1912
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 46

Office of the Liquidator, No. 9, Seaview Road, Remuera,
Auckland, for the purpose of laying before such meeting an
account of the winding-up of the company.
Dated this 3rd day of July, 1926.

HUGO FRIEDLANDER,
Liquidator.

685

INSURANCE COMPANIES DEPOSITS ACT, 1921–22.

EAGLE, STAR, AND BRITISH DOMINIONS INSURANCE COMPANY
(LIMITED).

Notice of Withdrawal of Deposit.

THE EAGLE, STAR, AND BRITISH DOMINIONS INSURANCE
COMPANY (LIMITED) has given written notice to the
Public Trustee pursuant to the provisions of the Insurance
Companies Deposits Act, 1921–22,–
(1.) That the Eagle, Star, and British Dominions Insurance
Company (Limited) has sold to the New Zealand
Insurance Company (Limited) all its fire, employers’
liability, and accident insurance business in New
Zealand.
(2.) That the Eagle, Star, and British Dominions Insurance
Company (Limited) has ceased to carry on in New
Zealand the business of fire insurance, employers’
liability insurance, and all other classes of insurance
business within the meaning of the Insurance
Companies Deposits Act, 1921–22.
(3.) That the New Zealand Insurance Company (Limited)
has undertaken to accept all liability arising under
any policies issued by the Eagle, Star, and British
Dominions Insurance Company (Limited) or under
any renewals of such policies.
(4.) That the Eagle, Star, and British Dominions Insurance
Company (Limited) proposes to withdraw its deposit
of £35,000 in respect of fire insurance, employers’
liability insurance, and other classes of insurance
business within the meaning of the Insurance Com-
panies Deposit Act, 1921–22.

The PUBLIC TRUSTEE therefore gives public notice that the
said sum of £35,000 deposited with the Public Trustee pursuant
to the provisions of the above-mentioned Act will be repaid
to the Eagle, Star, and British Dominions Insurance Company
(Limited) on or after the first day of August, one thousand
nine hundred and twenty-six, unless the Public Trustee is
satisfied before that date that any liability of the Eagle, Star,
and British Dominions Insurance Company (Limited), in
respect of fire or employers’ liability insurance and other
classes of insurance business within the meaning of the
Insurance Companies Deposits Act, 1921–22, has not been
fully liquidated or provided for.

J. W. MACDONALD,
Public Trustee.

686

WAIPAWA 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
Waipawa County Council hereby resolves as follows :–
That, for the purpose of providing for the payment of
interest, sinking fund, and other charges on a loan of twenty-
five thousand pounds (£25,000) authorized to be raised by
the Waipawa County Council under the above-mentioned
Act for the purpose of–
(a.) Erection of the following new bridges : Brow
Bridge, Week’s Bridge, Papa-cutting Bridge,
Mathews’ Bridge, Rasmussen’s Bridge,
Cemetery Creek Bridge, McLennan’s Creek
Bridge, South Makaretu Norsewood Bridge,
Tangarewa Bridge, Kopua to Norsewood
Bridge, Summersby’s Kopua Bridge, Share
Bridge, Hatuma
15,000
(b.) Purchase of roadmaking machinery, plant,
and equipment
5,000
(c.) Acquisition of land and erection of roadmen’s
cottages
5,000
the said Council, pursuant to section 22 of the Local Bodies’
Loans Act, 1913, hereby increases to one-fifth (1/5th) of a
penny in the pound sterling the special rate of twenty-four
one-hundred-and-twenty-fifths (24/125ths) of a penny in the
pound sterling made and levied by resolution passed by the
said Council on the 29th day of June, 1920, and gazetted in
the New Zealand Gazette on the 22nd day of July, 1920, on the
rateable value (on the basis of the unimproved value) of all
rateable property in the whole of the County of Waipawa,
such rate of twenty-four one-hundred-and-twenty-fifths
(24/125ths) of a penny in the pound sterling being insufficient
to provide for payment of interest, sinking fund, and other
charges on such loan ; and that such special rate as increased
shall be an annually recurring rate during the currency of
such loan, and be payable yearly on the first day of April, in
each and every year during the currency of such loan, being
a period of thirty-six and a half (36½) years, or until the loan
is fully paid off.

F. HOLT, Clerk.

687

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A FOREIGN
MINING COMPANY.

Name of company : Waihi Gold-mining Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration of office of company
in New Zealand : 7th December, 1887.
Whether in active operation or not : Yes.
Where business is conducted, and name of Attorney : 60
Shortland Street, Auckland ; Herbert William Hopkins.
Where mine is situate : Waihi.
Nominal capital : £250,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : £247,953 10s.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash in New Zea-
land : £9,606.
Price paid to vendors of mine–
(a.) In fully paid-up shares : £53,333.
(b.) In partly paid-up shares : Nil.
(c.) In cash : £48,637.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 500,000.
Number of shares on New Zealand Register : 234,504.
Amount paid per share (New Zealand Register) : 10s.
Amount called up per share (New Zealand Register) : 10s.
Number and amount of calls in arrear (New Zealand Regis-
ter) : Nil.
Number of forfeited shares on New Zealand Register sold :
Nil.
Number of shareholders on New Zealand Register : 1,935.
Number of men employed by company in New Zealand : 628.
Quantity and value of bullion produced since last statement :
604,678 oz. ; £368,717 11s. 6d.
Total quantity and value produced since registration in
New Zealand : 21,385,165 oz. bullion, value £14,759,631
0s. 8d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining
operations in New Zealand since last statement :
£294,767 18s. 2d.
Total expenditure since registration of office of company in
New Zealand : £8,564,526 19s. 1d.
Total amount of dividends paid in New Zealand : £1,071,222
7s. 7d.
Amount of cash in bank in New Zealand : £12,940 11s. 5d.
Amount of cash in hand in New Zealand : Nil.
Amount of debts directly due to company in New Zealand :
£1,329 8s.
Amount considered good : £1,329 8s.
Amount of liabilities of company in New Zealand : £25,872
11s. 4d.

I, Herbert William Hopkins, Attorney of the Waihi Gold-
mining 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 day of December, 1925 (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.

H. W. HOPKINS.

Declared at Auckland this 30th day of June, 1926, before
me—F. L. G. West, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of
New Zealand.

670

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : Henley Mining Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration : 22nd July, 1924.
Whether in active operation or not : No.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary : 183
Rattray Street, Dunedin ; Amos McKegg.
Nominal capital : £4,000.
Amount of capital subscribed : 4,000 shares of £1 each.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £2,025.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of
cash received for the same (if any) : Nil
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no
cash has been paid : Nil.
Number of shares into which capital is divided : 4,000.
Number of shares allotted : 4,000.
Amount paid per share : 10s. 1½d.
Amount called up per share : 14s. 1½d.
Number and amount of calls in arrear : 2 ; £800.