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

Amount of cash in hand—£1 os. 4d.

Whether in operation or not—Not.

Total amount of dividends declared—Nil.

Number of shares unallotted—400.

L. H. PRESTON,
Legal Manager,
Universal G. M. Co.
Buckingham-street, Arrowtown.
It.—15s. 6d. pd.

STATEMENT of the AFFAIRS of the “GREAT EXTENDED SLUICING COMPANY,” Registered, for the half-year ending 30th June, 1876, in accordance with Section 13 of the “Mining Companies Limited Liability Amendment Act, 1866.”

Name of Company—“The Great Extended Sluicing Company,” (Registered.)

When formed, and date of registration—August 13, 1866.

Where business is conducted, and name of legal Manager—Blue Spur, Tuapeka, David M’Intosh.

Nominal Capital—£64,000.

Amount of paid up scrip given to shareholders—Nil.

Number of shares into which capital is divided—400.

Number of shares taken—350.

Amount of calls made—£9 10s. per scrip.

Total amount of capital paid up—£3,345.

Number of shareholders at time of registration of Company—7.

Amount of cash in hand—£710 7s. 3d.

Whether in operation or not—In operation.

Total amount of dividends declared—£6,658 15s.

Number of shares unallotted—50.

DAVID McINTOSH,
Manager.

It.—15s. pd.

BLUESKIN ROAD DISTRICT.

NOTICE is hereby given to Ratepayers in the Blueskin Road District that on Wednesday, the 16th day of August, 1876, the Board intend making a General Rate of One Shilling in the Pound for the year ending June 30th, 1877.

The Rate Roll, with a statement of the proposed rate, can be inspected at the house of the undersigned at Purakanui, and all objections must be delivered in writing to the Clerk of the Board on or before the 15th of August, and the Board will hear and decide such objections at a meeting to be held for that purpose at their office at 1 p.m., on Wednesday, August 16th.

JOSEPH MAWSON,
Clerk to the Board.

2t. 13s. 6d.

NOTICE TO MAKE FENCE.

TO ROBERT PATTERSON SINCLAIR, OR WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

TAKE NOTICE that I desire the boundary or separating fence between sections 12 and 14, block 1, Chatton, be made immediately, and that such fence shall be sod, and not less than 3 feet at the base and not less than 4 feet 9 inches high.

JOHN KIRK.
12th July, 1876.

It. 6s. pd.

WANTED, a Certified SCHOOLMASTER for the Bannockburn Government School. Salary £185 per annum, with residence; also an additional £10 per annum by his undertaking the charge of the Post Office and Library.—Apply, enclosing credentials, to W. Parsons Jones, Secretary School Committee, Bannockburn, on or before the 15th August, 1876.

TEACHER Wanted for Maheno District School, vacant by the appointment of Mr. R. Peattie, M.A., to a mastership in the Girls’ High School, Dunedin.

Good residence and a nine-acre glebe, close to Railway Station.

Full particulars may be learned from the undersigned, with whom applications, with copies of testimonials, must be lodged on or before 10th August. Duties to commence 1st October.

JAMES R. ELDER,
Secretary of School Committee.

TEACHER Wanted for the School at Wild Bush, near Riverton. Salary £75, with the school fees and rent allowance. Applications, with testimonials, to be lodged on or before July 27th, with

A. GARDEN,
Wild Bush, Riverton.

MUNICIPALITY OF ST. KILDA.

Annual Election of Councillors and Auditors for the period commencing 1st August, 1876.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following Candidates have been this day Nominated for the offices of Councillors for Park Ward:

HENRY ARNOLDS, Sections 6 and 7, Block 15.

WILLIAM HALLIGAN, Sections 3, 4, 5, Block I.

WILLIAM VICKERY, Section 7, Block 28.

There being no opposition in Musselburgh Ward the following Candidates were declared duly elected:

WILLIAM JOHN ROBINS,

and

JOHN THOMAS ROUGHTON.

The following Candidates were declared duly elected Auditors, there being no opposition:

WILLIAM EGER, for Musselburgh Ward,

and

ARCHIBALD M’INNES for Park Ward.

There being more than two Candidates for the Councillorships of Park Ward all further proceedings as regards that election were adjourned until Tuesday, 1st August, 1876, when a poll will be taken in that Ward for the election of two Councillors.

Hours of polling from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The polling place is Mr. McInnes’ house, Bay View Road.

JOHN PUGH JONES,
Mayor.

July 25, 1876.

NOTICE.

AFTER this date Poison will be laid on our properties for the destruction of dogs. Any party found trespassing on our properties after this date with dogs and guns will be prosecuted according to law.

WILLIAM JAFFRAY,
R. SOMERVILLE,
ROBT. FINNIE.

Saddlehill,
22nd June, 1876.

6t. 21s. pd.

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of Otago, by GEORGE JONES, of High-street, Dunedin, Printer to said Provincial Government for the time being.