MINING REGULATIONS UNDER 'THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Westport Times, Volume XV, Issue 1938, 30 September 1881, Page 4

MINING REGULATIONS UNDER 'THE MINES ACT, 1877."

The following is published for general information: — Any person discovering new gold working, and being desirous of obtaining an increased area thereon shall mark off a prospecting claim, as nro Tided 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, bu the Wnr ■■> may, if he think fit refrain irom granting or refusing such claim until the ground shall have been visited by himself or an\one appointed by him. Notices of all prospecting claims granted, with full particulars of local ity, yield of gold, and description of workings, shall be posted by the Warden on the outside of his office for public information. It shall not be lawful for the Warden to grant a, prospecting claim for auy new discovery at a less distance than two miles from any previously existing workings in alluvial ground, nor to grant a prospecting claim for any new discovery of a quartz reef at a less distance than half a mile from any previously existing quartz workings. Every prospecting claim shall after being marked, be held by one man remaining on the ground during work ing hours until the application is dealt with, and, if granted, the claim must, unless by special permission of the Warden, bo fully occupied within seven days from the date of grant. The Warden may, if he thiuk fit, grant a prospecting claim to the actual discoverer of new gold workings conjointly with persons who have asi sisted them in prospecting either with contributions or otherwise, or with persons who may be nominated by the actual discoverers, although the said persons may not have been on the ground prior to the granting thereuf. The Warden may, upon the application of any persons forming a party of not less than four, grant protection for not more than three months for a prospecting area 'at a distance of not less than two miles from any existing workings iu alluvial ground, or in the case of quartz workings of not less than half a mile from any existing quartz workings : Providing in no case shall any such prospecting area be granted within half a mile ot any other such prospecting area. Provided further that such protection shall only continue in force uutil gold is struck, in which case

the discovery shall be reported, or until the holdersare required by the Warden to mark a prospecting claim, in either of which cases a prospecting claim shall be marked and applied for as provided in Eegulation 11. and V., and protection shall thereupon cease to the remainder of such prospecting area. It shall be lawful for the Warden to renew from time to time the protection for a prospecting area. Provided that such renewed protection shall not be granted for more than three mouths at any time.