Mar. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 765

Number of shareholders at time of registration of company:
Private company, 10; public company, 12.
Present number of shareholders: 206.
Number of men employed by company: 15.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced since last statement: Nil.
Total produced since registration: £164,776 17s. 11d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations since last statement: £5,207 6s. 5d.
Total expenditure since registration: £332,009 12s. 4d.
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 contingent liabilities of company (if any): £25,763 4s. 7d.
Amount of debts owing by company: £58,294 18s. 6d.

I, William Stevenson Devitt, of Auckland, the Acting Secretary of the Muir’s Gold Reefs (Limited), do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company as at the 31st December, 1927; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1882.

W. S. DEVITT.

Declared at Auckland, this 19th day of March, 1928, before me—Jonathan W. Coleman, J.P.

323

CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAY BOARD.

SPECIAL ORDER MAKING SPECIAL RATES.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, and its amendments, and the Christchurch Tramway District Act, 1920, and amendments thereof, the Christchurch Tramway Board hereby resolves as follows:—

Loan of £2,700.

That, for the purpose of providing interest and sinking fund on a loan of £2,700, authorized by way of special order at a special meeting of the Christchurch Tramway Board, held on the 5th day of September, 1927 (with the approval of the Local Government Loans Board dated 17th August, 1927, and with the consent of the Governor-General as gazetted on 1st September, 1927), and confirmed on the 3rd day of October, 1927, the said Board hereby makes and levies a special rate of decimal nought nought two six seven three pence (0·002673d.) in the pound sterling upon the capital value of all rateable property in the Christchurch Tramway District; and such special rate shall be an annually recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable half-yearly on the 1st day of April and the 1st day of October in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of seventeen years from the first day of October, 1927, or such shorter period as may be determined by the Board, or until the loan is fully paid off.

It is not proposed to pay out of the loan the cost of raising the loan nor the interest and sinking fund thereon.

Loan of £3,000.

That, for the purpose of providing interest and sinking fund on a loan of £3,000, authorized by way of special order at a special meeting of the Christchurch Tramway Board held on the 5th day of September, 1927 (with the approval of the Local Government Loans Board dated 25th November, 1927, and with the consent of the Governor-General as gazetted on 12th January, 1928), and confirmed on the 3rd day of October, 1927, the said Board hereby makes and levies a special rate of decimal nought nought four nought seven five five pence (0·0040755d.) in the pound sterling upon the capital value of all rateable property in the Christchurch Tramway District; and such special rate shall be an annually recurring rate during the currency of such loan, and be payable half-yearly on the 1st day of April and the 1st day of October, in each and every year during the currency of such loan, being a period of fifteen years from the 1st day of October, 1927, or such shorter period as may be determined by the Board, or until the loan is fully paid off.

It is not proposed to pay out of the loan the cost of raising the loan nor the interest and sinking fund thereon.

I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of special order passed by the Christchurch Tramway Board on 6th February, 1928, and confirmed on 12th March, 1928.

324 FRANK THOMPSON, General Manager.

CHRISTCHURCH TRAMWAY BOARD.

SPECIAL ORDER.

Motor-omnibus Loan, £7,250.

IN exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 7 of the Christchurch Tramway District Amendment Act, 1927, the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, and its amendments, and all other powers it enabling, the Christchurch Tramway Board hereby resolves by way of special order:—

First, to raise a loan of £7,250, with the approval of the Local Government Loans Board dated 25th November, 1927, and with the consent of the Governor-General as gazetted on 12th January, 1928, for the purpose of repaying general account moneys paid thereout for the compulsory purchase of certain motor-omnibuses and other property under the provisions of the Motor-omnibus Traffic Act, 1926.

Second, that the said sum of £7,250 shall be repayable on the 1st day of October, 1934, or such earlier date as may be determined by the Board.

Third, that for the purpose of providing interest and sinking fund on the said loan of £7,250, the Board hereby makes and levies a special rate of decimal nought one seven two two six pence (0·017226d.) in the pound sterling upon the capital value of all rateable property in the Christchurch Tramway District; and that such special rate shall be an annual-recurring rate during the currency of the loan, and be payable half-yearly on the 1st day of April and the 1st day of October in each year during the currency of the loan, being a period of seven years, or such shorter period as may be determined by the Board, or until the loan is fully paid off.

It is not proposed to pay out of the loan the cost of raising the loan nor the interest and sinking fund thereon.

I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of special order passed by the Christchurch Tramway Board on 6th February, 1928, and confirmed on 12th March, 1928.

325 FRANK THOMPSON, General Manager.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA (LIMITED).

NOTICE is hereby given that the COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA (LIMITED) proposes to commence to carry on business at No. 6, Ward Street, Dannevirke.

The branch of the above bank at No. 75A Cameron Street, Whangarei, will be closed on and from 2nd April, 1928.

Dated at Wellington, New Zealand, this 21st day of March, 1928.

THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF AUSTRALIA (LIMITED).

By its Attorney—

E. P. YALDWYN.

326

THE RAETIHI HARDWARE, LIMITED.

IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION.

In the matter of the Companies Act, 1908; and in the matter of THE RAETIHI HARDWARE, LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that THE RAETIHI HARDWARE, LIMITED, a private company, by resolution dated the 24th February, 1928, entered in its minute-book and duly signed in accordance with section 168, subsection (6), of the Companies Act, 1908, resolved to go into voluntary liquidation, and by a subsequent resolution duly entered and signed appointed THOMAS BALLINGALL, of Ridgway Street, Wanganui, Liquidator.

328 THOMAS BALLINGALL, Liquidator.

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

ROLL OF HONOUR just published by the DEFENCE DEPARTMENT, giving—

(1) A list of members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces killed in action, died of wounds inflicted or accidents occurring, or disease contracted while on active service.

(2) Those who died after discharge from the New Zealand Expeditionary Force from wounds inflicted or disease contracted while on active service.

(3) Those who died from accident occurring or disease contracted while training with or attached to the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces in New Zealand.

Price, 5s.; postage, 8d. extra.