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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-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, I hereby make application for a Lease, whereof the particulars are as follow, to be granted to Wm. Bishop, James Follas, Patrick Shine, and Robert McEwan.
| Estimated Area. | Number of Years. | Description of Land. | If held under Miners’ Right. Name (if any) of Claim. | Special Description of Easements (if any) required. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| About sixteen and a-half acres. | Fifteen years. | Auriferous quartz land. That piece or parcel of land on the Karaka bounded towards the North by the Karaka Creek, commencing at the “Smile of Fortune” Claim, and running 200 yards up the Creek; thence by a line over the hill in a southerly direction 400 yards; thence westerly 200 yards; and bounded on the West by Clayforth’s Lease to starting point. | Taken up under Leasing Regulations. |
Dated the 3rd day of August, 1869.
Wm. BISHOP.
N.B. Any documents may be left at Mr. Thos. Walters’, Stationer, Pollen-street, Shortland.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 62
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Public Notification of Gold Mining Lease
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey25 August 1869
Gold Mining, Lease, Crown Lands, Thames Goldfield, Auckland
- Wm. Bishop, Applicant for gold mining lease
- James Follas, Applicant for gold mining lease
- Patrick Shine, Applicant for gold mining lease
- Robert McEwan, Applicant for gold mining lease
- JOHN WILLIAMSON, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland