✨ 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 Regulation 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 Warden’s Office, Shortland.
Given under my hand, at Wellington, this tenth 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 the Sir William Don 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 ½ acres. | 15 years. | Auriferous quartz mining land, situate on the Mangakirikiri Creek, Ounui Block, bounded on the north west by the “Golden City Gold Mining Company.” | Not held under Miners’ Rights. “Sir William Don.” |
Dated the 28th day of July, 1869.
James Brand Hannah,
For the “Sir William Don Gold Mining Company.”
Documents to be left at Broad, Haughton, and Keddell’s Office, Grahamstown.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 58
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey10 August 1869
Gold Mining, Lease, Crown Lands, Auriferous Quartz, Mangakirikiri Creek, Ounui Block, Sir William Don Gold Mining Company
- James Brand Hannah, Applicant for gold mining lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland