Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1872 – No. 30

Page 121

✨ Goldmining leases and company registration

NELSON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 121

Superintendent's Office, Nelson,
August 26, 1872.

IT is hereby notified that it is intended, after the
expiration of two months from the date hereof,
to Grant a Lease for goldmining purposes of the
Crown Land within the District of the Nelson South-
west Goldfields, hereinafter described, viz.—

A block of land containing seven acres, more or
less, situated at Shamrock Lead, Addison's
Flat, Buller District, applied for by James
M'Gavin.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Secretary.

Superintendent's Office, Nelson,
August 26, 1872.

IT is hereby notified that it is intended, after the
expiration of two months from the date hereof,
to Grant a Lease for goldmining purposes of the
Crown Land within the District of the Golden Bay
Goldfields, hereinafter described, viz.—

A block of land containing fourteen acres and
two roods, more or less, situated at Bedstead
Gully, being the block formerly held under
lease by W. R. Turner, (Canterbury Com-
pany) applied for by the Perseverance Com-
pany.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Secretary.

Superintendent's Office, Nelson,
August 26, 1872.

NOTICE is hereby given, in accordance with the
provisions of the Goldmining Lease Regula-
tions, that the undermentioned Goldmining Lease is
declared forfeited, viz.—

Lease dated April 1, 1872, to G. W. W. Light-
band, of five acres, situated near Appo's
Creek, Collingwood.

OSWALD CURTIS,
Superintendent.

I, THE UNDERSIGNED PATRICK BRENNAN, hereby
make application to register the GOLDEN
FLEECE GOLDMINING COMPANY, REGISTERED, under
the provisions of the "Mining Companies Limited
Liability Act 1865, and the Mining Companies Limited
Liability Acts Amendment Acts 1869, 1870, and
1871; and I do 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
Golden Fleece Goldmining Company, Regis-
tered.
The place of intended operations is No. 1
North on Shiel's line of reef, (known as
Paddy Hunt's claim), near Murray Creek,
in the Province of Nelson.
The nominal Capital of the Company is
Twenty-four thousand pounds in twenty-
thousand shares of one pound each.
The amount already paid up in cash is nil; in
paid-up shares given to shareholders is fifteen
thousand pounds, being the estimated value
of claim, and work done thereon.
The name of the Manager is Patrick Brennan.
The office of the Company is at Reefton, in
the Province of Nelson.
The names and several residences of the
shareholders, and the number of shares held
by each at this date, are as follows :—

Name of Shareholder.	Residence.	No. of Shares.
James Clinton	Reefton	4000
Patrick Kelly	"	3000
Patrick Hunt	"	2000
John Butler	"	2000
Christopher Mace	"	2000
George Glenn	Greymouth	1000
Wm. Acton Blakeway Adams	Nelson	1000
Kilgour and Perrotti	Greymouth	1500
James Henderson	"	500
Morris Levy	"	1000
Patrick Butler	"	2000
Michael Cassius	"	2000
John Moloney	Reefton	2000
Total	... ... ...	24,000

Dated this Thirteenth day of August, One thou-
sand eight hundred and seventy-two.

PATRICK BRENNAN,
Manager.

Witness to Signature—
CHARLES BROAD, R.M.,
Justice of the Peace.

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of the Province of Nelson, by R. LUCAS & SON,
Bridge Street, Nelson, Printers for the time being to the said Government.

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PDF — Nelson Provincial Gazette 1872, No 30

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 lease at Shamrock Lead (continued from previous page)

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated26 August 1872
KeywordsGoldmining, Lease, Crown Land, Shamrock Lead, Buller District
👱🏽 Names

James M'Gavin, Applicant for goldmining lease

👩‍💼 Officials

Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Secretary

🌾 Intention to grant goldmining lease at Bedstead Gully

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated26 August 1872
KeywordsGoldmining, Lease, Crown Land, Bedstead Gully, Golden Bay Goldfields
👱🏽 Names

W. R. Turner, Former leaseholder of block

👩‍💼 Officials

Alfred Greenfield, Provincial Secretary

🌾 Forfeiture of goldmining lease at Appo's Creek

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated26 August 1872
KeywordsGoldmining, Lease, Forfeiture, Appo's Creek, Collingwood
👱🏽 Names

G. W. W. Lightband, Leaseholder of forfeited land

👩‍💼 Officials

Oswald Curtis, Superintendent

🌾 Application to register the Golden Fleece Goldmining Company

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dated13 August 1872
KeywordsMining Companies, Registration, Golden Fleece Goldmining Company, Reefton, Murray Creek
👱🏽 Names

16 names identified

Patrick Brennan, Applicant and Manager of company
Paddy Hunt, Namesake of claim
James Clinton, Shareholder
Patrick Kelly, Shareholder
Patrick Hunt, Shareholder
John Butler, Shareholder
Christopher Mace, Shareholder
George Glenn, Shareholder
Wm. Acton Blakeway Adams, Shareholder
Kilgour, Shareholder
Perrotti, Shareholder
James Henderson, Shareholder
Morris Levy, Shareholder
Patrick Butler, Shareholder
Michael Cassius, Shareholder
John Moloney, Shareholder

👩‍💼 Officials

Patrick Brennan, Manager
Charles Broad, R.M., Justice of the Peace

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