✨ Gold Mining Lease Application
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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 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 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, or for sites for machinery, 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 Charles Frederick Partington.
| 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 half an acre. | 15 years. | Site for quartz crushing machinery on the Opitomoko Creek, or Shellback. Bounded on the East by the “Lord Palmerston” Claim, and on the West by the Sea Coast. | Held under Miners’ Rights and Certificate of Registration as a site for machinery, The “Albert” Battery. | Water right of two sluice heads of water from the Opitomoko Creek as granted by Warden’s certificate. |
Dated the 20th day of October, 1869.
Jackson Keddell,
For C. F. Partington.
Notices to be left at the Offices of Messrs. Broad, Haughton, and Keddell, Grahamstown.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 82
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Public Notification of Gold Mining Lease Application
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🌾 Primary Industries & Resources25 October 1869
Gold Mining, Lease Application, Crown Lands, Auckland Province
- Charles Frederick Partington, Applicant for gold mining lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland
- Jackson Keddell, For C. F. Partington