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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 Warden, 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 The Hauraki Gulf Gold Mining Company (Limited).
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 acres. | 15 years. | Auriferous quartz and alluvial gold land, situate in Shortland, commencing at the Powder Magazine, thence by a line run... North to Gibbon’s machine, thence... Ground taken up by a line easterly 16 chains, thence by a line Southerly to its intersection with the Southern boundary already described. | Not held under Miner’s Right. | Necessary roads. |
Dated the seventh day of June, 1869.
D. J. O’Keeffe.
All Documents may be served at the Exchange Ware-rooms, Pollen-street, Shortland.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 41
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Public Notification of Gold Mining Lease Application
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🌾 Primary Industries & Resources21 June 1869
Gold Mining, Lease Application, Crown Lands, Shortland
- D. J. O’Keeffe, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland