Numb. 31.

619

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
OF
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1887.
Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, MONDAY, MAY 16, 1887.

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 thereafter 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 June, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven; and I do hereby declare that as from such last-named date all regulations under “The Mining Act, 1886,” 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 meanings as set forth in section 11 of “The Mining Act, 1886.” The word “Surveyor” in these regulations 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 Holdings.—Any Crown lands within any mining district 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 containing within their boundaries any river, stream of permanent water, or spring, which may be required 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 defined.—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 diameter, 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,