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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 48

Number of shareholders on New Zealand Register: 1,837.
Number of men employed by company in New Zealand: 553.
Quantity and value of bullion produced since last statement:
594,888 oz.; £376,684 14s. 1d.
Total quantity and value produced since registration in
New Zealand: 23,106,985 oz. bullion, value £15,912,959
14s. 6d.
Amount expended in connection with carrying on mining
operations in New Zealand since last statement:
£285,035 8s. 10d.
Total expenditure since registration of office of company in
New Zealand: £9,455,913 5s. 6d.
Total amount of dividends paid: £6,504.420 15s. 1d.
Total amount of dividends paid in New Zealand: £1,162,795
1s. 7d.
Amount of cash in bank in New Zealand: £1,015.
Amount of cash in hand in New Zealand: Nil.
Amount of debts directly due to company in New Zealand:
£125 12s. 11d.
Amount considered good: £125 12s. 11d.
Amount of liabilities of company in New Zealand, includ-
ing income-tax: £29,638 16s. 5d.

I, Charles Rhodes, 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, 1928 (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, 1927.

CHAS. RHODES.

Declared at Auckland this 17th day of June, 1929, before
me—C. J. Tunks, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of
New Zealand.
554

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: New Big River Gold-mining Company
(Limited).
When formed, and date of registration: 19th August, 1907.
Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary:
Reefton; Thomas Hubert Lee.
Nominal capital: £6,000.
Amount of capital subscribed: £6,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £2,400.
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: 24,000.
Number of shares allotted: 24,000.
Amount paid per share: 2s.
Amount called up per share: 2s.
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 com-
pany: 7.
Present number of shareholders: 66.
Average number of men employed by company in 1928: For
the first seven months, 5 men; and the last five months,
1 man.
Quantity and value of gold produced since 1928: From
clean-up of battery, 12 oz. 14 dwt. bullion, equal to 8·082 oz.
fine gold and 0·22 oz. fine silver; proceeds, £32 12s. 6d.
From concentrates and slag sold (18·9398 tons), 98 oz.
5 dwt. 8 gr. fine gold, and 15 oz. 7 dwt. 11 gr. fine silver;
proceeds, £297 3s. 11d. Total, 106 oz. 6 dwt. 23 gr. fine
gold, and 15 oz. 11 dwt. 21 gr. fine silver; value, £329 16s.
5d.
Total quantity and value of gold produced since registration:
Battery, 87,730 tons of quartz crushed for 82,367 oz. 18 dwt.
melted gold; cyanidation, 57,563 tons of sands treated
for 11,319 oz. 8 dwt. 16 gr. of bullion—total value, £375,742
15s. 5d. Concentrates, 1,029 tons 5 cwt. 0 qr. 6 lb. treated
for bullion valued at £20,430 5s. 3d. Grand total value,
£396,173 0s. 8d.
Amount expended in carrying on operations since last state-
ment: £1,284 4s. 1d.
Total expenditure since registration: £295,111 7s. 5d.
Total amount of dividends declared: £112,800.
Total amount of unclaimed dividends: Nil.
Amount of cash in bank: Nil.
Amount of cash in hand: Nil.
Amount of debts due to company: £38.
Amount of debts considered good: £38.
Amount of debts owing by company: £5,739 0s. 3d.
Amount of contingent liabilities of company: Nil.

I, Thomas Hubert Lee, the Secretary of the New Big
River 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 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.

T. H. LEE.

Declared at Reefton this 21st day of June, 1929, before
me—Chas. Nevin, J.P.
561

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: Alexander Mines, Limited.
When formed and date of registration: 9th March, 1926.
Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary: Reefton;
Thomas Hubert Lee.
Nominal capital: £75,000.
Amount of capital subscribed: £75,000.
Amount of capital actually paid up in cash: £27,473 10s.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no
cash has been paid: £29,000.
Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders and amount of
cash received for same (if any): Nil.
Number of shares into which company is divided: 75,000.
Number of shares allotted: 75,000.
Amount paid per share: 12s.
Amount called up per share: 12s.
Number and amount of calls in arrears: £340 15s.
Number of shares forfeited: 275.
Number of forfeited shares sold and money received for
same: 100; 8s. 4d.
Number of shareholders at time of registration of company:
190.
Present number of shareholders: 292.
Average number of men employed by the company for
1928: 17.
Total quantity and value of gold produced in year 1928:
Battery, 272 oz. 17 dwt. bullion from 150 tons ore, equal
to 248·76 oz. fine gold and 11·08 oz. fine silver (value £1,041
1s.); cyanide, 118 oz. 15 dwt. bullion from 135 tons sands,
equal to 85·27 oz. fine gold, and 4·62 oz. fine silver (value
£359 11s. 11d). Total value, £1,400 12s. 11d.
Total quantity and value of gold produced since registration:
Battery, 1,876 oz. 16 dwt. from 1,130 tons ore; value,
£7,471 2s. 6d.; cyanide, 497 oz. 5 dwt. from 957 tons
sands; value, £1,558 14s. 2d.. Total value, £9,029 16s. 8d.
Amount expended in carrying on operations during 1928,
£8,727 42s. 8d.
Amount expended in carrying on operations since registra-
tion: £24,162 6s. 3d.
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 gold on hand and in transit: Nil.
Amount of debts due to the company: £352 2s. 4d.
Amount of debts considered good: £352 2s. 4d.
Amount of debts owing by the company: £2,077 15s. 7d.
Amount of contingent liabilities of the company:
£87 10s.

I, Thomas Hubert Lee, the Secretary of the Alexander
Mines, 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, 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.

T. H. LEE.

Declared at Reefton this 21st day of June, 1929, before
me.—C. Nevin, J.P.
563

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company: The Hartley and Riley Consolidated Gold-
dredging Co., Ltd.
When formed and date of registration: 30th July, 1927.
Whether in active operation or not: In active operation.
Where business is conducted, and name of Acting Secretary:
23 Shortland Street, Auckland; William Valentine Worth.
Nominal capital: £75,000.
Amount of capital subscribed: £43,220 2s. or 864,002 shares of
1s. each.
Amount of capital actually paid in cash: £13,821 18s.