MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume V, Issue 210, 21 February 1885, Page 4

MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Any parson discovering new gold working, and being desirous of obtaining an increased area thereon shall mark off a prospecting claim, as provided in Kcgulaiion 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 such claim until the ground shall hare been visited by himself or by anyone appointed by him. iNotices of all prospeoting claims granted with full particulars of 'ocality, yield of gold, and description of workings, shall be posted by the Warden on the outside ot his office for public information. It shall not be lawful for the Warden t<* grant a prospecting claim for any new discovery at a less distance than two miles from any previously existing workings in alluvial ground, nor tc grant a prospecting claim for any new Jiscovery of a quarts reef at a less distance than half a mile trom any previously existing quartz workings. Every prospecting claim thi-.11, after being marked, be held by one man remaining on the ground during working hours until the application is dealt with and, if granted, the claim must, units* by ■pecial permission of the Warden, be fully occupied within seven days from the date 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 them in pro--9 spec-ting either with contributions or otherwise, or with other persons who may be nominated by the actual discoverers, although the said persons may not have been 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 ol not less 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 within halt a mile of any other such prospecting area. Provided further that such protection shall only continue in force until gold is struck, in which case the discovery shall be reported, or until the holders are required by the Warden to mark a prospecting claim, in either of whieh cases a prosj. ecting claim shall be marked and applied for as provided in Regulation 11. and V., and protection shall thereupon cease as to the remainder of such prospecting area. It shall be lawful for the Warden to renew from time to time the protection for a prospecting area. Prrvided that such renewed protection shall not be granted for more than three months to any time.