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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 applicants specified in the annexed Schedule, unless valid objections can be shown against granting 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 twenty-fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.
J. WILLIAMSON,
Superintendent.
SCHEDULE.
APPLICATION FOR LEASE.
IN pursuance of the Regulations for granting Leases for Gold Mining purposes, 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 Frederick William Eiche, Frederick Alexander Whitaker, Henry Hawse, and others.
| Estimated Area. | Number of Years | Description of Land. | If held under Miner’s Right. Name (if any) of Claim. | Special description of Easements (if any) required. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five Acres. | Fifteen Years. | Auriferous land situate on Tookey’s Flat, in the said province, bounded on one side by the Imperial Crown Claim, on another side by the Wai-otahi Creek, on another by the Moanatari Creek, and on the remaining side by the sea coast. | Yes; and registered as the Golden Gate claim. |
Dated the twentieth day of March, 1869.
FREDERICK A. WHITAKER.
MEMORANDUM: That the place named for service of notices, &c., is the office of Messrs. Macdonald and Whitaker, Grey-street, Shortland.
Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Auckland by CHARLES WILLIAMSON, O’Connell-street, Auckland, Printer for the time being to the Provincial Government.
Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 15
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🌾 Public Notification of Gold Mining Lease Application
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources24 March 1869
Gold Mining, Lease Application, Tookey’s Flat, Auckland
- Frederick William Eiche, Applicant for gold mining lease
- Frederick Alexander Whitaker, Applicant for gold mining lease
- Henry Hawse, Applicant for gold mining lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland
- Frederick A. Whitaker