AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

JOHN ELLIERS DODD; 15 years’ lease of 15 acres, unoccupied and abandoned ground; comprising the ground formerly known as the “Royal Standard,” “Little London,” and other claims, also abandoned; situate at Tararu; application notified in Gazette No. 56, dated 23rd August, 1869, page 781.

HENRY JOYNER, WILLIAM GIBBONS, and party; 15 years’ lease of 15 acres; bounded on the North-east and South by unoccupied ground, and on the West by the “Black Eagle” Claim, Hape Creek, Karaka District; application notified in Gazette No. 55, dated 20th August, 1869, page 756.

J. A. CHAPMAN, for the Resolute Gold Mining Company (Registered); 15 years’ lease of 10 acres; situated in the Tararu Creek, adjoining the “Young Colonial” Claim; known as the “Resolute” Claim; application notified in Gazette No. 41, dated 30th June, 1869, page 539.

JAMES THOMSON, for the Melbourne Gold Mining and Quartz Crushing Company (Registered); 15 years’ lease of about 16 acres; situated at Tapu, Hastings, and lately occupied as the “Young American,” “United Kingdom,” “Oriental,” “Panama Route,” “Kenilworth,” “Circular Saw,” “Star of the West,” “Pride of Caledonia,” “Bank of England,” and “Die Hard” Claims; application notified in Gazette No. 58, dated 27th August, 1869, page 837.

ALFRED SINGER, BEN EMANUEL, JAMES BUCKLEY, and WILLIAM KENNY; 15 years’ lease of 16 acres; situated at the head of the Karaka Creek, adjoining “Bell Rock,” and the “Victorian” Gold Mining Company, and the “Peruvian” Gold Mining Company’s ground; known as the “Nevada” Gold Mining Company’s Claim; application notified in Gazette No. 59, dated 30th August, 1869, page 863.

C. W. MIDDLETON, for the Nigarra Gold Mining Company, Hape Creek; 15 years’ lease of 15 acres; bounded on the North-east by the “Great Pacific” Company’s Lease, Hape Creek; application notified in Gazette No. 59, dated 30th August, 1869, page 866.

ALEXANDER MCKECHNIE, for the Melbourne Gold Mining Company; 15 years’ lease of about 15 acres; situated on “Lord Nelson” Hill, Karaka, peg and peg with the “Happy-go-Lucky,” and the “Rejected,” Claims; also peg and peg with the “Epsom Rise,” and near to the “Lord Nelson” Claim, and “Mount Alexander” Gold Mining Company; application notified in Gazette No. 60, dated 1st September, 1869, page 905.

ANDREW OTTO, for the Prince Consort Gold Mining Company; 15 years’ lease of 16 acres; situated on the Hape Creek; bounded by the “Queen Victoria” Company’s Lease; application notified in Gazette No. 60, dated 1st September, 1869, page 901.

JOHN DOOLEY, JOHN MURPHY, and party; 14 years’ lease of 15 acres; bounded on the South by the “Star of England,” on the North by the “British Queen,” on the West by unoccupied ground, on the East by the “Blue Reef;” application notified in Gazette No. 56, dated 23rd August, 1869, page 793.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 9th April, 1870.

It is hereby notified that the Applications for Mining Leases, set forth in the Schedule hereunder, have been withdrawn, and that the land therein mentioned, in so far as not occupied under Miners’ Rights, is now open for occupation. Plans may be seen at the Engineer’s Office, Grahamstown.

THOMAS B. GILLIES,
Superintendent.

SCHEDULE.

D. J. O’KEEFFE; 15 years’ lease of about 1½ acres; situate at the Moanatairi Creek, Karaka Block, and adjoining the “Brunswick,” “Hand-in-Hand,” “Heart in Hand,” “Launceston,” and “Raglan” Claims; known as the “Little Star” Claim; application notified in Gazette No. 66, dated 15th September, 1869, page 1056; withdrawn 1st March, 1870.

EDWIN TORRENS BRISSENDEN; 15 years’ lease of 16 acres; adjoining Mr. Coates’ leasehold; the “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeweller’s Shop,” and opposite Murphy’s Hill; application notified in Gazette No. 39, dated 24th June, 1869, page 525; withdrawn 1st March, 1870.

D. J. O’KEEFFE, for the Hauraki Gulf Gold Mining Company; 15 years’ lease of 16 acres; being land taken up as unoccupied, on the Karaka and Collarbone Creeks, and bounded by Perston’s lease application, and the “Tubal Cain” Claim, and Gibbons’ Machine site and Mill; application notified in Gazette No. 39, dated 24th June, 1869, page 518; withdrawn 28th February, 1870.

D. J. O’KEEFFE; 15 years’ lease of 10 acres; known as the New Caledonia Claim, bounded by the “Tam o’ Shunter,” “Pretty Mary” and “Lisburn” Claims; application notified in Gazette No. 39, dated 24th June, 1869, page 519; withdrawn 1st March, 1870.

EDWIN WEBB; 15 years’ lease of 14 acres; bounded by the “Hauraki Gulf” Gold Mining Company’s ground, Hape Creek; application notified in Gazette No. 39, dated 24th June, 1869, page 52; withdrawn 1st March, 1870.