"INING LEASES REGULATIONS. Province of Otago, New Zealand. Nevis, February 20, 1874. To the Warden at Cromwell. S}r,rnl have paid to the District Surveyor the sum required for the survoy of the following Gold Mining Lease Application, as required by the Mining Leases Eegulations of Otago, and I agree, upon the approval of this application, to execute a Lease upon the bases therein stated, if the Governor or his Delegate shall think fit to grant the same.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, WM. MASTERS, For self and partners. Name and address in fulP'of Applicants.— William Masters, John Allan, William Raby, Robert Davis. Style under which it is intended to conduct the business.—Second to None Company. Extent of Land applied for.—Ten acres. Minimum number of men to be employed by the Lessees.—For the first three months, four men ; subsequently, when in full work, five men. Amount of capital proposed to be invested.— £IOOO, the half of which has been already expended. Proposed mode of working the land.—To sluice ground after the bluffs at the Nevis Gorge are removed by blasting, and sufficient fall obtained. Precise locality.—At and above the Nevis Gorge. Term for which lease is required.—ls years. Time of commencing operations.—lmmediately upon lease being granted. General Remarks.—The company are already in possession of a claim which will be included in applicants', and have been working it for sixteen months. The above application and any objection thereto will be heard before me, at Cromwell, on 10th April, 1874. Any person desiring to object to the issue of a Mining Lease upon the above application must, within forty-nine clear days from the date of such application, enter his objection at my office. W. LAWRENCE SIMPSON, Warden. "OTICM—The following are the days .1 appointed for holding Resident Magistrate's and Warden's Courts for the half-year ending 30th June, 1874, for the Dunstan division of the Otago Gold-fields District: CLYDE-every THURSDAY. Cromwell—every FRIDAY. Alexandra.—MONDAY, March 2, 16, 30; April 13, 27 ; May 11, 25; June 8, 22. Blacks-TUESDAY, March 17 ; April 14; May 12 j June 9. Roxburgh-TUESDAY, March 10; April 7; May"*s; June 2. W. LAWRENCE SIMPSON, Resident Magistrate and Warden, VfOTTCE. —Instructions have been given ft to the various GOLD RECEIVERS to receive PARCELS OF GOLD for TRANSMISSION to the MELBOURNE MINT. Each parcel to be not less than ten ounces, and to have the weight of the contents written thereon by the transmitters. The parcels must be lodged with the Receivers the day preceding the departure of the next Escort. All information may be obtained from the Receivers. HORACE BASTINGS, Secretary for Gold-field 3. Gold-fields Office, Dnnedin, February 13, 1874. CAUTION. 4 NYONE illegally in possession of _ CASKS bearing our brands—DW, WB, or WM—will be prosecuted, as in no case do we sell them. JAMES WILSON & CO., I "Well Park Brewery, Dunedin. One No. 8 Plantress (Smith & Wellstood) STOVE, with fittings complete. Also, one superior IRON BEDSTEAD, with Mattrass. All entirely new. Apply to - E. LINDSAY.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 224, 24 February 1874, Page 4
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