with section 13, of the Mining Companies Limited Liability Act Amendment Act, 1869.

Name of Company: Enterprise Water Race Company, Registered.

When formed, and date of Registration: Formed Sept, 14, 1863. Date of Registration, February 7th, 1867.

Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Mount Ida; William Newman.

Nominal Capital: £4,800.

Amount of paid-up Scrip given to Shareholders: £4,800.

Number of shares into which capital is divided: 16.

Amount of calls made: Nil.

Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £4,800.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 16.

Amount of cash in hand: Nil.

Whether in operation or not: In operation.

Total amount of dividends declared: £275 2s. 6d.

Number of shares unallotted: Nil.

WILLIAM NEWMAN,
Manager.

1t. 15s.

STATEMENT of the Affairs of the Otago Gold Mining Company, Registered, for the half-year ending 31st December, 1873.

Name of Company: The Otago Gold Mining Company, Registered.

When formed, and date of registration: August 17th; 4th October, 1869.

Where business is conducted, and name of Legal Manager: Tuapeka; James Campbell.

Nominal capital: £4,800.

Amount of paid up scrip given to Shareholders: £4,800.

Number of shares in which capital is divided: 8

Number of shares taken: 8

Amount of calls made: None.

Total amount of subscribed capital paid up: £4,800.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company: 8.

Amount of cash in hand: None.

Whether in operation or not: In constant operation.

Total amount of dividends declared: None.

Number of shares unallotted: None.

JAMES CAMPBELL,
Manager.

Tuapeka, 31st December, 1873.

1t. 15s.

CITY OF DUNEDIN.—PUBLIC NOTICE.

In the matter of ROBERT WILSON, of Dunedin, Contractor, lately deceased.

NOTICE is hereby given that unless the personal representatives of the above deceased Robert Wilson, who held a contract under the Corporation of the City for Forming and Metalling portions of York Place, Dowling-street, Smith-street, Stuart-street, and Albert-street, shall, within 21 days after the 12th of January, 1874, duly proceed with the said contract work, the Corporation of Dunedin will consider the same abandoned, and will take upon themselves the completion thereof.

By order

J. M. MASSEY,
Town Clerk.

12th JANUARY, 1874.

3t—16s.

PALMERSTON CORPORATION.

TENDERS will be received until noon on Monday, January 26th inst., for works in Sandy and Ronald-

son Streets. Plans and Specifications may be seen at the office of the undersigned.

WILLIAM COBDEN,
Town Clerk.

2t 5s

RETURN for the year ending 31st December, 1873, of the Queenstown Cemetery:—

RECEIPTS.

£ s. d.

Balance in Bank of Otago on 31st December, 1872... 41 14 7

Amount received for Graves and Fees 51 6 0

£93 0 7

EXPENDITURE.

Paid for Printing Account ... ... 0 5 0

Sexton’s do. ... ... 12 0 0

Douceur for Secretary, 1872 ... ... 5 0 0

Commission on £51 6s. at 10 per cent ... ... 5 3 0

Balance in National Bank of New Zealand ... ... 70 12 7

£93 0 7

1874. 1st Jan. To Balance in National Bank of N. Zealand £70 12 7

B. HALLENSTEIN, }

D. MATHESON, } Managers.

J. W. ROBERTSON, }

Declared before me this 8th January, 1874,

M. MALAGHAN, J.P.

ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE FOR 1874.

Keeping Cemetery in general repair £10 0 0

Mapping out Allotments, Registering Graves, Planting Trees and Shrubs, Removing Rocks, &c. ... 120 10 0

£130 10 0

15s

NOTICE is hereby given that the Partnership heretofore carried on by the undersigned as Sawmillers, Timber Merchants, Builders, and Contractors, at Woodlands, under the style or firm of Strang and Company, is dissolved by mutual consent, as from the twelfth day of January, instant. All accounts against the said Firm are requested to be sent to the undersigned John Ramsay, at Woodlands, forthwith, who is authorised to pay all accounts due by, and to collect all debts due to, said Firm.

Dated at Invercargill this Seventh day of January, One thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

JAMES STRANG,

JOHN LAIDLAW,

JOHN RAMSAY.

Witness—

JAMES HARVEY, Solicitor, Invercargill.

3t p

STRAYED from Green Island on 25th December, 1873, One Chesnut Horse, 4-year old, Cob tail, white on off hind leg; branded ~ near shoulder; and One Dark Bay Horse, 3-year old, switch tail; branded near shoulder. There is a wart on near hind foot. Five Pounds will be given for their recovery.

M’DONALD & MILLER,

Bacon Curers,

Green Island.

NOTICE is hereby given that Walter Inder, of Naseby, has paid to me Fifty Pounds (£50) for Auctioneer’s License granted by His Honor the Superintendent on the 8th instant.

GEORGE CLARKE,

Town Clerk.

Town Clerk’s Office, 13th Jan. 1874.

1t 3s

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of Otago, by COULLS and CULLING, of Rattray Street, Printers to the said Provincial Government for the time being.