MINING REGULATIONS UNDER. "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 742, 14 February 1879, Page 4

MINING REGULATIONS UNDER. "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Any person discovering gold working, and being desirous of obtaining an increased area thereon shall mark off a prospecting claim, as provided in Regulation If, anil shall immediately report such disco ni y with full particulars to the Wanlcu, and tinground ao marked off shall be protected until the Warden shall hava finally refused or granted the claim ; but the Waiden may, if he think fit. retrain from gran'hig or refusing Mich claim until thegrqund shall ha vebeen visited by himself or by anyone appointed Uy 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 hia oflice 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 m-eriously existing workings in alluvial ground, nor to giant a prospecting claim for any new discovery of a quartz leef at a less dis. tatice than half a (title 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 t]y application is deaic 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 at' new < old 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 discovpiers, although the said persous 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 Jess than four, grant protection for not more' than three months for a prospecting area " at a distance of not less than two miles, from auy existiu" workings in alluvial ground, or in the ease 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 cf any other such prospecting area. Provided furdier that such protection shall only continue in force until gold is struck, in wiiie.li wise the discovery s-hall be reported, or until the holdes are required by the Warden to mark a prospecting claim, in either of which cases a prospect in" claim shall be marked and applied for as provided in Regulation 11. and V., and protection shall therupo.n cease as to the. remainder ot such prospi-*ctii>" area. It shall be lawful for the Warden to renew from time to time tl\e protection for a prospecting area. Pro\ [id that such renewed protection shall mil, be gisuited t'ov lucre \luui three months at