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Otago Daily Times, Issue 202, 1 August 1862, Page 7

EULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE OTAGO GOLD FIELDS

Whereas, by warrantjuiuler the hand of Thomas Gohe Browse, Governor nnd Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand, dated at Auckland the Eighth day of June, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, and issued under the seal of the said Colony by and with the advice ami consent of the Executive Council thereof, and in exercise of the power and authority for that purpose in him vested, j Did thereby delegate absolutely and without restriction unto me, John Larkiits Cheese Richardson, a.s Superintendent of the Province ot Otago, all the powers vested in him under or by virtue of the | "Gold-fields' Act, 1858, except the powers contained in sections seven, eight, fifteen, twenty-seven, and forty of the said Act, to have, hold, and exercise the ' powers within the Province of Otago thereby given. Now, therefore, I. John Larkius'Cheese Kichard- | son, by virtue of tlie powers so delegated to rue as I aforesaid, do hereby issue the following Kules and | Regulations. Previous Regulations Cancelled. The Rules and Regulations heretofore in force are hereby cancelled, exco.pt in so tnr as relate.* to that portion of the Goidfields which is included within j the Mining Board District of Tiu-peku; aud the j following Regulations are substituted in lieu thereof. I. Prklimixauv Regulations. I.— lnterpretation Clause. In the construction, and fcr the purposes of Uie;« i Regulations, the following term shall, if not inconsistent with the context or subject .natter, have the respective meanings hereby assigned to them (that its ! to say)-- " ' The word " Warden" shall mean Warden, Commissioner, Resident Magistrate, or any other Oiiiccr entrusted with tlie superintendence of the Gold Fields, or any portion thereof, and holding a Commission duly empowering liim to have cL-uge. thereof, aud shall include " Warden and Assessors," except \?here it is otherwise specially provided. The word " person" shall lAean the holder of a ! Miner's Kight. j The words " worked anl abandoned ground sliall ! mean any ground the whole or greater porliuu of which has beer, miued upon fyt jrold, and abandoned. The words "now «.-old workings" shall mean ground previously unworked, and capable of aifording employment to at leu^t one hundred miners. Words importing the singular number shall include the plural number ; aud wor;ls importing the masculine gender shall include, the feminine gender. 2,—T/ie Miners Right. Every person residing on n Gold Fiel.l nnd engaged in mining for gold, shall tdoonta iMiner'a ' liight: such Miner's Might to be curried on the person, and produced for hiH.eetio:: when demanded by the Warden or other officer, or by nny pers-.on <!nfv authorised in that behalf in writing" by the Warden."

11. Regulations updating to Ci<aim3. I.— Classification of Claims. I Claims shall be classified thus :— ; 1. Ordinary Cliimn, i.e. alluvial claims worked ! without the aid ot'sluices or machines. j 2. Sluice and Machine Claim*, i.e., alluvial j claims worked with tJiu aid of sluices or i puddling machines. 3. Wet Claims, i.e., alluvial claims in flooded | ground which can .lot be wrought without! the aid of appliances for drainage. j 4. Creek or River Claims, i.e., alluvial claims I in the beds of creeks or rivers. ) 5. Quartz Claims. 2.— Sue of Claims. 1. Ordinary Claims shall not exceed 30 feet by 30 j feet for each person, unless the depth of sinking ex- ! eeeds :">0 feet, in which case such claim may be extended to 35 feet by feet. " j 2. Fur Sluice nnd Machine Claim* in worked , and abandoned ground, the Warden may grant \ an extent of ground not exceeding treble the above : area. " ; 3. Wet Claims shall not exceed 40 feet by 40 feet < for each person. 4. Creek or River Claims shall not exceed 50 feet for each man employed th.-reon, nor be more than 3UO feut in length, in the whole, to be measured in the direction of the course of the stream, by a width not ; exceeding the boundaries of the lx:d of the creek or i river, as defined by the Wardeu or other Oiiieer duly | authorised in that behalf. 5 Quartz Claims not exceed 30 feet in length along the course of the lode or vein, by :i wi-lth not exceeding IUU feet upon each side of the course, tor each person ; and no claim shall exceed in the whole 120 feet in length by 200 feet in width.

3.— Xiuiifjir of Claims ia a Block. j The number of single claim.! that miy be occu-j pied in one block, by any party of Miners shall Lc as ; toilowd : — I 1. In ordinary claims, not more than four single ' claim;-. i 2. In sluice and machine claims, not more than | iive single claims. j 3. In wet claims, not more- than six single I claims. ' •i.— Amalgamation of (''aims. Thn Warden may, upon MifhVient cause bc-ing sh.iwn, ]>ermit iuc aina^amatioii of any two or inure | claims, upou j-uch terms and coni rit.i:)iis as h<* mny j i.'oiisidor iiece-ssi.-y t<» s;-cure the ctfJ-'turtl W"rkinT ! th».'ru<if : Proviilod that sever, days' nuti -c in writing jin the form hereinafter sot forth -li'ill }>c jriven to the ■ Warden by the pernons de^iriiig to aiiiah'itmato such I claims, and copies of ;/.i'-h notices sh;i!l !>c ]!<•;-u1 (>u j ';acli i,r the cirii.'iis v.hi.'h it isi>ni[M- c! t'> aui'il1 umato j for a like period ofs-'von dear days', at t!»e expiration wliereof-the V.'ardL-u may procet-tl to is.-ue a Certiiicate | of Registration. 1 ! FOttM OF NOTICE. (Di-'triet and date.) We hereby irive notice that we desire to amalgamatf our claims, situate at (iwva sUite Ideality) ;: for ihcuiore eftitient working the roof ; and we declare I t!i:it the following particuiars are true in every respect. \i>itil-*.r "f Ar.-n of Signatures in Kos. of Clainispro- Class Claim full of each Mi'.ier's [.• .»:.e<l to V of held by J person. lii^lits. inmalgaiuu- Claima each j ted. ; _ party.

!I : I f>. — Claims to be Marked. Claims slip.ll be marked by pojrs standing at i.-ast 2 j ! feetabovetiiesurfiiceufthcijrounJ, orhy_H trencbc;at | encli corner thereof; and tueh pezs or trenches sh:»U be ! maintained during the occupancy of the ground: 1 Provided that when any corner cannot be so marked lon account of the nature of the ground, such pe£ lor trench may be placed at the nearest prae- ' | ticable point. j 6.—Surplus Ground to be Forfeited. i If any person shall occupy .1 larger area of ground j than that to which he is entitled under these Kegula- | tioas, he shall forfeit the surplus. j 7. — Hiiephcrding Forbidden. } No person shall ba deemed to possess a valid title .« to any claim unless the same sha'l be fairly worked . : duriifjr the entire period of ocoupar.cy ; and any claim , i unworked bevoud the space of twenty-four hours, ,-r shall be deeineJ to be forfeited, unlos* sufficient rea- . ; s»)u, such as sickness or other urgent cause, shall be t proved to the satisfaction of the Warden. ' i 3.— Riyhts of Servants rested in Employers. • f If any person shall hire himself to an employer 1 ! for wages, the right to hold and occupy the claim of 3 j such servant shall vest in the employer. 2 I 9.— Claims not to be forfeited by neglect of hired c Workmen. a No claim, right, or privilege shall be deemed to bo I forfeited through the neglect or absence of any hired : servant emuloved thereon: Provide*! that if, after

i seven days notice in writing of such neglect or ab- ! sence has been siven to the owner or holder thereof | (either \> r.soually or by leaving the same at his last | known place of resilience), shall neglect or aLseuce is ; continued, any such claim, ricjht, or privilege sliali Ibe deemed to be absolutely relmquisheJ. I 111. Prospecting. J I.— Discovery to be Rt[Hjrted. i Any person, discovering new jjuld workings, and j being desirous Cii" obtaining an increased an/a thereon, must immediately report »u<ih dwjovery, with full particulars thereof, to the Warden w otheri proper I authority.