✨ Mining Company Registration and Court Sittings
The New Zealand Gazette
March 23, 1872. No. 14.
I, the undersigned Thomas Aiton, hereby make application to register the "Nokomai Flat Gold Mining Company, Registered," under the provisions of "The Mining Companies Limited Liability Act 1865," and amendments thereof, 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:—
The name and style of the company is "The Nokomai Flat Gold Mining Company, Limited."
The place of operations is at Nokomai.
The nominal capital of the company is £1000, in 2000 shares of 10s. each.
The amount already paid up is £82 10s.
The name of the manager is Thomas Aiton.
The office of the company is at Nokomai.
The names and several residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date, are as follows:—
| Name | Residence | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| John Howell | Fairlight station | 50 |
| D. A. Cameron | Glenfalloch station | 25 |
| J. Stock and Co. | Invercargill | 50 |
| Job Coulam | Nokomai | 30 |
| Thomas Whitaker | do | 30 |
| Thomas Aiton | do | 20 |
| J. W. Robertson and Co. | Queenstown | 25 |
| Wm. S. Howard | Half-way bay | 20 |
| W. J. Malaghan | Queenstown | 10 |
| Thomas Toll | do | 10 |
| John Scott | do | 10 |
| J. T. Marlow | Invercargill | 20 |
| T. J. White | Winton | 10 |
| R. M. Syme | Kingston | 10 |
| J. W. Rowe | Nokomai | 10 |
| David Roche | Athol | 20 |
| John Hughes | Nokomai | 1 |
| Peter Summers | Puerua | 4 |
| Edward Hansen | Nokomai | 2 |
| Robert Kennedy | do | 9 |
| Henry Lapham | do | 6 |
| James Brown | do | 4 |
| Walter Bailey | do | 1 |
| William Wilson | Nevis | 6 |
| Peter de Pollock | do | 6 |
| Charles Thomson | do | 6 |
| Charles Green | do | 5 |
| Edward Thomson | do | 5 |
| John Allan | do | 3 |
| Scully and Starkey | do | 2 |
| Leonard Pauer | Nokomai | 2 |
| Hugh Cameron | do | 2 |
| Peter Duncan | do | 4 |
| Samuel Bladen | do | 5 |
| H. T. Ross | Invercargill | 5 |
| W. J. Moffat | do | 5 |
| Lewis F. Clapp | Kingston | 5 |
| T. S. Nicol | do | 2 |
| John O. Clapp | do | 1 |
| John Harris | Nokomai | 1 |
| Thomas Niccol | do | 2 |
| William Soper | do | 2 |
| Samuel Beetsom | do | 2 |
| Charles Crisp | do | 4 |
| William Warren | Queenstown | 4 |
| John M’Bride | do | 5 |
| Mrs. John M’Bride | do | 5 |
| L. Hotop | do | 2 |
| Alexander Hilton | Nokomai | 1 |
| William Whitaker | Nevis | 5 |
| J. T. Whitaker | do | 5 |
| Job Bailey | Nokomai | 1 |
| John Medcalf | do | 1 |
| Thomas Johnston | do | 4 |
| John Cameron | do | 1 |
| John Munroe | Nevis | 5 |
| William Morrison | do | 5 |
| John Gibson | Puerua | 5 |
| Daniel Butler | Kingston | 5 |
| Thomas Surman | Queenstown | 3 |
| William Atkins | Kingston | 4 |
| William Allsworth | Kingston | 6 |
| Mortimer Hishin | Invercargill | 5 |
| James Bradmore | Digger’s Creek | 6 |
| Robt. Buchanan jun. | Invercargill | 5 |
| Philip Baregan | Fairlight | 4 |
| Thomas Dixon | Athol | 1 |
| Henry M’Kinnon | Nokomai | 1 |
| J. Crosbie | Invercargill | 5 |
| Edward Samuels | Queenstown | 2 |
| Thomas Church | Fairlight | 6 |
| John Wesley | Fairlight | 6 |
| Bendix Hallenstein | Queenstown | 5 |
| Albert Eichardt | Queenstown | 5 |
| Arthur Ford | Queenstown | 2 |
| Janet de Lacy | Nokomai | 6 |
| John Law | Nokomai | 5 |
| Francis Thompson | Nokomai | 2 |
| Pat Shannon | Cowan’s Bush | 5 |
| R. C. Mackay | Dome Creek | 1 |
| James Hancock | Riverton | 4 |
| Julius Seehof | Riverton | 4 |
| David Whitaker | Nokomai | 1 |
| Esther E. Whitaker | Nokomai | 1 |
| Robert Parsons | Nokomai | 6 |
| James Whitaker | Queenstown | 5 |
| Robert H. Aiton | Nokomai | 5 |
| H. T. Evans | Nokomai | 2 |
| Donald Morrison, Jun. | Benmore | 10 |
| Thomas Aiton (in trust) | for Company | 1370 |
Dated this 7th day of March, 1872.
