MAR. 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 665

OHINEMURI COUNTY COUNCIL.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO TAKE LAND FOR A MAGAZINE RESERVE.

NOTICE is hereby given that it is proposed under the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1908, and its amendments, by the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants of the County of Ohinemuri (being a body corporate known as the Ohinemuri County Council), to undertake and execute a public work—namely, a Magazine Reserve in Block thirteen of the Ohinemuri Survey District; and for the purpose of such public work the lands described in the Schedule hereto are required to be taken:

Notice is hereby further given that plans of the lands so required to be taken are deposited in the public office of the Ohinemuri County Council, Normanby Road, Paeroa, and are open for inspection (without fee) by all persons during ordinary office hours:

All persons affected by the execution of the said public work or by the taking of such lands who have any well-grounded objection to the execution of the said public work or to the taking of the said lands must state their objections in writing, and must send the same within forty days from the 7th day of March, 1928, being the date of the first publication of this notice, to the said County Council at the office of the Clerk thereof at Normanby Road, Paeroa aforesaid.

SCHEDULE.

APPROXIMATE area of land required to be taken:-

A. R. P. Being part of Block
1 2 19 Rangipirau No. 1 ; coloured red.
3 1 21 Rangipirau No. 2 ; coloured neutral.
2 0 2·7 Rangipirau No. 1 ; coloured red.
0 1 12·3 Rangipirau No. 1 ; coloured red.
1 3 27·4 Rangipirau No. 2 ; coloured neutral.

Situated in Block No. XIII, Ohinemuri Survey District.

All the said parcels of land are situated in the blocks above-mentioned and in the Ohinemuri County and in the Land District of Auckland.

Dated this 29th day of February, 1928.

For and on behalf of the Chairman, Councillors, and Inhabitants, of the County of Ohinemuri-

H. M. CORBETT, Chairman.
R. W. EVANS, Clerk.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO PETITION COURT TO EXTEND LETTERS PATENT.

In the Supreme Court of New Zealand, Wellington District. (Wellington Registry.)

In the matter of the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1921-22, and the Rules thereunder, and in the matter of New Zealand Letters Patent No. 32642, dated the 24th day of October, 1912, in the name of HENRY DROUTLEGE for an invention for “Improvements in and relating to Milking-machines,” and in the matter of New Zealand Letters Patent No. 32519, dated the 24th day of January, 1913, in the name of HENRY DROUTLEGE, for “An Improved Milk-releaser.”

NOTICE is hereby given that I, HENRY DROUTLEGE, of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, in the Dominion of New Zealand, Engineer, as Registered Proprietor and New Zealand Assignee of the original patentee named in, and we, HARRY REGINALD JENKINS, of Auckland aforesaid, Gentleman, and GILBERT NOYES BAGGETT, of Wanganui, in the Provincial District of Wellington, in the Dominion aforesaid, as equitable owners of one-third interest each in the New Zealand Letters Patent No. 32642 aforesaid, and I, HENRY DROUTLEGE aforesaid as registered proprietor and original patentee named in, and THE GANE MILKING-MACHINE COMPANY, LIMITED, a company duly incorporated under the Companies Act, 1908, of the Dominion aforesaid, as equitable assignee of New Zealand Letters Patent No. 32519, intend to present a petition to the Supreme Court of New Zealand at Wellington, praying that the above-mentioned Letters Patent be extended for a further term : And notice is hereby given that we intend to apply to the Supreme Court of New Zealand at Wellington on Friday, the 4th day of May, 1928, for a day to be fixed before which the said petition shall not be heard: And notice is hereby given that any persons desirous of being heard in opposition to the prayer of the said petition must, before the said 4th day of May, 1928, lodge notice of such opposition in the office of the Supreme Court at Wellington, and serve a copy thereof at the office of our Solicitors, Messrs. Jackson, Russell, Tunks, and West, of 23 Shortland Street, Auckland : And notice is hereby further given that the office of the said Messrs. Jackson, Russell, Tunks, and West is the address for service upon us of any document of which service upon us is required in accordance with the Rules of the Supreme Court under the Patents, Designs, and Trade-marks Act, 1921-22.

Dated this 1st day of March, 1928.

HENRY DROUTLEGE,
HARRY REGINALD JENKINS,
GILBERT NOYES BAGGETT, and
THE GANE MILKING-MACHINE COMPANY,
LTD.

By their and its Solicitors-
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JACKSON, RUSSELL, TUNKS, AND WEST.

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between HENRY COCKBURN, of Mataura, Farmer, JAMES GRAY COCKBURN, and RUSSELL COCKBURN, both of Te Houka, Farmers, carrying on business as Farmers at Mataura and Te Houka under the style or firm of “Cock-burn Bros.,” has been dissolved by mutual consent as from the 1st day of March, 1928.

Dated this 1st day of March, 1928.

HENRY COCKBURN.

Witness to the signature of Henry Cockburn-R. B. Banner-man, Solicitor, Gore.

JAMES GRAY COCKBURN.
RUSSELL COCKBURN.

Witness to the signature of James Gray Cockburn and Russell Cockburn-G. J. Kelly, Solicitor, Balclutha. 272

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : Molyneux Electric Gold-dredging Company (Limited).
When formed, and date of registration : 23rd July, 1925. Whether in active operation or not : Active operation. Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary : 24 Water Street, Dunedin ; W. A. Mitson, Public Accountant.
Nominal capital : £9,000. Amount of capital subscribed : £9,000. Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £6,500. Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of cash received for same (if any) : 6,500 contributing shares of £1 each. Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid : 2,500 fully paid shares of £1 each. Number of shares into which capital is divided : 9,000. Number of shares allotted : 9,000. Amount paid per share : £1. Amount called up per share : £1. Number and amount of calls in arrears : 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 : 100. Present number of shareholders : 100. Number of men employed by company : 1 (Dredging-master acting as caretaker). Quantity and value of gold or silver produced since last statement : 298 oz. 9 dwt. ; £1,152 12s. 9d. Total quantity and value produced since registration : 301 oz. 9 dwt. 6 gr ; £1,164 4s. 9d. Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations since last statement : £2,229 6s. Total expenditure since registration : £3,729 14s. Total amount of dividends declared : Nil. Total amount of dividends paid : Nil. 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 : £597 15s. 5d.-Bank overdraft. Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any) : Nil.

I, William Albert Mitson, of Dunedin, the Secretary of the Molyneux Electric Gold-dredging Company (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 con-