THE NO. 2 SLUDGE-CHANNEL REGULATIONS.

Kumara Times, Issue 3069, 3 September 1886, Page 4

THE NO. 2 SLUDGE-CHANNEL REGULATIONS.

Regulations for the Control and Management of the Main Tail-Race, commonly called tho “ Kumara SludgeChannel No. 2,” and Registered as Main Tail-race No. 4C270, 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), coimiaUng of live persons, including a chairman, secretary, and treasurer ; but the offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by tho same person. 2. There shall bo 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 bo filled up by the Trusters. 3. The first annual meeting shall be held at a time and place to bo notified by the Warden; and subsequent annual meetings shall bo called by the chairman, on some date between the 15th and the bUth of Juno 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 iho Trustees, but may be called at any time by authority of the chairman, upon giving reasonable notice to tho members. 5. At any meeting of the Trustees, five pei -,<ins, 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. ti. 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 sumnitted 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 woi’king in a chum connected with the channel ; and lour hours’ use of the channel fur sluicing shall he considered to be equivalent to one day. The rale of fees payable shall not be altered, except upon a resolution passed at an annual or extraordinary meeiiug of the Trustees. o. No tail-race not duly registered uiiaer the laws relating to gold-mining for the lime being shall be connected with iim channel for the purpose of sluicing ihei'eia. And no tail-race whatever snail (except as hereinafter provided) be so coun.cted with the channel until the holders i hereof shall have obtained from the eh; a m.in a written permit to use the channel by means of such tail-race, subject is. these regulations. '■h The grade of the boxes in any ta.ilr.ic ■ I'aiimtiwl with the channel shall not i a inches in every 12 feet; but i.. md may be allowed for a distance HI 5J I eel below a jump-up. ■ >'. An tail-race shall be connected writ ihe channel until the angle of '■mrnmv and the timbering of the tailr.,. ,■ li**.vo been approved by the Cumin 'l And no timber shall be removed ,• oi.i any tun-race within a distance of at io.isi. JO feet irom its junction with the channel. if. Whenever notice is given of the channel being blocked, all parties shall immediately block their boxes. Any party ''.Tending against this regulation shall [>; y for every such offence a fine of sneh amount as tho Committee may impose, but not exceeding £5. The Counmtlce shall have power to rO'p any party from sluicing into the cli •»!!;•.*. / all fees due are not paid purchaser, assignee, or transieim. oi any share or interest in any vhimi or tail-race, shall acquire thereby any right to use the channel until all an oars of moneys duo from the party lioiumg such claim or tail-race, or from the vendor, assignor, or transferror of Mam snare or interest shall have been 1 M . ' : , . i ppbeations to sluice into the mie' shall ho dealt with and decided '.moling of the Trustees; but the iiniii.ii , oi ■; id-raci s to lie connected with G ' o i..uni.'; - lab me, exceed twelve, unless a ; ■ ; '.v . an .Is o' the whole number of •-•h.ii! ii favour of the increase. - i - 'e;. a slu.ll in any case be ii ■ " ; of the intention to | ll " ' a : ■' i. 1 1 1 have broil ■ :- ; '■ m fourteen ■ ;v; I Lay of meeting. ■ 1 be number of tail-races 1 • '• ’ 1 e.. o’; ;o;tioi ;;h;b( mb, CX- _ ; ; those regulations . ; 1 iidei the V> arden, if he shall be of op'; ■m l ■ n : nv nop'icafion to sluice into