MINING REGULATIONS UNDER THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 2995, 9 June 1886, 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 mai-kcd of! 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 s'ich claim until thegroundshallhave 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; ahcui be posted by the Warden on the outside of his office for public information. It shall net be lawful for the Warden to grant a prospecting claim lor any m.-w discovery at a less distance than r.wo miles from any previor o1 _7 existing Workings in alluvial ground, nor to >ran'<: a prospecting claim for any new discovery of a quartz reef at a less dis. ■canoe than half a mile from any previously existing quartz workings. Every prospecting claim shall, after being marked, be held by ors man remaining on the ground during working hours until the app'ication 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, 0 ,■;,:.:. a prospecting claim to the actual ■■ ;."\v ;,old workings enn;,oi■.">!)' wi.i. ;>e/,'soi.-j who havo assisted !' • m .v\ . .-,v. ting either with contributions or otherwise, or with other persons who may be nominated by the seiaal discove;-ei>., although the said o-;..: -.\:'j Tr.y r.o; ;,. ye oeen on the ground prior to the grantm» thereof. The Warden may, upon the application of *.ny pe"-'orr, forming a party of not less -,hti:-! f nr. grant protection for ii«>t mors than three rj'-i.ihs fci a j"ro3;.ectir.g arc;. " at a distance of not less than two miles from any existing workings ivi alluvial ground., or in the ■use of qua"!;: v/ovkir.vs v f r.-u Lr.s th;i:i 'ail a mile fr-'n ar ? exi.-f.'r.r q'ti-rtz workings : Pr.,vic-jd ;n no do glial; 4iiy sue;: prospecting ar.:.-a :->e »v<\.r.zc.<\ within half a niib &v other s.ick proppectirc ?v-''-r. i'l-r.-zll-.-d "urther