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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 twenty-first 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 Henry Powning Stark, Shortland.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven acres, more or less. | Fifteen years. | That portion of land situated on the Karaka and Meisaac’s Creeks, known as Meisaac’s and Stark’s reef claims. | Now held under Miners’ Rights. | Right of road from the claims to the machine site. The right to construct and use a shoot and tramway as shown in accompanying plan. Length of shoot, 120 ft.; tramway 110 ft. or thereabouts. The machine site and the right to lead water from Meisaac’s and the Karaka Creeks, as now held under grant from the Warden. |
Dated the 15th day of May, 1869.
Henry Powning Stark.
All documents connected with this application may be left at the Office of the undersigned.
H. P. Stark,
Auctioneer, Shortland.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 41
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🌾 Public Notification of Gold Mining Lease Application
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources21 June 1869
Gold Mining, Lease Application, Crown Lands, Shortland
- Henry Powning Stark, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland