Hokitika, December, 11th, 1872.

IT is hereby notified for general information that, in pursuance of the powers vested in me under the Gold Mining Lease Regulations I hereby declare that the undermentioned leases are cancelled, and that the ground is now open for occupation.

Gow & Co., 10 acres, German Gully.
Nesbit & Co., 10 acres, Sailor’s Gully.

H. H. LAHMAN.

County Chairman’s Office,
Hokitika, January 17, 1873.

THE Chairman of the County Council directs it to be notified for general information, that

Mr. MAURICE O’CONNOR,

has been declared duly elected as a Member of the Paroa Road Board, in the room of Mr. Henry Symons, resigned.

A. E. TENNANT,
County Secretary.

County Chairman’s Office,
Hokitika, January 17, 1873.

THE Chairman of the County Council directs it to be notified for general information, that

Mr. THOMAS COLTON,

has been declared duly elected as Chairman of the Paroa Road Board.

A. E. TENNANT,
County Secretary.

IN pursuance of the provisions of sections eighty and eighty-one of “The Westland Waste Lands Act, 1870,” the Waste Lands Board have reserved from public sale the lands described in the Schedule hereunto annexed, to be granted in payment for public works.

G. G. FITZGERALD,
Chief Commissioner.

SCHEDULE.

Block I. (Rural.)
GREY DISTRICT.

Two hundred and forty-five acres more or less; bounded on the east by the Grey and Marsden Road and section 1508; on the north by section 1507 and a line in continuation of its south boundary to west boundary of Block I.; on the west by west boundary of Block I.; and on the south by section 1508 and a straight line to include the quantity; subject to roads, reserves, and gold workings.

Block LVI. (Rural.)
GREY DISTRICT.

Two hundred and thirty acres more or less, situate on the east side of road east of Omotumotu Creek; bounded on the north by section 1471, extending southerly along the said road and running back easterly an average distance of 40 chains; subject to roads, reserves, and gold workings.

Block LVL (Rural.)
GREY DISTRICT.

Two hundred and sixty acres more or less, having frontage to the west side of Arnold Road; bounded on the south-east by road to Maori Gully, and running back south-westerly an average distance of 40 chains; subject to roads, reserves, and gold workings.

STATEMENT of the affairs of “The Caledonian Water Race and Gold Mining Company, Registered,” for the half-year ended 31st December, 1872, in accordance with section thirteen of “The Mining Companies Limited Liability Act Amendment Act, 1869.”

Name of Company—“THE CALEDONIAN WATER RACE AND GOLD MINING COMPANY, REGISTERED.”

When formed, and date of Registration—Formed 1st July, 1868; Registered 4th August, 1869.

Where business is conducted, and name of legal manager—German Gully, Arahura and Hokitika, both in the County of Westland; George Samuel Wemyss Dalrymple.

Nominal Capital—£6800.

Amount of paid-up scrip given to shareholders—None.

Number of shares in which capital is divided—170.

Number of shares taken—160.

Amount of calls made—£4812.

Total amount of subscribed capital paid up—£4622.

Number of Shareholders at time of registration of Company—11.

Amount of cash in hand—None.

Whether in operation or not—In operation.

Total amount of dividends declared—None.

Number of shares unallotted—10.

G. WEMYSS DALRYMPLE,
Legal Manager.