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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 120

REGULATIONS.

1. In these regulations the term “cemetery” means any land set aside under Part X of the Cook Islands Act, 1915, as a reserve for the burial of the dead.

2. It shall not be lawful to bury any body in any land other than in a cemetery as herein defined, if there is any such cemetery within five miles of the place where death has taken place or of the place where such body is taken for the purpose of being buried.

3. (1.) Where there is not a cemetery within the distance hereinbefore prescribed, bodies may be buried in land not being a cemetery as aforesaid; provided that no such burial shall be made within 50 yards of any dwellingplace.

(2.) Notice of every burial under this regulation shall, within three days thereafter, be given to the Resident Commissioner by the person responsible for such burial, and failure to give such notice shall be an offence against these regulations.

4. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions, any deceased member of the family of an ariki may be buried in any private burial-place heretofore used for the burial of the members of the said family.

5. Every person who commits a breach of these regulations shall be liable to a fine of £50.

J. F. ANDREWS,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Amended Regulations under the Mining Act, 1908.

LIVERPOOL, Governor-General.

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the Mining Act, 1908 (hereinafter termed the “said Act”), His Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New Zealand doth hereby make the following amendments to the regulations made under the said Act on the third day of August, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, and published in the New Zealand Gazette of the fifth day of August then instant; and doth hereby order that the amendments to the regulations hereby made shall be read as part of the said principal regulations, and shall come into force on the day of the gazetting thereof.

REGULATION.

SUBSIDIES IN AID OF PROSPECTING.

REGULATIONS 127, 128, and 129 are hereby cancelled, and the following substituted therefor :—

127. In the cases, to the extent, and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth the Minister may grant subsidies in assisting prospecting operations for any mineral, and with respect to every such subsidy the following provisions shall apply :—

(1.) The application shall be made to the Minister through the Under-Secretary of Mines, Wellington, giving the name and address of each member of the party (being not less than two men), or in the case of a registered mining company its directors, secretary, and mine-manager, the method of prospecting and the locality in which it is to be carried out, together with such other particulars as the Minister may desire.

(2.) The total amount payable in respect of subsidy in any one year shall not exceed £500; provided that in no case shall any subsidy be payable unless the scheme of assistance is approved by the Minister and the Inspector of Mines for the district, and is in accordance with these regulations.

(3.) A subsidy at a rate not exceeding £1 10s. per week per man may be paid in respect of each party of not less than two men whilst prospecting in new ground.

(4.) Except where the prospecting operations consist of trenching, no subsidy shall be payable unless the new ground is distant at least half a mile from any place where within the preceding six months more than ten men have been prospecting or mining.

(5.) A subsidy at the following rates may be paid in respect of each party of not less than two men :—

(a.) For sinking in dry ground, the shaft not being less than 4 ft. by 3 ft.—

Per Foot.
s. d.
From surface to 15 ft. .. .. 1 6
From 15 ft. to 30 ft. .. .. 2 6
From 30 ft. to 60 ft. .. .. 3 0
Over 60 ft. .. .. .. 4 0

(b.) For sinking in wet ground where slabbing is necessary, the shaft being not less than 4 ft. by 3 ft., or as to be determined by the Inspector of Mines,—

Double the foregoing rate.

(c.) For sinking in solid rock where blasting is necessary, 7s. 6d. per foot.

Where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Inspector of Mines that the cost exceeds £1 10s. per foot, then 10s. per foot may be paid.

(d.) For tunnelling or driving through drift or blue reef, the tunnel or drive being not less than 5 ft. by 3 ft.,—

Per Foot.
s. d.
Up to 400 ft. .. .. 1 6
From 400 ft. to 700 ft. .. .. 2 6
From 700 ft. to 1,000 ft. .. .. 3 0
Over 1,000 ft. .. .. 4 0

(e.) For tunnelling or driving through hard rock where blasting is necessary, the tunnel or drive being not less than 5 ft. by 3 ft.,—

For the whole distance, 5s. per foot.

Where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Inspector of Mines that the cost exceeds £1 per foot, then 6s. 8d. a foot may be paid.

(f.) When, in the opinion of the Inspector of Mines, timbering by sets is necessary, then a subsidy on the cost of timber, in no case exceeding 2s. per foot of driving or one-half the cost of such timber placed in position, may be paid. No subsidy, however, shall be paid unless the Inspector certifies that the timbering has been satisfactorily done and is of a substantial character.

128. In no case shall any party of prospectors be entitled to assistance, nor shall any subsidy in respect thereof be payable, unless the following conditions are complied with :—

(1.) The party shall apply in writing to the Minister through the Under-Secretary of Mines, Wellington.

(2.) The party shall send to the Inspector of Mines a monthly report setting forth in detail the value and extent of the work done during the month and the value of any mineral obtained by the party.

(3.) The work shall be inspected from time to time by the Inspector of Mines, and no payment shall be made unless and until the Inspector of Mines has examined the work and certified that it has been satisfactorily performed, and that the amount to be paid has been properly earned.

(4.) The subsidy may be discontinued by the Minister on one month’s notice to the subsidized party.

129. (1.) In every case where any subsidy has been paid in respect of the construction of any shaft, tunnel, or adit level the Warden may, upon such terms and conditions as he thinks equitable, grant to any person, being the lawful holder of any claim adjacent thereto, the right to use the same for the purpose of working the claim.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, this twenty-third day of July, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen.

W. D. S. MACDONALD,
Minister of Mines.