✨ Gold Mining Lease Notice
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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 JOHN GRAHAM CAMPBELL, ALEXANDER JOHNSTON, JOHN McLEOD, and ALEXANDER MCKENZIE.
| 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. | Fourteen years. | Quartz reefing claim, known as the “Sir Colin Campbell” claim, and adjoining ground. Bounded on the North-east by “Star of Fortune” claim; on the South by “Pride of Puriri” claim, and on the other sides by spare ground. Situate at Puriri. | Unoccupied ground. Not held under Miners’ Rights. “Sir Colin Campbell” Claim held under Miners’ Rights. |
Dated the 3rd day of August, 1869.
JOHN GRAHAM CAMPBELL.
N.B.—Documents may be left at the Office of J. E. Dodd, Esq., Solicitor, Pollen-street, Grahamstown.
Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Auckland, by CHARLES WILLIAMSON, O’Connell-street, Auckland, Printer for the time being to the Provincial Government.
Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 62
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🗺️ Public Notification for Gold Mining Lease
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey25 August 1869
Gold Mining, Lease Application, Public Notification, Auckland Province, Puriri
- John Graham Campbell, Applicant for gold mining lease
- Alexander Johnston, Applicant for gold mining lease
- John McLeod, Applicant for gold mining lease
- Alexander McKenzie, Applicant for gold mining lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland