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SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1875.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1875.

Regulations under "The Gold Mining Districts Act,
1873," for the Hauraki Gold Mining District.

NORMANBY, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House, at Wellington, this
twenty-eighth day of September, 1875.

Present :

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by "The "The Gold Mining Districts Act,
1873," it is, among other things, enacted that
no rule or regulation made under the said Act shall
become or have the effect of law until the same shall
have been approved by the Governor in Council as
therein mentioned: And whereas, by virtue of the
powers delegated to Sir George Grey, K.C.B., the
Superintendent of the Province of Auckland, by the
Governor in Council, under his hand and the Public
Seal of the Colony, under the said Act, the said Sir
George Grey, K.C.B., hath made the Rules and
Regulations set forth in the Schedule hereto for the
Hauraki Gold Mining District, within the said
Province:

Now therefore, His Excellency George Augustus
Constantine, Marquis of Normanby, Governor of the
Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance of the pro-
visions of the said Act, in exercise of every power
and authority enabling him in that behalf, and by
and with the advice and consent of the Executive
Council of the said Colony, doth hereby approve of
the said Rules and Regulations so made by the said
Sir George Grey, K.C.B., as aforesaid, for

THE HAURAKI GOLD MINING DISTRICT,
in the Province of Auckland, and as the same Rules
and Regulations are set forth in the Schedule hereto.

FORSTER GORING,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

SCHEDULE.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

By His Honor Sir George Grey, Knight Com-
mander of the Most Honorable Order of the
Bath, Superintendent of the Province of Auck-
land.

By virtue of the powers to me delegated by the
Governor in Council, under his hand and the Public

Seal of the Colony, under "The Gold Mining Dis-
tricts Act, 1873," I do hereby revoke the Rules and
Regulations for the Hauraki Gold Mining District,
within the Province of Auckland, being those pub-
lished in the New Zealand Gazette, dated 26th
February, 1872, 15th July, 1872, 6th March, 1873,
and 18th December, 1873, respectively. And by
virtue of the powers to me delegated as aforesaid, I
do hereby make the following Rules and Regulations
for the Hauraki Gold Mining District, within the
Province of Auckland aforesaid.

Given under my hand, at Auckland, this 16th
day of July, 1875.

G. GREY,
Superintendent.

REGULATIONS FOR THE HAURAKI GOLD MINING
DISTRICT.

PART I.

Relative to General Management of the District, Claims
and Licensed Holdings, Tunnels and Mullock Tips,
Protection and Forfeitures.

Interpretation.

1. In these Regulations-
   Claim-shall mean a claim held for mining pur-
   poses, of whatsoever class the same may be,
   and shall include licensed holdings, save where
   otherwise expressed.
   A Sluice Head of Water-shall mean forty square
   inches of opening, with a head of seven inches
   (head being measured from centre of opening
   to surface of water).
   The Act-shall mean "The Gold Mining Districts
   Act, 1873."

Miners' Rights.

2. Miners' rights shall be issued by the Receivers
   Of Revenue.

Production of Miners' Rights.

3. Every holder of a Miner's right must exhibit
   the same on demand of the Warden or any person
   duly authorized in writing by him.

Plans to be approved.

4. Every plan required to be lodged under the Act
   or Regulations must be subject to the approval of the
   Warden, and in the case of any works affecting public
   interests, plans, sections, and specifications may be
   required by the Warden.