JUNE 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1729

CHANGE OF NAME OF COMPANY.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Automobile Finance Company, Limited, has changed its name to Alexander Investment Company, Limited, and that the new name was this day entered on my Register of Companies in place of the former name.

Dated at Auckland, this 31st day of May, 1934.

H. B. WALTON,
Assistant Registrar of Companies.

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BAY OF PLENTY ELECTRIC-POWER BOARD.

RESOLUTION MAKING SPECIAL RATE.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by Part II of the Local Authorities Interest Reduction and Loans Conversion Act, 1932–33, and the Bay of Plenty Electric-power Board Loans Conversion Order, 1934, the Bay of Plenty Electric-power Board hereby resolves as follows :—

“ That, for the purpose of providing the interest, sinking fund, and other charges on the new securities authorized to be issued by the Bay of Plenty Electric-power Board under the above-mentioned Act and Order in conversion of existing securities issued in respect of the loans set out in the First Schedule to that Order, and also the interest, sinking fund, and other charges on the unconverted securities issued in respect of such loans, the said Bay of Plenty Electric-power Board hereby makes and levies a special rate of two and nine thirty-seconds of a penny (2⁹⁄₃₂d.) in the pound upon the rateable value (on the basis of the unimproved value) of all rateable property within the whole of that area of the district of the local authority over any part of which any existing special rate in respect of the loans specified in such First Schedule was made and levied, and that such special rate shall be an annually recurring rate during the currency of such securities and be payable yearly on the first day of October in each and every year until the last maturity date of such securities, being the first day of April, 1966, or until all such securities are fully paid off.”

J. B. GOW, Chairman,
GEO. A. HATHAWAY, Secretary.

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BAY OF PLENTY ELECTRIC-POWER BOARD.

LOANS CONVERSION.

In the matter of the Local Authorities Interest Reduction and Loans Conversion Act, 1932–33, and the Bay of Plenty Electric-power Board Loans Conversion Order, 1934.

IN pursuance and in exercise of the powers vested in it in that behalf by the Local Authorities Interest Reduction and Loans Conversion Act, 1932–33, and by the Bay of Plenty Electric-power Board Loans Conversion Order, 1934, the Bay of Plenty Electric-power Board hereby resolves to issue new securities in conversion of the securities existing in respect of—

(a) Construction and Reticulation Loan of £100,000, being part of the Bay of Plenty Electric-power Board Construction and Reticulation Loan of £170,000, maturing 1st April, 1963 :

(b) Construction and Reticulation Loan of £70,000, being part of the Bay of Plenty Electric-power Board Construction and Reticulation Loan of £170,000, maturing 1st April, 1963 :

(c) Construction and Reticulation Supplementary Loan, 1929, of £14,000, maturing 1st February, 1955 :

(d) Special Loan, 1929, of £20,000, maturing 15th January, 1956 :

(e) Supplementary Loan, 1931, of £2,000, maturing 15th March, 1957 :

Such new securities to be issued in accordance with the terms, stipulations, and provisions contained in the Bay of Plenty Electric-power Board Loans Conversion Order, 1934, as published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 22 of 5th April, 1934, at page 919.

I hereby certify that the aforesaid resolution was passed at a special meeting of the Board held on the 26th day of April, 1934, and duly confirmed at a special meeting of the Board held on the 28th day of May, 1934.

Dated at Opotiki, this 28th day of May, 1934.

J. B. GOW, Chairman.

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TUAKAU TOWN BOARD.

LOANS CONVERSION.

I, WILLIAM JOHN DEEBLE, Chairman of the Tuakau Town Board, do hereby certify that pursuant to the provisions of subsection (2) of section 9 of the Local Authorities Interest Reduction and Loans Conversion Act, 1932–33, a resolution was duly passed at a special meeting of the Tuakau Town Board held on Monday, the 16th day of April, 1934, and confirmed at the general meeting of the Board held on Monday, the 7th day of May, 1934, providing for the issue under Part II of that Act of new securities in conversion of the existing securities issued in respect of the loans set forth in the First Schedules of the Tuakau Town Board Loans Conversion Orders, 1934 (Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4), as published in the New Zealand Gazette of 22nd March, 1934, No. 17, at pages 613, 619, 622, and 626, respectively.

Dated this 31st day of May, 1934.

W. J. DEEBLE,
Chairman, Tuakau Town Board.

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STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : Vinegar Hill Hydraulic Sluicing Company, Limited.

Where formed, and date of registration : Vinegar Hill, St. Bathans ; 23rd September, 1900.

Whether in active operation or not : Plant and water rights used by O. Jones on tribute.

Where business is conducted, and name of Secretary : Vinegar Hill, St. Bathans ; Edward Morgan.

Nominal capital : £6,500.

Amount of capital subscribed : £6,000.

Amount of capital paid up : £6,000.

Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders and amount of cash received for same : Nil.

Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders for which no cash has been paid : Nil.

Number of shares into which the capital has been divided : 6,500.

Number of shares allotted : 6,000.

Amount paid up per share : £1.

Amount called up per share : £1.

Number and amount of calls in arrear : Nil.

Number of shares forfeited : Nil.

Number of forfeited shares sold and amount of cash received for same : Nil.

Number of shareholders at time of registration : 10.

Present number of shareholders : 16.

Number of men employed : Plant and water being worked by O. Jones and party on tribute : 2 men.

Value and quantity of gold obtained since last statement : No gold, only tribute to the value of £84 11s. 2d.

Total value of tribute since registration : £430 9s. 4d.

Total quantity and value of gold since registration : 5,493 oz. 15 dwt. 15 gr. ; value, £21,099 10s.

Value of coal since last statement : Nil.

Total value of coal since registration : £1,218 17s.

Amount received for option since last statement : £300.

Total amount of cash received since registration : £685 12s.

Amount expended since last statement : £137 19s. 4d.

Total amount expended since registration : £22,547 5s. 1d.

Amount of dividends since last statement : Nil.

Total amount of dividends since registration : £1,050.

Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.

Amount of cash in bank : Nil.

Amount of cash in hand : Nil.

Amount of debts due to company : Nil.

Amount of debts considered good : Nil.

Amount of contingent liabilities : Nil.

Amount of debts owing by the company : £671 19s. 10d.

Amount of cash received for coal-pit since last statement : £114 15s. 6d.

Total amount received for coal-pit : £186 15s. 6d.

I, Edward Morgan, of St. Bathans, the Secretary of the Vinegar Hill Hydraulic Sluicing Company, Limited, do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company at the 31st December, 1933 ; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927.

EDWARD MORGAN.

Witnessed by me this 28th day of May, 1934 — Neil Nicolson, J.P.

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