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STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Central Treasure Gold-mining Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration: 15th July, 1925.
Whether in active operation or not: Not in active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary: 25 Moray Place, Dunedin; Douglas Mackenzie Spedding.
Nominal capital: £8,000.
Amount of capital subscribed: £5,442.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £4,284 2s.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and the amount of cash received for same (if any): £5,002 16s. and £3,50216 s.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid: £1,500.
Number of shares into which capital is divided: 16,000.
Number of shares allotted: 13,884.
Amount paid up per share: 10s. on 3,212; 8s. on 9,606;
7s. on 466; 6s. on 560; 2s. 6d. on 40.
Amount called up per share: 8s.
Number and amount of calls in arrears: 6; £90 6s.
Number of shares forfeited: Nil.
Number of forfeited shares sold and the money received for same: Nil.
Number of shareholders at the time of registration of the company: 7.
Present number of shareholders: 185.
Number of men employed by the company: Nil.
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: £173 lls. 9d.
Total expenditure since registration: £673 12s. 3d.
Total amount of dividends declared: Nil.
Total amount of dividends paid: Nil.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends: Nil.
Amount of cash in bank: £26 l8s. 8d.
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 the company (if any): £320.
Amount of debts owing by the company: £10 10s.

I, Douglas Mackenzie Spedding, of Dunedin, Secretary of the Central Treasure Gold-mining Company (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a complete and true statement of the affairs of the said company at 31st December, 1927. And I make this solemn declaration believing the same to be true and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1908.

DOUGLAS M. SPEDDING.

Declared at Dunedin this 24th day of February, 1928, before me—W. F. Forrester, Solicitor, Dunedin. 258

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