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Grey River Argus, Issue 89, 7 August 1866, Page 4

EPITOME OF TllJJl CANTERBURY GOLD FIELDS REGULATIONS. Every person mining for ..gold must take out a miners' right. Claims, in,aliuvial ground, 45 x 45ft. If the depth exceeds \sUt't^ the claim may be extended to GO x 60ft. Claims in the beds of rivers and creek claims 50ft in length, Pdver-beach claims, 45ft in length.. Quartz claims 45ft along the cpurse of the reef, and not exceeding 100 ft in width.-/ All claims must be 'marked— alluvial and quartz claims by pegs or trenches at the comers. Any claim deserted or limvorkcd for ' tAventy-four hours may be declared forfeited, except in cases of neglect by hired workmen. Every discovery of new gold-Avqjikings must be at once reported to the Warden, so as to obtain an increased claim. Any person intending to divert and use water for mining purposes must give notice thereof to the Warden. If no valid objection be entered 14 days, a certificate of Registration may be granted. : Superiority of right to a supply of water . shall be. determined by priority of occupation. . i All races must be commenced Avithin one - month from'the date of registration. If any race be entirely unused for thirty days, ex.cept when .there' is no' water, available, the superiority of right may be forfeited. All right to any race shall become forfeited if abandoned for the space of. one calendar mouth, unless in case of sickness, Avant of water, -or unavoidable absence, Races may be altered and extended Avith the consent of the Warden. The holder cf a first right to auy source of Avater supply.. must- be fully supplied before others can use the Avatei'. "And the Warden may, upon adequate cause being shoAvn, reduce the quantity, or equal proportions, to which each holder other than the first may be entitled to draw. The quantity of .'water' allowed is" as I'oHoavs : — One or two miners, one sluicc-hcad or 40 in. ; four or: more, €avo sluice-heads ; and so on at the rate of one sluice-head to every additional two miners. Water must not be wasted, and all races must be kept in repair, "aud no person shall back the. water of any ci;eek, nor race, or AA'atercourso, so as to cause any claim to be flooded. .Eight days' notice must be givcii of the intention to construct a tail-race, at the expiration of which time the applicant shall return a copy of the • notice to the Warden, signed by the owners of four nearest claims, assenting to or dissenting from a certificate for such taij-race. Races may, under certain restrictions, be carried over, under, or through any claim, on payment of compensation. Certificates for races are renewable' anmially. Notice of construction of dams or puddling machines must be 'given. Ni> dam shall be permitted to be placed in the centre of any gully or flat. In ■ case of the erection of- a puddling machine, a main sludge channel must first be constructed, and approved by the Warden, said chanuel to be kept clean aud in good repair.- „ . / Owner of dam is. liable for any damage caused to claims by the bursting,, of stud dam. Notice of the intention to divert any permanent creek or stream must be given to the Warden and the OAvncrs of the claims acU joining. - Protection, may be given by the. Warden to any claim for a period not exceeding seven days, and for a -longer -period on giving three days notice, subject to tlie discretion of "the Warden. But protection for longer period ' than seven days shall not be granted to any claim Avhich has not been fairly ..Avrought for at least one month. EA'ery person engaged in trade or business of auy land Avitliin' the limits of a gold field must obtain a- 'business license, at a cost of £5 annually. Licenses for the sale of spirits, &c, £10 ; retail, .£3O. Sites taken up for business purposes must be marked by pegs at each frontage corner. The holders of a. single area shall only build upon 27ft of his frontage ; but if he hold two adjoining sites lie. may build on 33ft frontage. Sites may be registered for ten da-ys % fee ss, Avhich-may- be renewed for ten days men. Uidess so registered no site can be held unoccupied for more than twenty-four hours. The owner of -any registered site must affix a notice Avith the word "registered." Subject to certain reservations in the case of 'auriferous lands, the holder of a" miners' right may receive a right to occupy half an acre- of land for a residence area. In tunnelling,* a Avail of not less than 10ft must be maintained oii each side the tunnel, which, howoveiy may" be removed on the consent of the party occupying the adjoining claim. Extended claims on the folloAving scale may be .grouted on old jvorked ground: — Tavc men, 10,690 square feet ; three men, 21,780 square feet ; liA'e.ineu, 43,780 square feet ; and so on in proportion. Such claims must be registered. No person shall throAvn earth or tailings on claims, nor interfere Avith pegs, notices,&c. ; iior take possession of auy claim,. &c, unless the same has been absolutely relinquished. Any person neglecting to comply Avith any AA'ritten order of- the Warden is liable to a ■ penalty. . - ' Claims, &c, may be transferred, such to be duly registered. " Agricultural leases on gold fields may be granted subject to the following" conditions : — Every application must be accompanied by a deposit of £5 to cover the cost of survey. [ The boundaries of "the area applied for must be -marked out on the ground by trenches and posts at the corners j and every , area must, wiiere.. practicable, be rectangular in shape. The rent chargeable shall beat ' the rate .of. five shillings' per acre, payable 1 in advance. Agricultural leases will not be : granted within- the boundaries of toAvnships or public- reserves ; nor on ground wliieh , upon survey may present auriferous indications. . And in all cases a. public, roadway, one chain in Avidth Avill be reserved along the margin of : streams and rivers. Leases ■ not to be transferable without special , /authority. The. Government may carry roads through any land held under an -agrii 'cultural lease, on giAang compensation. And the' Government may also enter upon, any L land for the purpose of searching for gold, oi , any bttier, metal or miheiai, -and^ terminate any lease Avhen such metals or minerals have -been discovered ; compensation to be paid s (to the holder by the persons desirous of niin- ,.; ing thereon. Leases "will be -cancelled if the lond,is sublet or transferred without sauctidn, orifcul- • tivation is .not commenced within three xiionths after the issue of the lease, or it ai any time the ; laud shall be .neglected fora . /period of six months. L TliT ;M.. \r . S A' .M-.--.P . S" O N , • ■'" - UNDERTAKER, . 'JOHN SO JT S'fSEET, i cgkfijs s a lways ( jsr ha kd, l , '' '.'"._"-"' ....,_..'..:..:...... i "OELL^RINGIKG AKD BILL-POSTING. . :-JD ■■■ \ — ."■■. GEORGE MACKAY, v (he Pioneer Bcllmanan^ Bill Pester of the West Coast, ttil] continues to conduct the above jiitrf; of his business in a. 'cheaper and Letter manner than , ,any other' on. the orey. Orders left at Pro-fessor-BroAvh'sHaii'-Cutting Saloon, MfiAvhcra Quay,' A^ ill be punctually .ateiidcd to. (■