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Kumara Times, Issue 1422, 23 April 1881, Page 3

R. HITTING S of the RESIDENT 0 MAGISTRATE’S and WARDENS COURTS, within the County of Grey and at KUMARA, will be held on the dates in APRIL, and at the places under mentioned : Greymouth, Warden’s Courts—4tb, 11th, 25th Resident Magistrate’s Court—lst, Bth, 22nd, 29th Extended Jurisdiction—Sth, 22nd. Kutnara—26th Ahaura—7tb, 21st, at 4 p.tn. Arnold—3oth, at noon H. A. STRATFORD, R. M., Warden. V. _ R. N OTIC E. A TTENTION having been directed X3L 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 minors’ 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 of five pounds so to be paid ; Provided always that in any case where a miners’ right or business license may have been lost or destroyed and the existence 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 privileges of such lost or 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 in the case a business license, and a statutory declaration shall in all such cages be made as to identity and the facts of the case.

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 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. PATENT OYAL gAMSON FENCING WIRE. Those about to Fence are respectfully invited to send to the undersigned for Circulars and full particulars of this celebrated Wire, showing the great advantages it possesses over all other Wires. During recent Bush Fires we have received very gratifying information as to the superiority of this Wire—quite a new feature in its history. So great has been the success that numerous imitators are in the market, and the public have to be wary and not get taken in by having worthless stuff palmed off as equal to the “ Samson.” 2500 Tons sold dining Last Year ! Send for Circulars. M'LEAN BROTHERS and RIGG, Importers and Ironmongers. 69, Elizabeth Street, Melbourne.