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Table 2. Statement of Affairs of Mining Companies, as published in accordance with the Companies Act, 1908.

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I Amount : Value of Scrip | Number Number V^ e "'J Total Total Amount „ , f , Date of Subscribed of Capital ™ if Amount paid Arrears of Share- of Expenditure Amount of of Debts Name of Company. Registration. Capital. actually S" °'®, l ' a p r ,f per Share. of Calls. holders Menem- 8mce Registration. " slnce Dividends owing by paid up. ! i allotted. at present, ployed. ; Registration. paid. Company. P aia - 1 ! Quantity. I Value. AUCKLAND DISTRICT. £ £ £ I £ Oz. £ £ £ £ Rising Sun Gold-mining Co., Ltd. .. .. 13/7/27 6,000 5,943 Nil 40,000 3/- Nil 74 Nil 618 1,583 7,244 Nil 1,035 Maoriland Consolidated, Ltd. .. .. .. 24/3/25 13,750 5,073 5,000 80,000 5/-and 1/8 Nil 77 2 105 315 5,335 Nil 25 New Waiotahi Gold-mining Co. (No Liability) .. 31/8/22 31,397 10,914 4,000 125,590 2/1 and 2/2 64 101 3 211 567 10,455 Nil 23 Aotearoa Minerals Development Co., Ltd .. 16/8/28 35 178 Nil 35 20/- Nil 7 Nil Nil Nil 62 Nil 42 Hauraki-Alaska Gold-mining Co., Ltd. .. .. 1/8/27 6,005 5,988 Nil 119,760 1/- Nil 113 6 37 39 5,567 Nil 85 Hauraki Mines Consolidated, Ltd. .. .. 28/11/25 75,509 36,190 28,750 302,036 Various 807 1,027 21 Nil Nil 24,772 Nil 844 Alburnia Gold-mining Co., Ltd. .. .. .. 7/8/28 15,086 2,503 Nil 100,479 2/6,2/3, &■ 6d. .. 228 9 Nil Nil 1,533 Nil 20 Empire Reels Gold-mining Co., Ltd. .. .. 11/11/25 3,657 2,352 1,000 69,150 1/-and lid. 197 55 Nil Nil Nil 1,778 Nil 270 Kuranui Gold-mining Co. (No Liability) .. .. 5/6/25 8,026 4,695 210 82,364 1/3 j Nil 36 Nil 10 25 4,680 Nil 3 Mount Welcome Gold-mining Co., Ltd. .. .. 21/10/20 3,600 2,646 2,500 24.400 3/9 and 5/- j 41 65 Nil 50 142 3,147 Nil 16 Ohinemuri Gold and Silver Mines, Ltd. .. .. 1/6/14 107,904 60,648 55,275 220,000 Various.' 390 237 43 7,282 1,354 67,608 Nil 7,009 Gold-seekers, Ltd. .. .. .. . . 27/8/28 987 650 300 79 £12 10/- 37 27 2 Nil Nil 626 Nil 18 Father's Hope Consolidated Gold-mining Co., Ltd. 14/10/27 1,490 731 650 14,900 2/- 2 30 2 Nil Nil 643 Nil 2 Lucky Shot Mines, Ltd. .. .. .. 12/6/28 21,463 1,375 10,000 107,315 6d. ! 57 247 9 Nil Nil 1,171 Nil 100 Golden Age Gold-mining Co., Ltd. .. .. 2/7/26 12,000 2,798 2,000 120,000 9d. 951 218 Nil Nil Nil 4,599 Nil 2 Caledonia-Kuranui-Moanataiari Consolidated Gold- 16/3/20 35,000 27,451 2,500 150,000 5/-and 2/- 44 292 Nil 972 32,776 Nil 2,486 mining Co., Ltd. Occidental Una United Gold-mining Co. (No Liability) 9/11/26 23,875 4,676 2.500 95,500 1/4 2 115 5 246 618 ' 4,404 Nil 159 N.Z. Metals, Ltd. (in liquidation)..' .. .. 29/11/26 5,000 4,280 Nil 5,000 20/- and 16/- 1 Nil 7 Nil Nil Nil 2,871 Nil Nil NELSON DISTRICT (INCLUDING WEST COAST). North Big River Gold-mines, Ltd. .. .. 29/10/19 44,915 ' 12,972 i 35,000 44.915 15/3 , Nil 79 Nil NU Nil 10,028 Nil 135 New Murray Creek Gold-mines, Ltd. .. .. 25/7/23 15,000 4,821 10,000 15,000 20/- and 10/- ! 75 64 Nil 328 1,199 2,955 Nil 1,450 Murray Creek Gold-mines, Ltd. .. .. .. 14/12/26 35,007 5,699 25,000 35.007 12/- and 11/4J 304 67 9 Nil Nil 5,638 Nil 1,465 Mahakipawa Goldfields, Ltd. .. .. .. 12/10/23 37,479 28,445 15,303 749,589 Various Nil 908 18 70 250 26,015 Nil 1,800 Ngahere Gold-prospecting Co., Ltd. .. .. 22/12/25 24,465 4,246 18,000 48,931 10/- and 1/- Nil 32 Nil Nil Nil 4,206 Nil 44 Britannia Gold-mining Co., Ltd. .. .. 21/12/27 8,167 3,525 Nil 8,167 20/- 88 52 7 Nil Nil 2,998 Nil 91 Skipper's West-land Gold-mining Co., Ltd. .. 1/3/28 7,590 3,248 4,342 - 7,590 20/- Nil 20 14 26 105 4,359 Nil 942 Hercules Mines Consolidated, Ltd. .. .. j 27/7/26 15,007 6,132 Nil 15,007 Various Nil 7 Nil 522 1,823 .. Nil 1,343 Southern Mines Development Corporation, Ltd. .. 27/7/26 28,170 17,645 Nil 28,170 Various 6,075 287 Nil Nil Nil .. Nil 11,821 Blackwater Oil (N.Z.) Exploration Co., Ltd. .. 27/7/26 15,507 897 Nil 15.507 Various Nil 7 Nil Nil Nil .. Nil 500 Golden Lead Alluvial Co., Ltd. .. .. ..i 27/7/26 12,007 280 Nil 12,007 Various Nil 7 Nil Nil Nil .. Nil Nil New River Gold-dredging Co., Ltd. .. .. 8/5/25 60,000 27,741 25,000 60,000 20/- and 10/- Nil 71 Nil 2,254 9,995 43,481 Nil Nil Terrace Gold-dredging Co., Ltd. .. .. 10/8/28 45,000 15,000 30.000 45,000 20./- Nil 50 12 Nil Nil 5.487 Nil Nil Buller Diversion Gold-mining Co., Ltd. .. .. 13/3/28 8,183 3,046 Nil 45,232 5/- 622 185 7 Nil Nil 2,965 Nil 304 New Big River Gold-mining Co., Ltd. .. .. 19/8/07 6,000 2,400 Nil 24,000 2/- Nil 66 3 .. 396,173 295,111 112,800 5,739 Alexander Mines, Ltd. .. .. .. .. | 9/3/26 75,000 27,473 Nil 75,000 12/- ! 340 292 17 2,374 9,029 24,162 Nil 2,077 Rimu Gold-dredging Co., Ltd. .. .. .. 20/7/20 213,572 142,863 70,709 213,572 20/- 1 Nil 35 50 82,722 349,081 244,760 22,981 609