✨ Gold Mining Lease Application
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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 FINDLAY, Hotelkeeper, Criterion Hotel, Grahamstown.
| 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 fifteen acres. | Fifteen years. | Quartz reefing. Bounded on the west by the “Christmas Eve” and waste land; on the south by the “Aristocrat” and “Democrat;” on the east by the “Union Jack;” and on the north by the “All Right.” | Under Miners’ Rights. “Lord Clyde Gold Mining Company.” |
Dated the 27th day of July, 1869.
WILLIAM FINDLAY.
Documents to be left with Mr. Findlay, Criterion Hotel, 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
- William Findlay, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland