✨ Gold Mining Lease Notices
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.
By JOHN WILLIAMSON, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland.
IN conformity to the 29th Section of "The Gold Fields Act, 1866," and to the Regulations made under that Act for the granting of Leases for Gold Mining purposes, it is hereby notified that it is intended to grant a Lease, for Gold Mining purposes, of Crown lands to the applicant specified in the annexed Schedule, unless valid objections can be shown against such Lease.
Objections to granting such Lease, stating the grounds of objection, must be made in writing, and lodged with the Wardens, at Shortland, within the time prescribed by the aforesaid Regulations.
Copy of the application made, and plans annexed, may be seen at the Wardens’ Office, Shortland.
Given under my hand, at Auckland, this thirty-first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.
J. WILLIAMSON,
Superintendent.
SCHEDULE.
APPLICATION FOR LEASE.
IN pursuance of the Regulations for granting Leases for Gold Mining purposes or for Sites for Machinery, on Gold Fields in the Province of Auckland, I hereby make application for a Lease, whereof the particulars are as follows, to be granted to me, DANIEL JOSEPH O’KEEFFE.
| Estimated Area | Number of Years | Description of Land | If held under Miner’s Right, Name (if any) of Claim | Special description of Easement (if any) required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14A. 2R. 0P. | 15 years. | Auriferous Quartz Roofing Land, situate partly on the Collarbone Creek and Spur, and on Pretty Jane Spur, Karaka Hill, in the Thames Gold Field, in the district of Hauraki, in the Province of Auckland. | Held under Miner’s Right. Part of the ground was named the Hibernia Claim. | Right of Road from Shortland to the ground claimed, and along the course of the Collarbone Creek and the Karaka Creek. |
MEMORANDUM.—I appoint my office in Pollen Street, Shortland, as a convenient place, not more than three miles from the Warden’s Office, Shortland, at which all documents required to be served in connection with, or having reference to, the annexed application for a Lease, may be left, and any such left there shall be deemed duly served.
Dated the sixth day of November, 1868.
D. J. O’KEEFFE.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 1
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Public Notification for Gold Mining Lease
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🌾 Primary Industries & Resources31 December 1868
Gold Mining, Lease, Crown Lands, Moanatairi Creek, Moanatairi Gold Mining Company
- Daniel Joseph O’Keeffe, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland