✨ Mining Licenses and Regulations




1894 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 86

granted: Now know ye; and these presents witness, that
I, , Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do
hereby grant unto the said A.B. [name of grantee], his
executors, administrators, and assigns [or (name of corpora-
tion), their successors and assigns], sole and exclusive license
and authority to enter upon and occupy the land described
in the Schedule hereto for the purpose of carrying on pro-
specting operations for [State metal or mineral], and erecting
any machinery or constructing works in connection there-
with, and doing all lawful acts incidental or conducive
thereto. To hold the said land for a period of* from
the date hereof, subject to the conditions set forth in "The
Mining Act Amendment Act, 1895," and the regulations
made thereunder.

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name
and seal, this day of , 18 .
, Governor.

Schedule.

All that area, situated in the District, containing
by estimation acres, or thereabouts. Bounded on
the north by ; on the east by ; on the south
by ; and on the west by .

  • Not to exceed two years.

SCHEDULE C.

Application for Tunnel Prospecting License.

To the Warden at
I [or We] hereby apply for a tunnel prospecting license
under the provisions of "The Mining Act Amendment Act,
1895," which has been duly marked off in accordance with
the regulations made under the said Act.

(Signature of Applicant.)
(Occupation.)
(Address.)

| Name and Address | Locality where | Length of Proposed | Amount of Capital | Dimensions of Pro- | Number of Men | Remarks |
| of Applicant. | Area applied for is | Tunnel. | proposed to be | posed Tunnel. | proposed to be | |
| | situated. | | expended in Con- | | employed in con- | |
| | | | struction of Tun- | | structing Tunnel. | |
| | | | nel. | | | |

Dated at , the day of , 18 .

The above application and any objections will be heard at
the Warden's office at , on , 18 .

Any person desiring to object to the issue of a tunnel
prospecting license for the land applied for must, within
two clear days from the date of such application, enter his
objections at the Warden's office at
.
(Signature of Warden or Clerk.)

SCHEDULE D.

Surveyor's Notice of Marking-out of a Tunnel Prospecting
License.

To all persons whom it may concern.
I HEREBY give notice that , residing at , did,
on the day of , apply to the Warden at
for a tunnel prospecting license, which I have this day
marked out, and that any person desiring to object to the
granting of such tunnel prospecting license must, on or
before the day of , 18 , enter his objection
at the office of the said Warden. And I further give notice
that the said land is exempted from occupation for any
purpose whatsoever until the application of the aforesaid
shall have been finally dealt with.

Dated at , this day of , 18 .
[Signature of Surveyor.]

SCHEDULE E.

Form of Tunnel Prospecting License.

WHEREAS A.B., of [occupation and address], has made appli-
cation for a tunnel prospecting license over the lands
described in the Schedule hereto, and it has been made to
appear to me that the said application has been publicly
notified in terms of "The Mining Act Amendment Act,
1895," and that the Warden of the District (being
the district in or nearest to which the area applied for is
situated) has approved of the said application: And
whereas it appears expedient that this license should be
granted: Now know ye, and these presents witness, that
I, , Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do
hereby grant unto the said A.B. [name of grantee], his
executors, administrators, and assigns [or (name of corpora-
tion), their successors or assigns], sole and exclusive license
and authority to enter upon and occupy the land described
in the Schedule hereto for the purpose of constructing a
prospecting tunnel, and erecting any machinery or con-
structing works in connection therewith, and doing all
lawful acts incidental or conducive thereto. To hold the
said lands for a period of* from the date hereof,
subject to the conditions set forth in "The Mining Act
Amendment Act, 1895," and the regulations made thereunder.

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name
and seal, this day of , 18 .
, Governor.

Schedule.

All that area, situated in the District, bounded on
the north by ; on the east by ; on the south
by ; and on the west by .

  • Not to exceed two years.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this twenty-sixth day of November, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-five.

A. J. CADMAN,
Minister of Mines.

By Authority: SAMUEL COSTALL, Govt. Printer, Wellington.




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🌾 Regulations for Tunnel Prospecting Licenses (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
26 November 1895
Mining, Tunnel, Prospecting, Licenses, Regulations, Warden, Application, Hearing, Costs, Survey, Objections, Assignment, Fees
  • A. J. Cadman, Minister of Mines

🌾 Form of Tunnel Prospecting License

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
26 November 1895
Mining, Tunnel, Prospecting, License, Application, Warden, Governor, Conditions
  • A. J. Cadman, Minister of Mines