MINING REGULATIONS UNDER “THE MINES ACT, 1877.”

Kumara Times, Issue 2603, 9 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 anch claim until the ground shall have been visited by himself or by anyone appoin ted 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 granc a prospecting claim lor any new discovery at a less distance than two 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 ops 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 grunt.

The Warden may, if he think fit, grant a prospecting claim to the actual discoverer of new cold workings conjointly v.ith persons who have assisted ilieni in prospecting cither with contributions or otherwise, or with oilier persons who may he n nnin-ited hy the actual discoveiers, although the said persons may not have been on the ground prior to the granting thereof.

. Tilt! Warden may, upon the application of any persons forming a party of xjot less than four, grant protection for not more than three m nths for a prospecting area “ at a distance of not less than two miles from any existing workings in alluvial ground, or in the ase of quartz workings of not less than be.lf a mile from any existing quartz workings; Provided in no case shall any such prospecting area be granted •»di hin half a mile of any other such prospecting area. Provided further mat such protection shall only continue in force until gold is struck, in which vase the discovery shall be reported, ir until the holders are required by the Warden to mark a prospecting claim, m either of which cases a prospecting .claim shall he marked and applied for as provided in Itegulation 11, and V,. and protection shall iherupon cease as to r lie remainder ol such prospecting area.

Jt shall he lawful for the Warden to renew from time to time the protection for a prospecting area. Provided th t such renewed protection shall not I f granted for mor '■ban three months ,:t auy time