✨ Mining Company Registrations and Partnership Dissolution
Gell’s Gold Mining Company
(Registered).
I,
THE undersigned Nicholas Marchant, hereby make application to register "The Gell’s 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:—
1st. The name and style of the Company is "The Gell’s Gold Mining Company (Registered)."
2nd. The place of intended operations is at Waiariki, in the Terawiti District, in the Province of Wellington.
3rd. The nominal Capital of the Company is four hundred and eighty pounds in forty-eight shares of ten pounds each.
4th. The amount already paid up is thirty-two pounds.
5th. The name of the Manager is Nicholas Marchant.
6th. The Office of the Company is in Willis-street, in the City of Wellington.
7th. The names and several residences of the Shareholders, and the number of Shares held by each at this date are as follow, namely:—
| Name | Residence | No. of shares |
|---|---|---|
| William Tonks, senr. | Wellington | 1 |
| Joe Dixon | Wellington | 1 |
| James Ames | Wellington | 1 |
| William Tonks, junr. | Wellington | 1 |
| Henry Blundell, senr. | Wellington | 2 |
| William John Tagg | Wellington | 1 |
| James Dacie Wrigglesworth | Wellington | 2 |
| Edward Dixon | Wellington | 1 |
| William Bentham | Wellington | 1 |
| John Knowles | Wellington | 1 |
| Henry Edward Tonks | Wellington | 1 |
| Phillip Moeller | Wellington | 2 |
| Leyser Moeller | Wellington | 1 |
| Robert Gent | Wellington | 1 |
| Frederick Charles Binns | Wellington | 1 |
| Elizabeth Moeller | Wellington | 1 |
| Edward T. Gillon | Wellington | 1 |
| John Blundell | Wellington | 1 |
| Thomas James Ladd | Wellington | 1 |
| Ferdinand B. Ehrman | Wellington | 1 |
| Samuel John Hill | Taita | 1 |
| Henry Blundell, junr. | Wellington | 1 |
| Nicholas Marchant | Wellington | 1 |
| Charles Thomas | Wellington | 1 |
| Thomas William Pilcher | Wellington | 1 |
| Edward William Mills | Wellington | 1 |
| Frederick Atcheson | Wellington | 1 |
| Ebenezer Baker | Wellington | 1 |
| John Stevenson | Wellington | 1 |
| The Manager in Trust for Working Members of the Company | Wellington | 5 |
| The Manager in Trust for the Company | Wellington | 5 |
Dated this 5th day of August, 1869.
Nicholas Marchant,
Manager.
Witness to signature of Nicholas Marchant,
Walter Turnbull, J.P.
Mount Welcome Gold Mining Company
(Registered).
I,
THE undersigned Robert Cooper, hereby make application to register "The Mount Welcome 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:—
1st. The name and style of the Company is "The Mount Welcome Gold Mining Company (Registered)."
2nd. The place of operations is at the Horokiwi Valley District in the Province of Wellington.
3rd. The nominal Capital of the Company is two hundred and ninety pounds (£290) in twenty-nine Shares of ten pounds (£10) each.
4th. The amount already paid up is twenty-nine pounds (£29).
5th. The name in full of the Manager is Robert Cooper.
6th. The Office of the Company is at the house of Robert Cooper, Willis street, Wellington.
7th. The names and several residences of the Shareholders and the number of Shares held by each at this date are as follow, namely:—
| Name | Residence | No. of shares |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Blackey | Horokiwi Valley | 1 |
| Thomas Blackey | Horokiwi Valley | 1 |
| John Muir | Horokiwi Valley | 1 |
| Alexander Mitchell | Horokiwi Valley | 1 |
| William Abbott | Horokiwi Valley | 1 |
| Thomas Cooper | Horokiwi Valley | 1 |
| William Harris | Horokiwi Valley | 1 |
| Stephen Barrow | Horokiwi Valley | 1 |
| James Barrow | Horokiwi Valley | 1 |
| Jesse Barrow | Horokiwi Valley | 1 |
| James Jones | Horokiwi Valley | 1 |
| George Jones | Horokiwi Valley | 1 |
| William Jones | Horokiwi Valley | 1 |
| William Howell | Horokiwi Valley | 1 |
| Frank Smith | Horokiwi Valley | 1 |
| Patrick Berney | Horokiwi Valley | 1 |
| Nils Olsen Brousld | Horokiwi Valley | 1 |
| John Harris | Pahautanui | 1 |
| Robert Hall | Pahautanui | 1 |
| Richard Hall | Pahautanui | 1 |
| Jeff Eager | Pahautanui | 1 |
| Charles Carter | Pahautanui | 1 |
| James McEwen | Pahautanui | 1 |
| John Teal | Pahautanui | 1 |
| Thomas Teal | Pahautanui | 1 |
| William Tappin | Pahautanui | 1 |
| Isaac Lovelock | Wellington | 1 |
| Edward Gilmore | Wellington | 1 |
| Robert Cooper | Wellington | 1 |
| William Cooper | Wellington | 1 |
Dated this sixth day of August, 1869.
