To Correspondents.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2251, 11 December 1886, Page 2

To Correspondents.

" Prospector." — The amended conditions affecting the discovery of new goldfields are as follows :—: — 1. The maximum sum "offered as a reward for any proved discovery of a new gold field in accordance witli these conditions is £500; but, if the total sum claimed as rewards in any one year exceeds the parliamentary vote, the amount available only will bo divided equally. 2. The newly-discovered goldfield, if in alluvial ground, must bte situated not less than ten miles from the nearest alluvial gold workings, or if in quartz, not leas than five miles from the nearest existing quartz mine. 3. No grant will be paid upon any application until it shall have been proved that no less than 20,000 ounces of gold have been extracted from the new golrifield within two years from the registration of the discovery, if in alluvial workings, and, if in quartz workings, proof of a similar yield from this source within three years from such registration will be required. 4. Any person discovering new goldworkings, and being desirous of obtaining a reward, shall immediately forward a written report of such discovery, with full particulars, to the Warden or Resident Magistrate of the district within which such discovery shall be situated, and the Wardeii or Resident Magistrate shall forthwith register the report as an application for reward. 5. No prospecting is allowed upon Native land without the approval in writing of the Native Minister, or of someone appointed by him in that behalf. Prospectors going upon Native land without the consent of the owners are liable to the penalties imposed by the Acts relating to goldtields, and will forfeit all claim to reward.