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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

TENDERS FOR BINDING GAZETTES,
BOOKS, &c.

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 5th October, 1859.

TENDERS for Binding Gazettes, Books,
and other Documents for the Govern-
ment will be received at this Office until noon
of Monday the 17th instant.

The Tenders should specify the price per
volume for the following Books, viz.,

Demy Folio Books, (Whole bound, rough
4 quires calf
For each additional
quire
Ditto ditto Half bound, rough calf,
cloth sides
For each additional
quire
Foolscap Folio Books, (Whole bound, rough
4 quires calf
Ditto ditto
For each additional
quire
Half bound, rough calf,
cloth sides
For each additional
quire
Government Gazettes (Half bound, calf, let-
tered on back, per
vol.
Half bound, sheep, let-
tered on back, per
vol.
Acts of General As- (Foolscap size, half calf,
sembly. lettered, per vol.
Stitched, in numbers,
per 100

Further particulars can be obtained at this
office.
W. GISBORNE,
Under Secretary.

Attorney-General's Office,
Auckland, 6th October, 1859.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to direct that the name of the
undermentioned gentleman be added to the
Commission of the Peace for the Colony,

JAMES MACKAY, the younger, Esq.,

FREDK. WHITAKER.

Attorney-General's Office,
Auckland, 6th October, 1859.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

JAMES MACKAY, the younger, Esq., J.P.
to be a Resident Magistrate.

FREDK. WHITAKER.

Crown Lands Office,
Auckland, 6th October, 1859.

THE following Rules and Regulations re-
lating to the terms and conditions upon
which Miner's Rights shall be granted for the
Massacre Gold Fields have been issued by
the Governor in Council under the 11th clause
of the "Gold Fields Act, 1858."

HENRY JOHN TANCRED.

Issue of "Miners' Rights."
By whom 1. "Miners' rights" shall be
Miners' Rights issued by an Officer specially au-
shall be issued. thorised in that behalf by the
Governor, on payment of a fee of One Pound.

Extent and position of Claims.
Extent allowed 2. The extent of ground that
for each claim. shall be occupied by any holder
of a Miner's right in respect of such Miner's
right, shall be, whether for sinking, surface
digging, river working, tomming, or cradling,
or for sluicing on ground or plank, or for mining
on quartz reefs.
In new ground......fifty feet square.
In old ground ......one hundred feet square.
Claims to be 3. Every claim must be dis-
staked out. tinctly marked by pegs, driven
firmly into the ground, one at each corner
thereof, and all to be kept clearly visible, so
long as the claim is occupied. Provided that
when any corner cannot be so marked, on ac-
count of the nature of the ground, such peg be
fixed at the nearest practicable point.
Space left be- 4. A space or wall of two
tween claims. clear feet in breadth must be left
between the boundaries of adjoining claims.

Rewards for prospecting.
Additional 5. Persons who discover avail-
claims granted able land for mining shall be en-
for discovery. titled to occupy, in addition to
their own individual claims,—
If not more than two persons...one claim,
If more than two persons ......two claims.

Association.
Diggers may 6. Any number of persons
work in parties. holding Miners rights and work-
ing together in parties or associations shall be
entitled to hold any number of contiguous
claims not exceeding their own number.

Employer's rights.
Rights of ser- 7. If any person or persons
vants vested in holding Miners' rights shall hire
employers dur- himself or themselves to em-
ing service. ployers for wages, the right to
occupy the claim or claims of such hired ser-
vant or servants shall vest in the employers
during the period of such service.

Reversion of 8. If the claim so worked on"
right on close hire by any servant shall have
of service. been occupied by himself previ-
ous to the commencement of service, it shall,
on the termination thereof, at once revert to
him; but if not, then he shall have no title to