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AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

Gazette No. 78, dated 13th October, 1869,

James McFarland: 15 years’ lease of 16 acres; bounded on the West by the “Cosmopolitan” Claim; on the East by the “Rough Diamond;” on the South by Clark and party’s lease; situate on the “Lucky Hit” Creek, Karaka Block; application notified in Gazette No. 70, dated 25th September, 1869, page 1176.

William Gorrie, for the Hastings Gold Mining Company: 15 years’ lease of about 7 acres, situated at Tapu; bounded on the South by the “Tapu” Gold Mining Company’s Claim, and on all other sides by unoccupied ground, known as the “Southern Cross,” “Lord Nelson” and “Standard” Claims; application notified in Gazette No. 75, dated 4th October, 1869, page 1280.

Robert DeLatour, for the Somerset Gold Mining Company: 15 years’ lease of 15 acres, situate between “Melsaacs’” and “Lucky Hit” Claims; application notified in Gazette No. 67, dated 17th September, 1869, page 1080.

William Newlands, for the City of Salisbury Gold Mining Company: 15 years’ lease of 16½ acres; bounded on the S.W. by the “Royal Saxon,” on the other sides by unoccupied ground; application notified in Gazette No. 75, dated 4th October, 1869, page 1275.

Joseph Lyle, for the Cloth of Gold Quartz Mining Company: 15 years’ lease of 15 acres, at the head of Tinker’s Gully, known as the “Cloth of Gold” and “Vale of Arden” Claims; application notified in Gazette No. 66, dated 15th September, 1869, page 1058.

Alexander D. McTavish: 14 years’ lease of about 4 acres, being 26 yards broad or thereabouts, and 400 yards long; between the lease of the Grahamstown L. and A. Gold Mining Company and the lease of the “Proof Positive” Gold Mining Company; application notified in Gazette No. 63, dated 8th September, 1869, page 981.

William Finnimore: 15 years’ lease of 16 acres; bounded on the South by lease applied for by W. Finnimore; on the East by the “Lucky Hit Extended;” on the West by unoccupied ground; on the North by a lease, name unknown; Karaka Block; application notified in Gazette No. 78, dated 13th October, 1869, page 1329.

William Finnimore: 15 years’ lease of 16 acres; bounded on the South by the “President Johnson;” on the East by unoccupied ground; on the West by the “Humboldt” lease; and on the North by a lease applied for by W. Finnimore, Karaka Block; application notified in Gazette No. 78, dated 18th October, 1869, page 1330.

Charles Workman: 15 years’ lease of 16 acres; situated in the Otunui Block; bounded towards the South and West by unoccupied land; towards the North by the “Golden Phoenix” Claim; and towards the East by land for which a mining lease has been applied for by Mr. Tookey; application notified in Gazette No. 61, dated 3rd September, 1869, page 942.

Richard Morrow: 15 years’ lease of 6 men’s ground; bounded on the North by the Tararu Creek; on the East by the “Flora Macdonald;” on the South by the “Monte Video;” and on the West by the “Port Phillip,” Tararu; known as the “Giant’s Causeway” Claim; application notified in Gazette No. 54, dated 18th August, 1869, page 721.

George Searle, for the Prince Arthur Quartz Mining Company: 15 years’ lease of about 16 acres, on Tararu Creek, next to the “Southern Interest” Gold Mining Company; on the West by the Tararu Creek; on the East and North by unoccupied ground; application notified in Gazette No. 70, dated 25th September, 1869, page 1189.

Alexander McKechie, for the Snowden Gold Mining Company: 15 years’ lease of 15 acres, between the “President Lincoln” and “Melsaacs’” Gold Mining Company, peg and peg with the “Golden Lion” Claim, which is peg and peg with the “Takapuna” Gold Mining Company, and about 200 feet from the “President Johnson,” which is contiguous to the “Warrior” Gold Mining Company; application notified in Gazette No. 58, dated 27th August, 1869, page 858.

John Goodfellow, for the Amazon Gold Mining Company: 15 years’ lease of 15 acres; adjoining the “Burra Burra” Gold Mining Company’s lease; near “Melsaacs’” and “St. Catherine’s” Gold Mining Company; application notified in Gazette No. 59, dated 30th August 1869, page 867.

N. W. Massey, for the City of London Gold Mining Company (Registered): 15 years’ lease of about 10 acres; situate at Tinker’s Gully, Tararu; adjoining the “Victoria” reef, Dooley’s lease, the “British Queen,” and the “Australian” Gold Mining Company, and the “Star-spangled Banner;” application notified in Gazette No. 62, dated 6th September, 1869, page 955.

Robert Gorrie Maconachie, for the Excelsior Gold Mining Company (Registered): 15 years’ lease of 3 acres, situate at the head of No. 2 Gully, Tapu Creek, known as the “Excelsior;” bounded on the North and East by the “May Flower” lease; on the South by the “Little Republic;” and on the West by the “Great Republic;” application notified in Gazette No. 76, dated 7th October, 1869, page 1291.

Hamilton Wardlow, for the Carl Frank Fischer, for the North Island Gold Mining Company: 15 years’ lease of 16 acres, situated on the Karaka, bounded by the “Empress of India,” by the “British Rough Diamond,” “St. Andrew’s,” and by unoccupied ground; application notified in Gazette No. 62, dated 28th September, 1869, page 1224.

John Calder, for the Warrior Gold Mining Company: 15 years’ lease of 16 acres; on the Western boundary of the “Lake Takapuna,” “Christmas Box,” next Claims “Who’d have thought it,” “Rose of Denmark,” and abutting on Melsaacs’ Machine Site; application notified in Gazette No. 54, dated 18th August, 1869, page 721.