AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

W. G. DAVIES, for the Comet No. 1 Gold Mining Company; 15 years’ lease of 1 ½ acre more or less, adjoining the “Middle Star”, and known as “Comet No. 1” claim, Moanataiari Creek, Thames; held under Miners’ right; application notified in Gazette No. 25, dated 7th May, 1869, page 366.

ALEXANDER McKENZIE, for the Rockhampton Gold Mining Company; 15 years’ lease of about 3 acres, bounded on the North by the Manakau Extended Gold Mining Company, on the South by the “Tui” claim, on the West by the Golden Crown Extended Gold Mining Company, and on the East by the “Southern Enterprise” Gold Mining Company, and situate on the Waiotahi Creek; held under Miners’ rights; application notified in Gazette No. 58, dated 27th August, 1869, page 857.

JOHN P. HALL, for the Agamemnon Gold Mining Company, Upper Tararu; 15 years’ lease of 15 acres, situated at Tararu, and bounded on the South by the “Bell Bird” Company, North and North West by “Ohio” Gold Mining Company, and North by the “Tararu” Gold Mining Company; held by purchase and under Miners’ rights; application notified in Gazette No. 82, dated 29th October, 1869, page 1,443.

J. HOSKINO, for the Cornish Mount Gold Mining Company; 15 years’ lease of about 16 acres; being that piece or parcel of land situate in the Karaka Block, consisting of 16 acres more or less; adjoining the “Christmas Eve” claim, formerly known as the “Lord Clyde,” “Maori Mint,” “Early Morning,” “Airedale,” and “Union Jack” claims; application notified in Gazette No. 57, dated 25th August, 1869, page 814.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 4th February, 1870.

IT is hereby notified that the several applications for Mining Leases set forth in the Schedule hereunder, have been withdrawn, and the land therein mentioned, is so far as not occupied under Miners’ rights, is now open for occupation.

Thomas B. Gillies,
Superintendent.

SCHEDULE.

JAMES J. HOLLAND, 15 years’ lease of 16½ acres; commencing at a peg near Mr. Bateman’s Cordial Manufactory, thence towards the East by a line to a peg near the Burial ground, thence towards the South by a line at right angles to H. W. M., thence towards the S. S. West and West by H. W. M., thence towards the North by a line to the point of commencement; situate in the Shortland Township; application notified in Gazette No. 63, dated 8th September, 1869, page 995; withdrawn 22nd January, 1870.

WILLIAM CLARK AND FRANCIS CLARK, for the Woodcroft Castle Gold Mining Company; 15 years’ lease of 10 acres more or less; peg and peg with the “Argus” and “Gerald’s” leases, and the swamp Puriri; situate at Puriri; application notified in Gazette No. 69, dated 25th September, 1869, page 1,183.

WILLIAM HORNE for self and party, 15 years’ lease of 16½ acres; situate at the head of Paul’s Creek; application notified in Gazette No. 88, dated 17th November, 1869, page 1,574; withdrawn 24th January, 1870.

WILLIAM WILSON, JOHN GRANT, AND SAMUEL HETHERINGTON, 15 years’ lease of about 15 acres; adjoining the “All England Eleven” Gold Mining Company on South side; situate at Karaka, known as the “City of Edinburgh” Gold Mining Company’s claim; application notified in Gazette No. 72, dated 28th September, 1869, page 1,209; withdrawn 26th January, 1870.

SAMUEL HAMILTON, 14 years’ lease of 15½ acres; bounded on the South by the “Royal Standard” Gold Mining Company (Registered), on the North by unoccupied ground, on the East by the Beach, on the West by unoccupied ground, including the “Surprise” and other abandoned claims; situate at Tararu; known as the “General Jackson” lease; application notified in Gazette No. 67, dated 17th September, 1869, page 1078; withdrawn 28th January, 1870.

JOHN SANGSTER MACFARLANE, 15 years’ lease of 15 acres; situate on the Tararu Creek; adjoining Messrs. Farmer and Cos. leasehold; application notified in Gazette No. 23 dated 28th April, 1869, page 350; withdrawn 29th January, 1870.

LAURANCE BUTLER, for the Universal Gold Mining Company; 15 years’ lease of 8 acres more or less; adjoining “Alabama” and “Sacramento,” “Auckland Go-a-Head” claims Alabama Creek, Karaka Block; application notified in Gazette No. 66, dated 15th September, 1869, page 1,055; withdrawn 31st January, 1870.

JAMES HICKEY, for self and party, 15 years’ lease of 15 acres, more or less; situated on the Main Creek, Coromandel, and bounded on the East by McIsaacs’ and Duke of Leinster claims, on the South by the Flowers of the Forest claim, and on all other sites by unoccupied ground; known as the Phoenix Park claim; application notified in Gazette No. 80, dated 22nd October, 1869, page 1367; withdrawn 25th January, 1870.

JAMES MONTGOMERY McLAREN, 15 years’ lease of 12 acres; bounded on the North by the President Lincoln, on the South by the Rough Diamond, on the East by the Cosmopolitan, and on the West by the Twinkling Star claims; known as the “Who’d Have Thought It” claim; application notified in Gazette No. 23, dated 28th April, 1869, page 843; withdrawn 26th January, 1870.

CHARLES CLAYWORTH, 15 years’ lease of 15 acres; situated on the Karaka, adjoining the British Crown Gold Mining Company and the Coldstream claim; application notified in Gazette No. 60, dated 1st September, 1869, page 896; withdrawn 1st February, 1870.

JOHN McDERMOTT, for self and party, 15 years’ lease of 12 men’s ground, more or less; situated at Tararu and adjoining Flora McDonald, Scotchman, John Butt, Queen of the Isles; known as the John Butt Extended claim; application notified in Gazette No. 75, dated 4th October, 1869, page 1279; withdrawn 31st January, 1870.