✨ Gold Mining Lease Application
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION
By Every Maclean, Esquire, Deputy-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 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 seventh day of June, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.
Every Maclean,
Deputy-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 N. W. Massey, for Star of Fermanagh Gold Mining Company.
| Estimated Area. | Number of Years | Description of Land. | If held under Miners’ Right, Name (if any) of Claim. | Special description of Easements (if any) required. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8½ acres. | Fifteen years. | Quartz Reefing. Situated on Alabama Creek, adjoining the "Merry England" and "Royal Mint," all held under Miners’ Rights. | "Star of Fermanagh," "Colossus," | Right of Roads, and one and a half sluice heads of water granted to "Colossus" claim. |
Dated the third day of June, 1869.
N. W. Massey,
Legal Manager.
Papers to be left at the Office of the Company (Massey’s) Brown-street, Grahamstown.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 36
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Public Notification for Gold Mining Lease Application
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey7 June 1869
Gold Mining Lease, Application, Crown Lands, Auckland, Objections
- N. W. Massey, Legal Manager for Star of Fermanagh Gold Mining Company
- Every Maclean, Deputy-Superintendent of the Province of Auckland