MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 2766, 3 August 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 such claim until the ground shall have been visited by himself or by anyone appointed 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 graiiG a prospecting claim lor anynew discovery at a less distance than r,wo miles from any previously existing workings in alluvial ground, nor to grant a prospecting claim for any new discovery of a quai'tz reef at a less dis. tanee than half a mile from any previously existing quartz workings. Every prospecting claim shall, after being marked, be held by OP3 man remaining en 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 grant. The Warden may," if he think fit, grant a prospecting claim to the actual discoverer of new gold workings conjointly v, ith persons who have assisted them in prospecting either with contributions or otherwise, or with other persons who may b« niHsunnted by the actual discoveiers, although the said persons may not have been on the ground prior to the granting thereof. The Warden may, upon the application of any persons forming a party of 101 less than four, grant protection for aot more than three m nths for a prospecting area "at a distance of not •ess than two miles from any existing workings in alluvia! ground, or in the ;.ase of quartz workings of not less than .half a mile from any existing quartz workings : Provided in no case shall rev such prospecting area be granted srithin half a mile of any other such prospecting area. Piovided further '•htf-t such protection shall only continue id force until gold is struck, in which vas3 the discovery be reported, .•!«• until the hokkv-, nre required by the Warden to mark a prospecting claim, in either of which cases' a prospecting ilaim shall be nnrVfd a"'? applied for as ii vi t.-<i in l»i".'n!: tif-i F.I. V., and v>;o' aioii sliab ■ ■'•upon cease AS to he rem node, ~ .. ;:■,;• '-ring area. !t .litll >e .a* I'm ior ttie Warden to r&new fmm hm>" t-s •.!•:"• the protection t'.)i" ..i pr<isj«-'Ci'-!.' ■■■'-' tVovidod tli t f ie" ■••' -bhll not r-c £.........■. :•>! ijjuX" nan <-mse UlUilUlS at airy time