✨ 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 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 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 EDWARD KING and others, shareholders of CITY OF CANTERBURY Claim.
| 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 10 acres. | Fifteen years. | Quartz mining claim, known as “City of Canterbury,” and unoccupied ground on the west side, adjoining the “Great Central Lease” Company’s Claim; bounded also by the “Alladin’s Lamp,” “Golden Anchor,” and “Black Eagle” Claims, Hape Creek. | Partly; known as “City of Canterbury” Claim. |
Dated the 26th day of July, 1869.
EDWARD KING,
Manager.
All documents to be left at the Office of Messrs. Lyle and Totton, Grahamstown.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 61
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Public Notification of Gold Mining Lease Application
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🌾 Primary Industries & Resources24 August 1869
Gold Mining, Lease Application, Crown Lands, Thames Goldfield, Tararu Creek
- Edward King, Applicant for gold mining lease
- John Williamson, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland