Mar. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 819

Address for service: C/o. Fell and Harley, C/o. H. J. Hodgson and Company, Murchison.
Dated at Nelson, this 23rd day of March, 1929.

SCHEDULE.

Locality of the race and of its starting and terminal points: Situate in Section 2, Block III, Rahu Survey District, and Section 2, Block XV, Burnett Survey District; commencing at a point in Ranger’s Creek near the south-west corner of the said Section 2, Block III, Rahu Survey District, and extending thence in an easterly direction through the said Section 2, Block III, a distance of 5⅓ chains; thence northerly 5 chains; thence easterly, 10 chains; thence northerly, 30 chains; thence easterly, 5 chains; thence northerly, 15 chains; thence easterly, 8 chains; and terminating in Section 2, Block XV, Burnett Survey District.

Length and intended course of race: 78½ chains in a north-easterly direction through Section 2, Block III, Rahu Survey District, and Section 2, Block XV, Burnett Survey District.

Point of intake: One, Ranger’s Creek as above.
Estimated cost of construction: Already constructed.
Estimated time of construction: Already constructed.
Mean depth and breadth: 2 ft. by 2½ ft.
Number of heads to be diverted: Ten.
Purpose for which water is to be used: Feeding, or driving machinery.
Proposed term of license: Twenty-one years.

N. W. GIBBS
(By his Solicitor, C. RICHMOND FELL),
Applicant.

Precise time of filing the foregoing application: 25th March, 1929, at 3 p.m.
Time and place appointed for the hearing of the application and all objections thereto: Wednesday, 17th April, 1929, at 2 p.m., at Warden’s Court, Murchison.
Objections must be filed in the Registrar’s Office and notified to applicant at least three days before the time so appointed.
327 W. C. ROBERTSON, Mining Registrar.

BOROUGH OF RANGIORA.

POLL ON PROPOSAL THAT THE SYSTEM OF RATING ON THE UNIMPROVED VALUE BE RESCINDED.

IN pursuance of section 42 of the Rating Act, 1925, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the Borough of Rangiora taken on the 25th day of March, 1929, on a proposal that the adoption of the system of rating property on the basis of the unimproved value thereof be rescinded in the Borough of Rangiora the number of valid votes recorded for the proposal was 158 and the number of valid votes recorded against the proposal was 302. I therefore declare that the proposal was not carried.

W. A. ROWSE, Mayor.
Dated at Rangiora this 26th day of March, 1929. 328

DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us, the undersigned, carrying on business as farmers at St. Andrews under the style or firm of “Scannell Bros.,” has been dissolved by mutual consent as from the date hereof. All debts due to and owing by the said late firm will be received and paid respectively by JOSEPH SCANNELL, who will continue to carry on the said business under his own name.
Dated this 25th day of March, 1929.

JER. SCANNELL.
JOSEPH SCANNELL.

Witness to the signatures of Jeremiah Scannell and Joseph Scannell—J. P. Steven, Solicitor, Timaru. 329

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Gabriel’s Gully Sluicing Company, Ltd.
When formed, and date of registration: 2nd May, 1907.
Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary: Lawrence; Alexander McLean.
Nominal capital: £600.
Amount of capital subscribed: £600.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £600.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and amount of cash received for 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: 600.
Number of shares allotted: 600.
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: 6.
Present number of shareholders: 9.
Number of men employed by company: 8.
Quantity and value of gold or silver produced during preceding year: 230 oz. 13 dwt.; £804 3s.
Total quantity and value produced since registration: 19,707 oz. 10 dwt. 10 gr.; £77,539 9s. 11d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations during preceding year: £1,786 18s. 4d.
Total expenditure since registration: £68,253 13s. 10d.
Total amount of dividends declared: £20,215.
Total amount of dividends paid: £20,215.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends: Nil.
Amount of cash in bank: £271 1s. 7d.
Amount of cash in hand: Nil.
Amount of debts directly due to company: £350.
Amount of debts considered good: £350.
Amount of debts owing by company: £43.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company (if any): Nil.

I, Alexander McLean, of Lawrence, the Secretary of the Gabriel’s Gully Sluicing Company, Ltd., do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and correct statement of the affairs of the said company on the 31st December, 1928; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927.

ALEX. McLEAN.

Declared at Lawrence this 16th day of March, 1929, before me—John Norrie, J.P. 299

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