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Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 136, 24 November 1866, Page 4

T^PITOME OF THE CANTERBURY : . GOLD FIELDS REGULATIONS;- ■ ; ' "' ■ ' •'■ ■■■■" " .':■•■ *■.•:-.:■.■' -' ,- ••;';• '■ i ' : ,-i.-; .' ' .Everyipersbri : mining for. gold' 'nwisfc 'take , out a miners' right. ■ ..... \\ : Claims, in alluvial ground, 45 x 45fi If ■the depth exceeds. oUft, the, claim may be extended to GO x (iOft. Claims' in ; the; beds ■ of. rivers .and creek claims 50ft in length. River-beach claims, 45ft iii .length. : Quartz claims 45ft along the cpur^ptthereg^^and not : exceeding I.ooft in vddthvi; All bairns 1 must.bo marked-^-alluviivl -jiiid quartz claims;!' by pegs or trenches at the comers. '■■• \; :, Any claim deserted- or iinwpi-ked for twenty-four hours -may be.'de'eiarp'd forfeited, except in, cases of neglect by hired workmen. ■; ■: . ., Every ■= discovery .of new goldjiwox-kiiigs' -must be at once.froported to ;the Warden, so as to obtain an increased claim. .; Aiiy ' person ••intending to divert and ' use /water 'for miiiiii'g piiqipses^nmsfgiye notice thereof .to, tlie . Warde.n. : .'lf no valid objection be entered' withiii. 14 days, a -certilicate of-. Registration may be. granted.: : , . ; ■ : -„.;;.,. • Superiority of bright ; : to a; supply, of water" : shall b e "determined by prioiity^qf 'occupa-' tion.. .....-: . : lf ' . . All races must be conuheiiced )vithiii one month from the . ckteof /registration. ". ;.:" If auy race : be. entirely unused ior' thirtyxlays, Except when ,thcro: is lio i water available;: the !: siiperioriiy;p'f|-iign't'Biay be: ; fprMtcd. ' ' All right to any rivcci' shall be : c.ome.;f6rfeitcd if .abandoned; for tire space i of one /calendar, month,, unless; in case .of sickness, .w:\nt of w,ater,;of. iinavpidablc jibsencc. :; ,.,Races,'niay, be altered ;ind exieiickd with-, the ,c.onseiit of the Warden. ! Tho holder cf a lirst aright" to. 'any/ source" of '.wator supply ;' must/be ; fully" supplied' before" others ' can ' use tlie 'water. ' . -And thft'Warden. niay, .upon adequate ■> cause : being shown* rcducp thc.C|uantity, ; pr,C(j[ual' • 'proportions, to .whjch'each holder jotlie'r.' thau tlie iirst ; may ; be entitled to •-': draw : ; The" ' quantity of water /\all6>ved is as/ follows : — One of two'miiiers, piiP '.sluice-head or ! 4o!in. ;• four .or more, two sluice-heads j-and'.'so on at .-tic rate pf one sluice-head tq., every /.addi-i.tional-i ;twp: : inineiis; : , ••• Water. , k must ; hot 'j i be '^vaistcd; arid all races must be kept iii repair, : and i; ho,.feersori '"shall •' bkek the water ! '6f any - creek, nor race,," or watercourse,' so as' to cause any/claim /to be flooded. Eight days' .; notice must be g^©n, of the intention to cpn- ; struct ,a tail-racej at : the expiration of .which tinic the.opplicant rshall rctiirii a copy of ifche: 'notice to the. Warden, signed by the owners of four nearest' 'claims, asseritin'g to ;or disscntiiig from a .certificate"' for; sucli tail-race. Races,, 'may,, under certain restrictions,' be carried, over, under, or through: any. claim,- on. payment ?of -compensation.'. : Certificates.for races lire renewable annually; :: ■;:•-; '•:■ ' Notice of cbristriiction of daihs or puddling machiues 1 must" be given. ; V No dam shall be . .pp. nmttcd ;.' to be placed iii . r the ; -centre of any gully or flat. _ . . .-vlii.^'jflifiSi ; tt 1^: -^"^tio^i ; ,of a puddling .lnAchiftSj-^hiainri.slu.dge.iCliannel must : tir'stibe : constrit|ted, and: approveil by the Warden, . saijd ditmiiel tojbc kept; clean and iv good repair. ~--t . '■' '$&% l " -r4. Owner ' oi • l 'uhni i 'is 'liable 1 'for' any damage 1 caused to claims by t%: burstiug of said 1 , ; \OJ '.'"'■' "■ i'-''-:t;'.7-. -. :»!i.. if.; I ,** ''''! J 1 - i'f i ::. :'-;i'> ' ; | •.■fc:-:.-i ..:-iri"ii%V^: n, ■ ■•-.:*,:,/ : iJ -.. Notice of the vinten'£ion?,to diyert,aiiy.'pcr-,j fmaneiit creek ior •strpaninnist be given .to -the Warden and the owners; of Hilie. claims adj joining.' : ;: i r- '.'-.^o jy:!