Nov. 2.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2923

I, NICHOLAS BROWN, of Auckland, in New Zealand, Strawberry Grower, formerly known by the name of Nicholas Unkovich, do hereby give public notice that I have assumed and from henceforth upon all occasions intend to sign and use and to be called and known by the name of NICHOLAS BROWN in place of my former name Nicholas Unkovich; and, further, that such change of name is formally declared and evidenced by deed-poll under my hand and seal of even date herewith and intended to be enrolled forthwith in the office at Auckland of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

In witness whereof I now sign and subscribe myself by my present and intended future name.

Dated at Auckland this twenty-seventh day of October, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two.

NICHOLAS BROWN.

Witness—C. E. Clarke, Solicitor, Auckland. 1003

THE ASHBURTON COUNTY STOCK AND SALEYARDS COMPANY (LIMITED).

NOTICE is hereby given that a general meeting of shareholders will be held in the company’s office on Tuesday, the 14th November, 1922, at 2.30 p.m., for the purpose of laying an account before such meeting showing the manner in which the winding-up of the company has been conducted and the assets disposed of, and offering any explanation I may wish to give.

A. O. PILBROW, Liquidator. 1004

IN LIQUIDATION.

In the matter of the Companies Act, 1908; and in the matter of TRINTON SCHOOL (LIMITED), in Liquidation.

NOTICE is hereby given that a general meeting of members of Trinton School (Limited), in Liquidation, will be held in the Jockey Club Rooms, Market Street, Hastings, at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, 14th November, 1922, for the purpose of receiving the Liquidator’s final accounts.

H. S. MOSS, Liquidator.

Hastings, 27th October, 1922. 1005

WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO TAKE LAND.

In the matter of the Public Works Act, 1908, and its amendments, and the Municipal Corporations Act, 1920.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Council of the City of Wellington proposes, under the provisions of the above-named Acts, and all other Acts and powers enabling it in that behalf, to execute a certain public work—namely, street purposes, Hutt Road; and for the purposes of such public work the lands described in the Schedule hereto are required to be taken.

And notice is hereby further given that a plan of the lands so to be taken is deposited in the public office of the Town Clerk to the said Council, in the Town Hall, Cuba Street, in the said city, and is there open for inspection (without fee) by all persons during ordinary office hours; and that all persons affected by the execution of the said public work or the taking of such lands should, if they have well-grounded objections to the execution of the said public work or to the taking of the said lands, set forth the same in writing, within forty days from the first publication of this notice, to the Wellington City Council, addressed to the Town Clerk at his said office.

SCHEDULE.

AREA: 1 acre 0 roods 23·7 perches.

Being part of Section 6, Harbour District, in D.P. 3790, and closed road (City of Wellington).

Coloured on plan: red.

Being part of Block XI, Belmont Survey District, in the Land District of Wellington; as the same are more particularly delineated on the plan above mentioned.

As witness my hand this 24th day of October, 1922.

R. TAIT, Acting Town Clerk. 1006

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: 235,790.

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: 1,164.

Number of men employed by company in New Zealand: 325.

Quantity and value of gold or silver produced since last statement: —; £117,894 19s. 10d.

Total quantity and value produced since registration of office of company in New Zealand: —; £2,164,125 14s.

Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining operations in New Zealand since last statement: £152,821 0s. 2d.

Total expenditure since registration of office of company in New Zealand: £2,073,908 5s.

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: £2,378 11s. 6d.

Amount of such debts considered good: £2,378 11s. 6d.

Amount of liabilities of company in New Zealand: £32,063 3s. 5d.

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, 1921 (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 28th day of October, 1922, before me—Dawson Donaldson, J.P. 1007

DANNEVIRKE BOROUGH COUNCIL.

RESOLUTION MAKING SPECIAL RATE.

IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by the Manawatu Gorge Road and Bridge Act, 1919, and the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1913, and of all other Acts and powers (if any) it in that behalf enabling, the Dannevirke Borough Council hereby resolves as follows:—

That, for the purpose of providing for the payment of interest, sinking fund, and other charges on the Dannevirke Borough Manawatu Gorge No. 1 Loan of £1,065, 1922, authorized to be raised by the said Council, under the above-mentioned Acts, for the purpose of providing the amount of this Council’s contribution levied by the Manawatu Gorge Board of control towards the construction work proposed to be carried out by the Board during the years 1922 and 1923, the said Dannevirke Borough Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of one twenty-fifth of a penny in the pound on the rateable value (on the basis of the unimproved value) of all rateable property in the whole of the Borough of Dannevirke; and that such special rate shall be an annually recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable yearly on the first day of July 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.

CHAS. A. MEARS, Town Clerk. 1008

VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION.

In the matter of the Companies Act, 1908; and in the matter of THE SOUTHERN CROSS MOTORS (LIMITED).

RESOLUTION.—By reason of its liabilities it is deemed desirable that the company shall be wound up; and it is hereby resolved that the Southern Cross Motors (LIMITED)