✨ Gold Mining Lease Application
1869
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 ninth day of October, 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 of Gold Fields in the Province of Auckland, I hereby make application for a Lease whereof the particulars are as follow, to be granted to W. L. Thorburn and Party.
| 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 17 men’s ground. | Bounded on the South by the “Wild Missouri;” East by the “Young Republic” and “Great Amazon,” and “Californian Gold Mining Company;” North by the “Star of Australia;” West by the “Mississippi.” |
Dated the 28th day of September, 1869.
J. A. Chapman,
Pro. W. L. Thorburn and Party.
Documents to be left at Mr. Burall’s Office, next Bank of New Zealand, Grahamstown.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 78
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🌾 Primary Industries & Resources9 October 1869
Gold Mining, Lease Application, Public Notification, Auckland, Red River Gold Mining Company
- W. L. Thorburn, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- J. A. Chapman, Proxy for W. L. Thorburn and Party
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland