✨ Gold Mining Lease Notification
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 MICHAEL HANNAFORD, and other Shareholders of "THE HAND AND HAND No. 2" Claim, Situated in the Karaka Block, between the Waiotahi and Moanataiari Creeks.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eight men’s ground, and surplus ground, about 40 feet by 400 feet. | 15 | Quartz reef. Bounded on the North by the “Rabbit Hole” Claim, on the East by the “Aurora” and “Venus” Claims, on the South by the “Royal Alfred” and “Thriveo Castle,” “Waitemata,” and “Royal George” Claims, on the West by the “Newmarket” Claim. | Under Miner’s Right. | General Roads. |
Dated the 17th day of August, 1869.
JNO. STEAK,
On behalf of M. Hannaford, and other Shareholders.
Office of “Cure Gold Mining Company,” Grahamstown.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 69
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🌾 Notification of Intent to Grant Gold Mining Lease
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources13 September 1869
Gold Mining, Lease, Crown Lands, Karaka Block, Waiotahi, Moanataiari Creeks
- Michael Hannaford, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland
- Jno. Steak, On behalf of M. Hannaford, and other Shareholders