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SCHEDULE. All that area in the Provincial District of Otago, Colony of New Zealand, containing by estimation eight thousand three hundred (8,300) acres, more or less, situate in the Wakatipu Depasturing District. ' Bounded as follows: Commencing on Boundary Creek No. 2, at its junction with the Cardrona Eiver; thence westerly along the said creek to a point two miles west from Cardrona Eiver ; thence south-west in a line parallel to and keeping two miles distant from the western bank of the said river' to Blackman's Creek; thence easterly along Blackmarr's Creek to its junction with the Cardrona Eiver; thence southerly alorrg the said river to tho first tributary on the eastern side; thence south-easterly along said tributary towards Queensberry Hill to a point a mile east from Cardrona Eiver ; thence in a line parallel to and keeping a mile distant from said river to Boundary Creek No. 1 ; thence along said creek to its junction with the Cardrona Eiver ; and thence north-east along the said river to the starting point. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Most Honorable George Augustus Constanstantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all iir the County of York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ; and Baron Mulgrave of New Boss, in the County of Wexford, in the Peerage of Ireland ; a Member of Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council; Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George ; Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same ; and issued under the seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twelfth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven. Geo. McLean. God sate the Queen !

Additional Regulation for the Otago Gold Field.

(1.5.) Normanbt, Governor. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas by the eleventh section of "The Gold Fields Act, 1866," it is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council from time to time to make regulations for any gold field, and that such regulations may be, among other things, for the purpose of determining the cases irr which Crown land lawfully and bond fide used as a yard, garden, cultivated field, or orchard, or upon which any house or other building, or any artificial darn or reservoir, shall be lawfully starrding as iv the above-named Act mentioned, shall cease to be excepted from occupation for mining purposes, aud for prescribing the manner in which compensation shall he ascertained and paid to the person or persons holding or using such land: Aud whereas it is expedient that a regulation should be made for the purpose above named: Now, therefore, I, George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, do hereby make and prescribe the regulation contained in the Schedule hereunto annexed as an additional regulation to the regulations at present existing in force within the Otago Gold Field, and do also hereby direct that the said additional regulation shall come into force and take effect from the date hereof.

SCHEDULE. Eegulation XXVI., Section 23. Withdrawal of Exceptions over Crown Lands., Whenever auriferous deposits shall be known or supposed to exist within tire bounds of any Crown lands within the Otago Gold Field lawfully and bond fide used as a yard, garden, cultivated field, or orchard, or upon which any house or other building, or any artificial dam or reservoir, shall be lawfully standing, and which are excepted from occupation for mining purposes, and for residence or business under any miner's right or business license, under the provisions of the ninth section of " The Gold Fields Act, 1866," it shall be lawful for any holder of a miner's right to apply in writing to the Warden for permission to occupy the whole or any portion of such lands for mining purposes, and the Warden shall thereupon fix a day, being not less than seven days from the date of such application, for deciding the same, and a copy of such application, with notice of time arrd place of hearing, shall bo served on the occupier of the land in question; and the Warden may, by writing under his hand, order that the whole or any portion of such land shall cease to be excepted from occupation for mining purposes, and shall be given up to such person as shall have applied for the same for mining purposes, upon such terms as to the mode of working the ground, restoration of the soil, or other conditions as he may deem necessary or desirable : Provided that in all cases compensation for actual damage or loss shall he paid to the occupier of such Crown lands by the person desirous of taking possession of the same for mining purposes prior to taking possession thereof; and such compensation may, if tho parties cannot agree, be settled by arbitration in manner provided by section eleven of Eegulation XXVI. Subject always to the condition that if either of the parties to the arbitration shall fail, neglect, or refuse to appoint air arbitrator within seven clear days after notice given to them by the Warden so to do ; or if the arbitrators shall for seven days after notice given to them by the Warden fail, neglect, or refuse to appoint an umpire, then aird in any of the. said cases the Warden shall appoint such person or persons to be arbitrators or umpire respectively as he may think fit ; and the award of the said arbitrators or umpire so appointed shall have the same force and effect, and may be enforced in the same manner, as awards of arbitrator's or their umpire made under the said regulation. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Most Honorable George Augustus Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby, and Baron Mulgrave of Mulgrave, all in the County of York, iv the Peerage of the United Kingdom ; aird

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