THE NO. 2 SLUDGE-CHANNEL REGULATIONS.

Kumara Times, Issue 3068, 2 September 1886, Page 4

THE NO. 2 SLUDGE-CHANNEL REGULATIONS.

Regulations for the Control and Management of the Alain Tail-Race, commonly called the " Kumara SludgeChannel No. 2," and Registered as Main Tail-race No. 40270, dated Bth January 1880 ; and Terms and Conditions for the Use of the said Main Tail-race, by Persons other than other the Holders, as provided by section 25 of Part 111. of Appendix D to the Mines Act, 1877, viz.— 1. From the number of registered holders (hereinafter called the Trustees) of the Main Tail-race (hereinafter called the Channel) shall be elected, in manner hereinafter provided, a Committee (hereinafter called the Committee), consisting of live persons, including a chairman, secretary, and treasurer ; but the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person. 2. There shall be an annual meeting, at which the following persons shall be entitled to be present, viz., the trustees and any other persons who shall have obtained a right to lease of the channel. At each such annual meeting, a fresh committee and officers shall be elected from amongst the trustees, the same persons being eligible for re-election ; and the accounts and balance-sheet of the treasurer shall be submitted to the meeting, and all other necessary business transacted. All casual vacancies in the Committee shall be filled up by the Trustees. 3. The first annual meeting shall be held at a time and place to be notified by the Warden ; and subsequent annual meetings shall be called by the chairman, on some date between the 15th and the 30th of June in each year. 4. Meetings of the Trustees and of the Committee shall be held at such times as shall have been determined by resolution of the Trustees, but may be called at any time by authority of the chairman, upon giving reasonable notice to the members. 5. At any meeting of the Trustees, five persons, and at any meeting of the Committee, three persons, shall form a quorum ; and the chairman, or acting acting chairman, shall have a casting as well as a deliberate vote. 0. The Trustees shall keep an account at some bank, which shall be styled "The No. 2 Sludge-channel Account," and proper books of account shall be regularly kept and audited, and a balancesheet submitted to the annual meeting. All fees and moneys received shall be paid to the said account at the bank. 7. The fee payable for the use of the channel shall be at the rate of ten shillings per week for each man working in a claim connected with the channel ; and four hours' use of the channel for sluicing shall lie considered to be equivalent to one day. The rate of fees payable shall not bo altered, except upon a resolution passed at an annual or extraordinary meeting of the Trustees. .S. >'o tail-race not duly registered under the laws relating to gold-mining lor the lime being shall be connected with the. channel for the purpose of sluicing • li-rein. And no tail-race whatever s...Mi (except as hereinafter provided) be so coiiuijciud with the channel until the holder.-, thereof shall have obtained from the chairman a written permit to use the channel by means of such tail-race, subject i>> thc:,e regulations. '.). The grade of the boxes ill any tail- .• e,,n'.ejcii;ii wiili the channel shall not > ■ ■ "■■ M .nehe.-; in every 12 feet; but ot o,i ir-ui, uel-jw a jump-up. lee 2>o uiil-raco shall be connected well ihe channel until the angle of • ■ ..j.'.v and the timbering of the tail- -■ • ieU' In en approved by the Com..i.■:■.'.■ . -Mid n.i Uiubci- shall be removed iioui ..ie. tan-race within a distance of at h\i.-.i. .a) feet from its junction with the channel. :il. V. ii.rn.-ver notioe i.<; given of the cuauiiei being blocked, all parties shall immediately block their boxes. Any party offending against this regulation snail pay for every such oii'ence a fine of such amount as the Committee may impose, but not exceeding £5. 12. The Committee shall have power •to .-..-. y any party from sluicing into the ' •■.. e. u .ill lees due are not paid Jo. No '.iii-chaser, assignee, or trans-i--.ee > i am share or interest in any ci oil ~i ut;i-iv.ce, shall acquire thereby ■'" « ' g : '- o use the channel until all •''i-;" "» moneys due irom the party U" ei.iim or tail-race, or from t> . >e. "or, assignor, or transferror of ii !i 5..,.re or iinereat shah Have been paid. -1 \r;.'ic..t : niis to sluice into the • •■•'■■ ■■ ••!; .>e dealt with and decided .em, of the Trustees ; but the numiit-r of tail-races to be connected with the- ci.dihei .-,!,,i1l i, ot exceed twelve, unless ;•' "' : .■-.■•.-! ;ni-(is hi u.e whole number or -■ •■•• '-•■• f .'>:::• of d.e increase. •'"■' ■■ ' ~" - ii.ei. :..-e ,-sliau in any case be ■ ■•■'■■ f'i :,(' U,!! intention to - ■'..-! t'.e number of tab-racci ■- • ■ d }Z -.'■ li-.i-'sc ie.g,.laiiuiii . ;e V. ..i-ct'i), if he siiail be of '-..... ::.y ;.;,o,ica'iion to sluice into - :■■ e ■ ' : ' ).;■ b t... :'.'i:"c:LSo!i:iij!y i/efused ; "'■ ■ '■'' '■" :- •■■; f:'":.• gi'.Uiting \a ih2 '-■•-■. ••■ all :.,.:■;■' io : ;i-ei ,o