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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
I N conformity with the provisions of the Gold Mining Lease Regulations published in the New Zealand
Gazette, No. 15, of 1866, it is hereby notified that it is intended to grant Leases for Gold Mining
purposes on Crown Lands within the Districts of the Nelson South-west Gold Fields and the Golden Bay
Gold Fields, specified in the following applications :—
NELSON SOUTH-WEST GOLD FIELDS DISTRICT.
| Name and Address in full of Applicant. | Style under which it is intended to conduct the Business. | Extent of Land applied for. A. R. P. | Minimum number of Men to be employed by the Lessee. | Amount of Capital proposed to be invested. £ | Proposed mode of working the Land. | Precise Locality. | Term for which Lease required. | Time of commencing operations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Steele, Henry Moore, John Lawrey, Robert M'Diarmid, William Coombes, and Thomas Olive, all of Charleston | Steele and Party | 10 0 0 | For the first month, six men. Subsequent, when in full work, ten men | 1,200 | To crush the cement by an Iron Battery, worked by a waterwheel 20 feet in diameter | Black Lead, Darkies' Terrace, near Charleston | Three years. | Immediately upon granting of lease. |
| John Gordon Jackson Charles Boyes, George Samuel Wigg Horne, George Charles Bowman, all of Charleston | The Who'd have thought it Crushing and Cement Company | 10 0 0 | For the first month, five men. Subsequent, when in full work, nineteen men | 1,500 | Machinery | Charleston Flat, South side of Darkies' Terrace Road | Six years. | Immediately upon granting of lease. |
Superintendent's Office,
Nelson, 19th November, 1868.
OSWALD CURTIS,
Superintendent.
GOLDEN BAY GOLD FIELDS DISTRICT.
| Name and Address in full of Applicant. | Style under which it is intended to conduct the Business. | Extent of Land applied for. A. R. P. | Amount of Capital proposed to be invested. £ | Minimum number of Men to be employed by the Lessee. | Proposed mode of working the Land. | Precise Locality. | Term for which Lease required. | Time of commencing operations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Langdon George Langdon, and Thomas Brewer, Rocky River, Collingwood | Langdon Bros. and Brewer | 1 1 0 | For the first four months, four men. Subsequent, when in full work, four men | On the Sluicing principle | Terrace at Rocky River | Four- teen years | Immediately upon granting of lease. | |
| William Everley Wash- bourne, Collingwood | W. E. Wash- bourne | 6 0 0 | 200 | For the first three months, three men. Subsequent, when in full work, six men. | Drainage, ground sluicing, and raising dirt by machinery | Appo's Gully | Fif- teen years | Immediately upon granting of lease. |
| David Ernest, Appo's Gully, Collingwood | Hit or Miss Company | 3 0 0 | 300 | For the first month, two men. Subsequent, when in full work, three men | Deep tail race and ground sluice | Between Glen Gyle and Appo's Gully | Fif- teen years | Immediately upon granting of lease. |
| Duncan Corby Duncan Corby, George Anderson, Francis Henry Montague Ellis, Glen Gyle, Collingwood | Glen Gyle Gold Mining Company (Limited) | 4 0 0 | 900 | For the first three months, four men. Subsequent, when in full work four men. | Hydraulic hose and sluicing process | Glen Gyle | Fif- teen years | Immediately upon granting of lease. |
Superintendent's Office,
Nelson, 30th November, 1868.
OSWALD CURTIS,
Superintendent.
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NZ Gazette 1868, No 71
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🌾 Intended Gold Mining Leases in Nelson South-west Gold Fields District
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources19 November 1868
Gold Mining Lease, Nelson South-west, Application, Land, Charleston
10 names identified
- Richard Steele, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- Henry Moore, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- John Lawrey, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- Robert M'Diarmid, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- William Coombes, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- Thomas Olive, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- John Gordon Jackson, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- Charles Boyes, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- George Samuel Wigg Horne, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- George Charles Bowman, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- Oswald Curtis, Superintendent
🌾 Intended Gold Mining Leases in Golden Bay Gold Fields District
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources30 November 1868
Gold Mining Lease, Golden Bay, Application, Land, Collingwood
8 names identified
- Thomas Langdon, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- George Langdon, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- Thomas Brewer, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- William Everley Washbourne, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- David Ernest, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- Duncan Corby, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- George Anderson, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- Francis Henry Montague Ellis, Applicant for Gold Mining Lease
- Oswald Curtis, Superintendent