MINING REGULATIONS UNDER “THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 643, 19 October 1878, Page 4

MINING REGULATIONS UNDER “THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Any person discovering new pold working, and being desirous of obtaining an increased area thereon shall 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 Waiden may, if he think tit,, refrain from granting or refusing such claim until the ground shal 1 ha ve been visited by | himself or*by anyone appointed by him. I Notices of, all prospecting claims Igrantfed, 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. > i 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 I workings in alluvial ground, nor to grant 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. ( Eveiy prospecting claim shall, after being marked, he 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 dale of grant. The Warden may, if he think fit, grant a prospecting claim to the actual discoverer of new j old workings, conjointly with persons «ho have assisted them in prospecting either with contributions or otherwise, or with other persons who may be nominated by the actual discoveiers, although the said persons may not have been on the I 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 1 j less than two miles from any existing ! workings in alluvial ground/ or in the j case of qua rtz workings of not less than I half a mile from any existing quartz I workings: Provided in no case shall j any such prospecting area he granted within half a mile of any other such prospecting area. Provided fur die r that such protection shall only continue i in force until gold is struck, in which ' case the discovery shall be reported, i or until the holders are required i>y the ; Warden to mark a prospecting claim, lin either of which cases a prospecting } claim shall be marked and applied for as ; provided in Regulation 11. and V., and , protection shall therupon cease as to the remainder ot such prospecting area. | It shall be lawful for the Warden to | renew from time to time the protection j for a.prospecting area. Provide.t that j.sueli renewed protection shall not be 1 granted tor more than taree months at any time; j Every prospecting area shall be conI tinuously worked by at least two mm during the entire period of occupancy.