✨ Game Licences and Mining Company Registration
AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
ADDITIONAL LICENCES TO KILL GAME.
UPON LANDS IN THE OCCUPATION OF LICENSEES OR OTHER PERSONS.
Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 17th June, 1871.
In conformity to “The Protection of Animals Act Amendment Act, 1868,” Licences to kill Game have been issued to the undermentioned persons since the 30th ultimo.
Hugh H. Lusk,
Provincial Secretary.
| No. of Licence | Name | Residence | Description of Land |
|---|---|---|---|
| 290 | George Fraser | Elgin and Tikorangi | The property owned by himself, Wangarei |
| 291 | E. Dent jnr. | Waitanga Block | The property owned and occupied by himself |
| 292 | William Fraser | Ruarangi, Mangapai | Lot 39, Ruarangi Block, and lot 9, and part of lot 7, Mangapai Block |
| 298 | John Solen | Ruarangi, Mangapai | Lot 36, Ruarangi Block, Mangapai |
| 696 | James Wallis | Papatoitoi | Lot No. 43, parish of Manurewa, and farm commonly known as “Wimonby Farm,” Otara |
| 697 | James Watt | Parnell | Allotment No. 1603, parish of Maratai |
| 698 | Edward Waddington | Te Awamutu | Lots 175, 174, 173, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, and Church Mission Station, Te Awamutu, parishes of Mangapiko and Puniu |
| 699 | William Fenton | Matakana | Lots 4, 6, 7, and 8, parish of Matakana |
| 700 | Henry Lewis | Auckland | Lot 5, and part of lot 9, section 5, district of Tamaki |
| 751 | Thomas Norrie Horsley | Upper Mahurangi | Lot 92, Upper Mahurangi |
| 752 | Henry Sherwin | Lower Mahurangi | Lot 602, situated in Hepburn’s Creek |
| 814 | Thomas Taylor | Bombay Settlement | Lot 35, section second, parish of Opaheke |
| 815 | John Jessup | Bombay Settlement | Lots 1 and 23, parish of Opaheke |
| 816 | George Clarendon Beale | Grafton Road | Part of sub-section 3, suburbs of Auckland |
| 817 | George Dickson | Hobson Street | Land in the occupation of Mr. B. Kane, parish of Waiwera |
| 818 | James Holmes Hanson | The Whau | Lots 21, 22, 23 and 24 in the parish of Titirangi, also lots 47 and 85 in the parish of Waikowaiti |
| 819 | John Hanson | The Whau | Lots 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and 30 in the parish of Titirangi, also lots 86, 87 and 88 in the parish of Waikowaiti |
| 820 | Elijah Roose | Pukekohe | Lots 3, 13 and 14 in the parish of Pukekohe |
| 821 | Richard Jeffrey | Onehunga | Lots 42 and 43 of section 32, in Spring-street, and allotments 1 to 10 both inclusive, 24 to 32 both inclusive, in the parish of Onehunga |
I, THE undersigned, ALFRED SILK, hereby make application to register “The Venus Gold Mining Company, Registered,” under the provisions of the “Mining Companies’ Limited Liability Act, 1865,” and “Mining Companies’ Limited Liability Acts Amendment Acts, 1869 and 1870,” and I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the following statement is, to the best of my belief and knowledge, true in every particular, namely–
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That the name and style of the Company is the “Venus Gold Mining Company, Registered.”
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The place of operations is at the Kapanga Beach, at the Coromandel Goldfield, in the Province of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand.
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The nominal capital of the company is Three thousand pounds in Three thousand shares of One pound each.
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The amount already paid up Eighteen hundred pounds.
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The name of the manager is ALFRED SILK.
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The office of the Company is at King’s Road, Coromandel.
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The names and several residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as follows, namely:–
| Name | Residence | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Nalder | Coromandel | 525 |
| Ernest Bieber | Coromandel | 300 |
| George Gordon Mackay | Coromandel | 800 |
| Robert McNee | Coromandel | 300 |
| Peter McTavish | Coromandel | 150 |
| Alfred Silk | Coromandel | 225 |
| Alfred Silk, in trust for the Company, Coromandel | 1200 |
Dated this 5th day of June, 1871.
Alfred Silk,
Manager.
Witness to signature,
Henry Goldsmith,
A Justice of the Peace.
Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Auckland by Jones & Tombs, Wellesley-street, Auckland, Printers for the time being to the Provincial Government.
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🌾 Issuance of Licences to Kill Game
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources17 June 1871
Licences, Game, Auckland, Land Occupation
19 names identified
- George Fraser, Issued licence to kill game
- E. Dent (Junior), Issued licence to kill game
- William Fraser, Issued licence to kill game
- John Solen, Issued licence to kill game
- James Wallis, Issued licence to kill game
- James Watt, Issued licence to kill game
- Edward Waddington, Issued licence to kill game
- William Fenton, Issued licence to kill game
- Henry Lewis, Issued licence to kill game
- Thomas Norrie Horsley, Issued licence to kill game
- Henry Sherwin, Issued licence to kill game
- Thomas Taylor, Issued licence to kill game
- John Jessup, Issued licence to kill game
- George Clarendon Beale, Issued licence to kill game
- George Dickson, Issued licence to kill game
- James Holmes Hanson, Issued licence to kill game
- John Hanson, Issued licence to kill game
- Elijah Roose, Issued licence to kill game
- Richard Jeffrey, Issued licence to kill game
- Hugh H. Lusk, Provincial Secretary
🌾 Registration of The Venus Gold Mining Company
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources5 June 1871
Gold Mining, Company Registration, Coromandel, Kapanga Beach
7 names identified
- Alfred Silk, Manager of the company
- Arthur Nalder, Shareholder
- Ernest Bieber, Shareholder
- George Gordon Mackay, Shareholder
- Robert McNee, Shareholder
- Peter McTavish, Shareholder
- Alfred Silk, Shareholder
- Alfred Silk, Manager
- Henry Goldsmith, Justice of the Peace
Auckland Provincial Gazette 1871, No 19