The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, MAY 7, 1877.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 106, 7 May 1877, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, MAY 7, 1877.

Wij understand following suggestions regarding Ahe apd consolida- • tioii 6f the rules/and regulatiqnvqf: ' the : goldflelds were agreed to by the Conference of Wardens recently held at Wellington :— O)|An increase in .the size of ,plajins.{ (2) Dispensing with the necessity for attending the^arden's office .annually for renewals of rights 1 except as regards water ra'ceg ! { (3) Ihei granting of extended water licenses for a period not exceeding fifteen years, with V s }■ °t- rene^ al at a small'rental per sluice Head. This recommendation wasniaiie with the. view of enabling working miners to obtam- the assistance of capitalists in providing an extensive water supplr, byaecuring c^ er tltla than a mere annual tenure. (4) jrhg. reduction of the registration fee tof vne. shilhng m erery instance ; (5) A much I

more speedy method of dealing with applica-"> tiona for goldmihing and agricultural leases i thaa th4fc at present in vogue ; (6) The ' redaction of goldmining lease rents from 50s ; to 203 pW acre ; (7) The : abolition of the ,neces»ity,.for surveying extended claims e^.... capt in Special instances-' t8) Provisions for^ a'lowing miners to enter upon residence areas, business, and machine, and other special | si es for the purposes of mining". The above are merely a few of the leading suggestions I .made_by the. Wardens., Jin prcler that these ■ 'regulations may be carried .out in their' c itirefjjr, we imagine ■ that it .'will be founds advisable to render miners' rights available throughout the whole of the Middle Island, for which purpose a short Act will have^to be introduced at the next session of Parliament. Until the regulations- are gazetted, it , is of course impossible 15 to -state to -what extent they may be adopted by the Government. - ' - ; ~~