Gold Mining Company Registrations




1098

  1. The nominal capital of the Company is Thirty-five thousand Pounds, in Thirty-five thousand shares of One Pound each.

  2. The amount already paid up is Twenty-six thousand two hundred and fifty Pounds, which is transferred to the shareholders for their interest in the mine.

  3. The name of the Manager is John Gwynneth.

  4. The Office of the Company is at Owen-street, Grahamstown.

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

SHARES.

Captain James Skene, Grahamstown - 1000
Meyrick Lally, Auckland - 1000
Frederick Gerard Armstrong, Auckland - 1000
John Dooley, Thames - 1000
James Buckley, Shortland - 1500
Alexander Reid, Shortland - 667
James Reid, Shortland - 333
Alfred Shepherd, Shortland - 750
Benjamin Hooker, Auckland - 1000
Abraham Levi, Shortland - 1000
Hubert Farrell, Grahamstown - 2000
Charles Leslie Manuel, Grahamstown - 1000
John Gray, Grahamstown - 1000
Patrick Kearns, Grahamstown - 1000
John Campbell, Shortland - 750
Kate Redward, Shortland - 500
John Keesing, Auckland - 750
Simeon Louis Lazarus, Shortland - 500
Morris Hyams, Grahamstown - 500
Edward Fogarty, Auckland - 500
Horatio De Courcy Martelli, Auckland - 1000
James Taylor, Shortland - 500
Ralph Keesing, Auckland - 250
Bridget Roach, Auckland - 1000
Frank Brodie, Auckland - 1000
James Thomas Boylan, Auckland - 1000
Michael Corcoran, Auckland - 1000
John Southern Porter, Auckland - 1000
John Mowbray, Auckland - 1000
Alexander McKenzie, Grahamstown - 1000
John Copland, Auckland - 1000
Alexander Barnett, Grahamstown - 500
Mary Brown, Grahamstown - 500
John Gwynneth, in trust for remaining Shareholders, Grahamstown - 6500

Total number of Shares - 35,000

Dated this twenty-seventh day of August, 1869.

JOHN GWYNNEETH,
Manager.

Witness to signature:
RICHARD OLIVER,
A Justice of the Peace.

I, THE undersigned, GEORGE WILLIAM JONES, hereby make application to register “THE SOUTH BRITAIN GOLD MINING COMPANY (REGISTERED),” under the provisions of “The Mining Companies’ Limited Liability Act, 1865,” and I do hereby 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 South Britain Gold Mining Company (Registered).”

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

  3. The nominal capital of the Company is Twelve thousand Pounds, in Six thousand shares of Two Pounds each.

  4. The amount of Capital already paid up is, in cash, nil, and in partly paid up Shares is Nine thousand seven hundred and fifty Pounds, being the estimated value of the Company’s mine.

  5. The name of the Manager is George William Jones.

  6. The Office of the Company is at 24, Queen-street, Auckland.

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

SHARES.

Henry Probert, Auckland - 1,000
Frank Ward, Shortland - 1,000
Matthew Henry Roe, Onehunga - 1,000
Frederick Ashman, Auckland - 500
John Churton, Parnell - 500
John Laing, Shortland - 500
William Edmonds, Shortland - 500
Thomas Hammond, Grahamstown - 500
Joseph Morris, Shortland - 250
James C. Clough, Shortland - 250

Total number of Shares - 6,000

Dated this fifteenth day of September, 1869.

GEO. W. JONES,
Legal Manager.

Witness to signature:
HENRY GILFILLAN,
A Justice of the Peace.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 68





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🗺️ Application to Register Gold Mining Company

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
27 August 1869
Gold Mining, Company Registration, Stockton Gold Mining Company, Wiseman's Gully, Thames Gold Field
34 names identified
  • James Skene (Captain), Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • Meyrick Lally, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • Frederick Gerard Armstrong, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • John Dooley, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • James Buckley, Shareholder, 1500 shares
  • Alexander Reid, Shareholder, 667 shares
  • James Reid, Shareholder, 333 shares
  • Alfred Shepherd, Shareholder, 750 shares
  • Benjamin Hooker, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • Abraham Levi, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • Hubert Farrell, Shareholder, 2000 shares
  • Charles Leslie Manuel, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • John Gray, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • Patrick Kearns, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • John Campbell, Shareholder, 750 shares
  • Kate Redward, Shareholder, 500 shares
  • John Keesing, Shareholder, 750 shares
  • Simeon Louis Lazarus, Shareholder, 500 shares
  • Morris Hyams, Shareholder, 500 shares
  • Edward Fogarty, Shareholder, 500 shares
  • Horatio De Courcy Martelli, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • James Taylor, Shareholder, 500 shares
  • Ralph Keesing, Shareholder, 250 shares
  • Bridget Roach, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • Frank Brodie, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • James Thomas Boylan, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • Michael Corcoran, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • John Southern Porter, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • John Mowbray, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • Alexander McKenzie, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • John Copland, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • Alexander Barnett, Shareholder, 500 shares
  • Mary Brown, Shareholder, 500 shares
  • John Gwynneth, Manager and trustee for remaining shareholders, 6500 shares

  • John Gwynneth, Manager
  • Richard Oliver, Justice of the Peace

🗺️ Application to Register The South Britain Gold Mining Company

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
15 September 1869
Gold Mining, Company Registration, South Britain Gold Mining Company, Karaka Creek, Thames District
11 names identified
  • George William Jones, Legal Manager
  • Henry Probert, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • Frank Ward, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • Matthew Henry Roe, Shareholder, 1000 shares
  • Frederick Ashman, Shareholder, 500 shares
  • John Churton, Shareholder, 500 shares
  • John Laing, Shareholder, 500 shares
  • William Edmonds, Shareholder, 500 shares
  • Thomas Hammond, Shareholder, 500 shares
  • Joseph Morris, Shareholder, 250 shares
  • James C. Clough, Shareholder, 250 shares

  • George William Jones, Legal Manager
  • Henry Gilfillan, Justice of the Peace