AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

"Malahide," on the South by the "Armstrong"
and "Young Reefers," on the East by the
Waiotahi Creek, "Diggers' Friend" and "Day-
spring," and on the West by the "Golden Age,"
Karaka, known as the "Oriental" Claim;
partly held under Miners' Rights; application
received in Warden's Office, Grahamstown, at
10.5 a.m., 29th May, 1871, R.B. 884.

TOM WATERWORTH, of Tararu, miner; 15 years'
lease of 4 acres, more or less, bounded on the
South by the "Young Reefers," and on the
West by the "Golden Age" and "Evening
Star," Karaka; lately known as the "Glad-
stone" Gold Mining Company’s Claim; applica-
tion received in Warden’s Office, Grahamstown,
at 10.17 a.m., 29th May, 1871, R.B. 885.

THE Great Consolidated Gold Mining Company;
applied for by Edward Bein; 15 years’ lease of
16 acres or thereabouts; bounded on the North
by "North Cape," South by "Southern Pacific,"
East by "Multum in Parvo," and West by
"Ruby" Gold Mining Company, Karaka Block;
application received in Warden’s Office, Gra-
hamstown, at 10.25 a.m., 29th May, 1871,
R.B. 886.

JAMES SKENE, 15 years’ lease of 5 acres, auriferous
quartz reef, bounded on the South by the
"Unicorn," on the North by the "Flying
Cloud" Claim, on the East by the "Guy
Fawkes," and on the West by the "Cape of
Good Hope" and "Royal Duke of Edinburgh,"
Karaka, known as the "Hope of All Nations"
Claim, and spare and abandoned ground: not
held under Miners’ Rights; application received
in Warden’s Office, Grahamstown, at 10.45
a.m., 29th May, 1871, R.B. 887.

THE Golden Lion Gold Mining Company, Regis-
tered; applied for by F. Woodward; 15 years'
lease of about 7 acres, auriferous quartz, situate
at Waiotahi Creek; bounded on the North
East by the "Ballarat and Rising Sun," East
by "Montgomery’s" Claim, South-East by
"Canadian" Gold Mining Company, South-
west by the "Hand-in-Hand" and "Bass’ Rock"
Company’s ground; known as the "Golden
Lion" Claim and spare ground; held under
Miners’ Rights; application received in War-
den’s Office, Grahamstown, at 1 p.m., 29th May,
1871, R.B. 889.

JOHN BATTEN and JOHN GIBB, 15 years’ lease of
10 acres, more or less, auriferous quartz,
bounded on the North by "Vale of Avoca"
Gold Mining Registered, on the South by
"Courier" Claim, on the East by "Waterfall"
and "Fearnaught" Claims, and on the West
by "Eldorado" and "Ruby" Companies, Punga
Flat, Waiotahi Creek, Karaka Block; known
as the "Star of India" and "Kurunigi" Claims;
part held under Miners’ Rights, and part un-
occupied ground; application received in War-
den’s Office, Grahamstown, at 1.20 p.m., 29th
May, 1871, R.B. 889.

JOHN NOBLE and ALEXANDER FARQUHAR, applied
for by John Noble; 15 years’ lease of 6 acres,
bounded on the North by the "British," West
by the "Golden Spur," South by the "Rover,"
and East by unoccupied ground, Hape Creek,
Karaka; known as the "Ever Lasting" Claim;
all abandoned ground; application received
in Warden’s Office, Grahamstown, at 2 p.m., 29th
May, 1871, R.B. 890.

THE Great Southern Gold Mining Company; ap-
plied for by Robert M. Mitchell; 15 years’
lease of 12 acres, more or less, auriferous quartz,
bounded on the North by "Sedan" Lease, on
the East by the "Scottish Chief," and on other
sides by unoccupied ground, at Upper Tararu;
not beyond the "Vulcan" Lease; part under
Miners’ Rights, part unoccupied ground, with
right of roads and water; application received
in Warden’s Office, Grahamstown, at 3.10 p.m.,
29th May, 1871, R.B. 891.

EDWARD KING TYLER, 15 years’ lease of 8 acres,
more or less, situated on the Kurunui Spur and
Waiotahi Creek; adjoining on the South the
"Phoenix," on the North-east by the "Australasian," and on the South-east by the "Unicorn"
Claims, Karaka Block; application received
in Warden’s Office, Grahamstown, at 3.45 p.m.,
29th May, 1871, R.B. 892.

MICHAEL BRITT, 15 years’ lease of 4 acres, more or
less, auriferous quartz, bounded on the North-
east by the "Shooting Star" on the South-east
by "Crescent" Claim, on the South-west by the
"Great Britain and Brunswick," and on the
North-west by the "Providence" Gold Mining
Company’s ground, Moanataiari Creek, Karaka;
formerly known as the "Brigham Young"
Claim; partly held under Miners’ Rights and
partly abandoned ground; application received
in Warden’s Office, Grahamstown, at 12.15 p.m.,
30th May, 1871, R.B. 893.

THE Daylight Gold Mining Company; applied for
by R. M. Simpson; 15 years’ lease of 16 acres,
bounded on the North by unoccupied ground
late "Southern Cross," on the East by the
"Point Russell" Gold Mining Company’s ground
and "Lion" Claim, on the South by the Moana-
taiari Gold Mining Company’s ground, and on
the West by the "Saint George" Claim and un-
occupied ground, Karaka Block; not held under
Miners’ Rights; the "Midnight" Gold
Mining Company’s lease to be surrendered for
the purpose of this application; application re-
ceived in Warden’s Office, Grahamstown, at
1.30 p.m., 30th May, 1871, R.B. 894.

THE Lion Gold Mining Company, Registered;
applied for by Edward T. Wildman; 15 years’
lease of 3 acres, bounded by the "Point Russell,"
"Midnight," and "Moanataiari" Company’s
ground; also, by the "Red, White, and Blue"
Claim, on the Moanataiari Creek, Karaka;
known as the "Lion" Claim; held under
Miners’ Rights; application received in War-
den’s Office, Grahamstown, at 2.30 p.m., 30th
May, 1871, R.B. 895.

THE Christchurch Gold Mining Company; applied
for by William B. Williams; 15 years’ lease of
8 acres, more or less, auriferous quartz, bounded
by the "Berkeley Castle" Lease, "Clarkson’s
No. 1" Gold Mining and Quartz Crushing
Company, Registered, and by unoccupied ground,
Wiseman’s Gully, Karaka Block; part held
under Miners’ Rights and part unoccupied
ground; application received in Warden’s
Office, Grahamstown, at 3.40 p.m., 30th May,
1871, R.B. 896.

THOMAS J. ALLEN, applied for by Charlotte
Nightingale Long, Charles Henry Steward, and
William Hibbs Jong; 15 years’ lease of 8 acres,
Punga Flat, bounded on the North by the
"Vale of Avoca" Gold Mining Company, on
the East by "Rosario," on the South by the
"Courier" and "El Dorado," and on the West
by lease applied for by Bein, Karaka Block,
known as "Number One" Claim; held under
Miners’ Rights and abandoned ground; applica-
tion received in Warden’s Office, Grahamstown,
at 11.5 a.m., 31st May, 1871, R.B. 897.