MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 533, 12 June 1878, Page 4

MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

/Any'''person ‘ Aew, gold, forking,’ apd'‘being I’desirous 1 ’desirous of iug an ' iii_cieased : .area tlitjrepn, shall vided’in Regulation 11, and shall im, lull particulars to the Warden, and the ground' until the Warded snan'Kave finally ree fused or granted .the. claim * .but the mmk'iw'x ilrt'hM; fefjsr until the ground shall have been visited by I U.f. I. I ,» tail l.n: .ix.elyTJ *!i'| or anyplie appointed j . Notices prospecting claims ! §iin^ J wi^f&llpftit{culaiw‘toflo^]i^, !J j logs, slialT be posted! vy thp WarcleiY on, thfelqutside of his office ihatipn. , ' a<t * , ( not lie'lawfitl ’fiftr , en , l ! to gifant a prospecting pla-nij^l^^'sjpy' 1 new, discovery at a less distance fban two niiles'frhift kttf workings irt’ t, allii^kl ,,, grl)‘nu(ff,‘‘'‘’iior ; to' grant a prospecting'blattu ‘f(ir''ariy new discovery of al tancej than half ia.v,Hiile.<.f:l-om any previously existing quartz .workings. - L Every,,prospecting ,cUiui ..shalty i after being inarked.,l he-Jieldi by.l one mAir-re-maining.o)i,|theigruun<i.dm]ingi wo eking hours until tin*, application is deal o with, and, if granted, the claim must, unless by’special pelihifeiibrt ' bf 1 Warden, be fully occupied//within, seven ndays from the date of grant. .The Warden may,»if he /think fit, grijUit a prospe.ctipg, t to discoverer of new {. old workings conjointly .with persons.«bp have.assisted them in. prospecting.pitlier with; .contributions or, otherwise,. or with other persons who,.may; be nominated... by the actual discoverers, although the said persons, .may,, not t have .been ,on the ground prior to, the granting thereof. The Warden may,,..upon, theapplication of any persons forming ia l party of not less than four, grant protection for liot'ihore than three, nibnths for a 'prospecting area. d at .a distance of not less,than two miles from, any existing forkings in. al,Utvial gronrid; or in the • ,9 a ,?epf quartz workings bf not less than half a mile from 'anyi Existing quartz .workings: Prbv.ided -in.no case shall such. prospecting! area' be granted i half a mile of any other such Prospecting area.; ' Provided further that! such protection shall only continue VA .foicet until gold is -struck, in which case ( the discovery shall be reported, or ( until the.holders are required by the t 5i en ’ toi nial ’k prospecting claim, in either..of which'cases a prospecting claim shall be marked and applied for its provided in Regulation 11. and V., and ■ prcrtectiou shall fbpi'Apon cease as to the remainder ot such prospecting area. It shall l>e liiwful for the Warden to renew from t;u)p 1 to I tipie the protection fo.r a prospecting area. Provided that such renewed protection shall not he gra.ntpd for rrW 4hili three'iioithk itanytime. .i.M ” CM);-.. I ,urinai the entire period of occupancy/