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Town of Onehunga Highway Trustees,
and their successors in office, to be the "local authority" referred to in the said Act, for the Town of Onehunga.
Given under my hand, at Auckland,
this nineteenth day of October,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.
Ewen Maclean,
Deputy Superintendent.
THE undersigned, Robert Sommerville,
hereby make application to register
"The Whau 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, viz.:—
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The name and style of the Company is
"The Whau Gold Mining Company (Registered)." -
The place of operation is at Moanataiari
Creek, at the Thames Gold Fields, in the
Province of Auckland, in the Colony of New
Zealand. -
The nominal capital of the Company is
Seven thousand pounds, in Seven hundred
shares of Ten pounds each. -
The amount already paid up is Six
thousand pounds. -
The name of the Manager is Robert
Sommerville. -
The Office of the Company is in
Wyndham Chambers, Wyndham Street,
Auckland. -
The names and several residences of
the Shareholders, and the number of shares
held by each, at this date, are as follows:—
| Names | Residences | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| James Holmes Hanson, | Whau | Ninety-eight |
| John Hanson, | Whau | Fifty-four |
| Robert Sommerville, | Auckland | Fifty |
| George Ritche, | Auckland | Fifty |
| Thomas Whitson, | Auckland | Fifty |
| Robert Currie, | Auckland | Fifty |
| William Griffith, | Auckland | Forty-six |
| James Harwood Rocke, | Auckland | Fifty |
| David Holdsworth, | Otahuhu | Seventy-nine |
| John Allender, | Parnell | Twenty-three |
| John Shaw, | Shortland | One hundred |
| Joseph Francis Byrne, | Shortland | Twenty-five |
| William Ivey, | Shortland | Twenty-five |
Dated this Ninth day of October, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.
Robert Sommerville,
Witness to signature,
Henry Weekes,
A Justice of the Peace for the
Colony of New Zealand.
Messrs. Beveridge and Ritchie of Auckland
and Shortland, Solicitors for the Company.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1868, No 52
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🏘️ Appointment of Local Authority for Onehunga
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government19 October 1868
Local Authority, Onehunga, Auckland
- Ewen Maclean, Deputy Superintendent
🏭 Registration of The Whau Gold Mining Company
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry9 October 1868
Mining Company, Registration, Whau, Auckland, Thames Gold Fields
13 names identified
- Robert Sommerville, Manager of the company
- James Holmes Hanson, Shareholder
- John Hanson, Shareholder
- George Ritche, Shareholder
- Thomas Whitson, Shareholder
- Robert Currie, Shareholder
- William Griffith, Shareholder
- James Harwood Rocke, Shareholder
- David Holdsworth, Shareholder
- John Allender, Shareholder
- John Shaw, Shareholder
- Joseph Francis Byrne, Shareholder
- William Ivey, Shareholder
- Robert Sommerville
- Henry Weekes, Justice of the Peace
- Beveridge and Ritchie, Solicitors