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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
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 Wellington this eighteenth
day of June, 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 follow, 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 Miner’s 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.” | “Star of Fermanagh,” “Colossus,” “Golden Run, No. 2,” all held under Miners’ Rights. | 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 39
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Public Notification of Gold Mining Lease Application
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🌾 Primary Industries & Resources18 June 1869
Gold Mining Lease, Application, Objections, Waiotahi Creek, Hauraki Gulf Gold Mining Company
- N. W. Massey, Legal Manager applying for Gold Mining Lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland