THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1905

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1434, 19 September 1905, Page 2

THE Waihi Daily Telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1905

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In previous issues we touched on important sections of the Mining Amendment Bill, more especially to the provision that a company may apply to the Minister of Mines for a loan to carry on pioneer mining or to procure machinery in connection therewith, and to the section which bad reference to prospecting, under this Bill prospectors having facilities and protection which never existed before. We notice that othe r jmportaflt sections have reference to tribnters and the responsibilities of mine managers, battery managers, or thoße in [charge of an engineThe Bill places tribnters on a greatly improved footing, It is provided that where a quartz claim w let on tribute the amount of tribute money payable to the owner shall not be more than 10 per cent, of the value of 'tlje gold won, and the tribute agreement shall not bo for a less term than twelve months; and in every tribute agreement there shall be expressed or implied a provision that no tribute money shall be payable in any case where tho value of the gold won does not exeeed half the :curront rate of wages. In regard to accidents, it is provided that the mine-manager, battery-superinten-dent, dredgemaster, or enginedriver of a mine may be suspended I by the Warden for such period aa.li

thinks fit in cases of accident where negligence or breach of the roles has been proved, and such disqualification shall be forwarded to the Minister and published in the Gazette, The position is practically unaltered, excepting that the 1 power to suspend si manager has been re. moved from the Minister to the Warden. In a charge of negligence the Warden has power under tho Bill, if he is satisfied that neglect has boen proyed, to' suspend the manager's, certificate, vrherea 8 tinder the Mining Act he has only tho power to recommend to the Minister.