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I, ESTHER MAY SHURSTROM, heretofore called and known by the name of Esther May Ebden, of Palmerston North, Housemaid, hereby give public notice that on the 14th day of November, 1921, I formally and absolutely renounced, relinquished, and abandoned the use of my said surname of Ebden, and then assumed and adopted and determined thenceforth on all occasions whatsoever to use and subscribe the name of Shurstrom instead of the said name of Ebden; and
I give further notice that by a deed-poll dated the 14th day of November, 1921, duly executed and attested and enrolled in the Supreme Court of New Zealand, Wellington District, Palmerston North Registry, on the 14th day of November, 1921, I formally and absolutely renounced and abandoned the said surname of Ebden, and declared that I had assumed and adopted and intended thenceforth upon all occasions whatsoever to use and subscribe the name of Shurstrom instead of Ebden, and so as to be at all times hereafter called, known, and described by the name of SHURSTROM exclusively.
Dated this 14th day of November, 1921.
ESTHER MAY SHURSTROM.
(Late ESTHER MAY EBDEN).

HUTT COUNTY COUNCIL.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO TAKE LAND.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Hutt County Council proposes, under the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1908, and its amendments, to execute a public work—namely, the widening of a road running through and being part of Section 101, Hutt District, Block I, Rimutaka Survey District; and that for the purposes of such public work the land described in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken.
And notice is hereby further given that a plan of the land so required to be taken is deposited in the office of the Hutt County Council, 68 Lambton Quay, Wellington, and is open for inspection by all persons during office hours. All persons affected by the taking of such land are hereby required to set forth in writing any well-grounded objection to the taking of such land, and to send such writing, within forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the Hutt County Council at its office aforesaid.
Dated this 17th day of November, 1921.
THE SCHEDULE ABOVE REFERRED TO.
Approximate area of land taken : 1·1 perches.
Part Section 101, Hutt Registration District, part Lot 29, D.P. No. 2332, situate in Block I, Rimutaka Survey District; [coloured on plan red; Land District of Wellington.
A. J. MacPHERSON, 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; 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: 223,599.
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 shares forfeited (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: 1,128.
Number of men employed by company in New Zealand: 296.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced since last statement: —; £109,506 5s. 5d.
Total quantity and value produced since registration of office of company in New Zealand: —; £2,046,230 14s. 2d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining operations in New Zealand since last statement: £140,565 14s. 6d.

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Total expenditure since registration of office of company in New Zealand: £1,921,087 4s. 10d.
Total amount of dividends paid in New Zealand: £145,689 12s.
Amount of cash in bank in New Zealand: £50.
Amount of cash in hand in New Zealand: £20.
Amount of debts directly due to company in New Zealand: £175 0s. 5d.
Amount of such debts considered good: £131 15s. 4d.
Amount of liabilities of company in New Zealand: £76,216 16s. 3d.

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, 1920 (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 17th day of November, 1921, before me—Dawson Donaldson, J.P.

DANNEVIRKE 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 Dannevirke County Council hereby resolves as follows:—That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of three hundred and fifty pounds (£350), authorized to be raised by the Dannevirke County Council, under the above-mentioned Act, for the purpose of providing proportion of cost of bridge over the Makaretu Stream on the Norsewood-Makaretu Road, and reducing grade to approach to bridge for a distance of about ten chains, more or less, opposite Sections 1 and 3, Block III, Norsewood Survey District, the said Dannevirke County Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of one-sixth of a penny in the pound upon the rateable value of all rateable property in the Makaretu Stream Bridge Special Rating Area, comprising Sections 32, 1 of 5B, 5B, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 38 of 1L, 1, 2, 3, 4 of 2B No. 2, 2B No. 1, 1G 1, 1G 2, 1H, 1J, 1K, Block III, Norsewood Survey District, 1C, 1E, 1N, 3B No. 1, 3B No. 2, 3B No. 3A, 3B No. 3B, 1, 1M, of Block I, Takapau Survey District; and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable yearly on the 1st day of July 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.
JAS. W. ELLINGHAM, Chairman.

MORRINSVILLE BOROUGH COUNCIL.
RESOLUTION MAKING SPECIAL RATE.
IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, and of all other powers (if any) it thereunto enabling, the Morrinsville Borough Council hereby resolves as follows:—That, for the purpose of providing for the payment of interest, sinking fund, and other charges on the Morrinsville Borough Council's Water-supply Loan of £10,000, 1921, authorized to be raised by the Council, under the above-mentioned Act, for the purpose of completing a water-supply for the Borough of Morrinsville, the said Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of nine-sixteenths of a penny in the pound on the rateable value of all rateable property in the Borough of Morrinsville ; and that such special rate shall be an annually recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable yearly on the 1st day of June 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.
C. H. McKAY, Town Clerk.

BULLS TOWN BOARD.
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 Bulls Town Board hereby resolves as follows:—That, for the purpose of providing the interest and other charges on a loan of six thousand pounds (£6,000), authorized to be raised by the Bulls Town Board, under the above-