Robert Cooper.
Witness to signature—
W. M. Bannatyne, J.P.
Dissolution of Partnership
NOTICE is hereby given that the partnership which has heretofore been carried on by George Franklin and John Hunt Hurst, at the Township of Turakina, under the firm of "Franklin & Hurst," in the trade or business of Storekeepers and General Dealers, was this day dissolved by mutual consent, as witness our hands this first day of July, 1869.
George Franklin.
John Hunt Hurst.
Witness—H. Ross.
Printed under the authority of the Government of the Province of Wellington, by Thomas McKenzie, Printer to the Government for the time being.
Wellington Provincial Gazette 1869, No 30
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🏭 Registration of Gell’s Gold Mining Company
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry5 August 1869
Mining Company, Registration, Wellington, Shareholders, Waiariki
33 names identified
- Nicholas Marchant, Manager and shareholder
- William Tonks (senior), Shareholder
- Joe Dixon, Shareholder
- James Ames, Shareholder
- William Tonks (junior), Shareholder
- Henry Blundell (senior), Shareholder
- William John Tagg, Shareholder
- James Dacie Wrigglesworth, Shareholder
- Edward Dixon, Shareholder
- William Bentham, Shareholder
- John Knowles, Shareholder
- Henry Edward Tonks, Shareholder
- Phillip Moeller, Shareholder
- Leyser Moeller, Shareholder
- Robert Gent, Shareholder
- Frederick Charles Binns, Shareholder
- Elizabeth Moeller, Shareholder
- Edward T. Gillon, Shareholder
- John Blundell, Shareholder
- Thomas James Ladd, Shareholder
- Ferdinand B. Ehrman, Shareholder
- Samuel John Hill, Shareholder
- Henry Blundell (junior), Shareholder
- Nicholas Marchant, Shareholder
- Charles Thomas, Shareholder
- Thomas William Pilcher, Shareholder
- Edward William Mills, Shareholder
- Frederick Atcheson, Shareholder
- Ebenezer Baker, Shareholder
- John Stevenson, Shareholder
- Manager in Trust for Working Members of the Company, Shareholder
- Manager in Trust for the Company, Shareholder
- Walter Turnbull (Justice of the Peace), Witness
- Nicholas Marchant, Manager
🏭 Registration of Mount Welcome Gold Mining Company
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry6 August 1869
Mining Company, Registration, Wellington, Shareholders, Horokiwi Valley
32 names identified
- Robert Cooper, Manager and shareholder
- Joseph Blackey, Shareholder
- Thomas Blackey, Shareholder
- John Muir, Shareholder
- Alexander Mitchell, Shareholder
- William Abbott, Shareholder
- Thomas Cooper, Shareholder
- William Harris, Shareholder
- Stephen Barrow, Shareholder
- James Barrow, Shareholder
- Jesse Barrow, Shareholder
- James Jones, Shareholder
- George Jones, Shareholder
- William Jones, Shareholder
- William Howell, Shareholder
- Frank Smith, Shareholder
- Patrick Berney, Shareholder
- Nils Olsen Brousld, Shareholder
- John Harris, Shareholder
- Robert Hall, Shareholder
- Richard Hall, Shareholder
- Jeff Eager, Shareholder
- Charles Carter, Shareholder
- James McEwen, Shareholder
- John Teal, Shareholder
- Thomas Teal, Shareholder
- William Tappin, Shareholder
- Isaac Lovelock, Shareholder
- Edward Gilmore, Shareholder
- Robert Cooper, Shareholder
- William Cooper, Shareholder
- W. M. Bannatyne (Justice of the Peace), Witness
- Robert Cooper, Manager
🏭 Dissolution of Partnership
🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry1 July 1869
Partnership Dissolution, Storekeepers, Turakina
- George Franklin, Partner
- John Hunt Hurst, Partner
- H. Ross, Witness