MINING REGULATIONS UNDER “ THE MINES ACT, 1877.”

Kumara Times, Issue 483, 13 April 1878, Page 4

MINING REGULATIONS UNDER “ THE MINES ACT, 1877.”

Any /person discovering new gold working, and .'being desirous of obtaining an increased area thereonshall mark off a ' prospecting claim, as provided in Regulation 11, and shall 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 r Warden may, if he think fit, refrain from granting or refusing such claim until the groundshallhave 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 workings, 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 dischvery. of a quartz reef at a less, dis. tance than half 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 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 application of any 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 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 existing quartz workings: Provided in no case shall any such, .prospecting area be granted _ within half a mile of any other such area. Provided further that such protection shall only continue in force until gold is struck, in which ; U^B : tbe discovery 5h3.il be reported, f ibj'^.htilHbe fi holderl -£i;e required by the Warde# to mark a prospecting claim, in either of" which cases a' 1 prospecting 'i hlafrn shall he marked and applied for as provided iff. Regulation 11. and V. ‘ and protection shall cease as to , ,_thg remainder ot ’such prospecting area. ‘ 'lt'shall he lawful for • the Warden to renew, fifom time, to time the protection r r format prospecting area. .■ • Pro vided that ’j tisob (renewed protection shall not be -1 granted, for more than three: months at i),any time. '. ‘ ~ '

'• ■on Every .prospecting area shall be con- . .tinuously worked .by, ,at least two men during the entire period of occupancy. 1