New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 116

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✨ War Regulations for Mining Privileges



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 116

War Regulations Act.—Protection of Mining Privileges.

LIVERPOOL, Governor-General.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this sixteenth day of July,

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by the War Regulations Amendment Act, 1916, the

Governor in Council is empowered to make by regulations such
provisions as, having regard to the exigencies of the present war and the
conditions created thereby, he thinks advisable for the maintenance of
industries essential for the public welfare:

And whereas, having regard to the considerations aforesaid, it is
deemed advisable for the maintenance of the mining industry to make
further provision for the protection of mining privileges:

Now, therefore, His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion
of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of that Dominion, and in pursuance of the authority
so conferred upon him by the War Regulations Amendment Act, 1916,
doth hereby make the following regulations under that Act.

REGULATIONS.

  1. THESE regulations may be cited as the Mining Privileges Protection
    Regulations, 1917.

  2. Every registered mining privilege under the Mining Act, 1908,
    which is protected under these regulations shall be free from all
    liability to abandonment or forfeiture for any cause arising during
    the period of protection, other than default in payment of royalty,
    rent, or license fees.

  3. The protection under these regulations of any mining privilege
    may be granted by any Military Service Board under the Military
    Service Act, 1916, on the hearing and dismissal by it of any appeal
    under that Act, if the Board is of opinion that such protection is
    expedient having regard to the conditions created by the compulsory
    military service of the reservist whose calling-up is appealed against.

  4. On the grant of any such protection the Chairman of the Military
    Service Board shall transmit to the Mining Registrar of the district in
    which the mining privilege is situated a certificate of protection in the
    from set forth in the Schedule hereto or to the like effect, and the
    Registrar shall thereupon register the certificate in the Register of
    Mining Privileges.

  5. Protection under these regulations shall take effect as soon as
    the certificate of protection has been received by the Registrar, and
    shall, unless sooner cancelled under these regulations, continue during
    the present war and for the period of twelve months thereafter.

  6. Protection granted under these regulations may be at any time
    cancelled by the Minister of Mines on the recommendation of a Military
    Service Board.

SCHEDULE.

Mining Privileges Protection Regulations, 1917.

CERTIFICATE OF PROTECTION.

I HEREBY certify that, in pursuance of the above-mentioned regulations,
protection was granted by the Military Service Board on
the day of , 191 , for the following mining privilege:—

Registered Number Name of Holder. Nature of Privilege.

Dated this day of , 191 .

To the Mining Registrar at

Chairman.

J. F. ANDREWS,

Clerk of the Executive Council.

By Authority: MARCUS F. MARKS, Government Printer, Wellington.




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🛡️ Mining Privileges Protection Regulations, 1917

🛡️ Defence & Military
16 July 1917
War Regulations, Mining Privileges, Military Service Board, Protection Certificate
  • J. F. Andrews, Clerk of the Executive Council