MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 1706, 18 March 1882, Page 4

MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Any person discovering new gold working, and being desirous of obtaining an increased area thereon shall mark off a prospecting claim, as provided in Regulation JJ, and shall immediately report such discovery with full particulars to the Warden, and the ground so 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 until thegroundshallhave been visited by hjmself or by anyone appointed by him. JJbtices of all prospecting claims granted, with full particulars of locality, yield of gold, and description of workings, shall be posted by the Warden on the outside pf his office for public information. It shall not be lawful for the Warden to grant a prospecting claim tor any new discovery at a less dista ice than twp 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 remaining on the ground during working hours until the application is dealt with, and, if granted, the claim mußt, unless by special permission of the Warden, be fully occupied within seven days from the date of grant. The Warden may, if he think fit, grant a prompting claim to the actual discoverer pf new gold workings conjointly vrith persons, who have assisted them in prospecting either with contributions pr otherwise, or with other persons who may be nominated by the actual discoverers, although the said persons may npt have been on the ground prior tp the granting thereef. The Warden may, uppn the application of any persons forming a party of not less than four, grant protpction for pot more than three months for a prospecting area " at a distance of not less than two miles from any existing Workings in alluvial ground, or in the case of quartz workings of not less than half a mile from any existing quartz Workings: Proyided in no case shall any such prospecting area be granted within half a mile of any other such prospecting area. Provided further that such protection shall only continue in force until gold is struck, in which yase the discovery shall be reported, pr until the hplders are required by the "Warden to mark a prospecting claim, }n either of which cases a prospecting plaim shall be marked and applied for as provided in Regulation 11. and V., and protpction shall therupon cease as to the remainder ot such prospecting area. It flhall be lawful for the Warden to from time to time the protection for a prospecting area. Provided thnt puoh renewed protection, shall not be granted for mor? than three months, at