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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 Eumara Mining District who are not the holders of (< Miners’ Bights,” or who are holding fi Miners’ Bights” which have expired, the following extracts from “ The Mines Act, 1877,” are published for general information. Warden’s Office, Greymouth, Slst July, 1880. THE MINES ACT. PENAJ/TIES. 172. Any person not being tho holder of a miners’ right, license or lease, duly empowering him in that behalf, who shall mine for gold or occupy or carry any bush ness 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 aura 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 pr license in lien of and comprising the Jike 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 declara.tion shall in all such cases be as tq 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 my miners’ right, license, lease or other document igsued under the authority of this Act with intent to defeat the pro? yisions of this Act, or to defraud any persons whomsover, he shall be guilty of ft misdemeanour, and on conviction there? pf before any Court of competent jurisdiction shall be subject to a fine not exceeding pne hundred pounds, or imprisonment with or . without hard labor not exceeding three years, or both, at the discretion of the Oqurt, 175. If any person shall use or exhibit any forged miners’ right, license or lease, Issued or purporting to be issued under the authority*qf 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 tlqe meaning of this Act, or shall fraudulently use or exhibit as his own any miners’ right, license or lease, belonging to pr granted to any other person, or shall pse or exhibit as valid a miners' right, license or lease, which shall haye expired, Jie shall be liable tq 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. CHLQBODYNE. The Original and Only Genuine. It acts like a charm in Diarrhea and is tfie only specific in Dysenter pnd Cholerq,. It effectually cuts short all attacks < Epilepsy, Hysteria, Palpitation, Cm ynlsions, arid Spasms. It effectually checks those too ofte fatal diseases, Fever, Ague, Croup, an Whooping Cough. It is the best remedy known f< Coughs, Colds, Consumption, Broi phitis, and Asthma. It is the only palliative in Neuralgi: Gout, Rheumatism, I*o Doloreu; placer, Toothache, and all nerve pain It rapidly relieves pain from whatev< pause, allays the irritation of feve soothes and strengthens the syste under exhausting and wasting disease and produces quiet and refreshing slee Important Caution.—As there ai other preparations sold under the nan pf Chlprodyne, but entirely devqid qf i wonderful medical and chemical pr perties, the public are requested i notice “ The Genuine” is known by tl Goverment stamp having engraved upc ft Freeman’s Original Chlorodyqe fiver eaph bottle. Fopr Chancery suits each terminate fn its favpr, and against Brown ar Davenport, Lord Chancellor Selborn Dord (Justice James, and Just|< Mellish severely condemned their pr peediqgs, and compelled them to pay a posts,—See Times,’* April 29, 187 and July 23, 1p73. Maufaptured by the sole invenfco Richard Freeman, Bharamacist, 7 1 Kensington Park road, London, S.E. Sold by all Patent Medicine dealei In bottles, Is ij-d ; 20?., 2s 9d ; 4os 4s Qd ; Bojj., gg, - fOoz., 11s • and 20o;

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Kumara Times, Issue 1669, 3 February 1882, Page 4

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Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Kumara Times, Issue 1669, 3 February 1882, Page 4

Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Kumara Times, Issue 1669, 3 February 1882, Page 4

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