2070

where, if affiliated to the New Zealand Racing Conference, or the New Zealand Racing Conference, or the New Zealand Trotting Association.
(d.) Common prostitutes, and persons who habitually consort with thieves or persons who have no lawful visible means of support.
(e.) Professional tipsters, persons convicted of house-breaking or pocket-picking, forgery, uttering or possessing counterfeit coin, theft, false pretences, receiving stolen goods, mischief, assault, or any offence or crime of any kind under the Crimes Act, 1908, and also idle and disorderly persons, rogues and vagabonds, and incorrigible rogues convicted under the Police Offences Act, 1908, and persons convicted of an offence under the Gaming Act, 1908.
Provided always that the Stipendiary Stewards' Committee appointed by the New Zealand Trotting Conference, upon being satisfied by evidence as to character and otherwise that any person who, by reason of any conviction, comes within the scope of this regulation should have relief from the effect thereof, may grant exemption to any such person, and may at any time revoke any such exemption without notice to such person, and without assigning any reason for such revocation

The foregoing regulations of the North Canterbury and Oxford Jockey Club were made and passed by such club on the 29th day of June, 1923, and signed by the Chairman and Secretary.

G. CUDBY, Chairman.
H. A. ARCHDALL, Secretary.

The foregoing regulations of the North Canterbury and Oxford Jockey Club are hereby approved this 6th day of July, 1923.
748

JELLICOE, Governor-General.

LOST POLICY.

THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE Policy No. A175862 on the life of ROBERT ROBERT-SON MENZIES having been lost, I hereby give notice that a copy of the original will be issued, under section 59 of the Life Insurance Act, 1908, unless notice forbidding same be lodged within fourteen days of this date.

For the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States.

THE NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA (LIMITED),

F. W. NICHOLSON, Manager for New Zealand.

Dated 19th July, 1923.

749

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: United M. and E. Water-race Company (Registered).
When formed, and date of registration : 8th April, 1872; 23rd April, 1872.
Whether in active operation or not : In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager : St. Bathan's ; William Pyle.
Nominal capital : £7,600.
Amount of capital subscribed : £7,600.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £7,600.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of cash received for same (if any) : £7,600.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid : Nil.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 152.
Number of shares allotted : 152.
Amount paid per share : £50.
Amount called up per share : £50.
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 : 13.
Present number of shareholders : 9.
Number of men employed by company : 3.
Quantity and value of gold produced during preceding year : 109 oz. 15 dwt. 17 gr.; £458 2s. 6d.
Total quantity and value produced since registration : 16,531 oz. 10 dwt.; £67,773 1s. 4d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations since last statement : £557 0s. 1d.
Total expenditure since registration : £73,601 15s. 1d.
Total amount of dividends declared : £3,534.
Total amount of dividends paid : £3,534.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.
Amount of cash at bank and on deposit : Nil.

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 : £373 12s. 4d.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any) : Nil.

I, William Pyle, Legal Manager of the United M. and E. Water-race Company (Registered), do hereby solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company at 31st December, 1922 ; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.

WILLIAM PYLE.

Declared at St. Bathan's this 14th day of July, 1923, before me—W. McConnochie, J.P.

750

BOROUGH OF TE KUITI.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it and in that behalf by the Local Bodies' Loans Act, 1913, the Te Kuiti Borough Council hereby resolves as follows : That, for the purpose of providing interest and other charges on a loan of £1,300 (one thousand three hundred pounds), authorized to be raised by the Te Kuiti Borough Council, under the above-mentioned Act, for the purpose of acquiring land and building a residence for the Town Clerk, the said Te Kuiti Borough Council hereby makes and levies a special rate of 1/16d. (one-sixteenth of a penny) in the pound upon the unimproved value of all rateable property within the Borough of Te Kuiti ; 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 August in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of 36½ (thirty-six and a half) years, or until the loan is fully paid off.

J. KIERNAN, Town Clerk.

THE COMPANIES ACT, 1908.

THE CANTERBURY (NEW ZEALAND) AVIATION COMPANY (LIMITED).

NOTICE is hereby given that at an extraordinary general meeting of the above-named company held on the 3rd day of July, 1923, the following special resolution was passed ; and at a subsequent extraordinary general meeting of the said company held on the 18th day of July, 1923, the said resolution was confirmed :-

'That the company be wound up voluntarily, under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1908; and that CHARLES HOWARD HEWLETT, of Christchurch, Company Manager, and ROBERT BELL, of Christchurch, Journalist, be hereby appointed Liquidators for the purposes of such winding-up.'

Dated this 18th day of July, 1923.

G. H. HEWLETT, Chairman.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENTARY PUBLICATIONS, ETC., ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING AND STATIONERY DEPARTMENT, WELLINGTON :--

(POSTAGE EXTRA.)

Copies.

Acts.

3 Coal Industry Commission, No. 1. Price, 1d.

1 Wages (Temporary Regulation Extension), 1919, No. 18 Price, 1d.

4 Ministry of Health, No. 21. Price, 2d.

4 Anthrax Prevention, Ch. 23. Price, 1d.

2 Disabled Men (Facilities for Employment), 1919, Ch. 22. Price, 1d.

3 Matrimonial Causes (Dominions Troops), 1919, Ch. 28. Price, 1d.

1 Weights and Measures, 1919 (Leather Measurement), Ch. 29. Price, 1d.

2 Statement of Rates, 1919, Ch. 31. Price, 1d.

1 Finance, 1919, Ch. 32. Price, 3d.

3 National Health Insurance, 1919, Ch. 36. Price, 1d.

5 Retired Officers (Civil Employment), Ch. 40. Price, 1d.

2 Restoration of Pre-war Practices, 1919, Ch. 42. Price, 1d.

4 Police, 1919, Ch. 46. Price, 2d.

4 Coal-mines, Ch. 48. Price, 1d.

4 Ministry of Transport, 1919, Ch. 50. Price, 4d.