Feb. 26. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 709

SOUTHLAND COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESOLUTION STRIKING SPECIAL RATES.—TITIROA DRAINAGE DISTRICT LOAN OF £1,750.

IN pursuance of the powers vested in it in that behalf by the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, the Counties Amendment Act, 1913, and section 90 of the Reserves and other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1916, the Southland County Council hereby resolves as follows:—

That, for the purpose of providing interest and other charges on a loan of £1,750, authorized to be raised by the Southland County Council, under the above-mentioned Acts, for the purpose of constructing drainage-works—namely, a lock across the Titiroa Stream, in the Titiroa Drainage District described in the Schedule hereto—the said Southland County Council hereby makes and levies (on an acreage basis and on a graduated scale according to the classification of land within the said district made pursuant to section 23 of the Counties Amendment Act, 1913, which classification is shown by a classification list sealed with the seal of the county on the 8th day of August, 1913) a special rate of one shilling and ninepence and four-fifths of a penny per acre on lands in Class A (that is, lands receiving or likely to receive immediate and direct benefit from the said drainage-works), eightpence and three-eighths of a penny per acre on lands in Class B (that is, lands receiving or likely to receive less direct benefit from the said drainage-works), and threepence and one-third of a penny per acre on land in Class C (that is, lands receiving or lively to receive only an indirect benefit therefrom); and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable yearly on the first day of March in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of thirty-six and a half years, or until the loan is fully paid off.

SCHEDULE.

The district referred to comprises the following lands—namely, Sections 23, 21, 16, 15, 24, 14, 29, 36, 33, 34, and 34A, Block I, Toetoes Survey District, and Sections 21, 31, 33, 37, 26, 13, 9, 10 P (A) R Section, Sections 40, 39, 39A, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 34, 30, 27, 35, and 49, Block IV, of the said district, and is bounded as follows: Commencing at the north-eastern corner of said Section 23 of Block I, and running thence on a line along the eastern boundaries of said Section 23 and of 21 and 16 of the said block; and thence along the part of the northern, along the eastern, and part of the southern boundaries of Section 22 of said block to the north-eastern corner of Section 24 of the said block; and thence along the eastern boundaries of the said Section 24 and of Section 14 of the said block and of Section 21 and along the northern boundaries of Sections 33, 37, 26, and 13 of the said Block IV; and thence along the eastern boundaries of Section 9 P (A) R Section and Section 10 of the said Block IV to the southern boundary of the said block; thence in a westerly direction along the said southern boundary to the eastern bank of the Mataura River; thence in a general northerly direction along the said eastern bank of the said river to the south-western corner of Section 32 of said Block I; and thence along the southern and eastern boundaries of said Section 32 and along the northern boundary of Section 23 of said block to the commencing-point.

227 A. J. SERVICE, County Clerk.

WAİKATO DAIRY FINANCE COMPANY (LIMITED).

I HEREBY certify that the following is a true copy of the resolution passed by an extraordinary general meeting of this company held on Friday, 30th January, 1920, and confirmed at a further extraordinary general meeting of the company held on Saturday, 14th February, 1920:—

“That the Waikato Dairy Finance Company (Limited) be wound up voluntarily; and that THOMAS LEONARD HAMES, of Hamilton, Accountant, be and is hereby appointed Liquidator for the purpose of such winding-up.”

228 T. L. HAMES, Secretary.

In the matter of the Companies Act, 1908; and in the matter of the COLONIAL RUBBER COMPANY (LIMITED).

I, ARCHIBALD MORRIS SEAMAN, of Auckland, in the Dominion of New Zealand, hereby give notice that the Colonial Rubber Company Limited (Old Company) has now ceased to carry on business in New Zealand, having been incorporated in the Colonial Rubber Company Limited (New Company), which proposes to carry on business at No. 40 Albert Street in the City of Auckland.

Dated this 12th day of February, 1920.

229 A. M. SEAMAN, Attorney.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Tallaburn Hydraulic Sluicing Company (Limited).

When formed, and date of registration: 3rd December, 1904.

Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.

Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Miller’s Flat, Otago; Jessie Bennet.

Nominal capital: £1,200.

Amount of capital subscribed: £1,200.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £1,200.

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: Nil.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 12 of £100 each.

Number of shares allotted: 12.

Amount paid up per share: £100.

Amount called up 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: 9.

Number of men employed by company: 2.

Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during preceding year: 104 oz. 3 dwt. 12 gr.; £401 1s. 3d.

Total quantity and value produced since registration: 1,911 oz. 15 dwt. 12 gr.; £7,384 13s.

Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations during preceding year: £316 3s. 1d.

Total expenditure since registration: £8,552 1s. 11d.

Total amount of dividends declared: £1,380.

Total amount of dividends paid: £1,380.

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 contingent liabilities of company (if any): £126 10s.

Amount of debts owing by company: £281 18s. 9d.

I, Jessie Bennet, of Miller’s Flat, Otago, Secretary of the Tallaburn Hydraulic Sluicing Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company as at 31st December, 1919; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.

J. BENNET, Secretary.

Declared at Miller’s Flat this 20th day of February, 1920, before me—E. Johns, J.P.

230

HOKIANGA COUNTY COUNCIL.

RESOLUTION MAKING SPECIAL RATE.

IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by section 16, subsection (d), of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, and of all other powers (if any) it thereunto enabling, the Hokianga County Council hereby resolves as follows:—

That, for the purpose of providing for the payment of the interest, sinking fund, and other charges on a loan of one thousand six hundred and thirty pounds (£1,630), authorized to be raised by the Hokianga County Council, under the above-mentioned Act, for the purpose of paying the Hobson County Council the sum of one thousand one hundred and forty-five pounds (£1,145), the Whangarei County Council the sum of four hundred and fifty-six pounds (£456), and the Bay of Islands County Council the sum of thirty pounds (£30), being the respective sums payable by the Council to the above-mentioned Councils, and being the amounts allocated to them through the merging of part of the County of Hokianga into the above-mentioned respective counties, the Hokianga County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of one-fourteenth of a penny in the pound sterling on the rateable value (on the basis of the unimproved value) of all rateable property in the County of Hokianga; and that such special rate shall be an annually recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable half-yearly on the first days of May and November in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of thirty-six and one-half (36½) years, or until the loan is fully paid off.

231 H. W. STRINGER, Clerk,