MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 2792, 2 September 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 llegalation 11, and shall imreport such discovery with full particulars to the Warden, and the ground so marked off shall be protected Sntii the Warden shall have finally reuised or grunted the claim; but the "Warden may, if he think fit, refrain from granting or refusing such claim ■■until the ca'o unci shall have been visited by himself or by anyone appointed by him. IToti:'" of all prospecting claims granted, with full particulars of locality, v.u'l'J 'J ■■oVl, and description of workinrr-'-, :;hvdi be posted by the Warden on the outride of his office for public inforIt s'aa-l not he lawful for the Warden ".o ■? rrrci-pecting claim lor any r.';" : cV: ;c:o"'"ry at a less distance than ivwo miles :'roi'u may previously existing ■■-••■■ kings lu alluvial ground, nor to .'runt a prospecting claim for any new dis-overy f f -j qv irtz reef at a less dis. car 2e- thii iiali a mile from any on viously existing quartz workings. .'.livery prospecting claim shall, after b;:i;.ig marked, be held by or>3 man ret/Krlning (m the ground during working hov.rs until the application is dealt with, ?.:■:!, if granted, the claim must, unless b. permission of the YVarden, Ik fully occupied within seven days i> an th-:. -rite of grant. ."hi* - : ' ■.de;i amy, if h:; think fit, .;.;,. a: ;x ; ..sp othig claim bo the aetual .:aa;"..' )f ;iu'.v :_old workings c0n-...•-..-.tiy ■■• ' i ;?:':--'iis who ; ; nvo assisted ■ r :i: a; j a sjfct ing either with contri--niioris or otherwise, or with other persons who may be nominated by the .-.ctaal discoverers, although the said •:;ei souo i:"iay net have been on the i/i'l pi lor to the granting thereof. ihe Warden may, upon the applica'io.i of aay poisons forming a party of •?oi bi-s:-, than four, grant protection for r in:ro tl-:wi m nths for a jivspectiiig i-.roa " at a distance of not -■*>■• than two rniles from i:.ny existing - in alluvial ground, or in the >.m-' >t quartz workings of not less than ;df a mile from any existing quartz -w.. r kr<g?; : Provided in no case shall *i,> «ucli prospecting area be granted half a mile of anj r other such prospecting area. Provided further >h;ir such protection shall only eontlimo in force until gold is struck, in which ~aso the discovery sha.ll bo report..id, r»r until flie hohh ■>■<, are required by the Warden to mark a prospecting claim, i .■;',':: r ••■' ■■■ :ik;': -ai.'ar a proSpCC artg ■'..;: , :;: ; .-\ -.,": ~. . ; a ;!.--.;)Vied fuv aa • ~..-/hu:i i. i. :,aa.fci,,a 11. urid Y., and . . ,i. .:•.' :: -;:;;'! cease as to i: ; reni-uufh-r ot such prospecting area. "-'■ ' ;'!■'■. r?il for the Warden to .- .1.-..: ;, ..• • . ....... .l.a-r.. idud th- t ...... •-; '.--,,• ...,„■ 'h...-.". t;v.i;o ,d