NOTICE. TTENTION 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, Greymopth, 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 pay : —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 apy tlipe n °t 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 mipers’ right or business license may have beep 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 lipp of arid comprising the like rights apd 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 apd five shillings ip the case p business licep.se, and a statutory declarar tion shall in all such cases be made as to identity and the facts of the case. 173. Any person who shall kppwingly mine or employ any person tp mine for gold on any land belonging to a private individual, without the consent of the pwner 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 pny miners’ right, license, lease or other document issued under tfie authority of this Act witfi iptept to defeat the pro? visions of this Act, or to defraud any persons whomsover, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and on conviction thereof before apy Court of competent jurisdiction shall be subject to a fine pot 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 apy person shall use qr exhibit any forged mipers’ 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 pf 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 pr granted to apy other person, or shall use or exhibit as valid a miners' right, license or lease, which shall have expired, fie 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. FREEMAN’S CHLQRODYNE. The Original and Only Genuine. It acts like a charm in Diarrhea, ftnd is tfie oply specific in Dysentery pnd Cholera. It effectpally cuts short all attacks of Epilepsy, Hysteria, Palpitation, Convulsions, apd Spasms. It effectually checks those too often fatal diseases, Fever, Ague, Croup, and Whooping Cough. It is the best remedy knowp for Coughs, Colds, Consumption, Bronchitis, apd Asthma, It is the only palliative in Neuralgia, Gout, Rheumatism, Tic Dolqreux, Cancer, Toothache, and all nerve pains. It rapidly relieves pain from whatever pause, allays the irritation of fever, soothes and strengthens tfie system Under exhausting and wasting diseases, and produces eppet and refreshing sleep. Important Caution.—As there are pther preparations sold under the name pf Chlprodyne, but entirely devoid of its wonderful medical and cfiemical properties, the public are requested to notice “ Tfie Genuine” is known by the Govenpent stamp having engraved upon ft “ Freeman’s Original Chlorodyue” pyer eaph bottle. Four Cfiancery suits each terminated fn its favor, and against Brown and Davenport, Lord Chancellor Selborne, Lord Justice James, and Lord Justice Hellish severely condemned their proceedings, apd compelled them to pay all posts.—See “ Times/' April" 39, 1373, and July 23,13T3. Maufactured by the sole inventor, Richard Freeman, Pharamacist, TO, Kensington Park road, London, S.E. Sold by all Patent Medicine dealers, }n bottles, Is 4s fid; 80?., ; |ooz., 11s; ang 3Q0?., 8Q& eafifi. 31st July, 1880. THE MINES ACT, PENApTJBS.
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Kumara Times, Issue 1724, 10 April 1882, Page 4
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797Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Kumara Times, Issue 1724, 10 April 1882, Page 4
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