MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 484, 15 April 1878, Page 4

MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

person discovering new gold forking, and being desirous of obtaining an increased area thereon shall omark off a prospecting claim, as provided in 11, and shall im- I mediately report such disoovery 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 ihink 'fit, refrain from, granting or refusing such claim itntil 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 df gold, and description of workfrigs, shall lie posted by the Warden on the outside of his office for public infor.matioji; It shall not be lawful for the Warden "to.rgrant.a prospecting claim for any new discovery at a less distance than .two miles from any previously existing "Workings in alluviaL ground, nor to gi«nt a prospecting claim for any new .discovery of a quartz reef at a less dis. tance than half a mile from any previously existing quartz workings. Every prospecting claim shall, after 3>eing marked, be held by one man remaining on the ground during working BoiirsHintil the application is dealt with, and, if granted, the claim must, unless •by special permission of the Warden, he 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 workings conjointly with persons who have assisted ihem 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 grgund prior to the granting thereof. The Warden may, upon the application of any persons forming a party of not less'than grant protection for not more than three months for a a distance of not Igggihan two miles from any existing j workings ""in alluvjal ground, or in the i case; of quartz workings of not less than ! haff a mile from any existing quartz j workings: Provided in no ca?e shall • any flucn'prospecting area be granted j within half a mile of any other such ! prospecting area. Provided fun her i that such protection shall only continue j in force until gold is struck, in which j discovery *hali be reported, I or until the holders.are required fty the Warden to mark a prospecting claim,, iii;either of which cases a prospecting claim shall be marked and applied for as provided in JReguiation 11. and V., and protection Whall tliernpon cease as to the remainder of aueh 'prospecting area. Ft shall t*e lawful for ;the Warden to " flfgey (from time to time the protection r area. ' I*rqvir(e<i that renewed pfpiec'tiOn shall riot be ' for. more than' three months at ■j }; JiVery prospecting area shall be Continuously worked by ,at least two mpn during the entire period of occupancy.