Mines Department (M) Inwards Correspondence Register, Archives NZ Wellington Home, Back
Examples presented as 'wallpaper' at the 2007 NZ Society of Genealogists Conference Year/Letter Number - date written - subject (author, place) 1885/1580 Dec 05 Specimen of Galina for analysis by Dr Hector – 6 specimens (Hugh Owen, Nelson) 1885/1589 Dec 07 Re amount of subsidy to Karangahake (T. M. Humphries, Thames) 1885/1597 Dec 03 Asks for subsidy of £100 for water race (Thomas Tomkins, Brunerton) 1885/1623 Dec 11 Granting, refusing & canceling gold mining leases. Complains that private influence is used. Cites two cases. (W. R. Haselden, Westport) 1885/1654 Oct 10 Re dredging claim Molyneux River (Alex. Gibson, London) 1885/1677 Dec 11 Road Brighton to 17 Mile Beach (Eugene O'Conor, Westport)
1886/11 Dec 22 (1886) Hall’s section of 270 acres offered at £5 per acre (E. R. Ford, Gore) 1886/19 Jan 05 6 parties starting to prospect King Country -Native (G. T. Wilkinson, Alexandra) 1886/41 Jan 02 Payment of £500 for Wairongomai Tramway (P. Ferguson, Wairongomai) 1886/58 Jan 02 Diverting the course of the Shotover River (J. Butement, Queenstown) 1886/71 Jan 12 Re road from Little Wanganui to Mokihinui River (G. J. Cooper, Karamea) 1886/82 Jan 09 Half castes application to mine for gold on Native Reserve (W. Davis & Geo. R. Howell, Riverton) 1886/100 Jan 11 Order in favour of T. R. Connel Manager BNZ signed by John S. Pearn, Michael Borlase, William Morris, George Mansfield, Matthew Davidson and Richard Rothwell (Manager No.2 Sludge Channel, Kumara) 1886/109 Jan 14 Transfer of Gold Mining Lease No.225 – 9 acres Collingwood H. Mankelow to Wm. Paterson (Commissioner Crown Land, Nelson) 1886/114 Jan 06 Declines to proceed with Mr Dundas to Pohangina, withdraws application (H. T. Akers, Palmerston North) 1886/171 Jan 19 Supplying McBride and party with rations (A. Cassels, Orepuki) 1886/176 Jan 18 Has discovered payable gold in neighbourhood. Application for licence to prospect and should result be favourable (H. C. Holman, Kamo) 1886/177 Jan 20 Records accident in Koronui Coal Mine, John Orr injured by fall of… 16 Jan (Inspector Mines, Dunedin) 1886/186 Jan 25 Accident to Thomas Colyer Springfield Colliery 25th May 1885 fingers crushed in Railway points (Inspector Mines, Dunedin)
1890/326 Apr 28 Application Mine Manager’s Certificate (R. Love, Ida Valley) 1890/333 Apr 29 Applying for consideration re contract Mikonui Water Race (W. Richards, Ross) 1890/335 Apr 30 Re Miners Right fee £1 & exchange of licenses (J. A. Miller, Thames) 1890/339 Apr 30 Claiming £15 decorations Auckland mineral court at Dunedin Exhibition (Adam Porter, Auckland) 1890/341 May 09 Re reward for new gold discovery (T. W. Plummer, Takapu) 1890/347 May 13 Re action of Mr Stronach, Manager Mt Pisa Station in taking out Miners Rights for his shepherds (J. Werner, Milner's Association, Lowburn) 1890/349 May 13 Letter from Francis Humphrey re discovery of valuable mineral deposits & asking for protection (G. B. Worgan, Gisborne) 1890/391 May 28 For subsidy Sandhills track (J. Bourdeau, Skippers) 1890/394 Jun 04 Application for employment (L. Storey, Kaiwarra) 1890/414 Jun 08 Application reduction of rent special claim 200 acres Orwell Creek Sluicing Gold Mining Company (G. Erickson, Orwell Creek) 1890/443 Jun 21 Enquiry on what terms a prospecting assoc. for Coal on Arnold Grey Coal Reserve can obtain a diamond drill – re Govt subsidy (G. A. Ansell, Dobson) 1890/449 Jun 14 Re application of B. R. Baird to purchase Sec 20 & 21 Blk IV Mid Wakatipu included in her pastoral lease (Jane Meicklejohn, 24 Mile) 1890/458 Jun 30 Application for examination as Mine Manager – Fee £1 (J. Coombe, Reefton) 1890/462 Jul 07 Reporting prospectors crushing from Puhipuhi satisfactory & applying for £500 towards making road (G. C. Walker, Whangarei) 1890/481 Jul 14 Protesting against sale of business sites in the townships as they are auriferous (J. H. Sheehy, Neuthorne) 1890/499 Jul 21 That Anna Maria Laferanchi owner Sec 5 Blk I Cardrona wishes to mine her section & desires protection (Wesley Turton, Queenstown)
1914/354 Mar 03 Re Maori Point & Teremakau Settlement Road deviation (E. Martyn party, Kumara) 1914/359 Mar 03 Application to be examined for 1st Class Mine Manager’s Certificate (Jas. Robertson, Roa) 1914/373 Mar 09 Application to be examined for certificate as a Dredgemaster (H. T. G. Bate, Greymouth) 1914/447 Mar 05 Re application of Nokomai Hydraulic Sluicing Claim to extend their water race No.2 &c &c (D. A. Coleman, Mabel Bush) 1914/448 Mar 10 Requesting particulars re lining of boring plant (Thos. Gill, Cullensville) 1914/451 Mar 09 Enquiry re iron ore & manganese deposits (E. H. Hardy, Te Kuiti) 1914/469 Mar 18 Applying for assistance by way of free water (J. Gilbert & party, Kumara) 1914/520 Mar 30 Application for exam for Underviewer’s certificate (James Darby, Huntly) 1914/528 Mar 11 Application to be examined for Fireman & Deputy’s certificate (Joseph Young, Huntly) 1914/546 Apr 01 Resigning appointment Assistant Lecturer Thames School of Mines (W. A. Given MA, Thames) 1914/549 Mar 30 Re discovery of gold & applying for Prospecting License over 100 acres in Waikare Block (E. Bagley, Waihaha, Russell) 1914/568 Mar 28 Suggestions re prospecting (F. Hildreth, Owhango) 1914/574 Mar 29 Application for permanent employment (J. M. Cadigan, Ikamatua)