✨ Mining Company Registrations




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

I,
the undersigned, hereby make application to
register "The Puketui Gold Mining Company"
as a Limited Company, under the provisions of "The
Mining Companies Act, 1872."

  1. The name of the Company is to be "The Puketui Gold
    Mining Company, Limited."
  2. The place of operations is at Pakirarahi Block, adjoining
    the Tairua Claim, District of Hauraki South, in the Province
    of Auckland, and Colony of New Zealand.
  3. The registered office of the Company will be situated at
    Davy and Albert Streets, Grahamstown.
  4. The nominal capital of the Company is eleven thousand
    pounds sterling, in eleven thousand shares of one pound sterling
    each.
  5. The number of shares subscribed for is eleven thousand,
    being the entire number of shares in the Company.
  6. The number of paid-up shares is nil.
  7. The amount already paid up is nil.
  8. The name of the Manager is Dennis Gilmore MacDonnell.
  9. The names and addresses and occupations of the share-
    holders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, are
    as follow:-
    Walter Williamson, Shortland, Miner ... No. of
    Shares.
    600
    Henry Cameron Gillespie, Shortland, Shipping Agent ... 400
    Alexander Dewar, Shortland, Mine Manager ... 400
    William McCullough, Shortland, Journalist ... 1,200
    Richard Spratt, Shortland, Mine Manager ... 800
    John Robert Perry, Shortland, Millowner ... 1,000
    Michael Hennelly, Grahamstown, Commission Agent ... 1,800
    Joseph Howard, Auckland, Gentleman ... 600
    George S. Graham, Auckland, Gentleman ... 400
    Owen Jones, Auckland, Contractor ... 400
    James M. McDonald, Auckland, Gentleman... 2,800
    Dennis Gilmore MacDonnell, Grahamstown, Mining
    Agent ... 11,000

Total ... 11,000
D. G. MACDONNELL,
Manager.

Dated this 6th day of May, 1875.
Witness to signature--W. Davies, J.P.

I, Dennis Gilmore MacDonnell, do solemnly and
sincerely declare that-

  1. I am the Manager of the said intended Company.
  2. The above statement is, to the best of my belief
    and knowledge, true in every particular; and I make
    this solemn.declaration conscientiously believing the
    same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the
    General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled "The
    Justices of the Peace Act, 1866."

D. G. MACDONNELL.
Taken before me at Grahamstown, this 6th day of
May, 1875-W. Davies, J.P. 230

In the matter of "The Mining Companies Act, 1872."

I,
the undersigned, hereby make application to
register "The Morning Light Quartz Mining
Company, Limited" as a Limited Company, under
the provisions of "The Mining Companies Act,
1872."

  1. The name of the Company is to be "The Morning Light
    Quartz Mining Company, Limited."
  2. The place of intended operations is at the Mohikinui Reefs.
  3. The registered office of the Company will be situated at
    Westport, in the Province of Nelson.
  4. The nominal capital of the Company is Β£24,000, in 24,000
    shares of Β£l each.
  5. The number of shares subscribed for is 24,000, being not
    less than two-thirds of the entire number of shares in the Com-
    pany.
  6. The number of paid-up shares is none.
  7. The amount already paid up on the entire number of
    shares is 10s. per share.
  8. The name of the Manager is James Bickerton Fisher.
  9. The names, addresses, and occupations of the shareholders,
    and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as
    follow:-
    George Malcolm Clark, Westport, Hotelkeeper ... No. of
    Shares.
    1,500
    John Munro, Westport, Auctioneer ... 2,000
    James Bickerton Fisher, Westport, Solicitor ... 1,500
    William McMeekan, Westport, Miner ... 2,500
    Thomas Monckle, Westport, Miner ... 2,500
    William Hassan, Westport, Storeman ... 2,500
    George Nicholas, Westport, Miner ... 2,000
    Alexander Stitt, Westport, Merchant ... 2,000
    Patrick Hanlan, Westport, Miner ... 2,000
    John Seaton, Westport, Cattle Dealer ... 1,500
    Benjamin Oxner, Westport, Wharfinger ... 1,000
    Oliver Puflett, Westport, Miner ... 1,000
    William Wilson, Charleston, Contractor ... 1,000
    James Finlayson, Westport, Miner ... 1,000

Total ... 24,000
J. BICKERTON FISHER,
Manager.

Dated this 15th day of April, 1875.
Witness to signature-J. W. Humphreys, J.P.

I, James Bickerton Fisher, of Nelson Street, in
the Town of Westport, in the Province of Nelson, in
New Zealand, Solicitor, do solemnly and sincerely
declare that-

  1. I am the Manager of the said intended Com-
    pany.
  2. The above statement is, to the best of my belief
    and knowledge, true in every particular; and I make
    this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the
    same to be true, and by virtue of an Act of the
    General Assembly of New Zealand intituled "The
    Justices of the Peace Act, 1866."

J. BICKERTON FISHER.
Taken and declared before me, at Westport afore-
said, this 15th day of April, 1875-J. W. Hum-
phreys, a Justice of the Peace for the Colony of New
Zealand. 231

I,
the undersigned, hereby make application to
register "The Mazeppa Gold Mining Company"
as a Limited Company, under the provisions of
"The Mining Companies Act, 1872."

  1. The name of the Company is to be "The Mazeppa Gold
    Mining Company, Limited."
  2. The place of operations is at Karangahaka, Ohinemur
    Gold Field.
  3. The registered office of the Company will be situated at
    the office of Messrs. Macdonald and Miller, Albert and Brown
    Streets, Grahamstown.
  4. The nominal capital of the Company is ten thousand
    pounds, in ten thousand shares of one pound each.
  5. The number of shares subscribed for is ten thousand, being
    not less than two-thirds of the entire number of shares in the
    Company.
  6. The number of paid-up shares is nil.
  7. The amount already paid up is nil.
  8. The name of the Manager is John Edwin Macdonald.
  9. The names, addresses, and occupations of the shareholders,
    and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as
    follow:-
    Henry Devin, Ohinemuri, Miner ... No. of
    Shares.
    250
    James Finley, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 250
    John Holden, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 250
    William Clothworthy, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 250
    James Liddell, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 250
    James Brand Hannah, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 250
    Richard Potter, Ohinemuri, Miner ... 250


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🌾 Application to register The Puketui Gold Mining Company, Limited

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
6 May 1875
Gold Mining, Company Registration, Capital, Shareholders, Hauraki South, Grahamstown
12 names identified
  • Walter Williamson, Shareholder holding 600 shares
  • Henry Cameron Gillespie, Shareholder holding 400 shares
  • Alexander Dewar, Shareholder holding 400 shares
  • William McCullough, Shareholder holding 1,200 shares
  • Richard Spratt, Shareholder holding 800 shares
  • John Robert Perry, Shareholder holding 1,000 shares
  • Michael Hennelly, Shareholder holding 1,800 shares
  • Joseph Howard, Shareholder holding 600 shares
  • George S. Graham, Shareholder holding 400 shares
  • Owen Jones, Shareholder holding 400 shares
  • James M. McDonald, Shareholder holding 2,800 shares
  • Dennis Gilmore MacDonnell, Shareholder holding 11,000 shares

  • D. G. MacDonnell, Manager
  • W. Davies, Justice of the Peace

🌾 Application to register The Morning Light Quartz Mining Company, Limited

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
15 April 1875
Quartz Mining, Company Registration, Capital, Shareholders, Mohikinui Reefs, Westport
14 names identified
  • George Malcolm Clark, Shareholder holding 1,500 shares
  • John Munro, Shareholder holding 2,000 shares
  • James Bickerton Fisher, Shareholder holding 1,500 shares
  • William McMeekan, Shareholder holding 2,500 shares
  • Thomas Monckle, Shareholder holding 2,500 shares
  • William Hassan, Shareholder holding 2,500 shares
  • George Nicholas, Shareholder holding 2,000 shares
  • Alexander Stitt, Shareholder holding 2,000 shares
  • Patrick Hanlan, Shareholder holding 2,000 shares
  • John Seaton, Shareholder holding 1,500 shares
  • Benjamin Oxner, Shareholder holding 1,000 shares
  • Oliver Puflett, Shareholder holding 1,000 shares
  • William Wilson, Shareholder holding 1,000 shares
  • James Finlayson, Shareholder holding 1,000 shares

  • J. Bickerton Fisher, Manager
  • J. W. Humphreys, Justice of the Peace

🌾 Application to register The Mazeppa Gold Mining Company, Limited

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Gold Mining, Company Registration, Capital, Shareholders, Karangahaka, Ohinemuri, Grahamstown
7 names identified
  • Henry Devin, Shareholder holding 250 shares
  • James Finley, Shareholder holding 250 shares
  • John Holden, Shareholder holding 250 shares
  • William Clothworthy, Shareholder holding 250 shares
  • James Liddell, Shareholder holding 250 shares
  • James Brand Hannah, Shareholder holding 250 shares
  • Richard Potter, Shareholder holding 250 shares

  • John Edwin Macdonald, Manager