✨ Legal and Mining Notices
The Rev. David Jones, of Auckland,
aforesaid, Clerk
Robert David James, of Auckland,
aforesaid, Gentleman
George Burgoyne Owen, of Auckland, in the Province aforesaid,
Merchant
John Dougherty, of Shortland,
aforesaid, Miner; or John
Brian, of Shortland, aforesaid,
Miner
Dated this twenty seventh day of August,
in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-eight.
C. J. Stone
Witness to signature of Captain James Stone: JACKSON KENNEDY, J.P., a Justice of the Peace for the Colony of New Zealand.
TO THE WARDEN OF THE DISTRICT OF HAURAKI,
PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND.
I, THE undersigned, CHARLES TOTHILL,
hereby make application to register "THE GOLDEN CITY GOLD MINING COMPANY, REGISTERED" under the provisions of "The Mining Companies Limited Liability Act, 1865," and I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the following statement is to the best of my belief and knowledge true in every particular, namely,—
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The name and style of the Company is "The Golden City Gold Mining Company, Registered."
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The place of operations is situated at the Waihoi Creek, Thames District, Province of Auckland.
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The nominal capital of the Company is Five Thousand and Forty Pounds, in Five Hundred and Forty Shares of Ten Pounds each.
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The amount already paid up is Four Thousand and Sixty-five Pounds.
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The name of the Manager is Charles Tothill.
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The Office of the Company is at the Crescent Chambers, Shortland-street, in the City of Auckland.
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The names in full and several residences of the Shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as follows:—
| Shareholders | Shares |
|---|---|
| Thomas Shailer Weston, of Auckland | 214 |
| Thames Gold Mining Company, Limited, of Auckland | 64 |
| James Rutherford, Senior, of Ramarama, Auckland | 48 |
| William Steele, of Hamilton, Auckland | 42 |
| William Lyne Martyn, of Shortland, Auckland | 14 |
| James Rutherford, Junior, of Shortland, Auckland | 14 |
| Joseph Wilson, of Auckland | 34 |
| George Turrell, of Auckland | 32 |
| The Reverend Gideon Smales, of Tamaki, Auckland | 28 |
| Adah Martyn, of Ramarama, Auckland | 14 |
| Total | |
| 504 |
Dated this first day of September, 1868.
CHARLES TOTHILL
Witness to signature—
J. A. GILLIES,
Justice of the Peace.
Thomas S. Weston, of Shortland-street, Auckland, Solicitor to the Company.
Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Auckland, by W. C. Wilson, Wyndham-street, Auckland, Printer for the time being to the Provincial Government.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND,
NORTHERN DISTRICT.
Between THOMAS SEAMAN, Plaintiff; and JOHN ANDERSON, Defendant.
WHEREAS, by virtue of a Writ of Fi. Fa., issued in this action, and directed to me, ordering me that of the real and personal estate of the above-named John Anderson, I should cause to be made the sum of £40 14s. 8d., together with interest upon the said sum at the rate of £5 per centum per annum, together with £1 18s. 4d. for the said Writ and Warrant, besides Sheriff’s Poundage, Officer’s Fees, &c., from the twenty-second day of May, 1868: Now I hereby give notice that I shall cause to sell by Public Auction, by Charles Davis, at his Auction Mart, in Queen-street, Auckland, on the seventeenth day of September, 1868, at the hour of twelve o’clock at noon, unless the said debt or sum of £40 14s. 8d. and interest be sooner paid, together with the said sum of £1 18s. 4d., besides Sheriff’s Poundage, Officer’s Fees, &c., all the estate, right, title, and interest of the said John Anderson, under a trust deed bearing date the 9th day of May, 1868, made between John Anderson of the first part, Jessie Anderson of the second part, and James Macky and James Matthews, therein described, of the third part, of, in, and to all that piece or parcel of land situated in the Parish of Wawerawera, in the County of Marsden, and containing by admeasurement seventy-six acres, and being part of