A.—sb.

Mining.

(g.) To do such other things as by this Act or the regulations thereunder the holder of a miner's right is by virtue thereof authorised to do : And, except where otherwise specially provided by this Act or the regulations thereunder, no person shall be authorised or entitled to 5 do any of the aforesaid things unless he possesses the qualification of a miner's right: Provided that in every case where the thing to be done relates to land situate in any specified block of Native ceded land the qualification shall be a miner's right relating to such block, and the subsequent pro- 10 visions of this Act shall be construed accordingly : Provided further that the qualification of a miner's right shall not be necessary in the case of a person defending any suit or other proceeding, or objecting to any application, under this Act: Provided further that in no case shall any person's title to any mining 1 5 privilege or other property be prejudicially affected by the fact that the person from or through whom such title was acquired or derived did not possess the qualification of a miner's right. Consolidated Miners'' Rights. 67. On application by or on behalf of any person, a document 20 called a " consolidated miner's right " shall be issued to the applicant as beneficial holder thereof, or (as the case may be) to any specified person as nominated holder thereof, on behalf of the applicant as beneficial holder; and with respect to every consolidated miner's right the provisions of sections sixty-/ow to sixty-six hereof shall, mutatis 25 mutandis, apply, as also shall the provisions following, that is to say :— (a.) It may comprise any number of miners' rights, and the fee payable on the issue thereof shall be a sum equal to the aggregate of the prescribed fees of all the miners' rights comprised therein: 30 (b.) It shall specify the name or style of the beneficial holder; and also, in the case of a mining partnership, the full name of each member thereof at the date of issue: (c.) So long as it continues in force the beneficial holder shall be deemed to be the holder of all the miners' rights comprised 85 therein; and, in the case of a mining partnership, all persons who from time to time are members of the partnership shall, whilst members, be deemed to be jointly the holders of all the miners' rights ; and when any person ceases to be a member he shall cease to be a joint holder: 40 (d.) The benefit of all the miners' rights comprised therein shall inure to the beneficial holder, without it being necessary in the case of a company for any shareholder therein, or in the case of a mining partnership for any member thereof, to be individually the holder of a miner's right. 45 As to Prospecting. Prospecting Warrants and Prospecting Incenses. 68. The provisions hereinafter contained relating to prospecting shall apply only to Crown lands and to such other lands as are open for prospecting under this Act. 50

Consolidated miners' rights. 1898, No. 38, sec. 65

Pee, form, and effect thereof

Prospecting only on open lands. Ibid, sec. 66

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