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Grey River Argus, Issue 90, 9 August 1866, Page 4

-OPITOME OF THJii CANTERBURY GOLD FIELDS REGULATIONS. , Every person mining for gold must take out a miners' right. Claims, in alluvial* ground, 45 x 4oft. if the depth exceeds 50t't, the claim may be extended to (50 X 60ft. Claims in; the beds of rivers and creek claims 50ft in length. River-beach claims,- 45ft in length. . Quartz claims 45ft along the. course 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 corners. Any clsvini deserted or uuiworked for twenty-four hours may be declared forfeited, except in cases of neglect by hired workmen. Every discovery of new gold-workings must be at once reported to the Warden, so as to obtain an increased claim. Any person intending to divert Mid use water for mining purposes must give noti<& thereof to the Warden. If no valid objection be entered' within 14 clays, a certificate of Registration may be granted. Superiority of right to p. supply of water shall be determined 4>y priority of occupation, ■ - . All'races must be^ commenced withm one month from the date of registration. If any race be entirely unused for thirty days, except when ther.e is no water .available, the superiority of right may be forfeited. All right to any race shall become forfeited, if abandoned fpr tlie space of one calendar month, unless in case of sickness, want, of water, or unavoidable absence. Kaces may be altered an^ extended with tjhe consent of the Warden. ,The holder cf a first right to any source, of- water. supply must be fully supplied before othsg-s can use the water, And the Warden may, upon adequate cause being shown, "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 follows :— One or two -miners, one sluice-head or 40 in. ; four or more, two 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, and no person shall back the water : of any creek, nor race, or, .watercourse, sp as- to cause any claim to be flooded. Eight days' notice must be given of the intention to construct a tail-race, at the expiration of which time the .applicant shall return a copy of the notice tp the.WardeUj signed by the owners of four nearest claims, assenting to or dissenting from a certificate for such tail-race. Races may, under certain restrictions, be carried over, under, or through any claim; on payment of compensation. Certificates 7 for races are renewable annually. ; -...-. „;'.-. Notice Of construction of dams or puddling machines must be given. No 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 channel to be- kept clean and in good repair!. '- Owner of. datn is' liable for any damage caused to -claims by the bursting of said dam. ■' ■ ; •' '= Notice of the intention to divert any permanent creek or stream must;be given to the Warden and -the "owners of 'the claims ad•joining. : ; , ;: . ,-.;•-.■ ' Protection may be gyven 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 the discretion of the Warden^ But protection for a longer period : than seven days shall not .be granted to any claim, which has not been fairly wrought for at least one month.' "' ' : Every person engaged in -trade or business of any kind within the limits of a gold field must obtain a) business license, at aicost : of £5 annually. . Licenses for the sale of spirits, &c, £10 ; retail, *30. ; .-:■-. „ 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 atljoiiiihg sites he may build on 33ft frontage. Sites may be registered for ten days, fee 'ss, which may be renewed ' for ten days' men. Unless so registered no site can be held unoccupied for more. than twenty-four hours. The owner of any registered site must affix a notice with the word "registered." Subject to certain reservations in the case, of auriferous lauds, the. holder, of a miners' right may receive a right to occupy, half an acre of laud for a residence area. . In tunnelling, a wall of' not less than 10ft must be maintained on each side the tunnel, which, : however, may be removed oh, the Consent of the partyoccupying the adjoining claim. Extended claims -on the following scale may be granted' on : old worked ground:— Two men, 10,590 Square feet ; three: men, 21, 750 square feet ; five men, 43,780 square feet ; and so on iii proportion. , Siich claims must be registered. , No person shall thrown eai-th or tailing^ on claims, uor interfere with pegs, .notices, &c. ; iior take possession of any claim, &c, iinless the same . ha3 /been absolutely relinquished. ■•■■*••■ •> , Any person neglecting to comply with any written 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 tlfe following conditions : ' — Every application must be accompanied by a deposit pt £5 tp 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 ; arid every area must, ..where practicable, be rectangular in shape; The reiit chargeable shall beat the, rate .of five shillings per acre, payable in advance. Agricultural leases will not be •granted within the boundaries of townships or public reserves ; ! nor on ground" which upon survey may present auriferous indications. . And in all cases a public roadway, one chain in width. will 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 agricultural lease, -on giving compensation/, and the Government may also enter upon any laud for;. the purpose .of searching for gold, or any other metal or mineral, and terminate any lease when such metals or minerals have been discovered ;. compensation to* be paid -to th,e hplder by the persons desirous of miv- - iiig thereon.' Leases will be cancelled if -the land is sublet or transferred withoiit sanction, or if cultivation is not commenced within three months alter the issue ; of the lease, or if at any time the land shall be neglected for a period of six months. ■ ■v^r m. •■s'a m~ P s .0 n; ' UNDERTAKES? ■ . v ;. / ; Jo HNS ON. SX.REET.,: ... COFFIKS ALWAYS ON HAND. "OELL-RINGiNG ANb.BiLL-POSTING. .J3 :■ ■:.'■..:.'.. ■— — . \ . • '■'■ ... - ... ' ' ', 1 MACKAY, the. Pioneer Bellman an A-Bill Poster of tlie AVest Coast, still continues to conduct the above part of his business in a cheayev and better "manner "than any other on . the <^ fey. '" .Orders, left at Professor Brown's Hair-Cutting'Saloou, Mawhera Quay, will be punctually attended to. ". j