✨ Goldmining regulations and leases
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NELSON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
PROCLAMATION.
By his Honor OSWALD CURTIS, Superintendent of the Province of Nelson in the Colony of New Zealand.
I, OSWALD CURTIS, Superintendent of the Province in exercise of the power and authority in me vested in that behalf do hereby proclaim and declare that from and after the First day of MAY next, the following Regulation shall come into force on the Nelson South-west Goldfields, and shall form part of the Rules and Regulations thereof now in force thereon.—
OCCUPATION OF QUARTZ CLAIMS.
In all Quartz Claims containing not less than four mens' ground it shall be lawful for the registered owners thereof to work, hold, and occupy the same for Three Months, from the day on which such claim was first occupied by them, with half the number of men otherwise required to work, hold, and occupy the same.
Given under my hand, and issued under the Public Seal of the Province, at Nelson, this Twenty-third day of April, One thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.
OSWALD CURTIS,
Superintendent.
Attested—
ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Secretary.
Superintendent's Office, Nelson,
April 22, 1872.
IT is hereby notified that it is intended, after the expiration of two months from the date hereof, to grant Goldmining Leases of the Blocks of Lands at the Inangahua District, described in the following Schedule, viz:—
| Applicant. | Precise Locality (described in application). | Area applied for. | Area proposed to be granted. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Dogherty and 7 others, Enterprise Goldmining Company | No. 4 Shield's line of reef | 12 0 0 | 4 0 0 |
| 2 | C. R. Nelson and 11 others, Golden Gate Goldmining Company | No. 3 Adam Smith's reef | 9 3 36 | 6 0 0 |
| 3 | Henry Sinnamon and 11 others, International Company | Between Shield's and Kelly's lines of reefs | 9 3 36 | 6 0 0 |
| 4 | James McGuffie and 13 others, Eamont Goldmining Company | North West of Anderson's Lease | 16 2 0 | 8 0 0 |
| 5 | John Clark and 11 others, Newington Goldmining Company | N.N.E. of Anderson's Creek Goldmining Company's claim | 12 0 0 | 6 0 0 |
| 6 | Matthew Wynn, North British Goldmining Company | No. 2 and 3 Shield's reef | 10 0 0 | 6 0 0 |
| 7 | Michael Power and 7 others, Albion Company | German Jacks, adjoining Mace & Co. South between Mace and Nelson's application | 16 0 0 | 4 0 0 |
| 8 | George Evans and 7 others, Melbourne Quartz-mining Company | North of Shield's. Prospecting Machine Site | 16 0 0 | 4 0 0 |
| 9 | James Clinton and 11 others, Victoria Goldmining Company | No 5 and 6 North Kelly's line of reef, amalgamated claims | 12 0 0 | 12 0 0 |
| 10 | William Lynch, Brighton Goldmining Company | Claim No. 3, South Shield's | 16 2 0 | 7 0 0 |
| 11 | Andrew Johnstone and 7 others, Scandinavian Goldmining Company | No. 7 South, Anderson's line of reef... | 9 0 0 | 6 0 0 |
| 12 | John Corcoran and 7 others, Star of the West Company | Between 9 and 16 North Kelly's line of reef | 16 0 0 | 6 0 0 |
| 13 | Hill Hamilton and 23 others, Heart and Hand Quartz-mining Company | Nos. 12 and 13 a, on Kelly's line of reef | 16 2 0 | 12 0 0 |
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Nelson Provincial Gazette 1872, No 11
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🌾 Proclamation regarding occupation of quartz claims
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources23 April 1872
Proclamation, Goldfields, Quartz claims, Nelson, Mining regulations
- Oswald Curtis, Superintendent
- Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Secretary
🌾 Notice of intention to grant goldmining leases
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources22 April 1872
Goldmining leases, Inangahua District, Mining applications, Nelson
13 names identified
- Robert Dogherty, Applicant for goldmining lease
- C. R. Nelson, Applicant for goldmining lease
- Henry Sinnamon, Applicant for goldmining lease
- James McGuffie, Applicant for goldmining lease
- John Clark, Applicant for goldmining lease
- Matthew Wynn, Applicant for goldmining lease
- Michael Power, Applicant for goldmining lease
- George Evans, Applicant for goldmining lease
- James Clinton, Applicant for goldmining lease
- William Lynch, Applicant for goldmining lease
- Andrew Johnstone, Applicant for goldmining lease
- John Corcoran, Applicant for goldmining lease
- Hill Hamilton, Applicant for goldmining lease