MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 438, 20 February 1878, Page 4

MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Any person discovering new gold working, and being desirous of obtaining an increased area tnereon shall mark off a prospecting claim, as provided in Regulation' 11, and snail immediately report such discovery with full particulars to the Warden, and the ground so marked off shall be protected until the Warden shall have finally refused or granted the claim; but the "Warden may, if he think fit, refrain from granting or refusing such claim until thegroundshallhave been visited by himself or by anyone appointed by him. Notices of all prospecting claims granted, with full particulars of locality, jield of gold, and description of workmgSj shall be posted by the Warden 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 any new discovery of a quartz ieef at a less dis. tance than half a mile from any previously existing quartz workings. JEvery 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 Warden may, if he think fit, grant a prospecting claim to the actual discoverer of new gold workings conjointly with persons who have assisted them in prospecting either with contributions or otherwise, 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 applicationofrany persons forming a party of not less than four, grant protection for not more than three months for a prospecting area "at a distance of not leps than two miles from any existing workings in alluvial ground, or in the case of quartz workings of not less than hal| a mile from any existing quartz workings: Provided in no case shall any such prospecting area be granted within <half a.; mile of any other < such prospecting area. Provided further that such protection shall only continue in force, until gqkl is struck, in which oase ;r aiiwbvery shall be reported, or until the holders are required by the Warden to mark a-prospecting claim, in either of wMcb, cases a prospecting claim shall be markecl and applied for as fttißatfin&lcgtiatidfeilL and-V.,-add protection shajl- thenipon cease as to the remainder oi such prospecting area. ItiihWoe lawful for the Warden to renew from; time jto ,time the protection foraprdspectingafea. Provided that granted, for, more than : three months at anytime;;, , ; .. Every, prospecting area shall be continuously Worked by' at least two men during'the entire period of occupancy.