WAIHI MONUMENT.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 248, 26 October 1897, Page 5

WAIHI MONUMENT.

The meeting of shareholders in this Company called for to-day was postponed until next Monday at noon, in consequence of the following telegram having been received from Mr E. M. Corbett: —" Postpone Monument meeting until Monday. May have important information."

JAY GOULD

The Jay Gould Goldmining Company's half-yearly meeting called for yesterday afternoon lapsed for want of a quorum. The balance-sheet showed receipts to be £135 13s lid, and the expenditure to be £135 6s 2d, leaving a balance of 7s 9d.

HERCULES.

The annual meeting of the Hercules G.M. Company, called for this afternoon at Mr I). G. MacDonnell's Office, lapsed for want of a quorum. The statement of accounts showed the receipts to be £151 11s Hkd, and expenditure £14(3 14s 6d, leaving a credit balance of £4 17s 2s id.

Golden Opportunity.—The reef in the old workings in Mararoa No. 1 section is two feet wide, and interlaced with iron stone, but has not shown any gold.

C.LUNES

The half-yearly meeting called for this afternoon lapsed for want of a quorum, the chairman, Mr Alfred Kidd, being the only shareholder present. The directors' report stated that a further meeting of shareholders would shortly lie called to confirm the resolution for amalgamating this property with tho New Whau Company's holding. The statement of accounts m;u»cu leceipl.i jbiiu in ./.*, ~_.] t L - penditure left a credit balance of £23 10s Id.

WEALTH OF NATIONS

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders in this Company also lapsed this afternoon. The directors' report stated that an improved strata had been entered upon, ami it was hoped that before long reefs of a payable nature would be met with. The accounts showed receipts £334 Gs 2d, and the expenditure left cash in the bank at credit amounting to £118 8s sd.