MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 3030, 20 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 off 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 snch 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 workii.;:m, ;-.iiuli be posited by the Warden on ■:\\a outride of his office for public information. it shall not be lawful for the Warden co grar.o a prospecting claim tor any new discovery at a less distance than u.wo miles from any previously existing ••-/nvKings in alluvial ground, nor to g.aut a pros peeting claim for any new of a -puvrtz reef at a less dis. tanee than half a mile from any previously cxisvin.-; quartz workings. Every prospecting claim shall, after neing marked, be held by on 3 man regaining on the ground during working ho-.u-s until the application is deals with, ami, if granted, the claim must, unless by special permission of the Warden, be fully occupied within seven days froiu the date of grant. The Warden may, if he think fit, grant a prospecting claim to the actual «si-eowtvr of new . ( .h; ...kings cori-ov-.t]\ *.:.'■ ..ergons who have assisted "iieei. in pr./hpeeUiig either with contriu.'.tiviiiH or otherwise, or with other per•tons wuo may be nominated by the <e.tn«l discovers, although' the said >er;-)iis may not have been on the ii'o'.:nd prior to the granting thereof. The Warden may, upon the applica;Od of any persons forming a party of ot iess than four, grant protection for ...:, more than three months for a :..■■■ ;.<;etiii<; area " at a distance of not :t. • ;.n two from any existing •''< .'::-. in «iiir ial ground, or in the '■■■■ ■■■ e'. rt>-. wo.-kiiigs of not ie.ss than n-ie iVjn: a.,,' exiting oiurt;'. -•''■ ~. n ; ,s ; Pmvhieu in no cube buaii .--,•> .-ucti prospecting area be granted -■'- hi Malt a nule of any other .sue!' •■■mi- :':-ea. J'levided further §i , ; ~■:..;•.: '• . ;. : ;;- ; ;] ,j''n - . ■ • i r •.'•■!.. . , -,; , iv.-, it ' 'V. '! ' ■•■■'{ !--. •;!■,-■?'i.! i'r.i.- '.V.; "\:.re;-.!li ,-.;. ... , -.,.,:•.. ...... p-. .:•-'. ; c ' •, ' ■'■"■■ ' '.W ;' ■ " i;!.C '■■.' T ■> !! .' ' .-;.....-'■:; lav i.-..,!•<■ 0-,-:i (.:.;;; 3 uotj-..;...-' ,t