Mining Company Registrations




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
451

"THE PERSEVERANCE GOLD MINING COMPANY,
REGISTERED."

I, the undersigned GEORGE BENNETT, hereby make
application to register "The Perseverance Gold
Mining Company, Registered," under the provisions
of "The Mining Companies Limited Liability Act,
1865;" 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:---

  1. The name and style of the Company is "The
    Perseverance Gold Mining Company, Registered."
  2. The place of intended operations is in the
    Wainui-o-mata District, in the Province of Wel-
    lington.
  3. The nominal capital of the Company is £800,
    in eighty shares of £10 each.
  4. The amount already paid up is £44 10s.
  5. The name of the manager is George Bennett,
    of the City of Wellington, Turner.
  6. The office of the Company is in Old Custom-
    House Street, City of Wellington, at Mr. Chas.
    Seagar's.
  7. The names and several residences of the share-
    holders, and the number of shares held by each at
    this date, are as follows:-
    Name.
    Residence.
    No. of
    Shares.
    George Bennett
    /
    Wellington
    ... 1
    William Clark
    Ditto
    ... 1
    George Dixon
    Ditto
    ... 1
    Edward Dixon...
    Ditto
    ... 1
    Joe Dixon
    Ditto
    ... 1
    William Kirk
    Ditto
    ... 1
    Henry Quarterman
    Ditto
    ... 1
    Thomas Ralph
    Ditto
    ... 1
    George Richardson
    Ditto
    ... 1
    Charles Seagar...
    Ditto
    ... 1
    Edward Seagar
    Ditto
    ... 1
    James Smith
    Ditto
    ... 1
    William Tustin
    Ditto
    ... 1
    Samuel Waters.
    Ditto
    ... 1
    Hugh Sinclair
    Wainui-o-mata ...
    ... 1
    Patrick Alphonsus Buckley, Wellington
    ... 1
    The Manager in trust for the Company
    ... 64
    Total
    ... 80
    Dated this twenty-seventh day of August, 1869.
    GEORGE BENNETT,
    Manager.
    Witness to signature-R. J. Duncan, Justice of
    the Peace.
    284

I, the undersigned WILLIAM BARCLAY HEATH,
hereby make application to register "The New
South Wales Gold Mining Company, Registered,"
under the provisions of "The Mining Companies
Limited Liability Act, 1865;" 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:---

  1. The name and style of the Company is "The
    New South Wales Gold Mining Company, Regis-
    tered."

  2. The place of operations is at the Hape Creek,
    at the Thames Gold Field, in the Province of Auck-
    land, in the Colony of New Zealand.

  3. The nominal capital of the Company is sixteen
    thousand pounds, in six thousand four hundred shares
    of two pounds ten shillings each.

  4. The amount already paid up is twelve thousand
    eight hundred pounds, being estimated value of the
    Mine.

  5. The name of the manager is William Barclay
    Heath.

  6. The office of the Company is at Brown Street,
    Graham's Town.

  7. The names and several residences of the share-
    holders, and the number of shares held by each at
    this date, are as follows:-
    M. I. Campbell, Shortland
    A. Mowat, Auckland
    J. McKeown, Shortland
    W. Cameron, Shortland
    J. Mantell, Shortland
    L. Ehrenfried, Shortland...
    J. Gray, Shortland
    J. Cox, Shortland
    W. J. Reid, Shortland
    A. Gibson, Shortland
    C. Hill, Shortland
    R. C. Rees, Shortland
    A. Kirk, Shortland
    A. Adamson, Shortland
    C. L. Johnston, Wellington
    E. J. Riddiford, Wellington
    T. Kirk, Shortland
    G. Hulme, Shortland
    W. S. Aickin, Shortland
    J. Sweeney, Shortland
    J. Kenny, Kihikihi
    No. of
    Shares.
    ... 400
    ... 160
    ... 160
    ... 640
    ... 160
    ... 160
    ... 400
    ... 80
    ... 160
    ... 160
    ... 640
    ... 560
    ... 800
    ... 800
    ... 80
    ... 80
    ... 640
    ... 80
    ... 80
    ... 80
    ... 80
    Total
    6,400
    Dated this sixteenth day of August, 1869.
    W. B. HEATH,
    Manager.
    Declared in the presence of me-H. C. Lawlor, a
    Justice of the Peace.
    295

I, the undersigned WILLIAM FURNELL, hereby make
application to register "The Caledonian Water
Race and Gold Mining Company, Registered," under
the provisions of "The Mining Companies Limited
Liability Act, 1865;" 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:---

