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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 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 Warden, at Shortland, within the time prescribed by the aforesaid Regulations.
Copy of the application made, and plans annexed, may be seen at the Warden’s 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 WILLIAM FINNIMORE, on behalf of the “Sea Foam 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 acres. | Fifteen. | Auriferous quartz. Bounded by the “Auriferous Spur” Gold Mining Company, “Seven Pillars” Claim, “Valentine Gold Mining Company,” and the “Wellington Pride” Claim, and situated on the beach between Kuranui Creek and Shellback Creek, Karaka Block. | Partly held under Miners’ rights, but abandoned with adjoining ground. None. | Right of Road and to break surface, and Machine Site. |
Dated the 2nd day of September, 1869.
WILLIAM FINNIMORE,
Legal Manager.
Documents to be left at the Office of William Finnimore, Pollen street, Grahamstown.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 72
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Schedule of Gold Mining Lease Application
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey13 September 1869
Gold mining lease, Sea Foam Gold Mining Company, William Finnimore, Auckland
- William Finnimore, Legal Manager for Sea Foam Gold Mining Company
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland