Nelson Provincial Gazette – 1872 – No. 33

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✨ Gold mining lease notices

NELSON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. 129

Superintendent\'s Office, Nelson,
September 26, 1872.

IT is hereby notified that the application for a gold-mining lease, made by Charles Runs and party, on the 2nd September, 1871, for nine acres, three roods, and thirty-two perches, situated at Red Jack\'s Creek, Grey District, has been withdrawn by the applicants.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Secretary.

Superintendent\'s Office, Nelson,
September 23, 1872.

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 :—

INANGAHUA DISTRICT.

A block of land containing nine acres, three roods, and thirty-two perches, more or less, situated south on Caple\'s line of reef, Boatman\'s Creek, applied for by Zoffany Horne and others.
A block of land containing thirteen acres, two roods, and ten perches, more or less, situated No. 8 south on Potter\'s line of reef, Larry\'s Creek, applied for by Harry McClosky and others.
A block of land containing four acres, more or less, situated No. 1 north on Thompson\'s line of reef, Boatman\'s Creek, applied for by Arthur Grant and others.
A block of land containing four acres, three roods, and twenty-one perches, more or less, situated No. 2 south on Gaffney\'s line of reef, Boatman\'s Creek, applied for by Arthur Breen and others.

ALFRED GREENFIELD,
Provincial Secretary.

I, The Undersigned PATRICK BRENNAN, hereby make application to register the VULCAN QUARTZ-MINING COMPANY REGISTERED, under the provisions of "The Mining Companies Limited Liability Acts 1865," "The Mining Companies Limited Liability 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 Vulcan Quartzmining Company registered.
The place of intended operation, is No. 2 south on Adam Smith\'s line of reef, near Murray Creek, on the Inangahua River, in the Province of Nelson.
The nominal capital of the Company is sixteen thousand pounds in sixteen thousand shares of one pound each.
The amount already paid up in cash is nil; in paid-up shares given to shareholders is eight thousand pounds, being estimated value of claim at present time.
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.	Residences.	No. of shares.
Michael Dunn	Reefton	2000
Timothy McLaughlin	Murray Creek	500
Wm. Acton Blakeway	Adams, Nelson	500
George Harper	"	500
John Clarke	Reefton	4000
Charles R. Nelson	Murray Creek	1000
Charles Lyons	"	2000
Thomas Meldrum	"	1500
George Glenn	Greymouth	1000
W. J. Coates	"	1000
Samuel Alexander Leech	Westport	500
James F. Johnston	Grey Junction	500
Thomas Shanks	Reefton	1000
James Stewart	Dunedin	500
Total	...	16,000

Dated this Fourteenth day of September, One thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.

PATRICK BRENNAN,
Manager.

Witness to signature—
CHARLES BROAD,
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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