allotment number sixty-four, bounded on the North by the Wawerawera River, and by part of the same allotment sold to one Gagin; on the East by a line bearing 155° 200’ 3535 links; on the South by a line bearing 90° 860 links; and on the West by a line bearing 86° 92 chains, and then by the said Gagin’s Land 10 chains. And all that piece or parcel of land in the Parish and County aforesaid, containing forty acres, part of allotment number seven, bounded on the South-west by a boundary line of the said allotment No. 7 2000 links; on the North-east by lot No. 8; on the South-east by the boundary line of the said allotment No. 8; and on the North-west by a line parallel with the South-west boundary line of the said allotment, so as to include forty acres. And all that parcel of land in the Province of Auckland aforesaid containing by admeasurement one hundred and nine acres more or less, being lot No. 110 of the Parish of Waikato, in the county aforesaid, excepting so much of the land hereinafter described as may be necessary for the making of a road, as excepted by the Crown Grant of the same; bounded on the North by the Wawera River; on the East by land granted to Robert Graham, 1598 links, 360 links, 740 links, 498 links, and 278 links, and by the sea; on the South by lot 15, 2506 links; and on the West by lot 64, and a line 8985 links. And also all that parcel of land in the Province aforesaid containing by admeasurement two hundred acres more or less, situated in the Parish of Waikawau aforesaid, and being lot No. 88; bounded on the North-east by lot No. 84, 4480 links; and on the South-east by a line 1040 links, and 260 links, and then by lot No. 68, 4000 links; on the South-west by lot No. 96, 1070 links; and on the West by the Wainui River to its junction with the road, and then by the said road 202 links, 500 links, 280 links, 1700 links, and 685 links; and on the North-west by lot No. 85, 8000 links, partly intersected from North to South by a road 100 links wide.
And I further give notice that the estate and interest of the said John Anderson in the said land consists of the equity of redemption held by the said James Macky and James Matthews in trust for the said Jessie Anderson and John Anderson, and that the same has been taken by me in execution, at the suit of the said Thomas Seaman, the execution creditor.
Dated this tenth day of June, 1868.
T. B. GILLIES,
Sheriff.
H. C. BALNEAVIS
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⚖️ Witnessing of Signature
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement27 August 1838
Signature, Witness, Justice of the Peace, Auckland
- David Jones (Reverend), Clerk mentioned in document
- Robert David James (Gentleman), Gentleman mentioned in document
- George Burgoyne Owen (Merchant), Merchant mentioned in document
- John Dougherty (Miner), Miner mentioned in document
- John Brian (Miner), Miner mentioned in document
- C. J. Stone
- Jackson Kennedy, J.P.
🌾 Registration of The Golden City Gold Mining Company
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources1 September 1868
Gold Mining, Company Registration, Waihoi Creek, Thames District, Auckland
10 names identified
- Charles Tothill, Manager of the company
- Thomas Shailer Weston, Shareholder with 214 shares
- James Rutherford (Senior), Shareholder with 48 shares
- William Steele, Shareholder with 42 shares
- William Lyne Martyn, Shareholder with 14 shares
- James Rutherford (Junior), Shareholder with 14 shares
- Joseph Wilson, Shareholder with 34 shares
- George Turrell, Shareholder with 32 shares
- Gideon Smales (Reverend), Shareholder with 28 shares
- Adah Martyn, Shareholder with 14 shares
- Charles Tothill
- J. A. Gillies, Justice of the Peace
- Thomas S. Weston
⚖️ Supreme Court Writ of Fi. Fa. Notice
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement10 June 1868
Supreme Court, Writ of Fi. Fa., Public Auction, Auckland, Land Sale
7 names identified
- Thomas Seaman, Plaintiff in the case
- John Anderson, Defendant in the case
- Jessie Anderson, Mentioned in the trust deed
- James Macky, Trustee in the trust deed
- James Matthews, Trustee in the trust deed
- Gagin, Mentioned in land boundaries
- Robert Graham, Mentioned in land boundaries
- T. B. Gillies, Sheriff
- H. C. Balneavis
Auckland Provincial Gazette 1868, No 44