THE GOLDFIELDS.
PAEROA WARDEN'S COUET.
PAEEOA, this day. At the Warden's Court this morning, the following applications were granted: —Johnathan Job, residence site at K.Omata; John Henry Urquhart, protection sis months Saxon Nos. 1 and 2 claims; Henry Langdon, suTreisder of residence site 620; Charles Collins, surrender of Scotia Extended special claim.
WAIOTAHI G.M. COMPAXT.
ANNUAL KEPORT.
The annual meeting of shareholders in the Waiotahi G.JL Company will be held in the Chamber of Commerce to-morrow week. The annual report of the directors states that the taking ont of the rich run of gold above No. 5 level has been pushed on as vigorously as circumstances would permit. The mine has been extensively opened up, from which favourable results may be expected. During the year 17.337 tons of quartz and 80cwt 1041b of picked stone has been crushed for a return of 82.7270z 14dwt of gold, whitti has been sold for £224,891 19/11The balance brought forward from the previous year was £24.787 15/1. and the addition of proceeds of gold and interest on deposits made the total receipts amount to £249.951 15/2. The disbursements totalled £220,793 10/3, being made ap as follows:—Cost of mining operations, £32,41S expenses outside mining, including tases (£4446 17/), £5275 0/1; dividends. £153,000, leaving a balance of £29,----15S 4/11, Since the close of the year a dividend of 1/3 per share had been paid, absorbing £]5,000 of the balance. During tue year an air-compressor and a cyanide plant had been purchased, the cost of which had been charged to - mining expenses. The retiring directors are Messrs Chas. Hudson and W. E. Wilson, who offer themselves for re-election. Under the working account the balancesheet shows the expenditure to be: Mine and battery wages. £20,623 4/10- mine expenses and new plant, £9764 14/2" drain<?£ff, £4 «6 17/; directors' honorarium, pL°2i o S l e n D^ ral r es P enses ' S2B 3/1; total, £3 M 9 U 10/3 On the revenue side there Is: Gold £224,531 19/11, and interest £272 0/2. total £225.164 OA; leaving a balance of £187,370 9/10. The profit and loss ac SISPjL snpws balance from June 30, 1906, £-4,<Si 15/1. balance from working acrt>unt £187.370 9AO. and on the other of .Ei&.laS 4/11 The balance-sheet Is tons shown: Capital account £18 000 I?** uncalled capital £3000 (£15,000); 'unclaimed dividends, m 63 18/9; creditors S l°,m ane ?• ISOT) ' aKA 7/s - contingent biUties (income tax to Jnne 29 19frn £4558 1/; balance, £29.158 4/11- total £50.614 12/4; and on the credit sid>- *» b , attery f2ooe: Thames pro! perty, £590; deposits bearing interest--15,905 13/4: bank balance, iiailßvwtotal, £50,614 12/4. ' ** IJ/l
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 169, 17 July 1907, Page 7
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