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Otago Daily Times, Issue 201, 31 July 1862, Page 7

KULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE OTAGO GOLD FIELDS

Whekeas, by wnrrantjumler tlic ham! of Tiio:,ias uork BfiowKK, Governor and Cominander-in-i-'iM'f, m and over Her Majesty's Colony- of .ew Zealand, aatal at Auckland the Eighth day of June, in the year of our Lord One thousand ei«ht Imrir^d and sixty-one, and issued under the seal of the aid Colony by and with the advice and consent of the Lxecutive Council thereof, and in exercise oi the power and authority for that purpose in him w ted, Did thereby delate absolutely and without rc-ric-tion. unto me, John Larkins Cheese Richardsoi as fcupenntende.it of the Province of 0te.50, all the R?-Jv^ s/. vested 'm }liia under or by virtue of the _ bold-fields' Act, 1858, except the powers contained in sections seven, eight, fifteen, twenty-sev^n. and forty of the «ud Act, to have, hold, and extrciie the powers within, the Province of Otago thereby >-ivau. bow, therefore, I, John Larkins Cheese Kichard- ; s°n» by virtue of the powers so delegated to me as aforesaid, do hereby issue the following Itules and Regulations. Previous Regulations Cancelled. The Rules and Regulations heretofore in force are hereby canceled except in so far as relates to that portion of the^Goklfieltis which is included within the Mimng Board District of Tuapeka; and the following Regulations are substituted in lieu thereof. I. Preliminary Regulations. I.—lnterpretation Clause. TWo1!? CoMA ract, !<>n ' a.nd f9* the purposes of these Eolations, the following term shall, if not inconsistent with the context or subject matter, Lave the respective meanings hereby assigned to them (that is The word " Warden" shall mean Warden, Commissioner, Resident Magistrate, or any other Officer ; entrusted with the superintendence of the Gold Fields oi- any portion thereof, and holding a Comu>iFsion duly empowering him to have charge thereof, and shall include Warden and Assessors," except where it is otherwise specially provided. MmeAllSit' pGr6On" Shall mea;i the bolder °?*

The words " worked and abandoned wound" shall mean any ground the whole or greater portion of which has been mined upon for gold, aud abandoned Ihe words "new pold workings" shall mean ground previously imworked, and capable of affording employment to at least one hundred miners. ° Words importing the singular number shall include the plural number ; and words importing the ina*.-.i-uce gender shall include tie feminine gender

2,— T/ic Miner's Right. Every person residing on a Gold Fi^ld and engaged in mining for gold, shall tike out a Miner's llight: such MiTier'g lti»ht to be carried on the person, and produced for inspection when demanded by the Warden or other officer, or by any person duly authorised in that bahalf in v.riting'by the Uardeu. 11. Heoulaxioks relating to Claims. 1-— Classification of Claims. Claims shall be classified thus :— 1. Ordinary Claims, i.e.. alluvial claia.s worked without t!:e aid of sluices or machines. 2. Sluice and Machine Claims, i.e., alluvial '< claims worked with the aid of sluices or i puddling machines. I 3. Wet Claims, i.e., alluvial claims in flooded I ground which cannot be wrought without j the aid of appliances for drainage. I 4. Creek or ltivor Claims, i.e., alluvial claims { in the beds of creeks or rivers. 5. Quartz Claims. I 2.— Size of Claims. 1. Ordinary Claims shall not exceed 30 feet by CO feet for-each person, unless the depth of sinkin* ex- ! I ceeds 50 feet, in which case *uch claim nr-iy b- ec- • tended to 35 feet by :J5 feet. " ' I 2. For Sluice and Machine Claims in worked : and abandoned ground, the Warden may 'T;,nL i an extent of ground not exceeding treble the ;>Y<>ve ' area. j

3. Wet Claims shall not exceed 40 feet by 40 feet for each person. 4. Creek or River Claims shall not exceed l/i feet for each man employed thereon, nor Iw more tb;'u Z'O feet isi length, in the whole, to be measured in the direction of the course of the stream, by a width n;t exceeding the boundaries of the bed of the creek 'or river, a> defined by the Warden or other om>er duiv authorised in that behalf. 5 Quartz Claims not exceed 00 fec-t in len"fb rdon^ the course of the lode or vein, by n width not cv>e i" ing 100 feet upon each side of th-^ course, for each person ; and no claim shall exceed in tho who- TO feet ia length by 200 feet in width. 2.—Number of Claims in a Il'ocL The number of .single claims that may be occupied in one block by any party of miners shall" by as follows :— 1. In ordinary claims, not more than four single ! claims. ; 2. Tn sluice and machine claims, not more than five single claims. 3. Ia wet claims, not more than six single claims. j 4.— Amal'jania'ion of Claims. j The Warden may, upon sutlicient eaur.a being '■. | shown, permit the amalgamation of any two <>r more i | claims, upon such terms "and conditions as In- may) consider necessary to s;«:uro tho ctiVtual working i thereof : Provided that .-even days' notice in writing j in the form hereinafter set fu:t-h 7 h-iJI be jjiven U> the Warden by tho persons desiring (o amalgamate such clamis, and copies of such notices shall lie p-stvd on i each of the claims which it is proposed to amalgamate ! for a like period of seven clear days, at thu expiration I whereof tho Warden may procoetfto issue a Certificate ! of Regihtiauon. TOKM OF NOTICE. I „ (District and date.) No. We hereby give notice that we desire to arnal- | gamate our claims, situate at (here state lorality) j for the more elncient working thereof ; an«l we dechre | that the following particulars are true in every re- I spect. !

; LNumber of; Area of Signatures in ' Nos. of Claim;;pro-' Class Claim full of each ; Miner's posed to be! of held by person. : Itights. amalgaina- ; Clairas eacSi" ;. ted : I party. i ! i ! 1 i i i . i i \ i 1 s.— Claims to be Marked.

Claims shall i.c marked by pegs standing p.t least 2 feet above the surface of theground, or by_|f trenches at each corner thereof; and such pegs or trenches *hali be maintained during the occupancy of the ground: Provided that when any corner caunot be so marked on account of the nature of the ground, such peg ior trench may be placed at the nearest practicable point. ! 6. — Surplus Ground to be For/cited. If any person shall occupy a larger area of ground than that to which he is entitled under these Regulations, he shall forfeit the surplus. 7. — Shepherding Forbidden. No person shall be deemed to possess a valid title to any claim unless the same shall be fairly worked during the entire period of occupancy ; andan^ daim unworked beyond the space of twenty-four hours, shall be deemed to be forfeited, unless sufficient reason, such us sickness or other urgent cause, shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Warden. B.— Rights of Servants vested in Employers. If any person shall hire himself to an employer for wages, the right to hold and occupy. the claim of such servant shall vest in the employer. j 9. — Claims not to he forfeited by neglect of hired Workmen. No claim, right, or privilege shall be deemed to be forfeited through the neglect or absence of any hired ! servant employed thereon: Provided that if*, after seven days notice in writing of such neglect or ah- ' sence has been given to the owner or holder thereof (either personally or by leaving the same at h:s last! known place of resideuce), shall neglect or abi-eace is j ! continued, any such claim, right, or privilege shall jbe deemed to be absolutely relinquished.

111. Prospecting, 1. — Discovery to be Reported. Any person discovering new gold workings, and being desirous t.f obtaining an increased area iliereon, must immediately report such discovery, with full particulars thereof, to the Warden or other fproper authority.