Gold Mining Lease Notifications




963

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 twenty-fifth 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, we hereby make application for a Lease whereof the particulars are as follow, to be granted to HENRY McCade AND 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.
15 15 Auriferous quartz land, bounded by the Eureka lease applied for by Burns and party, and by Puriri and Galatea Creeks, Puriri. Not held under Miner’s Right. Name of Claim, “General Washington,” Puriri. None.

Dated the 2nd day of August, 1869.

HENRY McCade AND COMPANY.

Documents to be left at Sully and Wardell’s Office, Pollen-street, Shortland.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 62





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🗺️ Public Notification of Gold Mining Lease (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
25 August 1869
Gold Mining, Lease, Crown Lands, Thames Goldfield, Auckland
  • Henry McCade, Applicant for gold mining lease
  • Burns, Holder of adjacent lease

  • John Williamson, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland