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Mining:

As to Parties, Proceedings, and Mode of Trial. 312. Persons over fourteen may sue and be sued. 313. Mode of commencing action. 314. When complaint to be tried by Warden and Assessors. 315. Otherwise before Warden alone. 316. Provisions as to ballot for Assessors, their fees and expenses, challenges to, and their powers in Court. 317. Procedure, mode of trial, and costs. As to Powers of the Court. 318. Powers of Court. Order for deposit of gold, &o. Delivery to person entitled. Suspension of operations. Order for survey. Inspection by Assessors. Expenses of orders. 319. Powers in respect to encroachment suits. 320. When such powers may be exercised. 321. General powers of Court. 322. How judgments and convictions to be enforced. 323. By whom warrants may be served. 324. No proceedings to be dismissed for informality. 325. Record and formal drawing-up of judgments. 326. Mode of service of injunctions or other orders. 327. Additional powers of Court. 328. Orders may be enforced by commitment. 329. Punishment of persons guilty of contempt. 330. Rules for conduct of business. As to Practice and Procedure in the Warden's Court. 331. Rules of praotice and procedure. As to Rehearings. 332. Rules in respeot to rehearings. As to Special Cases reserved. 333. Special case may be reserved for Supreme Court, and interim injunction granted. As to Appeals. 334. When appeal may be made to District Court. Result of appeal to be communicated. 335. Appeal on faot or law. 336. Notice and grounds of appeal. 337. Procedure when appeal on law alone. 338. Appeal to be by way of rehearing. Issue of fact may be tried by jury. 339. When appeal deemed to be abandoned. 340. Proceedings when appeal abandoned. 341. Court where appeal to be heard. 342. Special days for hearing. 343. Order for stay of proceedings on appeal. 344. Order of appellate Court, and costs. .4s to Jurisdiction of the District Court, and Appeals therefrom. 345. When District Court to have original jurisdiction, and proceedings therein. 346. Action may be removed to the Supreme Court.

347. Application to have action removed. 348. Question may be reserved for Supreme Court. Other Provisions. 349. Evidence of witnesses at a distance. 350. Proceedings within jurisdiction to be brought in Warden's or District Courts. 351. Swearing of affidavits. 352. Removal of defects in warrants, &c. PART X. Miscellaneous Provisions. As to Development of the Mining Industry. 353. Local authority may use funds to develop mining industry. 354. Method of applying moneys appropriated by Parliament to assist development of mining industry. 355. Reward for discovery of new mining field, when payable, and amount. 356. Regulations as to applications for and conditions of assistance. 357. Minister may enter into agreements. Regulations. 358. Purposes for which regulations may be made. 359. Regulations to be laid before General Assembly, who may request same to be amended. General Provisions. 360. Persons mining on certain lands without authority commit offenoe. 361. Manager, &c, not to act as sharebroker. 362. Evidence that conditions complied with. 363. If license or certificate lost, duplicate may be issued. 364. Proof of licenses. 365. Certificated extract of register to be received as evidenoe. 366. Directors and officers of company liable for fees and rent. 367. Bailiff may sell without license. 368. Penalty for breach of Act or regulations. 369. Penalty no bar to civil action. 370. Receiver may sue for fees or rent in arrear. 371. Receiver to furnish half-yearly return. 372. Registration of Proclamation taking land under Public Works Act. 373. Mining Registrar to furnish monthly return. 374. Protection to Wardens. 375. Power of Warden where no provision is made. 376. Warden to prescribe matter if omission made. Validation. 377. Validating mining privileges on land acquired from Natives while subject to lease to Kauri Timber Company. Schedules.

An Act to compile certain Acts relating to Mines and Mining. BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :— 1. (1.) The Short Title of this Act is "The Mining Act, 1905." (2.) This Act is a compilation of the Acts mentioned in the First 5 Schedule hereto.

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