Mining Company Registrations




1087

  1. The amount already paid up is Five thousand six hundred and eighty-eight Pounds, (represented by the estimated value of the Company’s mine).

  2. The name of the Manager is Nathaniel William Massey.

  3. The Office of the Company is at Brown-street, Grahamstown.

  4. The names and several residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as follow, viz. :—

Shareholders Residences Shares
Samuel Dunkley Mangere 500
John Lee Stephens Grahamstown 210
William Hall 84
A. G. Purchas Onehunga 248
William Hayter Grahamstown 168
George Ranger 84
W. E. Ascott Shortland 168
F. Robinson Grahamstown 168
W. H. Williams Auckland 84
Henry Parfitt Grahamstown 88
H. Gibbons 88
Aug. Schmidt 80
Edwin Fairburn 168
W. Loughman Shortland 168
J. W. Keller Grahamstown 48
William Foreman 84
L. Peterson 88
J. S. Macfarlane Auckland 88
M. Fury Grahamstown 84
D. V. Hunter 160
E. Cameron Auckland 88
W. Sanderson Grahamstown 84
John Goodall 188
T. Watson 250
J. Robertson 152
W. Moule Waikato 335
M. Hannaford Grahamstown 168
W. Barrow 168
J. Parsons 168
C. Hudson 168
J. De Hirsh Shortland 335
Sydney Haig Grahamstown 126
Patrick Quinn 126
William Wallace Waikato 126
N. W. Massey, in trust for the Company Grahamstown 237

Total number of shares 5,663

Dated this seventh day of September, 1869.

N. W. Massey,
Manager.

Witness to signature:
H. C. Lawnon,
A Justice of the Peace.


I, THE undersigned, Nathaniel William Massey, hereby make application to register "The Ballarat Hill Gold Mining Company (Registered)," under the provisions of "The Mining Companies’ Limited Liability Act, 1865," and I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the following statement is, to the best of my belief and knowledge, true in every particular, namely:—

  1. The name and style of the Company is "The Ballarat Hill Gold Mining Company (Registered)."

  2. The place of operations is at Kuranui Spur, at the Thames Goldfield, in the Province of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand.

  3. The nominal capital of the Company is Six thousand Pounds, in Six thousand Shares of One Pound each.

  4. The amount already paid up is Four thousand eight hundred Pounds.

  5. The name of the Manager is Nathaniel William Massey.

  6. The Office of the Company is at Brown-street, Grahamstown.

  7. The names and several residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as follow, namely:—

Shareholders Residences Shares
Joseph Thomas Carter Grahamstown 1,200
William Peachy 1,200
Maximilian Day King 1,200
William Bryant Allen 1,200
William Pemberton Auckland 600
James Dean Grahamstown 600

Total number of shares 6,000

Dated this nineteenth day of July, 1869.

N. W. Massey,
Manager.

Witness to signature:
Richard Oliver,
A Justice of the Peace.


I, THE undersigned, Nathaniel William Massey, hereby make application to register "The Great Southern Gold Mining Company (Registered)," under the provisions of The Mining Companies’ Limited Liability Act, 1865; and I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the following statement is, to the best of my belief and knowledge, true in every particular, namely:—

  1. The name and style of the Company is "The Great Southern Gold Mining Company" (Registered).

  2. The place of operations is at the Karaka Creek, at the Thames Goldfield, in the Province of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand.

  3. The nominal capital of the Company is Sixteen thousand Pounds, in Sixteen thousand shares of One Pound each.

  4. The amount already paid up is Twelve thousand Pounds, represented by the estimated value of the Company’s mine.

  5. The name of the Manager is Nathaniel William Massey.

  6. The Office of the Company is at Brown-street, Grahamstown.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 65





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🏭 Registration of The Gladstone Gold Mining Company (continued from previous page)

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
7 September 1869
Mining Company Registration, Gold Mining, Thames Gold Field, Auckland, Shareholders
35 names identified
  • Samuel Dunkley, Shareholder with 500 shares
  • John Lee Stephens, Shareholder with 210 shares
  • William Hall, Shareholder with 84 shares
  • A. G. Purchas, Shareholder with 248 shares
  • William Hayter, Shareholder with 168 shares
  • George Ranger, Shareholder with 84 shares
  • W. E. Ascott, Shareholder with 168 shares
  • F. Robinson, Shareholder with 168 shares
  • W. H. Williams, Shareholder with 84 shares
  • Henry Parfitt, Shareholder with 88 shares
  • H. Gibbons, Shareholder with 88 shares
  • Aug. Schmidt, Shareholder with 80 shares
  • Edwin Fairburn, Shareholder with 168 shares
  • W. Loughman, Shareholder with 168 shares
  • J. W. Keller, Shareholder with 48 shares
  • William Foreman, Shareholder with 84 shares
  • L. Peterson, Shareholder with 88 shares
  • J. S. Macfarlane, Shareholder with 88 shares
  • M. Fury, Shareholder with 84 shares
  • D. V. Hunter, Shareholder with 160 shares
  • E. Cameron, Shareholder with 88 shares
  • W. Sanderson, Shareholder with 84 shares
  • John Goodall, Shareholder with 188 shares
  • T. Watson, Shareholder with 250 shares
  • J. Robertson, Shareholder with 152 shares
  • W. Moule, Shareholder with 335 shares
  • M. Hannaford, Shareholder with 168 shares
  • W. Barrow, Shareholder with 168 shares
  • J. Parsons, Shareholder with 168 shares
  • C. Hudson, Shareholder with 168 shares
  • J. De Hirsh, Shareholder with 335 shares
  • Sydney Haig, Shareholder with 126 shares
  • Patrick Quinn, Shareholder with 126 shares
  • William Wallace, Shareholder with 126 shares
  • N. W. Massey, Manager holding 237 shares in trust

  • N. W. Massey, Manager
  • H. C. Lawnon, A Justice of the Peace

🏭 Registration of The Ballarat Hill Gold Mining Company

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
19 July 1869
Mining Company Registration, Gold Mining, Thames Gold Field, Auckland, Shareholders
6 names identified
  • Joseph Thomas Carter, Shareholder with 1,200 shares
  • William Peachy, Shareholder with 1,200 shares
  • Maximilian Day King, Shareholder with 1,200 shares
  • William Bryant Allen, Shareholder with 1,200 shares
  • William Pemberton, Shareholder with 600 shares
  • James Dean, Shareholder with 600 shares

  • N. W. Massey, Manager
  • Richard Oliver, A Justice of the Peace

🏭 Registration of The Great Southern Gold Mining Company

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
Mining Company Registration, Gold Mining, Thames Gold Field, Auckland