Company Registration and Bankruptcy Notices




  1. The office of the Company is at Switzer’s.

  2. The names and several residences of the Shareholders, and the number of shares held by each, at this date, are as follows:—

Name Residence No. of Shares
George Armstrong Switzer’s 2
Robert Allen do 2
J. Burrow’s Longford 1
James Bolton Switzer’s 2
Frederick Bertrand do 1
Isaac Charlesworth do 2
George Collie do 2
Robert Cameron do 5
John Clarke do 2
Angus Cameron Mataura Ferry, Southland 2
Hugh Cameron do 2
Thomas Creese Switzer’s 1
James Cameron Hyde Home Station, near Switzer’s 2
John Collie Switzer’s 2
Robert Davis do 4
Edwin Dapp do 1
Robert Ferguson do 3
Edward Franke do 3
Robert Fox do 3
William Grimm do 5
James Gardiner do 1
Benjamin Geddes Hyde Home Station, near Switzer’s 1
Malcolm Graham Invercargill 5
Thomas Heath Switzer’s 5
H. Howell Half-way Bush Hotel, Southland 2
Charles Howard Switzer’s 2
Louis Hume Invercargill 6
James Handyside Switzer’s 1
Neil Henderson do 4
Jennings and Gibson do 12
Archibald Kennedy Invercargill 2
M. Martin do 2
Duncan Matheson Switzer’s 4
John Matheson do 1
Dugald Matheson do 2
Malcolm McPhee Longbush, Southland 2
Matheson and Cameron Invercargill 6
Walter McIvor Okamcita Creek, Southland 1
Mair and Garwin Invercargill 2
Roderick Matheson Switzer’s 3
William McKenzie do 1
Archibald McArthur do 2
Archibald McIntyre do 2
Allen McDonell do 5
John McLeod do 2
Charles McArthur do 2
William Morgan do 2
Michael Moffat do 1
John McIntosh Hyde Home Station, near Switzer’s 4
Joseph Mathews Switzer’s 1
Robert McClintock do 6
Richard Marsh do 11
Alexander Matheson do 10
William McIntyre do 3
John McLeod do 5
William Mackay Invercargill 2
James Nisbet Switzer’s 1
Patrick O’Loughlin Hyde Home Station, near Switzer’s 1
James Pollock Mataura Ferry, Southland 2
Edward Quinlan Hyde Home Station, near Switzer’s 1
Cornelius Rumble Switzer’s 2
John Ross Invercargill 4
Name Residence No. of Shares
James Reid Switzer’s 1
Leonard Roberts do 2
Harry Stevens do 9
William Spruce do 1
F. E. Smith do 2
Henry Sinclair Mataura, Southland 2
James Stevenson Switzer’s 5
George Sutherland do 2
Colin R. Sutherland Invercargill 1
William J. Sutherland do 1
P. Tetheroe Switzer’s 2
Emanuel Thompson do 5
Richard Thompson do 1
John Thornton do 1
John Thomas Thompson do 2
John Utting do 6
Robert Whitelaw do 6
William Penny do 2

Dated at Switzer’s this 11th day of January, 1868.

Emanuel Thompson, Manager.

Witness to Signature—Henry A. Stratford, J.P.


In the Supreme Court of New Zealand,
Otago and Southland District.

In the matter of the Deed of Arrangement dated the 26th day of February, 1868, of James Ure Russell, of Dunedin, Master mariner, a debtor, and in the matter of “The Bankruptcy Act, 1867.”

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that I, the said James Ure Russell, have this day filed in the office of the Registrar at Dunedin of this Honorable Court, a Deed of Arrangement, signed and attested according to the said Act.

Dated this 26th day of February, 1868.

James Ure Russell.

Witness—John StampER, solicitor, Temple Chambers, Princes street, Dunedin.


In the Supreme Court of New Zealand,
Otago and Southland District.

In the matter of “The Bankruptcy Act, 1867.”

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Alexander Muirhead, of Dunedin, livery stable keeper, has this day filed a declaration of insolvency in the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

Dated this 19th day of February, 1868.

Henry Howorth,
Solicitor for the above named Alexander Muirhead.


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that John Weldon Goodbody, late of Waipori, storekeeper, but now a prisoner for debt in Her Majesty’s Gaol at Dunedin, has this day been adjudicated a bankrupt upon the petition of Maria Keenan, of Dunedin, widow, a creditor to the statuary amount; and that a meeting of the creditors of the said John Weldon Goodbody shall be held at the Supreme Court House, Dunedin, on Tuesday, the third day of March, 1868, at the hour of ten in the forenoon.

Dated this 25th day of February, 1868.

Edward Francis Ward, solicitor for the said Maria Keenan.


