Auckland Provincial Gazette – 1869 – No. 72

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✨ Gold Mining Lease Notices

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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 Regulation 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 Edward Pratt, for the "Golden Belt Gold Mining Company."

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.
About 16 acres.	15 years.	Auriferous. Situated between and adjoining the "Abbotsford," "Hero," and "Proof Positive," Gold Mining Companies.	The "Golden Belt" Gold Mining Company.	...

Dated the 2nd day of September, 1869.

Edward Pratt.

Documents to be left at Mr. D. Grove’s residence, Shortland.

VUW Te Waharoa — Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 72

After Parliament moved to Wellington in 1865, the Auckland Provincial Council sat in General Assembly House (depicted).

It was nicknamed the 'Shedifice' as it was large and drafty, with a leaking roof. First premier Henry Sewell described it as 'a great wooden barnshaped affair, which might serve for a Hospital, a Jail, or a Barrack'.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🗺️ Schedule of Gold Mining Lease Application (continued from previous page)

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated13 September 1869
KeywordsGold mining lease, Golden Belt claim, Edward Pratt, Auckland
👱🏽 Names

Edward Pratt, Applicant for gold mining lease

👩‍💼 Officials

John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland

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