✨ Gold Mining Lease Application
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 fifth day of August, 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 WALTER SIGLEY, on behalf of self and FRANZ SCHERFF.
| 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 16 acres. | 15 | Quartz, situated between the Karaka and Hape Creeks, bounded on the West by ground applied for by the Mount Alexander Mining Company, on the East by unoccupied ground, on the North on Karaka Creek by claims held under Miners’ Rights, and on the South by ground applied for by Mr. McNiel. | Not held under Miners’ Rights. | Right to use water which runs through the Claim, and right to construct Tramways into Karaka Creek. |
Dated the 10th day of July, 1869.
WALTER SIGLEY.
I appoint Mr. Scherff’s Store, Shortland, as the place where all documents are to be left.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 54
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Public Notification of Gold Mining Lease Application
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey5 August 1869
Gold Mining, Lease Application, Thames Goldfield, Clarkson’s No. 2 Gold Mining Company
- Walter Sigley, Applicant for gold mining lease
- Franz Scherff, Applicant for gold mining lease
- John Williamson, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland