MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 2747, 11 July 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 wi fch full particulars to the Warden, and t he> 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 thegroundshallhavebeenvisited by himself or by anyone appointed by hint. Notices of all prospecting claim.s granted, with full particulars of localitjr, yield of gold, and description of wor] cings, shall be posted by the Warden c m the outside of his office for public infc »r----mation.

It shall not be lawful for the "WarcLen. to gram a prospecting claim lor rmy new discovery at a less distance t'aan. two miles from any previov°!y existing workings in alinvial ground, nor togrant a prospecting claim for any new discovery of a quartz reef at a less dis. tance than half a mile from any previously existing quarta 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, unle? is by special permission of the Wardea,, 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 conjointly with persons who have insisted, them in prospecting either with contributions or otherwise, or with other persons who may lie jomin«rted by the' actual discoveu-rs, although tlie said, persons may not have Ween on the; ground prior to the granting thereof. The Warden may, upon the application of any persons forming a party of not less than four, grant protection for not more than three months for a prospecting area " at a distance of not less than two miles from any existing workings in alluvial ground, or in the sase 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 shat such protection shall cnly continue ;;i force until g'itd ; s struck, in whicfo vise the discovery >hall be reported, or until the holders are required by the Warden to mark a prospecting claim, In either of which cases a prospecting nlaim shall be marked and applied for as provided in Regulation 11. and V., and protection shall therupon cease as to she remainder ot such prospecting area. Stj flhall be lawful for tb.e Warden to jrenevi from time to time the protection for a prospecting area. Provided tlr t such renewed protection shall not lo granted for rnor "Maa momh.3 at any time