MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 2597, 2 January 1885, 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 snch claim until the ground shall have been visited by himself or by anyone appointed by him. Notices of all pi-ospecting 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 granc a prospecting claim tor anynew discovery at a less distance than two miles from any previov-siy 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 I by special permission of the Warden, ! be fully occupied within seven days j from the date of grant. I The Warden may, if he think fit., grant a prospecting claim to the nctnaV. discoverer of new [.old '.vorkingH conjointly with persons who lmvc assisted! *he.ti>. in prospecting either with cuntri- i butions or otherwise, or with other persons who may lie inmimted by the actual discovers, although the said. pet*oi,r, may not have been on the-; ground prior to the granting thereof.

The Warden may, upon the application iifniiy persons forming a party ox. 'r-<>\. less than four, grant protection for sot more tinin three months for u £i\!spoet.ing area " at a distance of not r '-s» {.linn two miles from any existing •s/oi-king.', in alluvial ground, or in the oi'.se of quartz workings of not less than t.a!f st mile from any existing quartz •*'<.rkings : Provided in no case shall -4!iy .-.m;li prospecting area be granted '■•-•iiiiin hall' a mile of any other such '■respecting area. Piovided further -liai. .si!f:ii protection shall only continue m force until gold is struck, in which \./iM- the discovery shall be reported, .;;.»• ur.tii the holders are required by the Warden to mark a prospecting claim, In cither of which cases a prospecting idaim shall he marked and applied for as jirovi.lod in Herniation 11. and V., and protection shall therupon cease as to , he remainder ot such prospecting area. It ihail he lawful for the Warden to •,'cnew rraii lime to time the protection f::r a oro-.-;.eating ami. Provided th t ■<i;c(: :•:■■-() protection shall not 1gf.mted \\„- ii>or 'ban three months ;;i auy time