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Minister for covering the cost of the enquiry made in accordance with the provisions of the Act.

4. The projectors of any enterprise to which money may be advanced shall, before the issue of any loan to them, give to the Minister a valid lien or mortgage to cover the amount of loan over the works and property proposed to be constructed; and such lien or mortgage shall be registered in the Warden’s Court of the District, and shall be prepared at the expense of the projectors.

5. No money shall be paid towards the construction of any water race, dam, or reservoir unless the projectors of the same shall have duly registered themselves under the Mining Companies Limited Liability Act or the Joint Stock Companies Act.

6. The rate of interest to be paid by the projectors of any enterprise coming under these Regulations shall be seven (7) pounds per centum per annum, payable quarterly from the date of the advance.

7. The capital sum to be repaid out of the profits of the enterprise in the same proportion as the amount of money advanced by the Government bears to the paid-up capital of the Company.

J. D. ORMOND,
Public Works Office,
Wellington, 4th January, 1872.

County Treasury,
Hokitika, January 18, 1872.

THE STAFFORD PROSPECTING GOLD MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE is hereby given that the following resolutions were passed at a general meeting of the Stafford Prospecting Gold Mining Company, Limited, held on the 30th November, 1871, and that the said resolutions were confirmed at a general meeting of the company held on the 9th of January, 1872:

First—“That the company be wound up voluntarily.”

Second—“That Messrs. Jackson and Schulthies be appointed liquidators for the company.”

W. JACKSON,
C. SCHULTHIES, } Liquidators.

NOTICE is hereby given, in accordance with the provisions of clause thirty-nine of “The Crown Grants Act, 1866,” that the following Crown Grants are now ready for delivery to the respective grantees at the Land Office, Hokitika.

Index No. Name of Grantee. No. of Section.
817 H. B. Foster 852, Hokitika
818 D. Blunck 1024, Hokitika
819 F. Dermott 1573, Hokitika
832 J. Cattle 136, Greymouth
833 J. Cattle 138, Greymouth
834 W. Rae 346, Greymouth
835 A. Perrin 212, Greymouth

G. G. FITZGERALD,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.
Crown Lands Office,
Hokitika, January 23, 1872.

PURSUANT to the provisions of “The Auctioneers Ordinance, Session III., No. 3,” I hereby give notice that the undermentioned person has taken out an Auctioneer’s License for the term ending 30th June, 1872.

ALEXANDER DIMANT, of Ross.

T. HORTON,
County Treasurer.

County Chairman’s Office,
Hokitika, January 13, 1872.

THE Chairman of the County Council directs it to be notified for general information that Mr. Richard John Seddon has been elected Chairman of the Arahura Road Board.

A. E. TENNANT,
County Secretary.

HALF-YEARLY Return of the Ross United Steam Drainage Company, Registered, in accordance with section 13 of “The Mining Companies Limited Liability Act Amendment Act, 1869.”

Name of Company—Ross United Steam Drainage Company, Registered.

When formed and date of registration—June 5, 1869.

Where business is conducted, and name of legal manager—Ross, County of Westland; Alfred Sugden, legal manager.

Nominal capital—£6000.