Mining Company Registrations




William Rhodes, Grahamstown ... 50
George Holdship, Auckland ... 100
H. S. Meyers, Auckland ... 100
H. Wilson, Auckland ... 100
R. Davison, Grahamstown ... 50
W. Baker, Grahamstown ... 50
Thomas Kevan, Grahamstown ... 100
Henry Keesing, jun., Auckland ... 100
Mary Ann Robinson, Grahamstown ... 100
Thomas Cooper, Grahamstown ... 100

Total of shares ... 3,000

Dated this twenty-sixth day of July, 1869.

N. W. Massey,
Manager.

Witness to signature:
James Skene,
A Justice of the Peace.

Alfred Roe Hargrove, Grahamstown ... 564
William Corbett, Grahamstown ... 1,687
John Smith, Grahamstown ... 1,125
Samuel Granger, Grahamstown ... 189
John Peat, Grahamstown ... 1,687

Total of shares ... 28,500

Dated this twenty-sixth day of July, 1869.

N. W. Massey,
Manager.

Witness to signature:
James Skene,
A Justice of the Peace.

THE undersigned, NATHANIEL WILLIAM MASSEY, hereby make application to register "The Bachelors’ 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 Bachelors’ Gold Mining Company (Registered)."

  2. The place of operations is at the Waio-tahi Creek, at the Thames Goldfield, in the province of Auckland, in the colony of New Zealand.

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

  4. The amount already paid up is Ten thousand eight hundred Pounds.

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

  6. The Office of the Company is in 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:-

Shares.
John Cook, Auckland ... 1,200
George Griffiths, Grahamstown ... 200
John Johnson ... 200
George R. Johnson ... 2,000
Samuel Montgomery ... 200
Gerard Nixon ... 200
Alfred Barnes, Onehunga ... 400
James Faughey, Grahamstown ... 400
John Robinson, Shortland ... 400
Philip S. O’Connor, Grahamstown ... 400
Daniel Elkin ... 400
James Dally, Grahamstown ... 800
W. Edgecombe, Auckland ... 800
John Motion, Auckland ... 800
Robert Whitson ... 800
John Whitson ... 800
J. S. Porter ... 400
J. Smith, Grahamstown ... 400
F. W. Morley ... 400
Thomas Hunter ... 400
James Gribble ... 800

Joseph Grant, Auckland ... 2,500
William Gibson, Grahamstown ... 2,500
Robert Stevenson, Grahamstown ... 2,500
Alexander Deally, Grahamstown ... 1,250
George T. Chapman, Auckland ... 1,250
Thomas Lynch, Grahamstown ... 1,666
Richard Terry, Grahamstown ... 1,667
Benjamin Cordery, Grahamstown ... 1,667
John Shearer, Grahamstown ... 750
Henry Harris, Grahamstown ... 343
John Rutson, Grahamstown ... 987
John McConvill, Grahamstown ... 937
William Rowe, Grahamstown ... 750
John Curtis, Grahamstown ... 421
Curtis Brothers, Grahamstown ... 3,010



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Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 52





✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🌾 Application to Register The Bachelors’ Gold Mining Company

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
26 July 1869
Mining Company, Registration, Gold Mining, Bachelors’ Gold Mining Company, Waio-tahi Creek, Thames Goldfield, Auckland
51 names identified
  • William Rhodes, Shareholder
  • George Holdship, Shareholder
  • H. S. Meyers, Shareholder
  • H. Wilson, Shareholder
  • R. Davison, Shareholder
  • W. Baker, Shareholder
  • Thomas Kevan, Shareholder
  • Henry Keesing (junior), Shareholder
  • Mary Ann Robinson, Shareholder
  • Thomas Cooper, Shareholder
  • Alfred Roe Hargrove, Shareholder
  • William Corbett, Shareholder
  • John Smith, Shareholder
  • Samuel Granger, Shareholder
  • John Peat, Shareholder
  • John Cook, Shareholder
  • George Griffiths, Shareholder
  • John Johnson, Shareholder
  • George R. Johnson, Shareholder
  • Samuel Montgomery, Shareholder
  • Gerard Nixon, Shareholder
  • Alfred Barnes, Shareholder
  • James Faughey, Shareholder
  • John Robinson, Shareholder
  • Philip S. O’Connor, Shareholder
  • Daniel Elkin, Shareholder
  • James Dally, Shareholder
  • W. Edgecombe, Shareholder
  • John Motion, Shareholder
  • Robert Whitson, Shareholder
  • John Whitson, Shareholder
  • J. S. Porter, Shareholder
  • J. Smith, Shareholder
  • F. W. Morley, Shareholder
  • Thomas Hunter, Shareholder
  • James Gribble, Shareholder
  • Joseph Grant, Shareholder
  • William Gibson, Shareholder
  • Robert Stevenson, Shareholder
  • Alexander Deally, Shareholder
  • George T. Chapman, Shareholder
  • Thomas Lynch, Shareholder
  • Richard Terry, Shareholder
  • Benjamin Cordery, Shareholder
  • John Shearer, Shareholder
  • Henry Harris, Shareholder
  • John Rutson, Shareholder
  • John McConvill, Shareholder
  • William Rowe, Shareholder
  • John Curtis, Shareholder
  • Curtis Brothers, Shareholder

  • N. W. Massey, Manager
  • James Skene, A Justice of the Peace