10,000 OFFERED AS REWARDS TO DISCOVERERS OF NEW GOLDFIELDS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 586, 11 July 1873, Page 3

10,000 OFFERED AS REWARDS TO DISCOVERERS OF NEW GOLDFIELDS.

A7</.> Zealand Oazette, The following terms and c: nditions on which rewards will be paid for the discovery oE new gold-fields aie issued in pursuance of the House oE Representatives, passed on the 20th of September, 1872: Resolved, ''That, in the opinion of this House, rewards, to the extent of 5,000/. in each island, should be offered for the discovery of new gold-fields, on spejiiic terms and conditions to bj notified by the Government, ph dges its?lf to make good the same." Conditions under which rewards will be given for the discovery of new gold-fields from the date hereof till the 3kt eE December, 1574. 1 Tbafc person will be deemed the d'scoverer who shall first find gold and notify the same, in writing, either to the Superintendent of the Province, or to the Chairman of the County of Wostland, or to the nearest Warden or Resideut Magistrate. In such notification the discoverer sha'l state, as nearly as praeticab'e the exact locality and the distance from the nearest gold working or nearest tow a. 2. If two or mote persons simultaneously discover gold in the same locality or in places immediataly adjacent, and they each . jverally comply with the conditions above mentioned, the sum proper to be awarded will be divided amongst the several persons who have diseovevc 1 the gold field in such manner as shall hi determined after - due invc: tigation by the Secretary for the Crown Lands or his appointee. 3 Rewards will oply bo given for discoveries male sutaerpiently to the publication of this notice. Conditions applicable to North island. (a) The newly gold field must be distant at least thirt) miles from the nearest gold workings. (b) A reward of, 5,000/. will be given for tho first newly- discovert I gold-field /that yields 25,000j ounces between the date hereof and the Slst of december, 187-1 Should the'_'}.'eld not amount to 20,000 ounces, the reward will be reduced according to the following graduated scale: 4,000?. it the field yield 20,000 ounces before December 31, 1574 3,030/. „ „ IC>,OOO „ 2.000/. „ „ 10,000 ~ 1,000/. „ „ 5,000 ~ (c) No prospecting to be a'lowed on Native land without the consent of the Native owners previously 'obtained and the sppoval of the Native Mioister. (d) Prospectors going on Native laud ■« ithout concent of the owners are liable to the penalties imposed by the Acts rolatiu* l ' to Gold-fields, and willfoifeit all claim to the rsward (e) Native rfwners""will be entitle 1 to rewards: pi jvided that if_tlie discovery be made on their own land, they enter into arrangements with the Government for throwing such land open for n>in ; ug purpc; ?s to the public. Conditices applicable to Middle Island. (a) The newly discovered gold-field must be distant at least 10 miles from the nearest gold work Migs. (it) No reward small excocrt t 2,O0O?. (c) Rewards, not exceeding in the whole i>,0l)0/., will be given in accordance with the following scale : 2,00u/. if the field yields 20,000 ounces before December 31,1874. 1,000/. „ „ 10,000 „ 4. The words "nearest gold workings" shall mean, good workings recognised as such, and on which miners are actually employed in searching for gold. G. MAUEice O'Rohke. Secretary for Crown Lands. Crown Lands Offi:e, Wellington,' June 12, 1573.