MINING REGULATIONS UNDER ’“THE MINES ACT, 1877.”

Kumara Times, Issue 773, 22 March 1879, Page 4

MINING REGULATIONS UNDER ’“THE MINES ACT, 1877.”

Any person discovering new gold working, and being desirous of obtaining an increased area tbereon shall paark off a prospecting claim, as provided in Regulation 11, and shall immediately report such discovery with full particulars to the Warden, and the grouffilso 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 untilthe ground shall have been visited by himself or by anyone appointed by him. Notices of all prospecting claims granted, with full particular? of locality, jrieild ;of gold, and description of workings, /shall be posted by the Warden on the, outside of his office for public inforr , !

Xt shall not be lawful for the Warden to grant a prospecting claim for any pew discovery at a less distance than two miles from any previously existing 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. Every prospecting claim shall, after being marked, be held by one man regaining 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 fpoin the date of grant. The Warden may, if he think fit, grant a prospecting claim to the actual discoverer of new gold 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 discoverers, although the said persons 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 pot jess than four, grant pntectjon for not more than three months for a prosj ectiiig area “ at a distance of not Jess than two miles from any existing Workings in alluvial ground, or in the pase of quartz workings of not less than half a mile from any existing quartz Workings : Provided in no case shall any such prospecting ar ea be granted Within half a mile of any other such prospecting area. Provided fur. her that such protection shall only continue }n fotce until gold is struck, in which b 4SP the discovery shall be reported, or until the holders are required by the Warden to mar k a prospecting claim, in either of which cases 'a prospecting pjajm shall be marked and applied for as pyoyided in Regulation 11. and Y., and protection shall therupon cease as to |he remainder ot such prospecting area.

It shall l e 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 fop ypqre th?m thrpg tpojiths at any time,