  1. The name and style of the Company is "The
    Caledonian Water Race and Gold Mining Company."
  2. The place of intended operations is at the
    Arahura.
  3. The nominal capital of the Company is three
    thousand six hundred pounds in ninety shares of
    forty pounds each.
  4. The amount already paid up is one thousand
    seven hundred and eighty pounds.
  5. The name of the manager is William Purnell.
  6. The office of the Company is at Hokitika.
  7. The names and several residences of the share-
    holders, and the number of shares held by each at
    this date, are as follows:----
    Henry Cornfoot, Hokitika
    John Prentice, Arahura
    David Blake, Arahura
    Peter Cameron, Hokitika ...
    George A. Paterson, Hokitika
    Robert Arthur, Arahura
    William Brown, Arahura
    William Kilgour, Arahura
    William Purnell, Arahura,
    Mrs. Margaret Prentice, Arahura
    James McBeth, Hokitika
    Total
    Dated this fourth day of August, 1869.
    WILLIAM PURNELL,
    No. of
    Shares.
    ... 23
    ... 10
    ... 10
    ... 5
    ... 5
    ... 5
    ... 5
    ... 5
    ... 5
    ... 5
    ... 2
    80
    Manager.
    Witness to signature-Jas. A, Bonar, Justice of
    the Peace.
    288


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🌾 Application to Register "The Perseverance Gold Mining Company, Registered"

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
27 August 1869
Mining Company, Registration, Limited Liability, Wellington Province, Wainui-o-mata District
16 names identified
  • George Bennett, Shareholder, 1 share listed
  • William Clark, Shareholder, 1 share listed
  • George Dixon, Shareholder, 1 share listed
  • Edward Dixon, Shareholder, 1 share listed
  • Joe Dixon, Shareholder, 1 share listed
  • William Kirk, Shareholder, 1 share listed
  • Henry Quarterman, Shareholder, 1 share listed
  • Thomas Ralph, Shareholder, 1 share listed
  • George Richardson, Shareholder, 1 share listed
  • Charles Seagar, Shareholder, 1 share listed
  • Edward Seagar, Shareholder, 1 share listed
  • James Smith, Shareholder, 1 share listed
  • William Tustin, Shareholder, 1 share listed
  • Samuel Waters, Shareholder, 1 share listed
  • Hugh Sinclair, Shareholder, 1 share listed
  • Patrick Alphonsus Buckley, Shareholder, 1 share listed

  • George Bennett, Manager
  • R. J. Duncan, Justice of the Peace

🌾 Application to Register "The New South Wales Gold Mining Company, Registered"

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
16 August 1869
Mining Company, Registration, Limited Liability, Thames Gold Field, Auckland Province
21 names identified
  • M. I. Campbell, Shareholder, 400 shares listed
  • A. Mowat, Shareholder, 160 shares listed
  • J. McKeown, Shareholder, 160 shares listed
  • W. Cameron, Shareholder, 640 shares listed
  • J. Mantell, Shareholder, 160 shares listed
  • L. Ehrenfried, Shareholder, 160 shares listed
  • J. Gray, Shareholder, 400 shares listed
  • J. Cox, Shareholder, 80 shares listed
  • W. J. Reid, Shareholder, 160 shares listed
  • A. Gibson, Shareholder, 160 shares listed
  • C. Hill, Shareholder, 640 shares listed
  • R. C. Rees, Shareholder, 560 shares listed
  • A. Kirk, Shareholder, 800 shares listed
  • A. Adamson, Shareholder, 800 shares listed
  • C. L. Johnston, Shareholder, 80 shares listed
  • E. J. Riddiford, Shareholder, 80 shares listed
  • T. Kirk, Shareholder, 640 shares listed
  • G. Hulme, Shareholder, 80 shares listed
  • W. S. Aickin, Shareholder, 80 shares listed
  • J. Sweeney, Shareholder, 80 shares listed
  • J. Kenny, Shareholder, 80 shares listed

  • William Barclay Heath, Manager
  • H. C. Lawlor, Justice of the Peace

🌾 Application to Register "The Caledonian Water Race and Gold Mining Company"

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
4 August 1869
Mining Company, Water Race, Registration, Arahura, Hokitika
11 names identified
  • Henry Cornfoot, Shareholder, 23 shares listed
  • John Prentice, Shareholder, 10 shares listed
  • David Blake, Shareholder, 10 shares listed
  • Peter Cameron, Shareholder, 5 shares listed
  • George A. Paterson, Shareholder, 5 shares listed
  • Robert Arthur, Shareholder, 5 shares listed
  • William Brown, Shareholder, 5 shares listed
  • William Kilgour, Shareholder, 5 shares listed
  • William Purnell, Shareholder, 5 shares listed
  • Margaret Prentice (Mrs.), Shareholder, 5 shares listed
  • James McBeth, Shareholder, 2 shares listed

  • William Purnell, Manager
  • Jas. A. Bonar, Justice of the Peace