MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 3015, 2 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 oft shall be protected until the Warden shall have finally refused or granted the claim ; but the Warden may, if he think lit, refrain from granting or refusiug s'ich claim until the ground shall have 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, shall be posted by the Warden on the outside of his office for public inforEfiation. it shall not be lawful for the Warden io grime a prospecting claim lor any ui-w discovery at a less distance than :v . iwiios iYoi-ii <i:ay previoi\"ly existing •a ..iiiigs in ■••.Uv,vial ground, nor to .."_•,. uv a claim fov ary w.v uiscovery of a quartz leef a-; a i t .ss d;s. tanoe than half a mile from any previously existing quartz workings. i'.very prospecting claim shall, after being marked, be held by 0p.3 man remaining on the ground during working ho .ry until ohe application is dealt with, una, if grunted, the claim must, unless by special permission of the Warden, be fully occupied within seven days from the date of grant. The Wai'de:.i may, if he think fit, grant a prospecting claim to the actual ■A. <-overer of new sold workings con- ; :...-.i\y wit!; persons who !in.ve iisdisted ii im ;)•'•:•■«: .-ctingeither with contriMuiion. ; . or otherwise, or with other '..croons wLo may be nominated by the ictual discovers, although the said ;r o»is may not have been on the . .■ ~ i [...0r to the granting thereof. i..' Warden may, upon the applicant any persons forming a party of . m- than four, grant protection for ■■»:. ri- re than three m nths for a : .!' . ;,<:tiiig area "at a distance of not th Ti. ' wcmiies from any existing :•■' ; : : .n a; ;i,;iii.-i;(. grniiiid, or in the . .pi.triz workings <>f not less than i lime from any existing quartz .-. ii'^K'. I'mvided in no cane rihall ni'ii prorjpei-'ting area be granted ~..., u halt' a rude of -sny other such "■ i ■!•• -ting area, further •ii ;iri. 'i:;,'i.., .shxil only (.onririu'.i .' v,' 'i io :..'ld >s shuck, in which .... •• :■;•_■■- -'.•.: •• e.|,:v,,l r ur.tu -.Aw. tioaav:, ;..ro requited by the !cn to mark a |)rosi|»ecting claim, i it.lier of which cases a prospecting ! nil| ; >e marked and ao[)lied for a,s : •■■.'"'•'•■ • ! ! ">d V ana ■ ■-'.i: »tU-1 wi Hijfii jirOhju.-.-f-iii:.-a.' ~>' '.. t -i.ti! <: '«••■♦'•■' .;•■• 'ip Warden to •HVt..- r'jMlil ' lilt I. ■,••! • t i ft j.i "|'i ••l.ii-.- ■*' '• . ;• .»'.jiJ !•'