Mining Company Registrations




AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

  1. The name and style of the Company is The Laughing Waters Gold Mining Company, Registered.

  2. The place of operations is at Coromandel Goldfields, in the Province of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand.

  3. The nominal capital of the Company is Eight thousand eight hundred pounds, in Eight thousand eight hundred shares of One pound each.

  4. The amount already paid-up in cash is Nil, and in partly-paid up shares Four thousand four hundred pounds.

  5. The name of the Manager is James McCormick.

  6. The Office of the Company is at Kapanga, Coromandel.

  7. The names and several residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each, at this date, are as follows, namely:—

Shareholders Shares
Henry Shepherd 300
Joseph Caffery 300
Arthur Pittar 150
Edmund Bell 150
Richard Coupland 300
G. G. Mackay 300
Timothy Keary 300
Joseph Trimble 300
John McSweeney 150
Elias Jackman 150
Henry Wright, in trust for the Company 1200

Dated at Coromandel this 4th day of June, 1872.

HENRY WRIGHT,
Manager.

Witness to signature:
J. REEVE,
Justice of the Peace.


Shareholders Shares
Joseph Dyer, Coromandel 400
Thomas Snell 400
Michael Kenedy 400
John Dagg 400
Samuel Roach 400
George H. Fish 400
Thomas Kirk 400
Arthur Kirk 400
James Coleman 400
John Webb 400
James McCormick 400
James McCormick, in trust for the Laughing Waters Gold Mining Company 4400

Total | 8800 |

Dated this 4th day of June, 1872.

JAMES McCORMICK,
Manager.

THOMAS SCOTT,
Justice of the Peace.


I, THE undersigned, JAMES HULL, hereby make application to register “The Kingstone Gold Mining Company, Registered,” under the provisions of “The Mining Companies’ Limited Liability Act, 1865,” and “The Mining Companies’ Limited Liability Act 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, viz:—

  1. The name and style of the Company is The Kingstone Gold Mining Company, Registered.

  2. The place of operations is at Kingstone, Coromandel Goldfields, in the Province of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand.

  3. The nominal capital of the Company is Ten thousand pounds in Ten thousand shares of One pound each.

  4. The amount already paid-up in cash is Nil, and Seven thousand five hundred pounds in partly paid-up shares, the estimated value of the mine.

  5. The name of the Manager is James Hull.

  6. The Office of the Company is at Preece’s Point, Coromandel.

  7. The names and several residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as follows, namely:—

Shareholders Shares
E. H. Marshall, M.D., Auckland 750
W. A. R. Ryan 750
Thomas Minetti 750
J. C. Morrin 750
G. W. King 750
W. R. Montgomery 750
David Dunningham 1125
Alex. H. Finlay 1125
Francis B. Scott, Coromandel 1125
Francis Cleive 1125
James Hull, in trust for the Company 1000

Total | 10000 |

Dated this 16th day of May, 1872.

JAMES HULL,
Manager.

Witness to signature:
LOUIS A. NATHAN,
A Justice of the Peace.


I, THE undersigned, HENRY WRIGHT, hereby make application to register “The Morse’s Creek Gold Mining Company, Registered,” under the provisions of “The Mining Companies’ Limited Liability Act, 1865,” and “The Mining Companies’ Limited Liability Act 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, viz:—

  1. The name and style of the Company is The Morse’s Creek Gold Mining Company, Registered.

  2. The place of operations is at Coromandel Goldfields, in the Province of Auckland, in the Colony of New Zealand.

  3. The nominal capital of the Company is Six thousand pounds, in Six thousand shares of One pound each.

  4. The amount already paid-up in cash is Nil, and Three thousand pounds in partly paid-up shares.

  5. The name of the manager is Henry Wright.

  6. The Office of the Company is at Kapanga Road, Coromandel.

  7. The names and several residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as follows, namely:—

Shareholders Shares
William O’Neill, Coromandel 300
Charles Hill 300
Scott O’Neill 300
Robert Davidson 150
Thomas Cosgrave 600
Patrick Treanor 300
James O’Hea 150
Christopher D. Berry 300

Total | 2100 |

Dated this 16th day of May, 1872.

JAMES HULL,
Manager.

Witness to signature:
LOUIS A. NATHAN,
A Justice of the Peace.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Auckland Provincial Gazette 1872, No 21





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🌾 Registration of Laughing Waters Gold Mining Company (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
4 June 1872
Mining company registration, Goldfields, Shareholders
23 names identified
  • James McCormick, Manager of the company
  • Henry Shepherd, Shareholder with 300 shares
  • Joseph Caffery, Shareholder with 300 shares
  • Arthur Pittar, Shareholder with 150 shares
  • Edmund Bell, Shareholder with 150 shares
  • Richard Coupland, Shareholder with 300 shares
  • G. G. Mackay, Shareholder with 300 shares
  • Timothy Keary, Shareholder with 300 shares
  • Joseph Trimble, Shareholder with 300 shares
  • John McSweeney, Shareholder with 150 shares
  • Elias Jackman, Shareholder with 150 shares
  • Henry Wright, Shareholder with 1200 shares in trust for the company
  • Joseph Dyer, Shareholder with 400 shares
  • Thomas Snell, Shareholder with 400 shares
  • Michael Kenedy, Shareholder with 400 shares
  • John Dagg, Shareholder with 400 shares
  • Samuel Roach, Shareholder with 400 shares
  • George H. Fish, Shareholder with 400 shares
  • Thomas Kirk, Shareholder with 400 shares
  • Arthur Kirk, Shareholder with 400 shares
  • James Coleman, Shareholder with 400 shares
  • John Webb, Shareholder with 400 shares
  • James McCormick, Shareholder with 4400 shares in trust for the company

  • Henry Wright, Manager
  • J. Reeve, Justice of the Peace
  • James McCormick, Manager
  • Thomas Scott, Justice of the Peace

🌾 Registration of Kingstone Gold Mining Company

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
16 May 1872
Mining company registration, Goldfields, Shareholders
12 names identified
  • James Hull, Manager of the company
  • E. H. Marshall (M.D.), Shareholder with 750 shares
  • W. A. R. Ryan, Shareholder with 750 shares
  • Thomas Minetti, Shareholder with 750 shares
  • J. C. Morrin, Shareholder with 750 shares
  • G. W. King, Shareholder with 750 shares
  • W. R. Montgomery, Shareholder with 750 shares
  • David Dunningham, Shareholder with 1125 shares
  • Alex. H. Finlay, Shareholder with 1125 shares
  • Francis B. Scott, Shareholder with 1125 shares
  • Francis Cleive, Shareholder with 1125 shares
  • James Hull, Shareholder with 1000 shares in trust for the company

  • James Hull, Manager
  • Louis A. Nathan, Justice of the Peace

🌾 Registration of Morse's Creek Gold Mining Company

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
16 May 1872
Mining company registration, Goldfields, Shareholders
9 names identified
  • Henry Wright, Manager of the company
  • William O'Neill, Shareholder with 300 shares
  • Charles Hill, Shareholder with 300 shares
  • Scott O'Neill, Shareholder with 300 shares
  • Robert Davidson, Shareholder with 150 shares
  • Thomas Cosgrave, Shareholder with 600 shares
  • Patrick Treanor, Shareholder with 300 shares
  • James O'Hea, Shareholder with 150 shares
  • Christopher D. Berry, Shareholder with 300 shares

  • James Hull, Manager
  • Louis A. Nathan, Justice of the Peace