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toto District to the Tuakitoto Lake; thence in a northerly direction along the Lake; thence in a westerly direction along road line to section 4, block VIII., South Tuakitoto District; thence along the southern boundary of the said section 4 to Hillend District; thence in a northerly direction along road line to the southern boundary of section 23, block VI.; thence along the southern boundary of the said section 23 to its western boundary; thence along the western boundary to its northern boundary; thence along road line to section 39, block VII., Hillend District; thence in a north-westerly direction along south-western boundaries of sections 39 and 35, to the western boundary of the said section 35, block VII.; thence along its western boundary to its northern boundary; thence along the northern boundaries of sections 35, 36, 37, and 38; thence along road line and then north-western boundary of North Tuakitoto District to the starting point.

CORPORATION OF LAWRENCE.

STATEMENT of Receipts and Expenditure from the 1st January, 1875, to the 31st December, 1875:—

RECEIPTS.

Dr. £ s. d.
To Cash Balance ... ... ... 4 7 3
,, Balance in Bank ... ... ... 1136 12 8
,, Rates Collected ... ... ... 432 11 6
,, Hotel Licenses... ... ... 222 10 0
,, Cartage Licenses ... ... ... 11 0 0
,, Dog Licenses ... ... ... 7 0 0
,, Auctioneers’ Licences... ... ... 100 0 0
,, Debentures ... ... ... 4079 10 5
,, Rents Town Hall ... ... ... 32 18 8
,, Fees, etc., Town Hall ... ... ... 23 4 4
£6049 14 10

EXPENDITURE.

Cr. £ s. d.
By Public Works ... ... ... 2554 6 8
,, Salaries ... ... ... 108 0 3
,, Incidentals ... ... ... 77 12 6
,, Interest ... ... ... 438 14 6
,, Stationary and advertising and printing Bye-laws ... ... ... 97 0 6
,, Water Debentures paid ... ... ... 1200 0 0
,, Repayment of Loan ... ... ... 1229 18 3
,, Furnishing and Lighting Town Hall ... ... ... 267 14 6
,, Balance in Bank ... ... ... 58 17 4
,, Balance in hand ... ... ... 17 10 4
£6049 14 10

We have examined the above Statement of Accounts, compared them with the vouchers and Bank book, and find them correct.

GEO. B. KING,
H. H. SQUIRES, } Auditors.
M. FRAER, Mayor.
J. C. HOLMES, Town Clerk.

21st January, 1876.

STATEMENT of the affairs of “THE UNIVERSAL GOLD MINING COMPANY, ARROW RIVER, LIMITED,” for the six months ending December 31, 1876, in accordance with section 135 of “The Mining Companies’ Act, 1872.”

Name of Company—“The Universal G.M. Co., Limited.”

When formed and date of Registration—14th May, 1875; June 15, 1875.

Where business is conducted and name of legal manager—Buckingham-street, Arrowtown, Luke H. Preston.

Nominal capital—£1,200.

Amount of paid up scrip given to shareholders—Nil.

Number of shares in which capital is divided—23.

Number of shares taken—24.

Amount of calls made—8.

Total amount of subscribed capital paid up—£745.

Number of shares at time of registration of Co.—24.

Amount of cash in hand—£25 6s. 8d.

Whether in operation or not—In operation.

Total amount of dividends declared—Nil.

Number of shares unallotted—One.

L. H. PRESTON,
Legal Manager Universal G.M. Co.
Buckingham-street, Arrowtown,
31st December, 1876.

1t.—15s. pd.

STATEMENT of the affairs of “THE UNITED M. AND E. WATER RACE COMPANY, REGISTERED,” for the half-year ending 1st January, 1876, in accordance with section 135 of “The Mining Companies Act,” 1872.”

Name of Company—“The United M. and E. Water Race Company, Registered.”

When formed and date of Registration—8th April, 1872; 23rd April, 1872.

Where business is conducted and name of legal manager—St. Bathans, Otago, Samuel Turner.

Nominal Capital—£7,600.

Amount of paid up scrip given to shareholders—£7,600.

Number of shares in which capital is divided—152.

Number of shares taken—152.

Amount of calls made—Nil.

Total amount of subscribed capital paid up—£7,600.

Number of shares at time of registration of Company—13.

Amount of calls in hand—Nil.

Whether in operation or not—In operation.

Total amount of dividends declared—£152.

Number of shares unallotted—Nil.

SAMUEL TURNER,
Manager.

St. Bathans, 5th February, 1876.

1t.—15s. 6d. pd.

ANDERSON’S BAY CEMETERY.

ABSTRACT of Accounts from 31st December, 1873, to 31st December, 1875:—

Dr. £ s. d.
To Balance from 1873 ... ... ... 5 19 3
,, Money received from Land ... ... ... 35 15 0
,, Do. from Interments ... ... ... 24 10 0
£66 4 3

Cr. £ s. d.
To Cutting Grass, etc. ... ... ... 5 19 0
,, Sexton’s Tools ... ... ... 1 4 7
,, Stamps and Stationery ... ... ... 0 5 0
,, Secretary and Sexton’s Expenses ... ... ... 18 0 0
£25 8 6

,, Balance in hand ... ... ... 40 15 0

ADAM BEGG,
JAMES H. POPHAM,
THOS. TANERVILLE.

Signatures witnessed by me

D. MACGREGOR, J.P.

REGISTRATION FORMS may be had at the Superintendent’s Office, Dunedin.

JOHN LOGAN.

31st January, 1876.