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the partnership heretofore subsisting between the undersigned, Alfred James Samuel Headland, and Neil M’Cowan, in the trade or business of storekeepers, at Oamaru, under the firm of “Headland and M’Cowan,” was this day dissolved by mutual consent, and in future the business will be



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🏭 Registration of Independent Water-race Company (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
11 January 1868
Company Registration, Mining, Water-race, Independent Water-race Company, Shareholders
80 names identified
  • George Armstrong, Shareholder
  • Robert Allen, Shareholder
  • J. Burrow’s, Shareholder
  • James Bolton, Shareholder
  • Frederick Bertrand, Shareholder
  • Isaac Charlesworth, Shareholder
  • George Collie, Shareholder
  • Robert Cameron, Shareholder
  • John Clarke, Shareholder
  • Angus Cameron, Shareholder
  • Hugh Cameron, Shareholder
  • Thomas Creese, Shareholder
  • James Cameron, Shareholder
  • John Collie, Shareholder
  • Robert Davis, Shareholder
  • Edwin Dapp, Shareholder
  • Robert Ferguson, Shareholder
  • Edward Franke, Shareholder
  • Robert Fox, Shareholder
  • William Grimm, Shareholder
  • James Gardiner, Shareholder
  • Benjamin Geddes, Shareholder
  • Malcolm Graham, Shareholder
  • Thomas Heath, Shareholder
  • H. Howell, Shareholder
  • Charles Howard, Shareholder
  • Louis Hume, Shareholder
  • James Handyside, Shareholder
  • Neil Henderson, Shareholder
  • Jennings and Gibson, Shareholders
  • Archibald Kennedy, Shareholder
  • M. Martin, Shareholder
  • Duncan Matheson, Shareholder
  • John Matheson, Shareholder
  • Dugald Matheson, Shareholder
  • Malcolm McPhee, Shareholder
  • Matheson and Cameron, Shareholders
  • Walter McIvor, Shareholder
  • Mair and Garwin, Shareholders
  • Roderick Matheson, Shareholder
  • William McKenzie, Shareholder
  • Archibald McArthur, Shareholder
  • Archibald McIntyre, Shareholder
  • Allen McDonell, Shareholder
  • John McLeod, Shareholder
  • Charles McArthur, Shareholder
  • William Morgan, Shareholder
  • Michael Moffat, Shareholder
  • John McIntosh, Shareholder
  • Joseph Mathews, Shareholder
  • Robert McClintock, Shareholder
  • Richard Marsh, Shareholder
  • Alexander Matheson, Shareholder
  • William McIntyre, Shareholder
  • John McLeod, Shareholder
  • William Mackay, Shareholder
  • James Nisbet, Shareholder
  • Patrick O’Loughlin, Shareholder
  • James Pollock, Shareholder
  • Edward Quinlan, Shareholder
  • Cornelius Rumble, Shareholder
  • John Ross, Shareholder
  • James Reid, Shareholder
  • Leonard Roberts, Shareholder
  • Harry Stevens, Shareholder
  • William Spruce, Shareholder
  • F. E. Smith, Shareholder
  • Henry Sinclair, Shareholder
  • James Stevenson, Shareholder
  • George Sutherland, Shareholder
  • Colin R. Sutherland, Shareholder
  • William J. Sutherland, Shareholder
  • P. Tetheroe, Shareholder
  • Emanuel Thompson, Shareholder
  • Richard Thompson, Shareholder
  • John Thornton, Shareholder
  • John Thomas Thompson, Shareholder
  • John Utting, Shareholder
  • Robert Whitelaw, Shareholder
  • William Penny, Shareholder

  • Emanuel Thompson, Manager
  • Henry A. Stratford, J.P.

⚖️ Deed of Arrangement Notice

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
26 February 1868
Bankruptcy, Deed of Arrangement, Supreme Court, Dunedin
  • James Ure Russell, Filed deed of arrangement

  • John Stamper, solicitor

⚖️ Declaration of Insolvency

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
19 February 1868
Bankruptcy, Insolvency, Supreme Court, Dunedin
  • Alexander Muirhead, Filed declaration of insolvency

  • Henry Howorth, solicitor

⚖️ Bankruptcy Adjudication

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
25 February 1868
Bankruptcy, Adjudication, Supreme Court, Dunedin
  • John Weldon Goodbody, Adjudicated bankrupt
  • Maria Keenan, Creditor petitioning for bankruptcy

  • Edward Francis Ward, solicitor

🏭 Dissolution of Partnership

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Partnership Dissolution, Oamaru, Storekeepers
  • Alfred James Samuel Headland, Dissolved partnership
  • Neil M’Cowan, Dissolved partnership