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STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.
Name of company: Golden Crescent Sluicing Company
(Limited).
When formed, and date of registration: 26th November, 1898.
Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary: Lawrence;
Ellen Alma Rose.
Nominal capital: £3,500.
Amount of capital subscribed: £3,500.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £3,500.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of
cash received for same (if any): £3,500
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash
has been paid: Nil.
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 3,500.
Number of shares allotted: 3,500.
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:
15.
Present number of shareholders: 20.
Number of men employed by company: 6.
Quantity and value of gold produced since last statement:
248 oz. 5 dwt.; £993.
Total quantity and value produced since registration:
12,222 oz. 15 dwt. 7 gr.; £48,965 3s.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations
since last statement: £1,829 12s. 2d.
Total expenditure since registration: £40,644 17s. 6d.
Total amount of dividends declared: £12,862 10s.
Total amount of dividends paid: £12,862. 10s.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends: Nil.
Amount of cash in bank: £443 8s. 2d.
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: £570 2s. 6d.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company: Nil.

I, Ellen Alma Rose, the Secretary of the Golden Crescent
Sluicing 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, 1924; and I make
this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to
be true, and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.
ELLEN ALMA ROSE.
Declared at Lawrence this 4th day of February, 1925, before
me--John Norrie, J.P.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.
Name of company: Lawrence Sluicing Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration: 18th March, 1916.
Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary: Law-
rence; A. E. Rose.
Nominal capital: £5,000.
Amount of capital subscribed: £5,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £5,000.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of
cash received for same (if any): £5,000.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash
has been paid: Nil.
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 5,000.
Number of shares allotted: 5,000.
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 com-
pany: 20.
Present number of shareholders: 24.
Number of men employed by company: 6.
Quantity and value of gold produced since last statement:
165 oz. 5 dwt.; £710 5s. 8d.
Total quantity and value produced since registration:
4,003 oz. 16 dwt.; £17,134 11s. 5d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations
since last statement: £1,928 5s.
Total expenditure since registration: £17,485 10s. 4d.
Total amount of dividends declared: £2,000.

Total amount of dividends paid: £2,000.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends: Nil.
Amount of cash in bank: 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: £177 0s. 8d.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any): Nil.

I, Ellen Alma Rose, the Secretary of the Lawrence Sluicing
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, 1924; and I make this
solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be
true, and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.
ELLEN A. ROSE.
Declared before me at Lawrence this 4th day of February,
1925—John Norrie, J.P.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.
Name of company: Mahakipawa Goldfields (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration: 12th October, 1923.
Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary: 101
Hereford Street, Christchurch; P. F. Peoples.
Nominal capital: £20,000, being 400,000 shares at Is. each.
Amount of capital subscribed: £8,515 15s.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £5,692 8s. 4d.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount
of cash received for same (if any): £8,515 15s.; £5,692
8s. 4d.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no
cash has been paid: £15,025.
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 400,000.
Number of shares allotted: 384,563.
Amount paid per share: Is., 3s. 4d., and 5s., the two latter-
priced being for premium issue.
Amount called up per share: Fully called.
Number and amount of calls in arrears: £2,823 6s. 8d.
Number of shares forfeited: Nil.
Number of forfeited shares sold, and the money received for
the same: Nil.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of company:
110.
Present number of shareholders: 205.
Number of men employed by company: 4.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced since last
statement: Nil.
Total quantity and value produced since registration: Nil.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations
since last statement: --
Total expenditure since registration: £1,939 4s. 4d.
Total amounts of dividends declared: Nil.
Total amount of dividends paid: Nil.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends: Nil.
Amount of cash in bank: £4,108 13s. ld.
Amount of cash in hand: Nil.
Amount of debts directly due to company: Nil.
Amount of debts considered good: Nil.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any): Nil.
Amount of debts owing by company: Nil.

I, Patrick Francis Peoples, of Christchurch, the Secretary
of the Mahakipawa Goldfields (Limited), do solemnly and
sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement
of the affairs of the said company at the present date. And
I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the
same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace
Act, 1908.
P. F. PEOPLES.
Declared at Christchurch, this 10th day of February, 1925,
before me—Alfred Marshall, J.P.

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