✨ Gold-mining lease applications
Superintendent's Office,
Nelson, 19th October, 1868.
IN conformity with the provisions of the Gold-mining Lease Regulations published in the New Zealand Gazette, No. 15, of 1866, it is hereby notified that it is intended to GRANT LEASES for Gold-mining purposes on Crown Lands within the District of the Nelson South-west Gold-fields, specified in the following applications:—
| Name and address in full of Applicant. | Style under which it is intended to conduct the Business. | Extent of Land applied for. | Minimum number of men to be employed by the Lessee. | Amount of Capital proposed to be invested. | Proposed mode of working the Land. | Precise Locality. | Term for which Lease required. | Time of commencing operation. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Evans, Charleston, Manager for the Southern Cross Mining Company. | Southern Cross Mining Company. | 5 A. 16 R. 1 P. | First six months three men. When in working order twelve men. | £3600 | Crushing by Machinery. | Darkies Terrace near Charleston. | Four years. | Immediately upon granting of lease. |
| William Hunter, Old Darkie's Terrace, Charleston. | The Hope Gold Mining Company. | 2 A. 2 R. 31 P. | First six months four men. When in full operation six men. | £2800 | Crushing by Water-power and Iron battery. | Darkies Terrace near Charleston. | Three years. | Immediately upon granting of lease. |
OSWALD CURTIS,
Superintendent.
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Nelson Provincial Gazette 1868, No 51
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🌾 Intention to grant gold-mining leases in Nelson South-west Gold-fields
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources19 October 1868
Gold-mining, Leases, Crown Lands, Nelson, Charleston, Mining Company
- Henry Evans, Applicant for gold-mining lease
- William Hunter, Applicant for gold-mining lease
- Oswald Curtis, Superintendent