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West Coast Times, Issue 372, 1 December 1866, Page 4

Companies. PEOS.PECTUS OF THE MANCHESTER UNITY HALL COMPANY (Limited). Eegistered under the Joint Stock Company's Act of 1860. Capital, £2000 ; in 400 shares of £5 each. £1 to bo paid on application, and the balance by monthly instalments of £1 per share from the date of allotment. Phovisional Directors — Mr William Henshaw, Mr William Ecuben Goodrick, Mr Walter Thorn, Mr William Gawne, Mr Charles Thomas Malpas, Mr William Fraser Ross, Mr William Hemy Pennington, Mr James Turner, Mr Daniel Lynch, Mr Patrick M'Guirc, and Mr Joseph Wymark Allen. Backers — Bank of New South Wales. Solicitors — Messrs Button and Reic 1 . Secretary (pro tern) — Mr William Reuben Goodrick. Tejipoeary Office — Oddfellows Hotel, Eevell street North.

This Company proposes either to purchase a central and convenient site whereon to erect a spacious Hall, suitable for the meetings of Masons, Oddfellows, Foresters, and public bodies, as also for Balls, Concerts. Lectures, and other public entertainments.

In the event of a convenient site not being procurable at a price within the j means of the Company, it is proposed to purchase a building, which, by judicious alteration and enlargement, may be made to answer the purpose for which- the project is started. Such a desideratum as ji really commodious Hall has long been felfc m Hokitika. and the promoters feel confident that the undertaking will prove a great success. From calculation based upon very moderate returns, it can be shown that the annual profits upon the Hall will be at least 30 per cent, upon the original outlay. in connection with the public Hall it is proposed to erect a first-class hotel, capable of accommodating members of the several societies and their friends who may be visiting or remaining in the locality, as also for the accomodatio'i of young n*en engaged as employees in tho various establishments in Hokitika. It is considered that the hotel should be sufficiently large to accommodate from 40 to 50 persons with separate sleeping apartments, together with a proportionate amount of parlors, private rooms, &c. It is proposed to let the hotel to some competent person known to the community of Hokitika, as well as to the colonists generally. Thus, while the Hall would be used for public purposes, the hotel in close proximity, would serve to accommodate those using it. Similar s chenies, botli upon a large and a small scale, have been found to answer admirably in London, Liverpool, Manchester, and other towns and cities in Great Britain, and also in Wellington, Melbourne, and the colonies generally. When half the shares have been taken up, it is proposed to register the company, and call a meeting of shareholders for the election of Directors, &c. Application for shares to be made to tho Secretary, at tho temporary office of the Company, Oddfellows' Hotel, Eevell street North, on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday evening's, from 7 to 9 o'clock. 5535 PEOSPE C T U S OF THE EANIERI STEAM DRAINAGE COMPANY. (Eegistered.)

Capital— £2soo in 500 shares of ,C 5 each. Manager" . . . Mr T. L. Price. Bankers ... Bank New Zealand Solicitors ... Messrs Rees & Tyler. Broker . . . Mr A. R. Emerson. This Company has obtained an extended grant of one and a half acres of ground in addition to their original grant of half an acre on the Commissioner's Flat, Kanieri. They propose to increase the present paid-up capital of the Company, viz, £1000, to £2500 for the purpose of improving their present system of working. The ground as at present worked has yielded 185 ozs of Gold in eight weeks' working, averagii g a dividend of £10 per week per share. The present workings from which the gold has been obtained, show an average of eight feet of wash at 12dwts to the load. The piant on the ground consists of a 12-horse power double cylinder engine, by Roby, aud set of pumps now netting £30 per week to the Company for pumping four adjoining claims. The present Company, in addition to their present paid-up capital, hold 100 of the present issue paid-up as a bonus for the draining contracts held by the engine, and for the ground itself; the remaining 200 are thrown open to the public, who are invited to visit the workings, and inspect the pl-int and ground prior to purchasing. The large area of ground, and the depth ard richness of the wash now in actual work are sufficient to recommend this to practical men as a profitable and safe investment returning a dividend from day ot allotment of the shares. Shares, £1 on application, £1 on allotment, the balance by calls at intervals of not less than one month, application for must be made at the oflice of the Company, Temple Court Chambers, Esrell street. 5171 NELSON COAL COMPANY GREY RIVER " fTIHIS Company are prepared to supply X Coals of the best quality, at the following rates :—: — Steamers coaled at the wharf at LI 10s. Oatgoes or vessels ballasted for any o the New Zealand or Australian ports at 25s per ton. H. Lucas, Manager June 15, 1866. 3143 Business Notices. FANCY GOODS' REPOSITORY (Nest City Tea Mart), j Revell-street, Hokitika. MRS. GREENFIELD begs to inform the Ladies of Hokitika that she has now on hand a splendid Assortment o BERLIN WOOLS, PATTERNS, &c. at the lowest possible prices. 3456