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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 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 eighteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine.
J. WILLIAMSON,
Superintendent.
SCHEDULE.
APPLICATION FOR LEASE.
In pursuance of the Regulations for granting Leases for Sites for Machinery, on Gold Fields in the Province of Auckland, I hereby make application for a Lease, whereof the particulars are as follows, to be granted to William Alexander Hunt, George Clarkson, William Cobley, John Ebenezer White, Joseph Howard, Thomas Dixon, John Hay.
| 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 2 Acres | 15 | Quartz Reef. Situated on Kuranui Creek, bounded above and below by Kuranui Gold-Mining Company’s ground, and northward by Golden Point and Mount Eden Claims. | Held under Miner’s Right. Shotover Claim. | Right of the existing road from the beach to the claim through Kuranui Gold-Mining Company ground. |
Dated the twelfth day of February, 1869.
Thos. Dixon,
Manager.
Documents to be left at Shotover Claim, Kuranui Creek.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 8
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🗺️ Public Notification for Gold Mining Lease
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey18 February 1869
Gold Mining, Lease Application, Kuranui Creek, Auckland Province
7 names identified
- William Alexander Hunt, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- George Clarkson, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- William Cobley, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- John Ebenezer White, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- Joseph Howard, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- Thomas Dixon, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- John Hay, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- John Williamson, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland
- Thos. Dixon, Manager