✨ 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 James Skene, on behalf of The Montrose Gold Mining Company.
| Estimated Area | Number of Years | Description of Land | Special Description of Easements (if any) required | If held under Miner's Right Name (if any) of Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixteen acres, more or less | Fifteen years | Situate between Tinker's Gully and Wise man's Gully, adjoining the Victoria and Albert, and Star of Otahuhu Claims, and unoccupied ground. Quartz land. | Not held under Miner's Right. Right of roads. | Montrose Gold Mining Company, to be Registered. |
Dated this 17th day of July, 1869.
JAMES SKENE,
For the Montrose Gold Mining Company.
Documents to be left at Skene and Jackson's Office, Gwen-street, Grahamstown.
Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Auckland, by CHARLES WILLIAMSON, O'Connell-street, Auckland, Printer for the time being to the Provincial Government.
Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 55
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Public Notification of Gold Mining Lease Application
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🌾 Primary Industries & Resources5 August 1869
Gold Mining, Lease Application, Montrose Gold Mining Company, Tinker's Gully, Auckland Province
- James Skene, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland