COUNTY OF WESTLAND

Kumara Times, Issue 2739, 2 July 1885, Page 2

COUNTY OF WESTLAND

AID TO PROSPECTING. The County Council of Westland are prepared to receive applications from Prospecting Parties, under the followlowing conditions : Class I.—One party of 2 or 3 men in each Riding, will be subsidised at the rate of 15s per week per man, for prospecting new and unprospected country, three miles from any main or district road, and from any known workings. Class 2.—One party of 2 or 3 -men in each Riding, will be subsidised as under, while prospecting Partially Worked and Prospected Country, within tolerably easy access of road communication : SINKING. Dry Ground—ls per foot from surface to 15 feet, 2s per.foot from 15 to 60 feet, 3s per foot from 60 feet to any greater depth. Wet Ground, Requiring Slabbing— Double the above rates. TUNNELING AND DRIVING Through Drift or Blue Reef—ls 6d per foot for Ist 500 feet, 3s 6d per foot for next 500 feet, 4s 6d per foot for next 500 feet (or any portion of 500 feet). Through Hard Rock, Requiring Blasting, or through Pug—ss per foot. All tunnels and drives to be at least 4 feet by 3 feet 6 inches. Prospectors under both class 1 and class 2, are required to send in their names to the County Council, who must approve of same. The locality of proposed prospecting operations must also be stated, for the approval of the Council. Each proposed prospecting party must send in a report, once in each month to the Council, setting forth the nature, extent, and result of operations during the previous month. All measurement of work done under class 11, to be made by the Road Overseer of the district, who will be required to certify to the voucher for payment. The subsidj' under class 1 and class 2 may be discontinued, if the Council think necessary, on one month’s notice of discontinuance being given to the party or parties. Payment will be made monthly. Applications (giving the full name's and residences of each man of the proposed party or parties, and specifying the country in which it is proposed to prospect) must be sent to the Council Chambers, on or before Tuesday, July 7th, at 5 p.m., the application to be endorsed on the envelope, “ Application for Prospecting ; Class I,” (or Class If, as the case may he). REWARDS FOR THE DISCOVERY OF NEW GOLDFIELDS. 'file Couuiy Council are prepared to grant Rewards lor tie Discovery of Goldfields, as follows ;

For the discovery of a new goldfield, threie miles from any woi kingsFoi every 100 men employed raining thereon, at the expiration of six months from date of discovery, a reward of £IOO per 100 miners, up to £ooo tor 500 or more miners so employed. For the recovery of a lost lead in close proximity to the place where leaf was lost, h reward equal to one halt of the above rates. . , And for the recovery of a lost lead (or the discovery of a new lead) one one mile from any lost lead, a reward equal to two-thirds of the above rates. Joseph Gbimmond, County Chairman. County Chairman’s Office, June 13tb, 1885.