In the matter of the Partnership Act, 1908.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Partnership hitherto existing between the undersigned under the style or firm of “J. and G. Thompson,” Building Contractors, Gisborne, has been dissolved between us as from the twenty-eighth day of February, 1922.

G. A. THOMPSON.
J. E. N. THOMPSON.

MANUREWA TOWN BOARD.

RESOLUTION MAKING SPECIAL RATE.

IN pursuance of the powers vested in it by the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, the Manurewa Town Board hereby resolves as follows :—

That, for the purpose of providing the instalments of principal and interest and also the other charges on a loan of one thousand pounds, authorized to be raised by the Manurewa Town Board aforesaid, under the above-mentioned Act, for the purpose of constructing a road through Sections 14, 15, 16, and 56 of the subdivision of part Lot 7 of Clendon’s Grant, and of purchasing the land through which the road is to run, the Manurewa Town Board aforesaid hereby makes and levies a special rate of one penny in the pound upon the rateable value of all rateable property of the special rating area comprising all that area situate in Block XIV, Otahuhu Survey District, being—

Area.
A. R. P.
Part Lot 1 of 7, Clendon’s Grant .. 11 2 8·8
Lot 2 of 3 of 1 of 7, Clendon’s Grant .. 2 0 0
Lot 6 of 7,, .. 11 1 8
Lot 5 of 7,, .. 10 0 14
Part Lot 4 of 7,, .. 6 3 25·9
Lots 1, 3, 7, and part Lot 2, Clendon’s Grant .. .. .. .. 17 3 34
Part Lot 4 of 7, Clendon’s Grant .. 2 3 34·1
Lot 3, Sunny Park Estate .. 2 1 30·4
Part Lot 10, Station Estate .. 0 2 26·8
Lot 11 ,, .. 0 1 14·3
Lots 12 and 13 ,, .. 0 2 31
Lots 14, 15, and 16, Station Estate .. 1 3 6
Lot 17 ,, .. 0 3 0
Lots 18 and 19 ,, .. 3 3 0
Lot 21 and part Lot 20, Station Estate .. 1 2 0
Part Lot 20, Station Estate .. 0 2 0
Lot 22 ,, .. 2 0 0
Part Lot 10 ,, .. 0 1 13·2

And that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable half-yearly on the first day of February and the first day of August 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.

T. J. CORIN, Chairman.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

THE Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States intends to issue, one month after this date, in terms of section 59 of the Life Insurance Act, 1908, a special policy in place of Policy No. 1126562, in name of JAMES E. CANNELL, of Hunterville, declared to have been lost.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of April, 1922.

GEORGE ROSS,
Representative for N.Z.

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Partnership in the business of Auctioneers, Land and Estate Agents, heretofore existing between the undersigned under the style of “Hodgkins, Carver, and Co.” has been dissolved as from this day by mutual consent.

Mr. Hodgkins is retiring from the business, which will in future be carried on at the premises No. 137 Lambton Quay, Wellington, by Mr. A. E. CARVER alone, under the style of “A. E. Carver and Co.” Mr. CARVER will receive all accounts due to and will satisfy all liabilities of the late Partnership.

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of March, 1922.

P. D’E. HODGKINS.
A. E. CARVER.

Witness to signatures—R. L. Macalister, Solicitor, Wellington.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : Scandinavian Water-race Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration : 10th December, 1907 (date of reconstruction).
Whether in active operation or not : In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary : Dunedin ; J. T. Hamann, Fire Brigade Buildings, Cumberland Street.
Nominal capital : £18,000.

Amount of capital subscribed : £7.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £7.
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 : £9,750 issued to shareholders of the Scandinavian Water-race Company (Registered).
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 18,000.
Number of shares allotted : 9,757.
Amount paid per share : £1.
amount called up per share : Nil (except on 7 shares subscribed for in memorandum of association).
Number and amount of calls in arrear : Nil.
Number of shares forfeited : 501.
Number of forfeited shares sold, and money received for same : 501 ; £149 3s. 9d.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of company : 18.
Present number of shareholders : 20.
Number of men employed by company : 5.
Quantity and value of gold produced during preceding year : 457 oz. 11 dwt. 21 gr. ; £2,209 17s. 3d.
Total quantity and value produced since registration : 8,645 oz. 2 dwt. 6 gr. ; £33,937 10s. 11d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations since last statement : £1,890 12s. 2d.
Total expenditure since registration : £36,285 8s. 8d.
Total amount of dividends declared : Nil.
Total amount of dividends paid : Nil.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.
Amount of cash at bank : £386 17s. 6d.
Amount of cash in hand : Nil.
Amount of debts directly due to company : £8.
Amount of debts considered good : £8.
Amount of debts owing by company : £8,592 8s. 11d.

I, John Thomas Hamann, of Dunedin, Secretary of the Scandinavian Water-race 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, 1921 ; 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. T. HAMANN.
Declared at Dunedin this 1st day of April, 1922, before me—John Wilson, J.P.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A FOREIGN MINING COMPANY.

Name of company : Komata Reefs Gold-mining Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration of office of company in New Zealand : 16th October, 1900.
Whether in active operation or not : Not in active operation.
Where business is conducted, and names of Attorneys : 60 Shortland Street, Auckland ; Herbert William Hopkins and Thomas Frederick Wallace.
Where mine is situate : Mine and machinery sold.
Nominal capital : £40,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : £40,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash in New Zealand : Not known.
Price paid to vendors of mine—
(a.) In fully paid-up shares : 7.
(b.) In partly paid-up shares, credited as 4s. 3d. paid up : 39,993 shares.
(c.) In cash : £6,109 2s. 10d.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 800,000.
Number of shares on New Zealand Register : 219,593.
Amount paid per share (New Zealand Register) : 1s.
Amount called up per share (New Zealand Register) : 1s.
Number and amount of calls in arrear (New Zealand Register) : Nil.
Number of forfeited shares on New Zealand Register sold : Nil.
Number of shareholders on New Zealand Register : 367.
Number of men employed by company in New Zealand : None.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced since last statement : Nil.
Total quantity and value produced since registration of office of company in New Zealand : 77,797 oz. gold, 363,782 oz. silver ; £372,312 14s. 5d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining operations in New Zealand since last statement : Nil.
Total expenditure since registration of office of company in New Zealand : £330,821 9s. 5d.
Total amount of dividends paid in New Zealand : £7,466 13s. 2d.
Amount of cash in bank in New Zealand : £72 15s. 3d.
Amount of cash in hand in New Zealand : Nil.
Amount of debts directly due to company in New Zealand : Nil.
Amount of liabilities of company in New Zealand : Nil.

I, Thomas Frederick Wallace, of Auckland, one of the Attorneys of the Komata Reefs Gold-mining Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said