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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 Connolly Leetch.
| 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 8 acres. | 15 | Boundaries: — On the West by lease area applied for by J. J. Coates; on the North by the “Nil Desperandum,” “Mount Pleasant,” and “Star” No Name claim of the South; on the East by the Hape Road, and on the South by Shortland Township allotments. Quartz and alluvial mining. | No Name claim held under Miner’s Right. | Necessary Right of Road. |
Dated the 8th day of June, 1869.
Connolly Leetch.
Documents to be left at the Bank of Australasia, 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, Auckland
- Connolly Leetch, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- J. J. Coates, Applicant for adjacent lease area
- John Williamson, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland