✨ Gold Mining Lease Notification
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COROMANDEL GOLD FIELD.
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 at the Warden’s Office, at Coromandel, within the time prescribed by the aforesaid Regulations.
Copy of the application made, and plans annexed, may be seen at the Warden’s Office, Coromandel.
Given under my hand, at Auckland, this twenty-fifth 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 particulars are as follow, to be granted to Thomas Luther Shepherd, Joseph H. Smallman, and William Hodge.
| 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 acres, more or less. | Fifteen. | Situated on the Tokatea block, Coromandel, bounded on the North by Kapanga Creek, on the South-east by the “City of Athens,” on the West by the “Hidden Treasure,” “United Republic,” and “Pretty Annie” Gold Mining Claims. | Partially held under Miners’ rights. “Bendigo Gold Mining Company.” | Right of roads, and right to ten heads of water from Kapanga Creek and tributaries. |
Dated the 4th day of October 1869.
Thomas L. Shepherd.
All papers to be left at Glovers, Royal Hotel, Coromandel.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 82
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🌾 Public Notification for Gold Mining Lease
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources25 October 1869
Gold Mining, Lease, Coromandel, Crown Land
- Thomas Luther Shepherd, Applicant for gold mining lease
- Joseph H. Smallman, Applicant for gold mining lease
- William Hodge, Applicant for gold mining lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland