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Kumara Times, Issue 1343, 20 January 1881, Page 3

V. Sittings of the resident MAGISTRATE’S and WARDEN’S COURTS, vtfithin, the County of Grey and at ItUMARA* will be held on the dates in JANUARY, and at the places under mentioned : GAeymoutH. Warden’s Courts—l7th, 24th, Slab, at 11 a.m. Resident Magistrate’s Court— 7th, 14th, 21st, 26th, at 11 a.m. Extended Jurisdiction —7th, 21st, at ll a.m. Kumara—26th, at 11 a.m. Ahaura—6th, 29th, at 10 a.ttl, Dunganville—llth, at 11 a.m. Arnold—2sth, at 11 a.m. No Town—sth, at 11 a.m. lSt,h. Hi A. STRATFORD, R. Mi, Warden. V. R. NOTICE. ATTENTION having been directed to the fact that there are a number of persons (especially Chinese) Mining for Gold within the County of Grey iand Nutriara Mining District who are not the holders of “Miners’ Rights,” or who are holding “ Miners’ Rights” which have expired, the following extracts from “The Mines Act, 187 7,” are published for general information. Warden’s Office* GreyblOlltll, 31st July, 1880. THE MINES ACT. PENALTIES'. 172 i Atiy person hot being the holder of a miners’ right, license or lease, duly empowering him in that behalf, who shall mine for gold or occupy or,carry any busi-. neSs upon any Crown lands shall be liable to the penalties folio whig—that is to say For the first ofiehce, a BUtil not exceeding five pounds; for the second or any subsequent offence, a sum not exceeding ten pounds nor less than five-pounds, with imprisonment in some gaol, there to remain for any time not exceeding one calendar month for five pounds or fractional part of five pounds' so to be paid; Provided always that, in any case where ajniiners’ 'right or - business licensemay have been lost or destroyed and the existehce of such right or license can be proved, it shall be lawful to issue to such person a duplicate, of such miners’ right or license in lieu of and comprising the like rights and privileged Of such lost of destroyed right or license, until the due expiration of the same, and for which the fee of one shilling shall-be-paid in case miners’ right and five shillings ih the case a business, license, and a statutory declaration shall in all such cases be made as to identity ahd the facts of the caSei 173. Any person who shall knowingly mine or employ any person to mine for gold on any land belonging to a private individual, without the consent of the Owner thereof or his duly authorised agettt, shall be subject to the like penalties as are mentioned in the last preceding clause. 174. If any person shall forge or alter any miners’ right, license, lease or other document issued under the authority of this Act with intent to defeat the provisions of this Act, or to defraud any persons whomsover, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and on conviction thereof before any Court of competent jurisdiction shall be Subject to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds, or imprisonment with or Without hard labor not exceeding three years, or both, at the discretion of the Court. 175. If any person shall use or exhibit any forged miners’ right, license or lease* issued or purporting to be issued under the authority of this Act, knowing the same to be forged, or if any perspri shall fraudulently personate the holder of any such miners’ right, license or lease, shall falsely or fraudulently represent that any servant or other person is an authorised person Within the meaning of this Act, or shall fraudulently use or exhibit as his own any miners’ right, license ot lease, belonging to or granted to any other person, or shall use or exhibit as valid a miners’ right, license or lease, which shall have expired, he shall be liable to a penalty for every offence not exceeding fifty pounds, or to imprisonment with or without hard labor, not exceeding one year, or both, at the discretion of the Court. TO MINERS. W. HEINZ . Wishes to inform Miners of this district that he has just received a large assortment of IRON direct from Eng; land, suitable for IRON FLUMING, etc. ELUMING made to any Size or Strength, at the shortest notice. W. HEINZ, NEXT ADELPHt THEATRE. 0. ANDERSON, Manager.