✨ 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 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-first
day of April, 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, we hereby make application for a Lease, whereof
the particulars are as follows, to be granted to Charles Featherstone Mitchell
and Richard Keals, on behalf of the Shareholders of the Fiery Cross Claim, Tinker’s
Gully, Tararu.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| About four acres, known as the Fiery Cross Claim and adjoining ground. | Fifteen Years | Situated in Tinker’s Gully, Tararu, adjoining the Pretty Mary and the Lancashire Lass Claims. | Fiery Cross and adjoining ground held under Miners’ Rights. | Right of Road or Tramway from Fiery Cross Claim to Tararu Creek. |
Dated the sixteenth day of April, 1869.
C. F. Mitchell
Richard Keals
Memo.: The place for service of documents is hereby appointed to be at the Office of
Mr. John Gwynneth, Grey-street, Shortland.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 22
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Public Notification of Gold Mining Lease Application
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey21 April 1869
Gold Mining, Lease Application, Crown Lands, Tararu, Tinker's Gully, Fiery Cross Claim
- Charles Featherstone Mitchell, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- Richard Keals, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland