AID TO PROSPECTING.

Kumara Times, Issue 2741, 4 July 1885, Page 3

AID TO PROSPECTING.

The County Council of Westlaud are prepared to receive applications from Prospecting Parties, under the fo!lowlowing conditions : Class I.—One party of 2 or 3 men in each Hiding, will be subsidised at the rate of 15s per week per man, for prospecting new and unprospected country, three miles from auy main or district road, and from any known workings. Class 2.—One party of 2or 3 men in each Riding, will be subsidised as under, while prospecting Partially Worked and Prospected Country, j 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 GO feet to any greater depth. Wet Ground, Requiring Slabbiug— Double the above rates. TUNNELING AND DRIVING J Through Drift or Blue Reef— Gel per foot for Ist 500 feet, 2s Gd per foot . for next 500 feet, 4s Gd per foot for ; nest 500 feet (or any portion of 500 j feet). j Through Hard Rock, Requiring Blasting, or through Pug— 5s 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 o; «a\:ic. 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 subsidy under class 1 and class 2 may be discontinued, if the Connc;! - think necessary, on one month's notice of uiscontiuuinco being given i.o the party or parties. Pavment avill no made monthly. Applications (g-"vin:>- the full name:', nod vrvid----?:- of ■ -vh •■•\.'.n "'' '.hi- ;::■ posed ;'-;i '.y v-:- pft'lkv-. i'.v.d '-;;.x.:_: - -,. the country in which it is proposed to prospect) must, be neut to the Council Ghambo'S oi. or "'ci'oi.i Tnesdav, July 7th, at f> p.m ; the appliov.rioi: _ i.o _!;■..• o.t.dorseo i'U <■'' ••-' envelope, '•' fo.Prosper'M.-; Class!.." (m- <>.-«•• T'" : »s the o.iso may 1-?). r.Tcv'AJtDS rcu thb discovery of new GOLDFrELDS. Tho County (Jouncii are ovepnred in <iT;iut Ruv.-a:i!s for y..r. :'' ; .:'.-iivi-!iv -r.'i Cckaieius, n,s follows :--■

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