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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 applicants 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 fourteenth 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, we hereby make application for a Lease, whereof the particulars are as follow, to be granted to THE SOUTHERN CROSS 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| About 12 acres. | 15 Years. | Quartz. Situated on the Moanataiari Creek and Kuranui Spur, adjoining the Great Britain, Berkeley Castle, Pukehinau, Auckland Gold Mining Company, and Dawn of Hope Claims, belonging to the Southern Cross Gold Mining Company. | Edgecombe’s, Novelty, Pride of Onehunga, Victory, Kentucky, Wellesley, Perseverance, held under Miners’ Rights, and adjoining ground within the boundary |
Dated the 6th day of July, 1869.
DUNCAN McMILLAN,
MURDOCH J. CAMPBELL,
SAMUEL GOOSEMAN,
PATRICK QUINN.
All documents to be left at the Company’s Office, J. F Clark & Co., Williamson-street, Grahamstown.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 46
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🌾 Public Notification of Gold Mining Lease Application
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources14 July 1869
Gold Mining, Lease Application, Auckland Province, Public Notification
- Duncan McMillan, Applicant for gold mining lease
- Murdoch J. Campbell, Applicant for gold mining lease
- Samuel Gooseman, Applicant for gold mining lease
- Patrick Quinn, Applicant for gold mining lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland