proposal was 677, and the number of votes recorded against the proposal was 193; informal, 3. I therefore declare that the proposal was carried. Dated at Sanson this 4th day of February, 1919.

167 JAMES G. WILSON, Chairman.

WAIKOHU COUNTY COUNCIL.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO TAKE LAND.

In the matter of the Counties Act, 1908, and the Public Works Act, 1908.

Notice is hereby given that the Waikohu County Council proposes, under the provisions of the above-mentioned Acts, to execute a certain public work—namely, the making of a road; and for the purposes of such public work the lands described in the Schedule hereto require to be taken. And notice is hereby further given that a plan of the lands so required to be taken is deposited in the public office of the Clerk to the said Council, situated in Te Karaka, and is open for inspection (without fee) by all persons during ordinary office hours.

All persons affected by the execution of the said public work or by the taking of such lands, who have any well-grounded objections to the execution of the said public work or to the taking of the said lands, must state their objections in writing, and send the same, within forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the County Clerk at the Council Chambers.

SCHEDULE.

APPROXIMATE area of each of the parcels of land required to be taken :—

A. R. P. Being portion of
0 0 3·6 Hauomatuku 9A ; coloured pink.
0 1 4·1 ,, 4B 2 ; coloured blue.
0 2 8 ,, 4B 3 ; coloured yellow.
1 1 24·8 Mangaoae 1F 2 ; coloured pink.
1 0 10·7 ,, 1F 1 ; coloured blue.

Shown on plan marked 773, brown.

Situated in the Survey District of Waingaromia, County of Waikohu (Registration District of Poverty Bay).

Dated at Te Karaka this 21st day of January, 1919.

168 J. G. APPLETON, County Clerk.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Waihi-Paeroa Gold-extraction Company (Limited), (in Liquidation).

When formed, and date of registration: 28th February, 1910; 4th March, 1910.

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Whether in active operation or not: Not in active operation (in liquidation).

Where business is conducted, and name of Liquidators: Queen Street, Auckland; P. N. Kingswell and R. M. Aitken, Joint Liquidators.

Nominal capital: £150,000.

Amount of capital subscribed: £125,000.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £65,000.

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 no cash has been paid: £60,000.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 150,000.

Number of shares allotted: 125,000.

Amount paid per share: 20s. per share.

Amount called up per share: 20s. per share.

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: 154.

Number of men employed by company: 10.

Quantity and value of gold or silver produced since last statement: 3,731 oz. of gold and 48,057 oz. of silver; £23,017 18s. 5d.

Total quantity and value produced since registration: 47,331 oz. of gold and 560,661 oz. of silver; £274,473 0s. 2d.

Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations since last statement: £53,982 7s. 9d.

Total expenditure since registration: £373,696 3s. 9d.

Total amount of dividends declared: £18,750.

Total amount of dividends paid: £18,748 10s.

Total amount of unclaimed dividends: £1 10s.

Overdraft at bank: £3,815 10s. 6d.

Amount of cash in hand: Nil.

Amount of debts directly due to company: £4,584 11s. 1d.

Amount of debts considered good: £4,584 11s. 1d.

Amount of debts owing by company (approx.): £306 3s. 7d.

Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any): Nil.

I, Percy Nichol Kingswell, of Auckland, Joint Liquidator of the Waihi-Paeroa Gold-extraction 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, 1918; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.

P. N. KINGSWELL.

Declared at Auckland this 3rd day of February 1919, before me—Jonathan W. Coleman, J.P.

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STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Lower Nevis Dredging Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration: 29th September, 1906.

Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.

Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary: Alexandra; C. E. Richards.

Nominal capital: £1,200.