MINING REGULATIONS UNDER " THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 2548, 3 November 1884, 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 11, 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 thegroundshallhavebeenvisitedby himself or by anyone appointed by him. Notices 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 of 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 distance than two miles from any preriovely 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 or>3 man remaining on the ground during working hours until the application is dealt with, and, if granted, the claim must, 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 prospecting claim to the actual discoverer of new gold workings conointly with persons who have assisted hem in prospecting either with contri'.ntioi.R or otherwise, or with other per*ms wi.o may he nominated by the «.ctr.iil discovers, although the said jjersons may not have been on the eround prior to the granting thereof. The Warden may, upon the applicaion of any persons forming a party of out less than four, grant protection for act more than three months for a prospecting area " at a distance of not iess 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: Provided 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 i.ase the discovery shall be reported or until the holders are required by the Warden to mark a prospecting claim, in either of which cases a prospecting olaim shall be marked and applied for as provided in Kegulation 11. and V., and protection shall therupon cease as to 'he remainder ot such prospecting area. It shall be lawful for the Warden to renew from time to time the protection for a prospecting area. Provided tlr t such renewed protection shall not le granted for mor- *ban three months ; .t auy time

THE KUMARA-KAWHAKA AND WAIMEA WATER-RACES. Waimea Water-Race. PER STATUTE HEAD PER WEEK.

Kumara Water-Race, per statute head per week.

24 8 a.m. 4 p.m. hours. . t0 . , to . 4 p.m. midnight Midnight to 8 a.m. £ s. d£ s. d £ s. d. 1st 1 Water 2 0 01 10 0 1 0 0 2nd | Water 1 10 01 0 0 0 15 0 3rd j Water 1 0 00 10 0 0 10 0 i 1 £ s. d. 10 0 0 10 0 0 6 0

8 a.m. 4 p.m. Midnight to j to to 4 p. m. midnight 8 a. m. Washing from a feeder or £ s. d £ s. d. £ s. d. paddock— IstWater... General sluic60 0600 6 0 0 ing— IstWater... 30 02100 2 0 0 2nd Water. 10 01100 10 0 3rd Water.. 1 0 0 015 0 0 10 0