MINING REGULATIONS UNDER “THE MINES ACT, 1877.”

Kumara Times, Issue 421, 31 January 1878, Page 4

MINING REGULATIONS UNDER “THE MINES ACT, 1877.”

Any person discovering new gold working, and being desirous of obtaining ah increased area thereon shall mark off a prospecting claim, as provided in Regulation 11, and shall immediately report -such discovery with full pai-ricnlars to the Warden, and the ..groundlo marked off shall be protected •until the Warden shalfSiave finally refused or gran&d the claim ; but the Warden maw if be think fit, refrain from granting or refusing such claim until the ground shall have been visited by himself or by-anyone appointed by him. Notices of all prospecting claims .granted, with full particulars of locality, yield .of gold, and description of winkings, shall be,posted by the Walden on the outside of his office for public information. . It shall not be lawful for the Warden to .grant a prospecting claim for any new discovery at a less distance than two miles from any previously existing workings in alluvial ground, nor to grant a prospecting claim for apy new 'discovery of a quartz reef at a less dis. tajßpe ’ than LajL a mile from any previously existing quartz workings. Every prospecting claim shall, after being marked, be held by one man remaining on the ground during working hours until the application is dealt with, ;and„ if granted, the claim, must, unless by special permission of the Warden, be ; fully occupied within seven days from the date of grant. The Wa|ien may, if he think fit, a prospecting claim: to the actual •discoverer of new, gold workings conjointly with persons who have assisted them in prospecting either with contributions or otherwrab, or with other persons who may be nominated by the actual discoverers, although the said persons may not- have been on the ground prior to the granting thereof, # The Warden may, upon the application of any persons forming a party of mot less than four r grant protection, for aaot more than three months lor a prospecting area “ at a distance of not less'than two miles from any existing workings in alluvial ground, or in the -case of quartz workings of not less than half a. mile from any ewisting quartz workings: Provided in no ease shall any such prospecting area be granted within half a mile of any other such P%P e ?ting area. Proved further shall only continue in force untilj gold is : struck, in which -case the discovery, shall be reported, -or until the holders are: required by th§ Wardep.to mark; a prospecting, claim,, in either -of, w kich cases .a.* prospecting •claim shall be niarked and applied for as pfoiridwlin Regalatipn II. : and V.‘, and prbireitiod shall ‘.|hertipqh cease as : to the remainder of such prospecting area. fqr, the Warden, to renew from time to time fce protection for-a.prospecting area. Provided that such , renewed protection; shall not be granted for more than three months at any time. Every-jwqspeptiqg area shall be continuously wpr£ed by at least two men during the entup period of occupancy.