OHINEMURI.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1921, 1 March 1875, Page 2

OHINEMURI.

PEGGING OUT AND AREA" OF CLAIMS.

We have been favored by Mr James Mackay, junior, with; the folio-wing cerrected copy of the Regulations affecting area and pegging out of claims at Ohinemuri:-— ; : : 3 ; Past 1 — Miners' Bights, Claims, ; , Tunnels, PaoTEdTioN,&c. " Miners' Rights to be issued*,,* 1. Miners' Bights for the Ohinemuri Goldfield shall be issued by the Receiver of Gold Revenue on payment of a fee o? one pound (£1), and no person not being the holder of such a Miner's Right will be permitted to mine on the said Goldfield. ■ ' , Miners' Rights to be exhibited on demand. 2. Every holder of a Miner's Right must exhibit the same on demand of any Goldfields Officer, or any other person duly, authorised in writing by the Warden to demand such exhibition. Marking-out of Claims. 3. Any miner desiring the occupation of land for mining shall mark out the. same by causing to be fixed at every angle thereof a post not less than ..three inches square or three inches in diameter, standing not less than two feet above thy surface of the ground, and kavmg thereupon some distinguishing mark, and shall, cause to be cut an L trench, six feet-long and six inches deep along the boundary j lines, commencing from each.angle postv 1 and any piece of land so marked ous 1 shall be a claim: Provided that when anY angle cannot be so marked on account of the nature of the ground, the post and lockspit , trench may -be placed at the nearest practicable point. Form of Claims. 4. A claim, with the exception of river and creek claims, may be of any form, provided that it shall not exceed in length twice its breadth; but unoccupied land of irregular shape between two or more claims may be taken up irrespective of length or breadth. Division of Claims. 5. Claims held for mining are divided into three classes— (1.) Class number one comprises shallow alluvial deposits, where the depth of sinking does not exceed 30 feet. (2) Class number two comprises quartz lodes, reefs, and leaders. (3) Class number *hree comprises deep alluvial deposits, river and creek beds, and all other claims not comprised in classes on? and two. Area of Claims. 6. In Class No, 1— The area of land which may be occupied for mining by one miner shall not exceed 2,500 square feet in each claim taken up by him, but any party of miners not exceeding six in number, each being actually present at and engaged in the marking out of any land for mining—or represented by a miner so present and engaged, such representative miner being at the time of such marking out in personal possession of the Miner's Right or Rights of the miner or miners represented, instead of marking out separate land for each miner in such party, may mark out in the manner hereinbefore prescribed an aggregate area of land equal in extent to 2,500 square feet; for [ each miner in such party. In Class No 2— The area of land which may be occupied for mining by one miner shall not exceed 15,000 square feet in each claim taken up by him, but any party of miners, not exceeding ten in number, each being actually present and engaged in the ; marking out, of any lan<l for mining—or represented by a miner so present and engagedrsuch representative minfr being at the time of such marking out in personal possession of the Miner's Right or Rights of tho miner or miners represented—instead of marking out separate land for each miner, in such party, may mark ? but, in' the; manner hereinbefore prescribed, .an aggregate area of land equal in extent to 15,000 ; square feet for each miner in such party. . _ M . In Class No 3 (not being kites- ob : cbeek claims)— -, - , : The area pf land which, may .be occupied for mining by one miner shall not exceed 3,600 square feet in each claim taken up by him, but any party of miners not exceeding six in number, each being actually present at and engaged in the marking out : of any land for mining—or represented/byJ a miner so present and engaged, such representative miner being , at the time of such marking out in per*

sonal possession of the Miner's Eight or Rights of the miner or miners represented —-instead of marking out separate land for each miner in such party, may r^ark ■;-1 out, id the manner hereinbefore prescribed, an aggregate area of land equaL iv extent . to 3,600 square feet for each miner in such party. Jtk In Hirer and Creek Claims— The area of land which may ba occupied for mining by one miner shall not exceed in length 50 feet, measured aloLg the course of the stream, and shall not exceed in width the width of the bed of the stream when the bed of such stream' is more than sixty (60) feet in width. When the bed of *uch stream is l«ss than sixty (60) feet, and exceeds thirty feet in width, fifteen feet of each bank may be f added to the claim; and when the bed of ?: such stream is less than thirty feet in \ width, twenty-fire feet pf each bank % may be added to-the claim;'-bit*'any party of miners, not exceeding six in number, each being, actually.present at and engaged in the marking out of any land for mining—or represented by a miner so present arid engaged, such representative miner being at. the time of such marking out in personal possession of the Miner's Bight or Jiights of the miner or miners Tepresented—-inefcead of marking out separate land for each miner in such party, may mark but in the . manner hereinbefore prescribed an aggregate area equal in extent to 50 feet ia length, measured as aforesaid, for each miner in such party, and not exceeding the width aforesaid. Tbe\ boundaries of s the be& oj" the stream shall be defined by s the Warden or other .officer -duly authorised. '" Amalgamation, . ; - 9. The owners of adjoining claims, being in the same class, and. which: together shall not exceed in area or extent four, times the largest area or - extent allowed for a claim of the. particular class, may amalgamate the same. The ■ owneri of the several claims desiring amalgamatiouf shaft si^n in duplicate a writing '- in the form in the schedule hereto appended, marked A, and deposit the same in . the osoe of the Mining Registrar, who shall return one of such writings, sealed with the, seal of the office, to the parties, and thejebn the several claims, mentioned in such writings shall be amalgamated, and thenceforth be held.and worked ai one claink