Westland Provincial Gazette – 1872 – No. 15

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✨ Mining and Water-Race Applications



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respects be held subject to the terms of such
Regulations, and that upon the approval of
this application, the said Company will abide
by any conditions that may be imposed upon
them.

I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Yours obediently,
Camille Malfroy,
Manager.

PARTICULARS OF APPLICATION.

Name and address in full of applicant.—
Camille Malfroy of Ross, in the County of
Westland, Manager of the Totara and Jones'
Creek Amalgamated Water-Race Company,
Registered.

Style under which it is intended to conduct the business.—
“The Totara and Jones' Creek Amalgamated Water-Race Company, Registered.”

Number of heads.—
No. 1, or upper race, registered for 8 heads;
No. 2, or lower race, registered for 8 heads;
No. 3, or Costello’s race, registered for 4 heads;
No. 4, or Nelson’s race, registered for 3 heads;
total 23 heads.

Distance of race.—
There are four races, and their aggregate length is about 16 miles.

Capital expended.—
£15,426 2s. 4d.

Term for which license is required.—
Fifteen years.

Precise locality.—
No. 1, or upper race, commencing at Donnelly’s Creek about three miles from Ross, and terminating at Swiper’s Gully; length over five miles:
No. 2, or lower race, commencing at Donnelly’s Creek about two and three quarter miles from Ross, and terminating at Jones’ Creek; length under five miles:
No. 3, or Costello’s race, commencing at Donnelly’s Creek about one and three quarter miles from Ross, and terminating in Jones’ Flat; length under five miles:
No. 4, or Nelson’s race, commencing at the Scandinavian Creek about three miles from Ross, and terminating at the back of the old Cemetery Hill; length under five miles.

Ross, 15th January, 1872.

I the undersigned Michael Albert Cassius, hereby make application to

register “The Cassius 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:—

  1. The name and style of the Company is
    “The Cassius Gold Mining Company, Registered.”

  2. The place of operations is at Ross, in the County of Westland.

  3. The nominal capital of the Company is twelve thousand pounds, in twelve thousand shares of one pound each.

  4. The amount of cash paid up is nil; the amount fully paid up in shares is £5000; the amount of partly paid up shares is £5950.

  5. The name of the Manager is Michael Albert Cassius.

  6. The office of the Company is at Wharf-street, Hokitika.

  7. The names and several residences of the shareholders, and the number of shares held by each at this date are as follows:—

NAMES OF SHAREHOLDERS ADDRESS No. OF SHARES
Michael Albert Cassius Hokitika 11,900
Thomas Horton ... 50
Charles Stanley Allen ... 25
John Bevan ... 25

Dated this 3rd day of June, 1872.

M. Cassius,
Manager.

Witness to signature—
James A. Bonar, J.P.

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🗺️ Deposit for Water-Race License (continued from previous page)

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
15 January 1872
Water-Race License, Deposit, Totara and Jones’ Creek Amalgamated Water-Race Company, Camille Malfroy
  • Camille Malfroy, Manager of the Totara and Jones’ Creek Amalgamated Water-Race Company

🌾 Application for Gold Mining Company Registration

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
3 June 1872
Gold Mining, Company Registration, Cassius Gold Mining Company, Michael Albert Cassius
  • Michael Albert Cassius, Manager and shareholder of the Cassius Gold Mining Company
  • Thomas Horton, Shareholder of the Cassius Gold Mining Company
  • Charles Stanley Allen, Shareholder of the Cassius Gold Mining Company
  • John Bevan, Shareholder of the Cassius Gold Mining Company

  • M. Cassius, Manager
  • James A. Bonar, J.P.

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