✨ Gold Mining Lease Application
1878
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 Warden’s Office, Shortland.
Given under my hand, at Auckland this twenty-seventh 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 Sheehan and Party, to be called the “Rising Sun Gold Mining Company” (to be Registered.)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifteen men’s Ground. | Fifteen. | Quartz. Peg and peg with “Potatau’s Dream,” “Sunburst,” “Black Reef Gold Mining Company,” “Great Consolidated” claim, and “Colonial Gold Mining Company,” Tararu. | Not held under Miners’ Rights. | Right of Roads. |
Dated the 13th day of September, 1869.
Michael Sheehan.
Notices may be left at Saunders & Kissling’s Office, Grahamstown.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 75
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🗺️ Public Notification of Gold Mining Lease Application
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey27 September 1869
Gold Mining, Lease Application, Crown Lands, Auckland Province
- Michael Sheehan, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland