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1893. NEW ZEALAND.

MINING COMPANIES IN THE REEFTON DISTRICT. (STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS OF MINING COMPANIES IN THE REEFTON DISTRICT, SHOWING THE VALUE OF SCRIP GIVEN TO SHAREHOLDERS FOR WHICH NO MONEY WAS PAID, AS PUBLISHED IN THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, IN PURSUANCE OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE MINING COMPANIES ACT.)

Laid upon the Table of the House of Eepresentatives by Leave.

List of Mining Companies in Reefton District and Vicinity, the Managers of which published the Statements of their Affairs in this Year's Gazette, showing the Value of Scrip given to Shareholders on which no Cash was received.

It will be seen from this that, out of the companies whose statements of affairs were published in the Gazette this year, shares to the value of £149,631 ss. were given to the shareholders for which no cash was received; while the actual cash paid in calls was £83,522 6s. 2d. This shows that 64 per cent, of the actual capital was handed to shareholders for which no money was paid.

Date of Gazette. No. of Page. Name of Company. Value of Scrip given to Shareholders for which no Money was paid. Amount actually paid in Calls. 1893. Jan. 26 Feb" 2 If Feb'.' 9 142 142 166 166 169 171 208 208 208 209 209 233 234 857 Fiery Cross Extended ... Boyal Keep-it-Dark ... Minerva Venus Extended United Alpine Alexander Specimen Hill United ... Lyell Creek Extended ... Lord Edward Progress Paparoa United Italy ... South Pacific Extended £ 19,081 12,000 10,000 400 12,000 16,000 3,750 10,000 12,000 12,000 2,400 10,000 12,000 18,000 s. d. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 £ s. d. 11,776 11 6 1,857 10 0 2,977 7 6 3,600 0 0 3,870 0 a 24,933 6 8 3,070 2 9 9,929 12 1 8,491 1 0 2,250 0 0 4,500 o o 104 13 9 4,150 0 0 2,032 0 11 ft If It Feb'.' 16 June 1 £149,631 5 0 £83,522 6 2