Aids to Prospecting and Rewards for Goldfields Discoveries.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1524, 26 March 1886, Page 5

Aids to Prospecting and Rewards for Goldfields Discoveries.

As there appears to exist a considerable amount of ignorance imon.r&t those interested, of the character of the amended rules and regulations on the above subject, published by Government last October, we give below an outline of the conditions, etc., of same.

' oncerning the regulations for aid to prospecting parties, the principal |H>ints are that upon any county co.:aeil. or, where counties are not in force, road board adopting the regulations fur prospecting for diamonds, silver or tin, the Government shall, subject to conditions, subsidise by £ for £ the amounts expended by the county council or road board. The amounts pa_\able by subsidy to any county council in any one year shall not exeec.l i'.i'KJ; to any road board in any one year not t" cve-d £2OO. Tne Government shall .subside by £ i >r £ any amounts expended hy county councils or |..ad hoards in the purchase of boring appliances to be used for prospecting purposes. Under Class J. ;i party of two or three men in e.-.. h ndi-g of anv county will !>«• subsidised at tin

rate of lis. jht week per man fur prospecting new and unprosfK-jtf.l country three miles from any main or district rad and front any known workings; and under < 'lam 11. any similar party in the riding of any county will Ik- subsidised as follows wh»n prospecting partially-worked and prospected country within tolerably easy access of road communication :--Sii,kinp in dry itrouud, Is. per foot from surface to !."» feet ; is. ditto, I") to 60 feet, and 3s. per toot any greater depth ; wet ground, requiring slahbini*, dr.ul>!e above rates. Tuniiellin.' or driving varies from Is. 3d. to ss. per foot, according to the nature of the drift or ro<-k driven through. Prospcvtors ander l*>th classes are required, Ix-fore commencing o|K.-:attons, to send in their names and locality of operations to the County < 'onncil or Road Board for approval. Kaoli party must also send in a report, once a month, to the I'xm! body, setting forth the nature, extent and re.-ult of operations during tlie previous month. All t;u.i-tir. iiieiit:, under (.'Usa 11. to he made by the eonnty engineer or road overseer of district, or other person appointed by the local I o ly, who mint certify to t'nc voucher for payment. Subsidies may be discontinued if the local ltodies think necessary, on a mouth's notice. Payments to l»e made monthly. The amended regulations as to rewards for the discovery of new goldfirlda are a* follows:—Upon the council of any county, or, where the Counfies Act is not in force, upon any road board adopting the following regulations, the (Government shall sc.bsidise by £ for £ the amounts paid by way of reward Minier the C'ddtield. Three miles from any wrkin/s there «hail l»e paid at the expiration of six months* from dateofdi**>verv a reward of £IOO per 100 miners up to £3OO f«»r 50 i or m tre mim-rs so employed ; for the discovery ot a lead in the proximity to the place to where a lead has been lost andhas not been worked for a period of six months, a lew aid to the extent of one-half of the al)ove rates; and for the discovery of a new lead one mile from any lost lead, a reward CiOftl to two thirds of the above rates. In the event of ;-.ny jteracn t'i-covering a payable V'oldfield between the jurisd ciion of any county council or road ward, the (Government shall recognise application* and deal therewith in the same manner as if it hail i-een made by the county council or road board. For the discovery of a payable, diamond-tjcld, lode of silver, or lode of tiu, for every 100 miners profitably employed thereon at the expiration of six mouths from the date of discovery there «h.;ll b» paid a reward of £IOO up to £SOO for 500 or more miners so employed.