Reserves in Mining Districts.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4271, 8 September 1882, Page 2

Reserves in Mining Districts.

[By Telegraph.] (fbom cue own coerespondent.)

Wellington, This day,

The Reserves in Mining Districts Bill does not apply to any reserves made for the use* support, or education of aboriginal natives, except with the sanction of the Governor in Council, who may grant such sanction in respect to;certain.Native reserves only, "or to certain classes of Native reserves in particular, or to all Native ' reserves generally, as he shall think fit, and subject in any case to such conditions and restrictions as may appear to him just andjproper. The.Gfoyer; nor in Council may from time to time, by proclamation, declare that such portion of the laws for the time being in force relate ing to mining district and to Warden's Courts, as he shall think fit, shall have operation within any public reserve or endowment, or any portion thereof respec; lively. Every holder of a miner's right or business license may exercise the same respectively over aty such public reserve or endowment. The Governor may make regulations. The scale of fees to be charged in respect of the occupation for mining or., other purposes of public, reserves or endowments, or any portion of the said lands, shall be the same as those fixed by " The GolS Mining Districts Act, '-. 1873," or " The Mines Act, 1874," and the regulations made thereunder. All money arising therefrom' shall -be paid into the public account. The Warden shall estimate the amount of aIL money derived from any public reserve or endowment mnder authority of this Act, which would be payable as goldfields revenue to the loc: ; bodies if there were no such public reserve or endowment, and such amounts shall be paid to the person* or trustees respectively to whom the reserve or endowment in :: respect of which such moneys accrued is granted or invested.