MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Kumara Times, Issue 3005, 21 June 1886, Page 4

MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Any person discovering new gold working, and being desirous of obtaining an increased area thereon shall mark off a prospecting claim, as provided in Regulation 11, and shall immediately report such discovery with full particulars to the Warden, and the ground so marked off shall be protected until the Warden shall have finally refused or granted the claim ; but the Warden may, if he think fit, refrain from granting or refusing such claim until thegroundshallhavebeen visited by himself or by anyone by him. Notices of all prospecting claims granted, with full particulars of locality, yield of gold, and description of workings, shall be posted by the Warden on the outside of his office for public information. it aha' 1 '! not be lawful for the Warden so griinc a prospecting claim tor any iiov/ discovery at a less distance than two miles from any.previously exisbing workings in alia vial ground, nor to grant a prospecting claim for any new di.-covery <;f a quartz reef at a less dis. tai.ee th.v.i half a mile from any £i--.:vious,; T ousting quartz workings. •2voit v--:o-:peci,ing claim shall, after birrg f.vavkcd, b; heLl by ors man remaining on the ground during working hours until the application la deals with, and, if granted, cite claim muat, unless by special permission of the Warden, be fully occupied within seven days from the date of grant. The Wai-don may, if l.e think fit, grant a prospecting claim to the actual u.hCoviHv;,' oil ue.7 gold v/cr kings conv.ir.h persons who have a.-.r,isted -ij;: ;tjl m 1 li'O.-; '•<•:_ 111'.; o\\ \. i tlh COUlilsniiioiiii ui ui .n:i '■;;»(>, .-,,■ i., v ; ,;i,h<-r j ■,■:•- aons wiio may be nmiinitod \>y tho actual disco veiorfs, although tlie said pen-.ons may not have heen on the ground prior to the granting thereof. Th>' Warden may. upon tat- applic*.li.in (»i-,vny persons Conning a party of not loss than four, grant protection for not morp than three m nths for a prospecting area " at a distance of not less than two miles from any existing workings in alluvial ground, or in the case of quartz workings of not less than a mile from any existing quartz workings : Provided in uo case Bhall any such prospecting area bo granted within half a mile of any other such prospecting area. Provided further that such protection shall only continue ia force until gold is struck, in which r*s::-' th.H disc)very -.-hAI be reported, or until the holders arc required by the Warden to mark a 'prospecting claim, in eltbv :.>'■' v \\vAi *:,:\;-v.A ■;■. j'.v.-).-;pc •■ocvj "ii.il-n fnnP 'i.o itr.irlied and applied'V-- \« .■•■{;>-)••■,.-■': '••■. Uc"t;!ati<;n ]".!'. '.i-<l V. ■. </> , ■ '•. -.■ :-.:::tli '••heriipoii ceas-s ;;r- go *]"■' i.'.U'v"! '•.■■"' -::ic;i i.>ror-;p' j ,"..!*;i.i., ;:r ,, '\. i - '.'.0.-. ..• :.■.:■! !<('■ to -jji'.ifc the !.t!:cr J .'c"l'"ia ■••■- , " '■■ ' " ■■.■■■' ;u.w<i. 'Ji -t '■"■••" ■" ■ ■•■■.'. pry.vulou shall net '->o vy ■■- ■•• ''■' r",-.- !: t1.;..a !.':.-;eo ni.or':.V-4;\t