Present number of shareholders: 42.

Number of men employed by the company : 1.

Quantity and value of gold produced since last statement : Nil.

Total quantity and value produced since registration : Nil.

Amount expended in carrying on operations since last statement : £95 1s. 4d.

Total expenditure since registration : £902 19s. 2d.

Total amount of dividends declared : Nil.

Total amount of dividends paid : Nil.

Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.

Amount of cash at bank : £1,111 8s. 4d.

Amount of cash in hand : Nil.

Amount of debts directly due to the company : Nil.

Amount of debts considered good : Nil.

Amount of contingent liabilities : £710.

Amount of debts owing by the company : £183 15s.

I, Samuel Philip Mirams, Secretary of The Coastal Mining Company, Limited, do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company at 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.

S. P. MIRAMS.

Declared at Dunedin, this 29th day of January, 1934, before me—J. J. Boyd, Justice of the Peace.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY.

Name of company : Worksop Extended Gold Dredging Company, Limited.

When formed and date of registration : 9th September, 1933.

Whether in active operation or not : In active operation.

Where business is conducted and name of Secretary : Christchurch ; E. J. Woolf, Public Accountant, Christchurch.

Nominal capital : £16,000.

Amount of capital subscribed : £16,000.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £4,248 15s.

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

Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid : £7,000.

Number of shares into which the capital is divided : 320,000.

Number of shares allotted : 320,000.

Amount paid per share : 2,600 at 1s.; 17,400 at 7½d.; 78,600 at 6d.; 77,400 at 4½d.; 4,000 at 3d.

Amount called up per share : 7½d.

Number and amount of calls in arrears : 81,400; £553 15s.

Number of shares forfeited : Nil.

Number of forfeited shares sold, and the money received for same : Nil.

Number of shareholders at the time of registration of the company : 94.

Present number of shareholders : 110.

Number of men employed by the company : Nil.

Quantity and value of gold produced since last statement : Nil.

Total quantity and value produced since registration : Nil.

Total amount of dividends declared : Nil.

Total amount of dividends paid : Nil.

Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.

Amount of cash at bank : £2,363 1s. 11d.

Amount of cash in hand : Nil.

Amount of debts directly due to the company : Nil.

Amount of debts considered good : Nil.

Amount of contingent liabilities : £8,140.

Amount of debts owing by the company : £685 5s. 6d.

I, Ernest Julius Woolf, of Christchurch, the Secretary of the Worksop Extended Gold Dredging Company, Limited, do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the company as at the present date; and I make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the Justices of the Peace Act, 1927.

E. J. WOOLF.

Declared at Christchurch, this 15th day of January, 1934, before me—S. C. Bingham, Justice of the Peace.

Nominal capital : £10,000.

Amount of capital subscribed : £2,050.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £1,505.

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

Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid : £500.

Number of shares into which the capital is divided : 40,000.

Number of shares allotted : 8,200.

Amount paid per share : 5s. on 7,840, 4s. on 40, 3s. on 100, 2s. on 220.

Amount called up per share : 5s.

Number and amount of calls in arrears : 8; £45.

Number of shares forfeited : Nil.

Number of forfeited shares sold, and the money received for same : Nil.

Number of shareholders at the time of registration of the company : 7.

Present number of shareholders : 117.

Number of men employed by the company : Nil.

Quantity and value of gold and silver produced since last statement : Nil.

Total quantity and value produced since registration : Nil.

Total expenditure since registration : £1,638 18s. 6d.

Total amount of dividends declared : Nil.

Total amount of dividends paid : Nil.

Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.

Amount of cash at bank : £107 10s. 2d.

Amount of cash in hand : Nil.

Amount of debts directly due to the company : Nil.

Amount of debts considered good : Nil.

Amount of contingent liabilities of the company : Nil.

Amount of debts owing by the company : £241 8s. 8d.

I, Frank Mogridge, of Blenheim, the Secretary of the Waikakaho Victory Gold Mining Company, Limited, do solemnly and sincerely declare that this is a true and complete statement of the affairs of the said company at 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.

F. MOGRIDGE.

Declared at Blenheim, this 23rd day of January, 1934, before me—C. T. Smith, a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

STATEMENT OF THE AFFAIRS OF A COMPANY

Name of company : Golden Point Gold and Scheelite Company, Ltd.

When formed, and date of registration : 6th August, 1930.

Whether in active operation or not : In active operation.

Where business is conducted and name of Secretary : 187 Hereford Street, Christchurch; Herman Bicknell.

Nominal capital : £29,000.

Amount of capital subscribed : £16,973 15s.

Amount of capital actually paid up in cash : £6,778 7s. 6d.

Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders, and the amount of cash received for same : £6,778 7s. 6d.

Paid-up value of scrip given to shareholders on which no cash has been paid : £10,000.

Number of shares into which capital is divided : 900,000.

Number of shares allotted : 659,475 (64,000 shares 6d. each, 19,475 shares 1s. each).

Amount paid per share : 13,300 to 1s., 644,245 to 6d., 580 to 3d., 1,350 nil.

Amount called up per share : 6d.

Number and amount of calls in arrears : Application, £16 17s. 6d.; allotment, £24 2s. 6d.

Number of shares forfeited : Nil.

Number of forfeited shares sold, and the money received for the same : Nil.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of company : 36.

Present number of shareholders : 495.

Number of men employed by company : 3.

Quantity and value of gold produced since last statement : 63 oz. 19 dwt. 20 grs., £258 16s. 6d.

Total quantity and value produced since registration : 1,394 oz. 8 dwts., £7,509 5s. 5d.

Amount expended in connection with carrying on operations since last statement : £421 14s. 9d.

Total expenditure since registration : £22,196 18s. 3d.

Total amount of dividends declared : Nil.

Total amount of dividends paid : Nil.

Total amount of unclaimed dividends : Nil.

Amount of cash in bank : £270 17s. 11d.

Amount of cash in hand : Nil.

Amount of debts directly due to company : Nil.

Amount of debts considered good : Nil.