New Zealand Gazette – 1887 – No. 31

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✨ Mining Regulations

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 31

double size, it shall be lawful for him to grant claims in alluvial ground, to be called “Extended Claims,” such claims not to exceed one acre for each holder of a miner’s right, and no such claim shall comprise more than six acres.

Frontage Claims.—A frontage claim shall be an area having 100ft. frontage to the terrace, river-bank, lake-bank, or hill-side for each holder of a miner’s right, by a depth not exceeding 1,000yd., but not more than 1,000ft. frontage shall be held as one claim; and the holders of any such claim shall be required within a reasonable time after the discovery of gold within the parallels to mark off an ordinary claim, the boundaries of which shall correspond with or be included within the parallels of the frontage claim, and shall thereupon cease to have any right to the remainder of such frontage claim.
Quartz Claims.—A quartz claim shall not exceed 100ft. in length, to be measured along the supposed course of the lode or vein, by a width not exceeding 300ft. upon each side of the supposed course for each holder of a miner’s right: Provided that no miner or party of miners shall hold under this rule more than 1,000ft. along the course, or supposed course, of any reef.
River or Creek Claims.—A river or creek claim shall not exceed 100ft. in length for each holder of a miner’s right, to be measured in the direction of the course of any stream, by a width of not less than 30ft.; but when the stream exceeds 30ft. in width the width of the claim shall be taken from bank to bank, the banks to be defined when necessary by the Warden; but not more than 1,000ft. in length along the course of any stream shall be held as one claim.
Sea-beach Claims.—A sea-beach claim shall not exceed 100ft. frontage to the sea at high-water mark for each holder of a miner’s right, with a depth not exceeding 100ft. above high-water mark, and with no limit to the seaward side; but not more than 1,000ft. frontage shall be held as one claim.
Prospecting Claims.—A prospecting claim in alluvial or quartz ground shall be a double ordinary claim, but not more than six such prospecting claims or 120,000ft. shall be held together as one claim.
Prospecting Areas.—A prospecting area shall be an area of alluvial ground of 600yd. by 400yd., and on a quartz reef 300yd. by 300yd., or any less area that the Warden may think fit to grant.

PART XIV.—FORM OF CLAIMS.

Form of Ordinary Claims.—Any ordinary claim may be of any form, provided that no such claim shall exceed in length twice the breadth thereof, unless the necessary area cannot otherwise be obtained by reason of the occupation of the surrounding ground under some other right.
Form of Double, Extended, and Prospecting Claims in Alluvial Ground.—Double, extended, and prospecting claims in alluvial ground may be of any form, provided that no such claim shall exceed in length twice the breadth thereof, unless otherwise specially sanctioned by the Warden.
Spare Ground.—Any holder or holders of miners’ rights may occupy any spare ground between two or more claims, or between any claim and old worked and abandoned ground, and such spare ground may be of any form, provided that it shall not exceed in area the number of superficial feet allowed by these regulations.
Amalgamated Claims.—On application being made in writing to the Warden in the form of Schedule 26 hereto, it shall be lawful for him to allow any number of adjoining claims, not being licensed holdings, to be amalgamated: Provided the amalgamated claims shall not exceed thirty acres, and that it is proved to the satisfaction of the Warden that such amalgamation is expedient or necessary for the efficient working of the ground.
Number of Persons to be employed.—In the event of claims being amalgamated, the same number of miners shall be employed on such amalgamated claims as were required before such amalgamation took place.

PART XV.—PROSPECTING.

Discovery to be reported.—Any person discovering new gold workings, and being desirous of obtaining an increased area thereon, shall mark off and make application to the Warden for a prospecting claim, and shall immediately report such discovery, with full particulars, to such Warden, and the ground so marked off shall be protected until the Warden shall have finally refused or granted the application; but the Warden may, if he think fit, refrain from granting or refusing such application until the ground shall have been visited by himself or by some person appointed by him.
Notices to be posted by the Warden.—Notices of all prospecting claims granted, with full particulars of locality, yield of gold, and description of workings, shall be posted by the Warden on the outside of his office for public information.
Where Prospecting Claims to be obtained.—It shall not be lawful for the Warden to grant a prospecting claim for any new discovery at a less distance than two miles from any previously-existing workings in alluvial ground, nor for any new discovery of a quartz reef at a less distance

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1887, No 31

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