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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Gover-
nor, in pursuance and exercise of the said
recited power and authority, Doth hereby, with
the advice and consent of the Executive Coun-
cil of the Colony of New Zealand, Make the
the following Rules and Regulations for the
granting of Leases and Occupation Licenses for
Gold Mining within the district of the Nelson
Gold-fields;
And Doth further Declare that this Order
shall take effect from the day of the date
hereof.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of Executive Council.

Rules and Regulations for the granting of
Leases and Occupation Licenses for Gold
Mining within the District of the Nelson
Gold-fields.

Interpretation:-- Whenever the Term "Com-
missioner" is used in these Rules and Regula-
tions, it shall be taken to mean the Commis-
sioner, Warden, or Resident Magistrate, or
any other Officer entrusted with the superin-
tendence of the Gold-field or any portion of it,
and holding a Commission under the hand of
the Governor duly empowering him to have
charge thereof.

1. Applications for Leases of auriferous
   lands must be made in writing, and directed to
   the Commissioner in charge of the District.

2. The Commissioner shall, as soon as possi-
   ble after the receipt of any such application, pro-
   ceed to examine the land applied for, and,
   should he approve, he may direct that the
   boundaries shall be properly surveyed and
   defined; he shall also demand that a deposit
   equivalent to one year's rent shall be paid to
   the Receiver of Land Revenue.

3. All surveys shall be made at the expense
   of the applicants, and by a Surveyor approved
   of by the Government,

4. On completion of the survey, and des-
   cription, the application will be forwarded with
   the Commissioner's remarks thereon for the
   Superintendent's approval or disallowance.

5. In the event of the Superintendent's
   approval, he will forthwith cause a notice of
   the application to be published in the Govern-
   ment Gazette, and in one or more newspapers
   having circulation within the Province.

6. In the event of no objection being raised
   to the granting of a Lease, it will then be pre-
   pared at the Crown Lands Office at Nelson,
   and thence transmitted for the Governor's ap-
   proval and signature.

7. Pending the execution of the Lease, the
   Commissioner will issue a License (to be called
   an "Occupation License") to the applicant or
   applicants, authorising him or them to occupy
   beneficially the lands applied for, and rent will
   be charged from the date of the issue of such
   License.

8. Persons leasing lands for Gold Mining
   purposes shall be bound to expend one hun-
   dred pounds per acre per annum in labour or works
   for each acre of the land demised to them.
   Proper accounts of the expenditure incurred
   in Gold Mining, or in purposes connected with

it, shall be kept by the Lessees, and shall be
furnished to the Commissioner when required.

9. No block shall be leased of a greater
   area than fifty acres.

10. All rents must be paid yearly, in ad-
    vance, after the following rates :-

For each block containing one acre and under,
two pounds (£2).

For each block containing upwards of one
acre, and not exceeding three acres, one
pound ten shillings (£1 10s.) for every
acre, or for any portion less than an acre.

For each block containing upwards of three
acres, and not exceeding four acres, one
pound five shillings (£1 5s.) for every
acre, or for any portion less than an acre.

For each block containing upwards of four
acres, and not exceeding five acres, one
pound two shillings and sixpence (£1 2s.
6d.) for every acre, or for any portion less
than an acre.

For each block containing upwards of five
acres, one pound (£1) for every acre or
for any portion less than an acre.

11. At the expiration of three months after
    the issue of an "Occupation License" to the
    applicant he shall prove to the satisfaction of
    the Commissioner that he has expended at
    least five pounds (£5) for each acre of the land
    occupied by him.

12. Any person who shall for three months
    consecutively delay the commencement, or
    shall for three months discontinue the bona
    fide working, of any mine and premises de-
    mised to him, or which he shall have been duly
    licensed to occupy, shall forfeit his Lease, or
    right to a Lease; and it shall be lawful for
    the Governor for the time being, or for any
    person appointed by him for that purpose on
    behalf of the Crown, to re-enter upon any lands
    and premises so demised or licensed and thereby
    determine the Estate of the said Lessee or Occu-
    pant or his Executors, Administrators, and
    Assigns therein. Notice of the determined
    Lease shall be published in the Government
    Gazette.

13. The deposits received on applications
    for Gold Mining Leases shall be held for the
    first year's rent, if the application is approved
    of; and, in the event of such application being
    disallowed, the amount will be returned to the
    Applicant, after deducting such sum as will
    suffice to cover all the preliminary expenses
    which may have been incurred.

14. Nothing herein contained shall be
    deemed to apply to Gold Mining Leases which
    shall have been issued previous to the date of
    these Rules and Regulations.

Form of Occupation License.

No. In accordance with the Rules and
Regulations under which Gold Mining Leases
of Crown Lands shall be granted within the
"Nelson Gold Fields," I, A. B., (Warden)
of the said Gold Field, being duly empowered
in that behalf, do hereby license C. D. to oc-
cupy for Gold Mining, and purposes connected
therewith, all that piece or parcel of Land
situated at containing by ad-