MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 2779, 18 August 1885, Page 4

MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Any person discovering new gold working, and being desirous of obtainin" 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 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 <-<-> grant, a prospecting claim lor any :m-\y discovery at a less distance than ■■'■(. miles from amy preriovdy existing ■■' :kin«s in alluvial ground, nor to ,'rv.'\t a prospecting claim for any new ;ir'<;overy of a quartz reef at a less dis. tauce' than half a mile from any orcviousiy existing quartz workings. Every prospecting claim shall, after beiiu; marked, be held by op 3 man remaining on the ground during working hours until the application is dealt with, and, if granted, the claim must, unless bv snecial permission of the Warden, be fully occupied within seven days from the date of grant. The Warden may, if he think (it, ;;r?mt a '.'respecting claim to the actual .-•fisooveror of new <_ old workings con-,-nntlv with pema.r, who have assisted "e\'-m in prospecting either with contri•auions or otherwise, or with other perwho may be n:<minated by the -etnai discovers, although the said peisous may not have been on the "round prior to the gran tinir thereof. The Warden may. upon the applica:;ion of any persons forming a party of r;ot les'-i than four, gran" protection for mere than three m nths for a urea " at a distance of not rijs:s than two miles from any existing -vorkiugs in alluvial ground, or in the ■case of quart/, workings of not less than a:df a mile from any existing quartz "•r'lrlring.y : Provided in no case shall ■'j;v .such prospecting a-ea be granted within half a mde'of my other such prospecting area. Ptovided further '.'a.-, t an. oh ;>i"- acte-i'. i-d-e.Il only continue ,•/>. fcrce nav' ■;':!■: n :a:nr v . in w];"<-\i ,yf k ' !r|.) /''_■.-■ \-.-i- •■■■ •: r.'.' I '. be. vopoi'ted .',!•■• anlii >La aoU '■:■.:■"•:■ are reo'dred by "die "Warden to mark a pro 0 ].acting chore, in either of v.d.aoVi a prospecting *Main> sVd 1 V- 'n-'o-k'jd a*nl applied, for aa vrov.v.le'- 1 in ]><nda.tion VL and Y.,.. and ••'■rn'oct't'e f'p.'J' cease ras to he romauidar ot si'cb prospecting area. 'ft :ih.\l\ ' •<:■ 'awful for the Warden to ; -• ■ '■■■: ..:■: to '<: 'a? i.ue pra^^'taai '....., ■'■■■ ■■.. .-. ..... '-'i-evi'/r)'") t*! t i,-.;.,?r.a.f da a:r,r "dan: diree Month* at ii::7 ti^tj