Auckland Provincial Gazette – 1869 – No. 16

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✨ Gold Mining Lease Notices



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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 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 March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.

J. Williamson,
Superintendent.

SCHEDULE.

APPLICATION FOR LEASE.

IN pursuance of the Regulations for granting Leases for 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 James Carnell.

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.
Three acres, more or less. Fifteen Years. All that piece of land at Tookey’s Flat bounded on the north by the Moanataiari Creek, in an irregular line, towards the north-west and west by land of Alexander Hogg and Hauraki Gulf, towards the south by land applied for by F. A. Whitaker and others for the Golden Gate Claim, and which said piece of land intended to be leased is now in the occupation of Daniel Tookey and his servants. ... ...

Dated 30th day of March, 1869.

James Carnell.

Notices may be left at Mr. H. Turton’s Office, Pollen-street, Shortland.



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🗺️ Public Notification for Gold Mining Lease

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
31 March 1869
Gold Mining, Lease Application, Crown Lands, Auckland Province, Public Notification
  • John Williamson (Esquire), Issued public notification
  • James Carnell, Applicant for gold mining lease
  • Alexander Hogg, Adjacent landholder
  • F. A. Whitaker, Adjacent land applicant
  • Daniel Tookey, Current occupier of land

  • John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland