β¨ Mining Grants and Lease Application
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Granted, November 27, 1877. Wall, 2 feet high
from surface, or 6 inches higher than the present
level of tailings with gate in wall; situate at the
head of their race, Darkies' Creek; for protecting the
head of race from tailings. Reg. No. 176.
No. 8918, 2610.
July 5, 1878. Granted, July 2, 1872. Area, 100
by 100 yards; wall, 10 feet high; situate on the
lease "Who would have thought it," Charleston.
Reg. No. 876.
No. 8996, 2646.
August 7, 1878. Granted, July 29, 1873. Area,
40 by 60 yards; wall, 8 feet high; situate at the
head of their race, Darkies' Creek, Charleston. Reg.
No. 691.
No. 8760, 691.
April 17, 1878. Granted, April 15, 1869. Area,
200 by 100 yards; wall, 6 feet high; situate near the
cricket-ground at Charleston. Reg. No. 507.
And following Easements:β
No. 7420, 1524.
March 12, 1879. Granted, January 16, 1867. 1
miles in length; commencing 300 yards from Darkies'
Terrace; course, east and west; and terminating at
Township Lead, Charleston. 2 heads of water, 80
inches; head-race. Reg. No. 42.
No. 1147, 2785.
July 17, 1878. Granted, April 3, 1869. Head-
race, 300 yards in length, commencing at their dam,
Back Lead, Darkies' Terrace; course, east and west.
and terminating at their machine; 60 inches of
water.
No. 7421, 1148.
March 12, 1879. Head-race. Granted, March 11,
1869. 50 yards in length, commencing in Darkies'
Creek; course, east and west; and terminating at
their machine under Hunter's Fluming. Reg. two
heads of water, 40 inches. Reg. No. 4334.
No. 1146, 786.
July 17, 1878. Head-race. Granted, April 11, 1868.
300 yards in length, commencing at their dam;
course, north and east; and terminating at their
machine. Reg. 20 inches of water. Reg. No. 2096.
No. 529, 1395.
September 13, 1878. Head-race. Granted, August
31, 1876. 400 yards in length, commencing at head-
race No. 503, Darkies' Terrace, and terminating in
head-race No. 3382; course, north and south.
Reg. No. 103.
No. 1145, 750.
July 17, 1878. Head-race. Granted. 4369, 3170,
600 yards in length, commencing on the Frenchman's
Claim, Town Lead (extension included in old right),
and terminating at Ferguson's Claim, Town Lead.
Reg. No. 203.
No. 967, 1527.
March 12, 1879. Head-race. Granted, March 1,
1877. 200 yards in length, commencing at our dam,
Cement Lead, and terminating at our claim, Charles-
ton Flat. Reg. No. 183.
No. 822, 1422.
November 28, 1878. Head-race. Granted at
Westport, November 8, 1866. 15 miles in length,
commencing half a mile east of the new rush on
Darkies' Terrace, one mile east of Charleston, and
terminating a quarter of a mile from the beach on the
claim, Town Lead; course, east and west. See Reg.
1146, November 12, 1868, Westport, No. 16 of
renewal of Reg. at Charleston. Reg. No. 196.
Three heads, of 40 inches each.
No. 1177, 1288.
July 26, 1878. Head-race. Granted, July 25,
1871. 400 yards in length, commencing at their
dam, Rotten Row, Charleston; course, east and
west; and terminating at Constant Bay. Reg. No.
756.
No. 1176, 1287:
July 26, 1878. Head-race. Granted, July 22,
1872. 1/2 mile in length, commencing at the Post
Office Dam, Charleston; course, north and south;
and terminating at the Town Lead. Reg. No. 691.
No. 7422, 1518.
March 12, 1879. Tail-race. Granted, February
2, 1871. 900 yards in length, commencing at their
lease, Darkie's Creek; course, north and south; and
terminating below Cronin's Dam. Reg. No. 617.
No. 1194, 3327.
August 7, 1878. Tail-race. Granted, December
19, 1872. 19 chains in length, commencing at their
claim, Darkie's Terrace; course, east and west; and
terminating at Cronin's Dam. Granted in lieu of
tail-races No. 200 and 1267, certificates of which
have been surrendered. Reg. No. 735.
No. 780, 1459.
December 10, 1878. Tail-race. Granted, Novem-
ber 10, 1876. 500 yards in length, commencing at
our claim near Cement Lead, and terminating at a
creek below the Darkie's Terrace Road; course, north
and south. Reg. No. 132.
No. 600, 1367.
October 4, 1878. Tail-race. Granted, September
27, 1872. 500 yards in length, commencing at Town
Lead; course, east and west; and terminating at
beach, Constant Bay.
JOB GREGORY.
HUGH HORNER.
Granted.
19th June, 1879.
CHARLES BROAD,
Warden.
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APPLICATION FOR LEASE.
To the Warden at Lawrence.
Tuapeka, 27th June, 1879.
I HEREBY apply for a Gold-Mining Lease of the
lands hereinafter described, in accordance with
the Gold-Mining Lease Regulations of New Zealand;
and I agree, upon the approval of this application,
to execute a lease upon the basis therein stated, if
the Governor shall think fit to grant the same.
ALEXANDER MCNAB.
Name and address in full of applicants: Alexander
McNab, Edward Lawson, William Johnstone, Alex-
ander George Thomson, Richard Snedden, all of
Blue Spur.
Style under whien it is intended to conduct the
business: Nelson Gold-Mining Cement Company,
No. 2.
Extent of land applied for: Eight acres.
Minimum number of men to be employed by the
lessees: For the first six months, two men; sub-
sequently, when in full work, ten men.
Amount of capital proposed to be invested:
Β£2,000.
Proposed mode of working the land: By sluicing
and crushing.
Precise locality: Section 126, Block V., Waitahuna
East District.
Term for which lease is required; Fifteen years.
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πΎ Summary of Granted Mining Rights and Easements in Charleston Area
πΎ Primary Industries & Resources19 June 1879
Mining privileges, Water rights, Head-race, Tail-race, Charleston, Darkies' Creek, Easements
- Charles Broad, Warden
πΎ Application for Gold-Mining Lease by Nelson Gold-Mining Cement Company, No. 2
πΎ Primary Industries & Resources27 June 1879
Gold mining lease, Application, Tuapeka, Lawrence, Sluicing, Capital investment
- Alexander McNab, Applicant for gold-mining lease
- Edward Lawson, Applicant for gold-mining lease
- William Johnstone, Applicant for gold-mining lease
- Alexander George Thomson, Applicant for gold-mining lease
- Richard Snedden, Applicant for gold-mining lease
NZ Gazette 1879, No 77