MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 770, 19 March 1879, Page 4

MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

person discovering new gold working, and. being desirous of obtain- i ing an increased area thereon shall mark off a prospecting claim, as provided in Regulation -11, and shall immediately: report" Such discovery with fuH!pftiltieulars,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 think fit, refrain from granting or refusing such claim until thegroundshallnavebeen 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 %o.grant a, prospecting claim for any new discovery at a less distance than tTW miles from any previously existing workings in alluvial ground, nor to grant a prQspecthig claim for any new discovery of a quartz ieef 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 utotil the application ia dealt with, and, if granted, the claim must, unless by special permission of the Warden, be fully occupied withiu seven days from tlie date ©f grant. .The Warden may, if he think fit, j grant;a prospecting claim to tlie actual discoverer of new gold workings conjointly with persons who have assisted them in -prospecting either with contributions or otherwise, or with other per- j sons who may be nominated by the actual .discoveiei-s, although the said persous may not have been on the ground prior to £he granting thereof. The 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 w.urkjngs :,,Provided : in no case shall any such prospecting area be granted wjthinjhalf; a mile of .any other such prospecting .area..'' , Provided further that such protection, shall only continue in force until goldi is struck, in which wise the discovery shall be reported, pr until the holders are required by the Warden to mark a prospecting claim, \n either of which cases a prospecting claim ;Shall be marked and. applied for as provided; in Regulation 11. and V., and protection shallr 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 for a'prospecting area. Provided that such renewed protection shall not be granted for more than three months at aay time.