MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 3014, 1 July 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 marked 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 such 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 ol work-i n.gs, aha Li he posted by the Warden on ihe cutside of his office for public infor-1 illation. 1 t rihaU not bo lawful for the Warden to grant a prospecting claim ior any new discovery at a less distanee than wo miles from any previously existing .••icings in alluvial ground, nor to ...it- a prospecting claim for any new .tv\ oi. a quartz leei'at a less dis. •-.iti' e than, half a mile from any previously existing quartz workings. :.veiy prospecting claim shall, aftei •-H,- marki d, be held by or-3 man reu'neug on the ground during workin» •:;■. .- untii ihe application in dealt with, .t,-..., if granted, the claim must, unless by special permission of the Warden, he fully occupied within seven days ii'iini the date of grant. The Warden may, if he think fit, x ;i'iiiit a prospecting claim to the actual ; -coverer of new gold workings consv.uitiy with persons who have assisted vhein in prospecting either with contributions or otherwise, or with other persons who may he nuuitiited by the aviun di.scovenrs, although the said oer.ous may not have been on the prior to the granting thereof. 'ine Warden may, upon the applicaaoi'i of any persons forming a party of fjoi i(-.v" than four, grant protection for uot QiO.e than three m ntlis for a !)'ro.specti;ig area " at a distance of not v>.r. lim/ri iwo miles from any existing -/■..; kings in alluvial groum., or in the «;;<■■ il quartz workings '<! not loss than .1.1? a mile from a>,y existing quartz ■*■ •■i-iciii/s : Provided in no case shall -ucii prospecting area be grant' l '! •-'.; -'in half a mile oi any other such. ! ; ■ ting area. Piovided further .-., ; T-.>i.-'... con .->iia',3 only comine" ;. ..... ,\. •; .:•. S'.ruot:, in which ■■ :■;;-.;-.. .--ii ul be reported, ■ : '.-'. ::c- h a.:-.: required try the .... ■ C.Cik ... pl-U;..;!<UCtilig Clc.'.;, : ; - •■- -Cici. •:■•. .. a prospect;:^ ■• ;■ -; .■•-■■'.■.:; ■-,.'.■>■■ and applied foi a-j ... : ■.< e.c, mi .-UiCii [)iv,!ipcuviiig area. .■ '........ ;.(.. ...-,v.;'ui for the v\ aivioa to r. .c;.■.! U-.ca ;,...cj co time the protection \.--\ \ b-.'-.K .pe'.cn-.• .uv..„ Provided ti: i '■ ■•■ ■ -:: ..-.!».. hftll n.>i. :-.- ..." i'iW.- ..■ ••• i:..lr: i.ii.i.C ui.irtC ttlvilli'S ,lt