Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1870 – No. 27

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✨ Goldmining and Crown Land lease applications

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NELSON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

Superintendent's Office, Nelson,
12th September, 1870.

IT is hereby notified that it is intended, after the expiration of two months from the date hereof, to grant Leases 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 five acres, more or less, situated beyond Argyle Terrace, Charleston. Applied for by Hugh Boyle and others.
A block of land, containing six acres, more or less, situated at Argyle Terrace, Charleston. Applied for by Thomas Shine and others.
A block of land, containing five acres, more or less, situated on the Brighton and Charleston road. Applied for by James M. M'Donald.
A block of land, containing five acres, more or less, situated at Candlelight Flat, Charleston. Applied for by James Edward Gillespie and others.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Secretary.

Superintendent's Office, Nelson,
12th September, 1870.

IT is hereby notified that it is intended, after the expiration of two months from the date hereof, to grant Leases for Goldmining purposes of the Crown Land within the district of the Nelson South-west Goldfields, hereinafter described, viz.:—

A block of land, containing four acres, more or less, situated at Twelve-mile Beach, Grey district. Applied for by Thomas Sylvester Craicy.
A block of land, containing seven acres, more or less, situated at Orwell Creek, Grey district. Applied for by Joseph Baird.
A block of land, containing seven acres, more or less, situated at Orwell Creek, Grey district. Applied for by Henry Evans.
A block of land, containing sixteen acres, more or less, situated at Murray's Creek, north bank of Inangahua, Grey district. Applied for by Adam Smith.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Secretary.

Crown Lands Office, Nelson,
9th September, 1870.

APPLICATIONS for LEASES under the "Crown Lands (Nelson) Leasing Act, 1867," received by the COMMISSIONER OF CROWN LANDS during the month of August, 1870.

Applicant.	District.	Particulars.	Acreage.	Deposit.	Fee.
			A. R. P.	£ s. d.	£
H. B. White	Kaiteri-teri	Part of Section No. 32, Square 9	100 0 0	2 10 0	5
William Dron	Waimea West	On the hills lying towards Dovedale, and to the southward of section 192, Square 2	50 0 0	1 5 0	5
C. H. Bensemann	Wildboar Valley	Section No. 156, Square 2	119 0 0	2 19 6	5
J. B. Wemyss	Lake Sumner	A lease in exchange for license of Lake Sumner Run.	4000 0 0	.	20
A. H. Bensemann	Upper Moutere	Part of Section 154, Square 2	100 0 0	2 10 0	5
W. Hunter	Matakitaki	For lease in exchange for license	2000 0 0	.	10

H. C. DANIELL,
Commissioner.

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Nelson, by R. LUCAS and SON, Bridge-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.

✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🌾 Intention to grant goldmining leases in Nelson South-west Goldfields (continued from previous page)

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated12 September 1870
KeywordsGoldmining, Crown Land, Leases, Nelson South-west Goldfields, Charleston
👱🏽 Names

Hugh Boyle, Applied for goldmining lease
Thomas Shine, Applied for goldmining lease
James M. M'Donald, Applied for goldmining lease
James Edward Gillespie, Applied for goldmining lease

👩‍💼 Officials

Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Secretary

🌾 Intention to grant goldmining leases in Nelson South-west Goldfields

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated12 September 1870
KeywordsGoldmining, Crown Land, Leases, Nelson South-west Goldfields, Grey district
👱🏽 Names

Thomas Sylvester Craicy, Applied for goldmining lease
Joseph Baird, Applied for goldmining lease
Henry Evans, Applied for goldmining lease
Adam Smith, Applied for goldmining lease

👩‍💼 Officials

Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Secretary

🗺️ Applications for Crown Land leases received during August 1870

Domain🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Dated9 September 1870
KeywordsCrown Lands, Leases, Nelson, Land applications
👱🏽 Names

6 names identified

H. B. White, Applied for land lease
William Dron, Applied for land lease
C. H. Bensemann, Applied for land lease
J. B. Wemyss, Applied for land lease
A. H. Bensemann, Applied for land lease
W. Hunter, Applied for land lease

👩‍💼 Officials

H. C. Daniell, Commissioner

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