✨ 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 EDWARD MOORHOUSE.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 acres. | Fifteen | Auriferous land and quartz reef, situated near the head of Karaka Creek, and adjoining the “Reform,” “Charlemont” and “Great Leviathan” Claims. | Not held under Miners’ rights. | To break surface. Right of roads and water. |
Dated the 4th day of September, 1869.
EDWARD MOORHOUSE.
Documents to be left at the Office of E. Moorhouse, Abraham-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, President Lincoln Gold Mining Company, Karaka, Auckland
- Edward Moorhouse, Applicant for gold mining lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland