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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 GEORGE WILLIAM JONES, for the “TUI AND CUCKOO GOLD MINING CO. (REGISTERED).”
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five acres more or less. | Fifteen years. | Auriferous quartz. Situate on the Waiotahi Creek, Thames Goldfield, known as the Tui and Cuckoo Claims. Bounded by the “Golden Crown Extended,” the “Southern Enterprise,” and “Golden Reef,” Companies’ ground. | Tui Claim and Cuckoo Claim. Held under Miners’ Rights. | Necessary roads. |
Dated the 6th day of August, 1869.
GEORGE WILLIAM JONES,
Legal Manager.
Notices to be left with Mr. Best, Harbour Master’s Office, Grahamstown.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 63
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Public Notification for Gold Mining Lease
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey25 August 1869
Gold Mining Lease, Crown Lands, Application, Objections, George William Jones, Tui and Cuckoo Gold Mining Co., Thames Goldfields
- George William Jones, Applicant for gold mining lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland
- George William Jones, Legal Manager