MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 3017, 5 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 Bhall immediately report such discovery with full particulars to the Warden, and the ground so marked oS 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 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 information. It shall not be lawful for the Wai'den to grant a prospecting claim tor any new discovery at a less disraice than two miles from any previo\ ,c, ly existing workings in alluvial ground, nor to grant a prospecting claim for any new of a quartz reef at a less dis. tauoe than half a mile from any previously existing quartz workings. Every prospecting claim shall, after being marked, be held by or 3 mau 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 from the date of grant. The Warden may, if he think fit, grant a prospecting claim to the actual discoverer of new gold workings conjointly with persons who have assisted vhem in prospecting either with contributions or otherwise, or with other persons who may be nominated by the actual discoveiers, although the said persons may not have Ween 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 more than three months for a prospecting area " at a distance of not lefob than two miles from any existing workings in alluvial ground, or in the case of quartz workings of not less than half a mile from any existing quartz workings : Provided in no case shall any such prospecting area be granted vithin half a mile of any other such •• ami- Piovided further !■ proMHjti'-n .-shall only coutinue . >u.til g-.>ld i* an uck, in which lie discovery .■shall be reported, ■■>.•• 'in'xlc: ire required Wythe in murk a prospecting claim, ■ei' ot which cases a prospecting -hall t.e marked ami applied for as •■■•.■•l -...! V ,„d »he remainder 01 such prospecting area. jft rtUaii he iawful for the Warden to rftnew from time to time the protection .... prospecting area. Provided th t .••«-nd protoet.ioi. shall not I - - . iuOl°b b«uu uuiue (JlOuvllS . t