MINING REGULATIONS UNDER “THE MINES ACT, 1877.”

Kumara Times, Issue 2793, 3 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 oil 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 oil 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 havebeenvisited 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 Wai’den co grant a prospecting claim ior any new discovery at a less distance than two miles from any previously existing workings in alluvial ground, nor to grant a prospecting claim for any new discover',' ot a quartz reef at a less dis. tance than half a mile from any previously existing quartz workings. Every prospecting claim shall, after being marked, be held by or*3 man remaining on 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 Ir on the dale of grant. 'the Warden may, if he think fit, jgrunt a prospecting claim to the actual di.wovmvr of new fold workings con;oi;r.sv v. ni\ persons who have assisted I hum in prospecting either with contributions or otherwise, or with other persons who may be nominated by the actual discovei ers, although the said nevsous 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 not less than four, grant protection for not mere than three m nths for a area “ at a distance of not less than two miles from any existing workings in alluvial ground, or in the ga.se of quartz workings of not less than half a mile from any existing quartz ■workings : Provided in no case shall arv such prospecting area be granted within half a mile of any other such nrospecting area. Provided further '•bat suck protection .shall only continue forro go 1 d rM-nck, in which the discovery shad be reported, or until the holaors are required by the Ward en to murk a prospecting claim, in either of which cases a prospecting va-uiu ska!! be marked and applied for as l'i [regulation 11. and V., and nrob-ctku’ shall therupon cease as to antot such px’cspecting area. ' . lawful for the Warden to ... • i'>m time to time the protection v-i okna urea. Provided th t y v.-c ob.-rtion shall not be. r ' :-: 1 A; iwjr "r an three months .it stny time