^ :i^'%^. ■':'■"' ■'" ! ; Protection may^'lie : givteii' by the Warden to any claim for a period not exceeding' seven ' days, and; for a lwiyer, period on ;giying three : davs. notice,, subject to the discretion of the' /Warcleu. But protiiption' for a longer perioil ■-• th.'iii seven clays 'shall not be granted/to any claim which' 'has ii6t been ftvirly wrought f oi; ■ jit least one iiionthi '':•'■' -tytii ;.;:■{;!■;:.;, Every person engaged: in-torade or ibiisiness/ "of any kind' within the limitsof ; a gold; field ;| must obtain a business liceuse, ;at a : cos;ti of/ £ 5 auriuaUy. . Licenses for the i : & al6 ; of : spjjd^;/ : &o,.>(;lo.;;rct:iil;,:£3o. .., y. ■\.. : M' :^^'. ■ . Sites taken :Up for business purposes must ,be marked^jjy; pegs at e^cji froutiige, corner. . T^ie ;iioUicrs;-/o f a single^pa shall piily, build {'lip'pii 27f t. of his frontage s; but if he liold Wo 'adjidinihg sites he niay' build on 33ft frontiige./ "'Sites "may be reg'istqretl'for teii ' days'j' 'fee'ios; . -which" may 'be renewed Ofpr :, ten days' -more, - Unless 'so registered ho'site can be held' nil-. occupied /for more than twenty-four hours. Tlie-<riraer gf ;. any, -rpgistered. site .must affix, a; notice. with/the w'ori'l..;" registered.", . : :. ,■;.; .'S'ujijecjijto certain reservations in/ the caae, t of aiirif erous lands, the, holder of ( a miners' bright in-ij' receive a' right to; occupy half an 'aci'e^of'iand foi 1 area. :; - i --"y ii - •■ : . In tunnelling, .a, wall of not less than lOft ; iiiu'st '•■ be nmintaiiibd bricacli sid(i -the tunnel, " - "which, hpwever''niay be removed oil ;th(i ■consent of the party occupying ike adjoining; claim. •;.- ' ' ''•'■' : •'.;}. ■: .•..-■•.-• • T : -.:. Extended claims on the followirig'rspale inay.bc; grautedi pii,, old .■w.orkcd. ground : •- - , 'JL'wc ■men,. 4P>B9C||s.qnare; feet ; ..three, men, ; ;21i750. squareieet 'i; v ;iiye men, 43,.7tj1). sciuare feet ; and sb pn in proportion. , Siicli claims must be registered. , / '■. . . : "/', V 1 " ■ ' No. persoi^hjni^throwri ' earth or/tailings on " cla'inisV^^/iiTtierfpi;c 1 iiptict-s, Ate. ; iior take possession of "auy/blaiin, &c., unless" t'hfe siihiS has • b'eeii'-itlisdlutely'-'i'c-•linq'nished: '"■'■ •■" '• " : >'-'■■ >--v.-:\ii .■;.-' ;.; Auyipcrson negl,ecting, s toi.ppmpiy -\vitli any written order of tlie^Warden is liable to a pen«ilty>'' \ '/_,."' ;./;"" '''''• ' ; ■'■'. 'Clainis, '&c.,' may.be triinsferred, such to be duly registered.' 1 "■'' ; '"" ! /-■ . :-g ; Agritulturarieases on gold fields may be . gi-aiited s'nbjefcfto "the following conditions : , --Every ajipiicatioii must be aeeoiiipanica by a deposit of; Ifio to cover the cost of survey. fi;]Thor:bbuiidaries ofiiilie area applied for imuat j be .. i nijirkeil :cmt on , the ; ground : by . trenches ; and posts, at the corners ; ; and every i-^reamust, .where, "practicable,. be rectaiiguiar im shape. . Tji.e' rent .chargeable .shall ( he at' 'the .rate ,pf., five shillings " pel- acre,//'payable< in atlyauce. : Agricultural leases' Svill'iipt be: granted within the boundaries of to\yiisliips! or public 'reserves ; .'noi I ''on.' : grbuti d ''ivTiich ■ Tipoli survoy may prcse'ut auQfor6us'Jindiea- ; , .'tipiis; ' And in all case's : a 'pulMic : ifoa^siy^, one chain in f -width; will- be iresei-vedv alougg the margin of streams/an'd'jjivers;;, ; Leases* not to ,-be ;• ■.transferable., jwiyiput^ "'■ authority.. „;Th c , Goypriumeni; may/ carry' roads tlii'oiig'u'"any. lanil !i lieH' lirider -iinagii-' culturiinease, 6h ! giving r cbmpeiiSatipiii>;/And ! "the ■■ G oveiTinient' !: niay v ' also enter'^updifc aiiy; : laiuVfoi* thepm-'pdse f 6f r searching for gbl'tl, ! or any other metal or minevaljri and;; terminate any lease :when such metals or niiherals/havek, •been-!i.d^>y.er.ed-; <;pmpensatipn,j;tq:.bp;pa;id:: to therliolder by; the perspns ixlesirpii§^pf/|mjinK, aitg:tlierepii.j -A ■». AA- AAIA'AA ; , , Leases AvUl.bp .c^cel^ed, llJthejland is'/su|b-/. let i pi\ i traiisferped ■jvithoM^^ tiva^ipn . /is ..'n'oi^'ppuinlenc^ mojitliS; lifterthe/iss^ i'uiy'tiniefij^' iaiid : ' 'sh'ail ',be r neglecte'l '■ ' fpi a" period of-.six'mon'tirs' ' ;ri "' ;- ;; V' >- ■y--^h.\-'^. •J^t .'• l >'. r ; ■•iy i V^'-y :.':<:'•- : y,.\:y:i-^u ■■. ;[-'■ ;y\