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Mining

As to the Working of Mines, and the Safety of Life and Property therein. 255. General rules. Ventilation. Gunpowder and blasting. Manholes in self-acting or engine planes. Spaces in horse - roads. Keeping spaces clear. Fencing off entrance to shafts. Abandoned or disused shaft. Horizontal bar when fence or cover temporarily removed. Securing of shafts. Protection of drives. Division of shafts. Signalling. Knowledge of signals. Clear view for enginedriver. All modes of signalling to be clear and distinct. Signalling along drives in alluvial mines. Cover overhead. Regulating descent of persons in cages. Materials not to be sent with men. Braces to be oovered. Proper ladder or footway. Chains. Ropes and chains to be tested. Slipping of rope on drum. Brake. Appliances to prevent sudden fall of cage. Spring catches or tumblers to be affixed to skids. Protection to person descending shaft by rope. Inclination of ladders. Dressing-rooms. Control of steam-engine. Absence from machinery in use. Machinery to be examined. Machinery to be kept in good order. Fencing machinery. Gauges to boiler and safety valve. Smoke not to be allowed to escape. Wilful damage. Abandoned shafts not to be damaged. Boring-rods to be used. Mines liable to flood to have escape-drives. Ladders to be provided in each rise. Minemanager to examine safety appliances, buildings, &c. Condemned appliances to be removed. Books and copy of Act to be kept at mine. Offence by mine-manager. Copy of this section to be publicly posted. As to Plans and Inspection of Mines. ,256. Plans of underground workings of mine to be kept. 257. Penalty if in default, or plan incorrect. 258. Further plans to be kept in mines liable to be flooded. 259. Provision for protecting mines at Thames from flooding. 260. Inspector to give notice of dangerous or defective matters not provided for. Objections. 261. Employees to report unsafe appliances or dangerous matters. 262. Inspector to make inquiry into oomplaints. 263. Inspection of mine by workmen. As to Accidents in Mines. 264. What is an offence against Act. 265. Certificates may be cancelled for negligence. 266. Presumption of negligence of owner. 267. Compensation recoverable in case of accidents. 268. When aooident occurs mine not to be interfered with. Notice. Report. 269. Coroners' inquests on deaths from accidents in mines. General Provisions as to Inspection. 270. Inspectors to inspect mines and see Act carried out. Powers hereunder. 271. Powers of Inspectors of Machinery not affected. 272. Right of shareholder to enter mine and inspect workings. As to Penalties. 273. Penalty for offences. 274. Payment of penalty to person injured. •

PART VI. Registration of Appliances and Processes for treating Ores and Metals. 275. Interpretation. 276. Register of machines, and license to work same. 277. Penalty for having unregistered maohine. 278. Metals to be treated by registered machine, worked by licensee. 279. Rules as to register, account, and returns of all ore and metals treated. 280. Machines for analytical and other scientific purposes excepted. 281. Inspector to institute proceedings. PART VII. Compensation by the Crown. 282. Mode of determining claims for compensation against the Crown. 283. Court before which claims to be heard. Delegation of Judge's powers. 284. Form of claims, and time within which same to be served. 285. Judge may by order allow extended period. 286. Claims not so served to be disallowed. 287. Settlement of claim where Publio Trustee is owner. 288. How compensation to be paid. 289. Compensation only payable in cases provided for. 290. Compensation for auriferous or argentiferous value of land if title to deposits established. 291. Notice that claims settled or barred. 292. Regulations as to claims for compensation. PART VIII. Mining Partnerships. 293. This Part of Act not to apply to mining companies. 294. What constitutes a mining partnership. 295. Partnership property. 296. Proportionate shares of profits and losses. 297. Lien of member or partnership debts paid by him. 298. Purchaser becomes partner from date of purchase. 299. Decision of majority binding as to business. 300. Grounds for dissolution. 301. Partners may sue to be put in possession of unrepresented share. 302. Wages-man may be put on for unrepresented share. 303. Partnership suits. PART IX. Administration of Justice. As to the Warden's Court. 304. Sittings of Court, and seal. Jurisdiction of the Court. 305. Matters in respect of which Warden's Court to have jurisdiction. 306. Procedure when action not commenced in appropriate Warden's Court. 307. Decisions outside district. 308. Recovery of penalties. As to Assessors. 309. List of resident miners to be compiled. 310. To be Assessors' roll. 311. Assessors to be taken from roll.

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