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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 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 twenty-fourth 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 WILLIAM HIBBS LONG.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifteen acres. | Fifteen years | Quartz Reefing adjoining N.E. corner peg of ground, applied for under lease by Cook and Arscott; and bounded on the N.W. or W. by a line bearing 34° 45’ or thereabouts, for a distance of nine chains or thereabouts; thence on the North by a line bearing 124° 45’ or thereabouts; thence on the East by a line bearing 214° 45’ or thereabouts, for a distance of nine chains or thereabouts; and thence by a line bearing 304° 45’ or thereabouts, for a distance of 18 chains or thereabouts, to the point of commencement, and surrounded by unoccupied ground. | Not held under Miner’s Right. | Right of Roads and Tunnelling. |
Dated the 24th day of July, 1869.
WILLIAM HIBBS LONG.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 60
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Schedule of Gold Mining Lease Application
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey24 August 1869
Gold Mining, Lease, Application, Melbourne Gold Mining Company, Schedule, Auckland Province
- William Hibbs Long, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- Cook, Mentioned in lease application
- Arscott, Mentioned in lease application
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland