$ 0 T I 0 R. ATTENTION having been directed to the fact that there are a fiumber of persons (especially Chinese) Mining for Gold within the County of Grey and Kutnara Mining District 'yrh° are not the holders of “ Miners’ Rights,” or who are holding “ Miners’ Rights” which have expired, the following extracts from “The Mines Act, f. 877,” are published for general information, garden’s Office, Grey mouth, 31st July, 1880. THE MINES ACT. PENALTIES. 172. Any person not being the holder of p miners’ right, license or lease, duly empowering him in that behalf, who shall inine for gold or occupy or carry auy 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 nop less than five pounds, with imprisonment in some gaol, there to pemain for any time not exceeding one calendar month for every five pounds or fractional part of five pounds so to be paid; Proyicied always that in any case tyhere a miners’ right or business license pray have been lost or destroyed and the existence of such right or license can be proved, it shall be lawful to issue tp such person a duplicate of such miners’ right pr .license in lieu of and comprising the like rights and privileges of such lost or destroyed right or license, until the due pxpiration of the same, and for which the fee ;of :ohe shilling shall be paid in case puners’ right and five shillings in the case p, business license, a.pd a statutory declaration shall in all such cages be made aa 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 pwner thereof op his duly authorised agent, shall be subject tq the like penalties as are mentioned in the last preceding clause. 174. If apy person shall forge or alter |my miners’ right, license, lease or other document issued under the authority of this Act with’ intent to defeat the pro? visions of this Act, or to defraud any persons whomsover, he shall be guilty of misdemeanour, and on conviction thereof before aqy Court of competent jurisdiction ahafi be subject to a fine not exceeding pne hundred pounds, or . imprisonment with or withqut hard labor not exceeding three years, or both, at the discretion qf l fhe Court. 175. If any person shall use or exhibit finy forged miners’ right, license or lease, jssued or purporting to be issued under the authority of this Act, knowing the sqmQ to be forged, mi if any person shall fraudulently personate the holder qf any such miners’ right, license op lease,, shall falsely pr fraudulently represent that any seryant pr other person is an authorised person within the meaning of this Act, or shall fraudulently use or exhibit as his own any miners’ right, iweiuse or lease, belonging to pr granted |q any other person j or shall use qr exhibit as valid q, miners' right, license of lease, which shall have expired, he shall be liable to a penalty fqr every pffence pot exceeding fifty pounds, or to imprisonment with or without hard labor, pot exceeding one year, qr bqtii, at' the discretion of the Court.’ JpRERMAN’S OHLQRODYNE. Original and Only Qemupa. It acts like a charm ip Diarrhoea, pnd is the only specific in Dysentery qnd Cfiolerq. It effectually cuts short all attacks pf Epilepsy, Hysteria, Palpitatiqn, Cpnyulsions, apd Spasms. It effectually checks thqse too often fatal diseases, Fever, Ague, Croup, and fjYhooping Cough, It is the best remedy known fpr Coughs, Colds, Consumption, Bronchitis, and Asthma. It is the only palliative in Neuralgia, Gout, Rheumatism, Tic Dolqreux, pancer, Toothache, and all nerve pains. It rapidly Relieves pain from whatever pause, allays the irritation of fever, pootfies and strengthens the system under exhausting and wasting diseases, snd produces quiet apd refreshing sleep. Important Cautiqn.—As there arq pther preparations sold under the name pf Chlorodyne, but entirely devoid of its wonderful medical and chemical properties, the public are requested to notice “ The Genuine” is known by the Gpverment stamp having engraved upon |t ‘‘Freeman’s Original Chlorodyue” pjer each bottle. Four Chancery suits each terminated in its favor, and against Brown and f)avenport. Lord Chancellor’ Selborne, Rord Justice James, and Lord Justice Mellish severely condemned their proceedings, and compelled themto PUY all posts.—See “ Times/’. April 29, 1873., anfi (Tuly 23, 1873. by the sole inventor, Richard Freeman, Pharamacist, 70, Kensington Park roqd, London, S.E.' Sold by all Patent Medicine dealers, fn bottles,. Is JJd j Boa., 2s fid ; 40z., is Qd ; Boz., fia,; 10oz., 11s; and 200 z., gOa, each. ' * ’ ‘ ‘' a ’ ”
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Kumara Times, Issue 1717, 31 March 1882, Page 4
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