(Signed) THOMAS AITON, Manager.
Witness to the signature:
(Signed) JOSEPH ROGERS,
Justice of the Peace.
Government Notice
In pursuance and exercise of the power and authority in this behalf enabling me, I, Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby fix and appoint that sittings of the District Court of the Otago Gold Fields, during the months of May and June next, shall be held as follows:
- In the Resident Magistrate’s Court at Naseby, on the second Wednesday in May next.
- In the Resident Magistrate’s Court at Clyde, on the Monday next after the second Wednesday in May next.
- In the Resident Magistrate’s Court at Queenstown, on the Monday second after the second Wednesday in May next.
- In the Resident Magistrate’s Court at Lawrence, on the second Tuesday in June next.
Provided that in case any of the days so fixed as aforesaid shall happen to be a holiday, then the Court appointed for that day shall be held on the first day thereafter, not being a holiday.
Issued this nineteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.
(Signed) W. GISBORNE.
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Otago Provincial Gazette 1872, No 787
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🌾 Registration of Nokomai Flat Gold Mining Company
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources7 March 1872
Mining Company, Registration, Shareholders, Nokomai, Gold Mining
91 names identified
- Thomas Aiton, Manager of the company
- John Howell, Shareholder
- D. A. Cameron, Shareholder
- J. Stock, Shareholder
- Job Coulam, Shareholder
- Thomas Whitaker, Shareholder
- Thomas Aiton, Shareholder
- J. W. Robertson, Shareholder
- Wm. S. Howard, Shareholder
- W. J. Malaghan, Shareholder
- Thomas Toll, Shareholder
- John Scott, Shareholder
- J. T. Marlow, Shareholder
- T. J. White, Shareholder
- R. M. Syme, Shareholder
- J. W. Rowe, Shareholder
- David Roche, Shareholder
- John Hughes, Shareholder
- Peter Summers, Shareholder
- Edward Hansen, Shareholder
- Robert Kennedy, Shareholder
- Henry Lapham, Shareholder
- James Brown, Shareholder
- Walter Bailey, Shareholder
- William Wilson, Shareholder
- Peter de Pollock, Shareholder
- Charles Thomson, Shareholder
- Charles Green, Shareholder
- Edward Thomson, Shareholder
- John Allan, Shareholder
- Starkey, Shareholder
- Leonard Pauer, Shareholder
- Hugh Cameron, Shareholder
- Peter Duncan, Shareholder
- Samuel Bladen, Shareholder
- H. T. Ross, Shareholder
- W. J. Moffat, Shareholder
- Lewis F. Clapp, Shareholder
- T. S. Nicol, Shareholder
- John O. Clapp, Shareholder
- John Harris, Shareholder
- Thomas Niccol, Shareholder
- William Soper, Shareholder
- Samuel Beetsom, Shareholder
- Charles Crisp, Shareholder
- William Warren, Shareholder
- John M’Bride, Shareholder
- M’Bride (Mrs), Shareholder
- L. Hotop, Shareholder
- Alexander Hilton, Shareholder
- William Whitaker, Shareholder
- J. T. Whitaker, Shareholder
- Job Bailey, Shareholder
- John Medcalf, Shareholder
- Thomas Johnston, Shareholder
- John Cameron, Shareholder
- John Munroe, Shareholder
- William Morrison, Shareholder
- John Gibson, Shareholder
- Daniel Butler, Shareholder
- Thomas Surman, Shareholder
- William Atkins, Shareholder
- William Allsworth, Shareholder
- Mortimer Hishin, Shareholder
- James Bradmore, Shareholder
- Robt Buchanan (jun), Shareholder
- Philip Baregan, Shareholder
- Thomas Dixon, Shareholder
- Henry M’Kinnon, Shareholder
- J. Crosbie, Shareholder
- Edward Samuels, Shareholder
- Thomas Church, Shareholder
- John Wesley, Shareholder
- Bendix Hallenstein, Shareholder
- Albert Eichardt, Shareholder
- Arthur Ford, Shareholder
- Janet de Lacy, Shareholder
- John Law, Shareholder
- Francis Thompson, Shareholder
- Pat Shannon, Shareholder
- R. C. Mackay, Shareholder
- James Hancock, Shareholder
- Julius Seehof, Shareholder
- David Whitaker, Shareholder
- Esther E. Whitaker, Shareholder
- Robert Parsons, Shareholder
- James Whitaker, Shareholder
- Robert H. Aiton, Shareholder
- H. T. Evans, Shareholder
- Donald Morrison (Jun), Shareholder
- Thomas Aiton, Shareholder in trust for Company
- Thomas Aiton, Manager
- Joseph Rogers, Justice of the Peace
⚖️ Sittings of the District Court of the Otago Gold Fields
⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement19 March 1872
Court Sittings, Otago Gold Fields, Naseby, Clyde, Queenstown, Lawrence
- Sir George Ferguson Bowen, Governor of the Colony of New Zealand
- W. Gisborne