✨ Gold Mining Lease Application
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 Auckland, this thirteenth day of September, 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 Richard Josiah Morressy and Company for Gold Mining purposes, situated in Te Waka Block, between Tararu and Tapu.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 acres. | Ten | Auriferous quartz, situated in Te Waka Block, The “Great Unknown” Gold Mining Co. leasehold Registered. About three miles North from Tararu, with a frontage to the beach; and bounded on the North side by a creek. | ... | Machinery sites. |
Dated the 6th day of August, 1869.
R. J. Morressy.
All documents to be left at the Offices of Messrs. Broad, Houghton, and Keddell, Grahamstown, addressed to Mr. R. Morressey, Sec. for the Company.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 66
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🌾 Public Notification of Gold Mining Lease Application
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources13 September 1869
Gold Mining, Lease Application, Te Waka Block, Tararu, Tapu
- Richard Josiah Morressy, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland
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Schedule of Gold Mining Lease Application
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🌾 Primary Industries & Resources6 August 1869
Gold Mining, Lease Application, Te Waka Block, Tararu, Tapu
- Richard Josiah Morressy, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- R. J. Morressy