✨ Gold Mining Lease Application
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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 applicants 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 third day of November, 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, we hereby make application for a Lease, whereof the particulars are as follow, to be granted to Thomas Whatoff Webster, on behalf of himself, William John Elliott, John Burgess, and Edward Henry Power.
| Estimated Area. | Number of Years. | Description of Land. | If held under Miners’ Right. Name (if any) of Claim. | Special Description of Easements (if any) required. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| About 4 acres. | 15 | Auriferous quartz; adjoining the “Shotover No. 1” claim, a creek, and spare ground in Kennedy’s Bay district. | Not held under Miners’ Right. | Nil. |
Dated the 20th day of October, 1869.
THOMAS WHATOFF WEBSTER.
All documents may be left at the Pacific Hotel, Coromandel.
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1869, No 86
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Public Notification for Gold Mining Lease Application
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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey3 November 1869
Gold Mining Lease, Coromandel, Crown Lands, Shotover No. 1, Gold Mining Company
- Thomas Whatoff Webster, Applicant for gold mining lease
- William John Elliott, Applicant for gold mining lease
- John Burgess, Applicant for gold mining lease
- Edward Henry Power, Applicant for gold mining lease
- John Williamson, Superintendent of the Province of Auckland