✨ Gold Mining Lease Notification
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 thirteenth 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 on Gold Fields in the Province of Auckland, I hereby make application for a Lease, whereof the articulars are as follow, to be granted to CONNOLLY LEETCH.
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three acres. | Fifteen. | Quartz mining claim. Bounded on the S.W. side and on a portion of the N.W. and S.E. sides by lease area applied for by Connolly Leetch; on the N.E. side and a portion of the S.E. side by the "Star of the South" and "Mount Pleasant" claims, or surplus ground adjoining those claims, and on a portion of the N.W. side by the "Morning Bell" claim, or surplus ground thereto adjoining. Situated at Murphy’s Hill, near Hape Creek. | Held under Miners’ Rights. Known as the "Nil Desperandum" Claim. |
Dated the 2nd day of October, 1869.
CONNOLLY LEETCH.
Documents to be left at the Bank of Australasia, Shortland.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 79
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Public Notification for Gold Mining Lease
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey13 October 1869
Gold Mining, Lease, Crown Lands, Auckland, Objections
- Connolly Leetch, Applicant for gold mining lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland