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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 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 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 THOMAS H. MURRAY, J. P. HAMLIN, JOHN HUGH STRATFORD, and EDWARD KING.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 acres. | Fifteen. | Quartz. Situated on Hape Creek, adjoining the “Lady Don,” “Golden Anchor,” “Pretty Nell,” “Aladdin’s Lamp,” “Black Eagle,” and “J. R.” Claims. Lease applied for by Cameron and Campbell, and other leasehold ground. | Not held under Miner’s Right. |
Dated the twenty-ninth day of July, 1869.
J. P. HAMLIN
EDWARD KING
JOHN HUGH STRATFORD
THOS. H. MURRAY.
Documents be left at the Office of W. Denham, Mining Surveyor, Owen-street, Grahamstown.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 59
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🌾 Public Notification of Gold Mining Lease Application
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources10 August 1869
Gold Mining, Lease Application, Crown Lands, Auckland Province
- Thomas H. Murray, Applicant for gold mining lease
- J. P. Hamlin, Applicant for gold mining lease
- John Hugh Stratford, Applicant for gold mining lease
- Edward King, Applicant for gold mining lease
- John Williamson, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland