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Grey River Argus, Issue 102, 6 September 1866, Page 4

TpPItOME OF THifi CANTERBURY : GOLD FDSLDS REGULATIONS; ■■; Every person iniriing for s gold Hmust take : out a miners' right. _ , ( : \. , ;■"' : '". : Claims, in alluvial': ground,. 4s x ■ 45ft. If the depth exceeds 50ft, the claini may be extended to 60'x 60ft. Glaims-iu the beds of rivers^ and preek claims 50ft in. length. River-beach claims, 45ft in lengthY? Quartz _ ■claims. 4sft along theicourseipf the reef, and ] not exceeding 100 ft in Avidtfi.- ' All Qljiims j must.. be inai-ked— alluvial and quartz claims by pegs ox trenches at the corners. . .■ t Any j claim, deserted or . uhworkech fot twenty-four hours niay be declared forfeited^ except in cases, of 'rieglect by hired workriieri. Every discovery of;.neAy gold-Avorkings must be at orice reported to 'the Warden, so as to obtain an increased elaiin. v . Any person intending "to.! diA'ert bhd use water for purposes must give notice thereof -to the' Warden. If no valid objection be entered Avithia 14 days, a certificate of Registratiori may be granted.. ', ■ v '. Superiority of. right to a supply of Ayater shall.be determined by priority of occupation. ;.'■; - ■••••. i- „-•■; •-.■:;.' ■• ■,'. -. >sV y. \ All races must be commenced within one month from the datepf registration. If 'any race be entirely unused 5 for thirty days, except when there is no water availablej the superiority of right may be forfeited. "'AH right to any race shall become forfeited, if abandoned for the space' "of" 'one ■ calendar month, unless in case of sickness, want of AA'ater, or unavoidable absence.- Races may be altered, arid extended Avith the consent of the Warden. ,'Tie holder tf a first right tp ,^ny source of Avater^supply must be i; fully supplied before others can use the water. And the Wai'den may, upon aclequate cause being shoAvnl reduce the quantity, oi* equal proportions, to which each holder other than the .first may be entitled to draw.- The quantity of water allowed is as folloAVS ■.:•— One or tAvo miners, pne sluice-head- or i4O in. j four or more, tAvo sluice-heads ; iaud so on at the rate of one sluice-head to every additional tAVO;, miners.: " Water must riot -be wasted, arid all races must be kept in repair, and no person shalliback the water of -any creek, nor race, or watercourse, .so as^to cause any claini to be flpbded. Eight days' notice must.be given pf the intention to. construct a tail-race, ,at the expiration of; Avhich time the applicant shall returu ? a.copy of the notice to the Warden, signed by the OAvners of four . nearest claims, assenting to or dissenting from a certificate for such tail-race. Races niay, ' under . certain restrictions, be "carried over, under, or thi'ough any claim, on payment of compensjition. Certificates for races are reneAvable 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 "fuddling machine,' a main sludge channel must first ,be constructed, and approved by the Warden, said" channel: to be kept clean arid in good repair. - „ - r OAvner pf dani is liable for any damage caused to claims by the bursting of said' dam^- ; : . -.- ■'- • .;'•'..•.•...■'{■.•;■■-': -„; ; ' „.-,'; Notice of tlie intention to; divert any-per-: manent creek or stream must be given to the '. Warden arid the owners of the claims adjoining.; ; ■'': ; " ' v; ; ;; '". " ; Protection may be^giyen by the Warden to any claim for a period ■not exceeding seven clays, arid for a longer period on giving three days notice, subject to. the discretion*' of tlie Warden. But protection f or 'af longer period than severi days shall riot be granted to any; claim which has riot beeri 1 fairly Avro'ught for at least one month. -'• : : : . : ; v ■ Every person engaged in trade or business of any kind within. the limits Of a gold field must obtain' a business license, at : a costjof £5 annually. Licenses for the sale of. spirits, &c, £10; retail^ £30.: '.',. f „," : ; Sites taken up' for business purposes must be marked^ by pegs at each frontage , comer. The hoIdCTS- of a suigle area shall oiily build* upori 27ft of his frontage Y'-but if he.hold two adjoiiiin'g' sites he may, build on 33ft frontage. Sites niay be registered for ten days, fee ss, which may be renewed for ten days more.Unless so registered no site can be held unoccupied' for more than twenty -four -hours., TheoAvner 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. rece"i\'e a right toT occupy, half an acre of land. for".. a resilience. area. . . ' ;' , ;. In turinellirig, a Avail of riot less thanipft must-lie maintained on each side the tunnel, Avhich, hoAvever, may. be- removed on the consent of the party occupying the adjoining claim; -' :! ■"-._'.' ■''[''/■■■'■ '■■' ': ■'";:— •".■;;• ?': ; Extended claims on {he following scale may be granted on - old worked ground':-^ 'l'w'o men, 10,890 square feet ; -three: men, 21 j 780 square feet ; five men, 43, 780 square feet ; and so on in proportion. i.Suchclainjs must be registered. : . .-;.,. . . ;!: .. No, person' shall thiwn , earth or, .tailings on claims, nor, interfere with.; ( pegs, notices; &c. ; nor ''-take pbsseasipn of any clainv £c. ; , unless the. sariie has : been" absolutely 'relinquished. ""■. ■'.''• " J ' : .'.'- .-'-•■ --^ -'^ '■"-'■■■■'-■; -y-^ Any person neglecting to comply with afay written order of the Warden is liable to a penalty.;^ ;;; '-- ■■■•'• h-\>.iy-i: ■';:;.- ,;-; : ; .':■'■ ; : Claims, -&c, may : be transferred,' such to be duly registered. .: \'\ ;r,, .--, ...-. ■■■ . : ■,.:,, \ Agricultural; leases on .gold fields may be granted subject to the following conditions : application must be accompanied by a deposit of £5 to cover. the cost of survey. The boundaries, pi., the area . ; /fpr 'must ./be marked: out "oti. .''tiie'.lgruuhd 'by treriches,and posts at .the corners ;' and every area .niust, Avnere practicable, Ik 1 rectangular in shapei ' The rent chargpable shall be at the rate of ; five shillings t per ■'acre/ payable in advance. Agricultural leases will- not be granted- within": the boundaries of; townships or. publib. reserves ; :nor . on -grourid which upon survey: l niay.,preserit. , auriferous indications. ;. Arid in^^all cases „a public roadway, one chain ;in ; width will be j reserved . along the n^argin^of streams and rivers. Leases not to**^ be . .transferable I. without special authority^ " The .Government niay* car^ roads through any land held ''under an agricultural lease, on giving coinpensatioii. Arid -the Gbverriment^may'.als'o enter upon any land for the purpose of searching for gold, or any other nietal- or 'mineral,' and terminate any lease Avheri such riietals or minerals have been discovered ;• compensation to be paid to the holder by the. persons desirous of mining thereon.^ ; : , '';:-. .-.- ...; ; - : 1. , r Leases will be cancelled if the land is sublet or tnuisferrcd AyithOut sanction, or if cultivation is", not commenced Avithin three months after, the issue of the lease, or if at any time the land shall be rieglectc'l fora period of six iubutUs " '"..'.'. '*