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Grey River Argus, Issue 104, 11 September 1866, Page 4

XIPITOME OF THJU CANTERBURY Jbi . ■•- : --. .-•-■ x- .-"■'- ii -v-- . GOLD FIELDSfREGULATIOXS. ... - * " ■ ■ . .. Every person mining for gold -must take out a miners' right. \ \ '"•', Ch>ims, in alluvial ground, 45 x 45ft, If the depth exceeds 50ft, the claim may be^ extended to GO x 60ft. Claims in the beds of rivers and preek claims 50ft -in length, River«bea6h claims, 45ft in length, Quartz claims 45ft along the course of the reef, and not exceeding 100 ft in width. All claims must be marked— alluvial and quartz claims by pegs or, trenches at the corners, Any claim, deserted or unworked for twenty -four hours may be declared forfeited, except in casesof neglect by hired workmen. ' Every discovery of new gold-workings must be at once reported to the Warden, so . as to obtain an increased ckim. . / Any. person intending to. divert and "use. water for mining purposes must give notice, thereof to the Warden, If no valiii objection be entered within 14 days, a certificate of Registration may be' granted. "-•"■■' '■ " Superiority of right to a supply of water shall be determined by priority of occupation, - - ' . '-.■■•"• '. ■*All races nmst be commenced within one month from the date of registration. If any race be entirely unused for thirty days, except when" there is no water available, the superiority of right may be forfeited. All right to any race shall 'become forfeited if „ abandoned for the space of one calendar month, unless in case of sickness, want of water, or unavoidable absence, Races may be -altered and extended with the consent of the Warden. The holder cf a first right to any source of water- supply must be fully supplied' before others can use the water, And the Warden may, upon adequate cause being shown j reduce the quantity, or equal proportions, to which each holder other than the first, may be. entitled to draw. The quantity of water allowed is. as follows:— One or two miners, one. sluice.head or 40 in.; four or more, two sluice-heads ; and so oivat the rate of one sluice-head to every additional two miners, Water must : not be wasted, and all races must be kept in repair, and no person shall back the water of any creek, nor race, or watercourse, so as to cause auy claim to be flooded, Eight days' notice must be giveir of the intention to con r struct a tail-race, at the expiration of which time the applicant shall return a copy of the , notice to the Warden, signed by the owners of four nearest claims, assenting to or dißsenting from "a certificate for such tail-race. Races may, under certain restrictions, be 1 carried over, under, or through any claim, on payment of compensation,. Certificates for race's are renewable annually. Notice of construction of dams or puddling machiues must be given. No dam shall be permitted to be placed in the centre of any ; gully or flat. In case of;the erection, of a puddling machine, a. main sludge channel must first be constructed; and approved by the Warden, said channel to be kept clean and in good" repair. • '...:'....' Owner of dam' is liable for any damage caused to claims by the bursting of- said' dam, Notice of the intention to divert any permanent creek or stream must be given to the Warden and tfie owners of the claims adjoining. > y .' - , : Protection may bo given by the .Warden to any claim for a period not exceeding seven days) and for a longer period on giving three days notice/ subject, to the discretion of the Warden. But protection for a longer period than seven days shall not be granted to any claim which has not been fairly wrought for at least one month, : Every person engaged in trade or business of any kind within wie limits of a gold field must obtain a business license, at a. cost of £5 annually. Licenses for the sale of spirits, &c, £10 ; retail, £30, - Sites taken up for business purposes must be marked by pegs at each frontage, corner. The holders of. a single area shall only build upon 27ft of his frontage ; but if he bold two adjoiiiing sites he may build ou 33ft frontage. Sites may be registered for ten days,iee 55," which may be renewed for te n days more. Unless so registered no site can be held unoccupied for more than -twenty -four hours. The owner-of any registered site must affix i a notice with the word "registered," Siibjecttb certain reservations in' the .case of. auriferous lands, the holder of a miners' right may receive a right to occupy half an acre of land for a residence area, In tunnelling, a wall of not less than 10ft i must be maintained on each side the tunnel, which,, however, may be removed on the. consent of the party occupying the adjoining, claim. Extended claims on the following scale may be granted on old worked ground :— 1 Two men, 10,890 square feet; three men, 21 , 780 square feet; live men, 43,780 square feet ; and so on in proportion. SucTrciaims must be registered. .-.; C # . No person shall thrown earth or tailings on claims, nor interfere with pegSj notices, &c. ; take -possession of any claim,' &C f iinless the same has been absolutely relinquished. 1 - '■■'■'■"■." • Any x^erson neglecting to comply with any written order of the "Warden is liable to a penalty. - ",■.-:.■ • Claims, &c, may be transferred, such to . be duly registered. , »... i Agi-jcultural leases on gold fields may : be, ■<• granted subject to the following conditions ; t — Every appUcation must be accompanied by ! a deposit of £5 to cover the cost of suryey./ s The boundaries of .the area applied for ; must be. marked put ori the'ground "by i trenches and posts at the corners '; arid every L area, must, where practicable, be rectangular in shape. The rent charjge"able.;shall Jw^at - the fate of . five shillings,per- acre, . payable • in advance. Agricultural leases 7 [will not be r granted rwithin the boundaries "pi> townships L or public reserves; nor on ground which " upon survey may present auriferous indica^ ; tions. And in all cases a public; roadway, .. one chain in width will be reserved along the margin of .streams and rivers. ] not to be transferable without special ■ authority. The ; Goveruriient -may carry • roads through any land held under an agricultural lease, bri giving compensations, A-nd; the Government may also enter upon any ! laud for the purpose of searching for gold^. or " any other metal or minernl,- .and terminate: , any lease when such metals or minerals have i been discovered; compensation to be. paid to the holder by the persons desirous of mm;- -; ing thereon, • .:...'- . . : ' Leases will be cancelled if the land is sub- : let or transferred without sariction^ or if cultivation' is not commenced within three. months after the issue of the lease,' or if 'at; any time the land shall be - neglected for 9. period of-six monthß" • .; ! ..; ■■.■!