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Kumara Times, Issue 1355, 3 February 1881, Page 3

Sittings of the resident MAGISTRATE’S and WARCOURTS, within the County of Grey and at KUMARA, will be held on the dates in FEBRUARY, and at the places under mentioned j Gre^mouth. Warden’s Courts—7th, 14th, 28th, at 11 a.m. Resident Magistrate’s Court—4th, lltb, 18tb, 25th, at 11 a.m. Extended Jurisdiction—4th, 18th, at 11 a.m. Kumara—2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, at 11 a.m. Ahaura—Btb, 21st. Dunganville—l2th, at 11 a.m. Arnold—l9th, at 11 a.m. No Town—sth, at 11 a.m. District Court, on 21st. H. A. STRATFORD, R. M., Warden. Y. 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 and Kumara 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, 1877,” are published for general information. Warden’s Office, Greymouth, 31st July, 1880. THE MINES ACT. PENALTIES. , 172. Any person not 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 business upon any Crown lands shall be liable to the penalties following—that is' ; to. say For the first offence, a sum 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 every five pounds or fractional part - 6f‘five pounds so to be pai(l > where a miners’ right or ! business license may have been lost or destroyed and the: existence of such right or license can b'e proved, it shall be lawful to issue to such peteon a duplicate'of such miners’ right or, license in lieu of and comprising the like rights and privileges of sufch lost or destrbyed right or license, until the due. expiration of the same, and for which the fee nf qnQ-shilling, shall bepaid in case miners’ right and five shillings in the case a business license, and a statutory declaration shall in all such cases be made as, to identity and the facts of the case; 173. Any pOraott 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 agent, 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 person 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 or 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 England, suitable for IRON FLUMING, etc. FLUMING made to any Size or Strength, at the shortest notice. W. HEINZ, NEXT ADELPHI THEATRE. G. ANDERSON; Manager.