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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 first day of July, 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 EDWARD WOOD, on behalf of the “Pride of Karaka” Lease 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixteen acres or thereabouts. | Fifteen years | Quartz and alluvial, situate on the Karaka Creek, adjoining the ground applied for under lease by E. G. Holland, James Ferguson, and Otto and Brooking, commencing at a point near Scanlan’s machine, and bounded on the North West by a line from thence to a peg near Eaton & De Wolfe’s machine; thence on the N.E. by a line to Ferguson’s claim, under lease; thence by a line to the N.W. corner peg of the same; thence by a line to the N.E. corner peg of Otto & Brooking’s claim; thence by a line to the point of commencement. | Spare ground, not held under Miners’ Rights. | Right of Road to the main road. |
Dated the twenty-third day of June, 1869.
EDWARD WOOD.
All Documents required to be served may be left at the Office of Mr Edward Wood, Pollen-street, Shortland.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 43
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Public Notification of Gold Mining Lease Application
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey1 July 1869
Gold Mining Lease, Tararu, Auckland Province, Objections
- Edward Wood, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- E. G. Holland, Adjacent landholder
- James Ferguson, Adjacent landholder
- Otto, Adjacent landholder
- Brooking, Adjacent landholder
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland