Auckland Provincial Gazette – 1869 – No. 46

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✨ Gold Mining Company Registrations



  1. The Office of the Company is in Brown-street, Grahamstown.

  2. The names and several residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as follow, namely:—

Name Shares
James Donald, Shortland 600
George Mood, Shortland 300
Christopher O’Brien, Shortland 450
H. C. Richmond, Grahamstown 600
Donald Nicholson, Grahamstown 300
James Benton, Grahamstown 300
William Keisley, Shortland 150
Samuel Pilgrim, Shortland 300
James Shanley, Shortland 300
Thomas Shaw, Shortland 150
John Carnaghan, Shortland 300
N. W. Massey, Grahamstown 225
Fred B. Gipps, Shortland 225
Wm. Macdonald, Grahamstown 300
John Bennett, Grahamstown 300
Stannus Jones, Auckland 300
Edward Wood, North Shore, Auckland 300
Edward Haughton, Wellington 800
Robert Vincent, Shortland 300
John Rutson, Graham’s Town 500
John McConvill, Graham’s Town 500
William Rowe, Graham’s Town 400
John Curtis, Graham’s Town 800
Alfred Curtis, Graham’s Town 575
William Curtis, Graham’s Town 575
Alfred Roe Hargrove, Graham’s Town 300
William Corbett, Graham’s Town 900
John Smith, Graham’s Town 800
Samuel Granger, Graham’s Town 100
John Peat, Graham’s Town 900
N. W. Massey, in trust for Company, Graham’s Town 800

Total of Shares: 8,000

Dated this tenth day of July, 1869.

N. W. Massey,
Manager.

Witness to signature:

Richard Oliver,
A Justice of the Peace.

I, THE undersigned, Nathaniel William Massey, hereby make application to register “The Shortland Gold Mining Company (Registered),” under the provisions of “The Mining Companies’ Limited Liability Act, 1865,” and I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the following statement is, to the best of my belief and knowledge, true in every particular, namely:—

  1. The name and style of the Company is “The Shortland Gold Mining Company (Registered).”

  2. The place of operations is at the Karaka Creek, at the Thames Goldfield, in the Province of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand.

  3. The nominal capital of the Company is Nine thousand Pounds, in Three thousand shares of Three Pounds each.

  4. The amount already paid up is Seven thousand Eight hundred and Seventy-five Pounds.

  5. The name of the Manager is Nathaniel William Massey.

  6. The Office of the Company is at Brown-street, Grahamstown.

  7. The names and several residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date are as follow, namely:—

Name Shares
John Holmes, Grahamstown 200
George French, Shortland 200
Alfred Holmes, Shortland 200
George Vidal, Grahamstown 200
Edmund Wood, Shortland 100
Thomas James, Grahamstown 100
Squires W. Stansfield, Shortland 100
Samuel Pilgrim, Shortland 100
George Holmes, Shortland 100
Alfred Tebbutt, Shortland 100
William Courtney, Shortland 100
George Embling, Shortland 100
G. W. Waterworth, Shortland 50
John Shearer, Graham’s Town 400
Henry Harris, Graham’s Town 450

Total: 6,000

Dated this 24th day of June, 1869.

N. W. Massey,
Legal Manager.

Declared in the presence of me,

Richard Oliver,
A Justice of the Peace.

I, THE undersigned, Nathaniel William Massey, hereby make application to register “The Union Jack Gold Mining Company (Registered),” under the provisions of “The Mining Companies’ Limited Liability Act, 1865,” and I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the following statement is, to the best of my belief and knowledge, true in every particular, namely:—

  1. The name and style of the Company is “The Union Jack Gold Mining Company (Registered).”

  2. The place of operations is at the Collarbone Spur, at the Thames Goldfield, in the Province of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand.

  3. The nominal capital of the Company is Eight thousand Pounds, in Eight thousand shares of One Pound each.

  4. The amount already paid up is Seven thousand Pounds.

  5. The name of the Manager is Nathaniel William Massey.

  6. The Office of the Company is at Brown-street, Grahamstown.

  7. The names and several residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date are as follow, namely:—

Name Shares
John Holmes, Grahamstown 200
George French, Shortland 200
Alfred Holmes, Shortland 200
George Vidal, Grahamstown 200
Edmund Wood, Shortland 100
Thomas James, Grahamstown 100
Squires W. Stansfield, Shortland 100
Samuel Pilgrim, Shortland 100
George Holmes, Shortland 100
Alfred Tebbutt, Shortland 100
William Courtney, Shortland 100
George Embling, Shortland 100
G. W. Waterworth, Shortland 50


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🌾 Registration Application for Braganza Gold Mining Company (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
10 July 1869
Gold Mining, Company Registration, Waiotahi Creek, Thames Goldfield, Shareholders
31 names identified
  • James Donald, Shareholder
  • George Mood, Shareholder
  • Christopher O’Brien, Shareholder
  • H. C. Richmond, Shareholder
  • Donald Nicholson, Shareholder
  • James Benton, Shareholder
  • William Keisley, Shareholder
  • Samuel Pilgrim, Shareholder
  • James Shanley, Shareholder
  • Thomas Shaw, Shareholder
  • John Carnaghan, Shareholder
  • N. W. Massey, Shareholder
  • Fred B. Gipps, Shareholder
  • Wm. Macdonald, Shareholder
  • John Bennett, Shareholder
  • Stannus Jones, Shareholder
  • Edward Wood, Shareholder
  • Edward Haughton, Shareholder
  • Robert Vincent, Shareholder
  • John Rutson, Shareholder
  • John McConvill, Shareholder
  • William Rowe, Shareholder
  • John Curtis, Shareholder
  • Alfred Curtis, Shareholder
  • William Curtis, Shareholder
  • Alfred Roe Hargrove, Shareholder
  • William Corbett, Shareholder
  • John Smith, Shareholder
  • Samuel Granger, Shareholder
  • John Peat, Shareholder
  • N. W. Massey, Shareholder in trust

  • N. W. Massey, Manager
  • Richard Oliver, A Justice of the Peace

🌾 Registration Application for Shortland Gold Mining Company

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
24 June 1869
Gold Mining, Company Registration, Karaka Creek, Thames Goldfield, Shareholders
15 names identified
  • John Holmes, Shareholder
  • George French, Shareholder
  • Alfred Holmes, Shareholder
  • George Vidal, Shareholder
  • Edmund Wood, Shareholder
  • Thomas James, Shareholder
  • Squires W. Stansfield, Shareholder
  • Samuel Pilgrim, Shareholder
  • George Holmes, Shareholder
  • Alfred Tebbutt, Shareholder
  • William Courtney, Shareholder
  • George Embling, Shareholder
  • G. W. Waterworth, Shareholder
  • John Shearer, Shareholder
  • Henry Harris, Shareholder

  • N. W. Massey, Legal Manager
  • Richard Oliver, A Justice of the Peace

🌾 Registration Application for Union Jack Gold Mining Company

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Gold Mining, Company Registration, Collarbone Spur, Thames Goldfield, Shareholders
13 names identified
  • John Holmes, Shareholder
  • George French, Shareholder
  • Alfred Holmes, Shareholder
  • George Vidal, Shareholder
  • Edmund Wood, Shareholder
  • Thomas James, Shareholder
  • Squires W. Stansfield, Shareholder
  • Samuel Pilgrim, Shareholder
  • George Holmes, Shareholder
  • Alfred Tebbutt, Shareholder
  • William Courtney, Shareholder
  • George Embling, Shareholder
  • G. W. Waterworth, Shareholder