518

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

No. 18

UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given that THE BRITISH GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (LIMITED), a company duly incorporated in New South Wales under the Companies Act, 1899, and at present carrying on business in New Zealand at 8 Willeston Street, Wellington, intends to open a branch office or place of business at Number 238 Cumberland Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, at which address legal process of any kind may be served upon it and notices of any kind may be addressed or delivered.

Dated at Wellington this 25th day of January, 1921.

BRANDON, SON, AND HISLOP,
Solicitors for the Company.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : Ready Bullion Mining Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration : 28th October, 1919. Whether in active operation or not : In active operation. Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary: Oamaru; David Ronaldson Eunson.
Nominal capital : £60,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : £55,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £2,175 ls.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of cash received for same (if any) : Nil.
Paid-up value of shares given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid : £46,000.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 60,000.
Number of shares allotted : 55,000.
Amount paid per share : 5s. on 9,000, less outstanding due on calls account, 46,000 being fully paid-up.
Amount called up per share : 5s.
Number and amount of calls in arrear : 7 ; £75.
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 : 66.
Number of men employed by company : 4.
Quantity and value of gold produced : Nil.
Total quantity and value produced since registration : Nil.
Amount expended in carrying on operations : £1,807 19s. 3d.
Total expenditure since registration : £1,807 19s. 3d.
Total amount of dividends declared : Nil.
Total amount of dividends paid : Nil.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.
Amount of cash in bank : £267 ls. 9d.
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 : £200.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any) : £12,000.

I, David Ronaldson Eunson, of Oamaru, the Secretary of the Ready Bullion 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, 1920; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.

D. R. EUNSON.

Declared at Oamaru this 7th day of February, 1921, before me—J. M. Forrester, J.P.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : Muddy Terrace Sluicing Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration : 4th October, 1906.
Whether in active operation or not : In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager : Dunedin ; H. H. Sykes.
Nominal capital : £20,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : £14,400.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £14,400.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of cash received for same (if any) : £5,550 ; no cash.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid : £5,550.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 20,000.
Number of shares allotted : 19,950.
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 : 75.
Present number of shareholders : 124.
Number of men employed by company : 10.
Quantity and value of gold produced during preceding year : 326 oz. 19 dwt. 7 gr. ; £1,397 14s. 8d.
Total quantity and value produced since registration : 12,718 oz. 9 dwt. 1 gr. ; £50,636 2s. 10d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations during preceding year : £3,362 9s. 10d.
Total expenditure since registration : £85,232 17s. 8d.
Total amount of dividends declared : Nil.
Total amount of dividends paid : Nil.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.
Amount of cash at bankers : Nil.
Amount of cash in hand : Nil.
Amounts of debts directly due to company : Nil.
Amount of debts considered good : Nil.
Amount of debts owing by company : £20,318 12s.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any) : Nil.

I, H. H. Sykes, the Manager of the Muddy Terrace Sluicing Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company at 31st December, 1920; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.

H. H. SYKES.

Declared at Dunedin this 7th day of February, 1921, before me—L. Kemnitz, J.P.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : North Big River Gold-mines (Limited). When formed, and date of registration : 29th October, 1919. Whether in active operation or not : In active operation. Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary : Herman Bicknell, Civic Chambers, 213 Manchester Street, Christchurch.
Nominal capital : £75,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : £20,022.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £3,928 12s. 6d.
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 : £34,000.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 75,000.
Number of shares allotted : 54,022.
Amount paid per share : 4s. 9d. on 3,442, 3s. 9d. on 15,607, 3s. 6d. on 973.
Amount called up per share : 4s. 9d.
Number and amount of calls in arrear : 2nd, £11 3s. 3d.
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 : 68.
Number of men employed by company : 6.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during preceding year : Nil.
Total quantity and value produced since registration : Nil.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations since last statement : £1,717 5s. 9d.
Total expenditure since registration : £1,717 5s. 9d.
Total amount of dividends declared : Nil.
Total amount of dividends paid : Nil.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.
Amount of cash at bankers : £26.
Amount of cash in hand : £181 13s. 3d.
Amount of debts directly due to company : £4 10s.
Amount of debts considered good : £4 10s.
Amount of debts owing by company : £408 8s. 6d.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any) : Nil.

I, Herman Bicknell, of Christchurch, the Secretary of the North Big River Gold-mines (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company on 31st December, 1920; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.

H. BICKNELL.

Declared at Christchurch this 8th day of February, 1921, before me—J. Mawson Stewart, J.P.