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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 66

Receivers of Gold Revenue and Mining Registrars appointed.

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

IN pursuance of the power and authority in me vested by
“The Mining Act, 1886,” I hereby appoint the persons
mentioned in the Schedule hereto to be Receivers of Gold
Revenue and Mining Registrars for the districts therein
specified and set opposite their names respectively, from the
first day of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-
seven.

SCHEDULE.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor,
this seventeenth day of December, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-six.

W. J. M. LARNACH,
Minister of Mines.

Inspectors of Mines under “The Mining Act, 1886,” ap-
pointed.

Mines Department,
Wellington, 21st December, 1886.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to ap-
point

John Gow, Esq., Greymouth, and
George Wilson, Esq., Te Aroha,

to be Inspectors of Mines, under “The Mining Act, 1886,”
as from the 1st January, 1887.

W. J. M. LARNACH,
Minister of Mines.

Regulations under “The Mining Act, 1886.”

Wm. F. DRUMMOND JERVOIS,
Governor.

WHEREAS by “The Mining Act, 1886 ”
(hereinafter termed “the said Act”), it
is enacted that it shall be lawful for the Governor,
subject to the provisions of the said Act, from
time to time to make, alter, amend, and revoke
rules and regulations for all or any of the purposes
thereinafter enumerated :

Now, therefore, I, William Francis Drummond
Jervois, Governor of the Colony of New Zealand,
in pursuance and exercise of the powers and
authorities in that behalf conferred by the said
Act, do hereby make the following rules and
regulations for all mining districts constituted
under the said Act, and for such mining districts
as may be hereafter constituted thereunder, such
regulations to take effect as from the first day

of January, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-seven ; and I do hereby declare that as
from such last-named date all regulations under
“The Mines Act, 1877,” and amendments thereto,
and “The Gold-mining Districts Act, 1873,” and
amendments thereto shall be and the same are
hereby revoked.

REGULATIONS.

Interpretation Clause.—In the construction and
for the purposes of these regulations the terms
mentioned herein shall have the same meaning
as set forth in section 11 of “The Mining Act,
1886.” The word “Surveyor” in these regula-
tions shall mean the District Surveyor or Chief
Surveyor of the provincial district.

PART I.—LICENSED HOLDINGS.

APPLICATIONS.

1. What Lands may be held as Licensed Hold-
   ings.—Any Crown lands within any mining dis-
   trict in New Zealand may be held as licensed
   holdings under these regulations, except—(1) the
   whole or any part of any land which any person
   other than the applicant is entitled to occupy and
   actually does occupy for mining purposes ; (2) the
   whole or any part of any land in or over which any
   person other than the applicant has any interest
   or authority, other than those above mentioned,
   which he may lawfully use or exercise for mining
   purposes, or for discovering the existence of gold
   or other metal or mineral; (3) lands contain-
   ing within their boundaries any river, stream of
   permanent water, or spring, which may be re-
   quired for public purposes or for the use of miners
   generally for mining purposes.

2. Areas.—The area of ground that may be
   held under any license for gold-mining purposes
   shall not exceed thirty acres, and may be in any
   form, provided the length does not exceed twice
   the breadth.

3. Boundaries of Land applied for to be de-
   fined.—Persons intending to apply for a licensed
   holding of Crown lands shall, previous to making
   application as hereinafter directed, erect or cause
   to be erected at each angle of the land proposed
   to be licensed a post not less than 3in. in dia-
   meter, and standing at least 1ft. in height above
   the surface of the ground, or, where that is
   not practicable, a cairn of stones not less than
   2ft. in height shall be erected at each corner
   of the land, and trenches not less than 6in. in
   depth by 10in. in width shall be cut for a distance
   of 5ft. on either side of such cairns, stacks, or
   posts, in the direction of the boundaries of the
   land proposed to be applied for; and, if in bush,
   one end-line shall be cleared and the trees blazed
   on such line from peg to peg. And all such posts
   and lines shall be maintained free from rubbish
   and clear during the whole of the time the land
   shall be held under license as herein provided, so
   as to be readily observed, and such posts, cairns,
   and trenches shall be maintained at the expense
   of the applicant until the application shall have
   been granted or refused.

4. Mode of Application.—Every application for
   a licensed holding shall be made in triplicate, in the