Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1869 – No. 30

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✨ Provincial Administrative and Mining Notices

NELSON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

Superintendent's Office,
Nelson, 12th August, 1869.

THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT directs it to be notified, that in accordance with the Provisions of the "Education Act, 1863," he has appointed SATURDAY, the 4th day of September next, at Twelve o'clock, noon, for the election of a Local Committee of Education for the district of Dovedale, and that the election shall be held at the house of Mr. WILLIAM WIX, Dovedale.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Secretary.

Crown Lands Office,
Nelson, 14th August, 1869.

IN accordance with the Provisions of the "Nelson Waste Lands Act, 1863," sections Nos. 969 and 970, Town of Westport, are reserved for Public Purposes.

H. C. DANIELL,
Commissioner.

Superintendent's Office,
Nelson, 16th August, 1869.

THE following Persons were ELECTED MEMBERS of the WAIMEA ROAD BOARD, on the 12th July last, viz:—

JOHN WIN,
JOHN WALLIS BARNICOAT,
EDWARD BAIGENT.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Secretary.

Superintendent's Office,
Nelson, 16th August, 1869.

IT is hereby notified that it is intended, after the expiration of Two Months from the date hereof, to Grant a Lease for Gold Mining Purposes of the Crown Land within the District of the Nelson South-West Goldfields, hereinafter described, viz:—

A Block of Land, containing Two Acres Two Roods and Eight Perches, more or less, situated at Charleston Flat, Charleston, applied for by JAMES M'AULIFF, DANIEL HUGHES, and EDWARD M'CLUTCHIE.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Secretary.

I, THE undersigned JAMES WYLDE, hereby make application to Register "The Mawhera Quartz Mining Company," Registered, under the provisions of "The Mining Companies Limited Liability Act, 1865;" and I solemnly and sincerely declare that the following statement is, to the best of my belief and knowledge, true in every particular, namely:—

The name and style of the Company is the Mawhera Quartz Mining Company, (Registered).
The place of intended operations is at the Moonlight Creek, in the Nelson South-west Goldfields.
The nominal capital of the Company is two thousand one hundred pounds, in four hundred and twenty shares of five pounds each.
The amount already paid up is seventy pounds.
The name of the manager is JAMES WYLDE.
The office of the Company is in Mawhera Quay, Greymouth.
The names and several residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as follows:—

NAME.	ADDRESS.	NUMBER OF SHARES.
William Horton Revell	Greymouth	60
J. S. M. Thompson	Greymouth	60
Donald Maclean	Greymouth	60
Henry Revell	Greymouth	120
F. Hamilton	Greymouth	60
James Wylde	Greymouth	60

JAMES WYLDE,
Manager.

Witness to Signature—

E. S. LAPHAM, J. P.

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Nelson, by NATION and LUCKIE, Waimea-street, Nelson, Printers for the time being to the said Government.

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The Nelson Provincial Council Buildings (depicted) were constructed beginning with the laying of the foundation stone on 26 August 1859, with the first Council meeting held there on 30 April 1861.

The buildings served Nelson for over a century before being demolished on 12 September 1969.

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🏘️ Election of Local Committee of Education for Dovedale

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated12 August 1869
KeywordsEducation Act, Local Committee, Election, Dovedale, Nelson
👱🏽 Names

William Wix (Mr.), Election held at his house

👩‍💼 Officials

Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Secretary

🗺️ Reservation of land in Westport for public purposes

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated14 August 1869
KeywordsCrown Lands, Westport, Public Purposes, Land Reservation
👩‍💼 Officials

H. C. Daniell, Commissioner

🏘️ Election of members to the Waimea Road Board

Domain🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Dated16 August 1869
KeywordsWaimea Road Board, Election, Road Board Members
👱🏽 Names

John Win, Elected member of Waimea Road Board
John Wallis Barnicoat, Elected member of Waimea Road Board
Edward Baigent, Elected member of Waimea Road Board

👩‍💼 Officials

Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Secretary

🌾 Notice of intention to grant a gold mining lease at Charleston

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated16 August 1869
KeywordsGold Mining, Lease, Charleston, Crown Land
👱🏽 Names

James M'Auliff, Applicant for gold mining lease
Daniel Hughes, Applicant for gold mining lease
Edward M'Clutchie, Applicant for gold mining lease

👩‍💼 Officials

Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Secretary

🏭 Application to register the Mawhera Quartz Mining Company

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
KeywordsMining Company, Registration, Limited Liability, Greymouth, Moonlight Creek
👱🏽 Names

6 names identified

James Wylde, Applicant for registration and manager
William Horton Revell, Shareholder
J. S. M. Thompson, Shareholder
Donald Maclean, Shareholder
Henry Revell, Shareholder
F. Hamilton, Shareholder

👩‍💼 Officials

James Wylde, Manager
E. S. Lapham, J. P.

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