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ELEGATIONS under the Diseased Cattle Acts to his Honor the Superintendent, published for general information.

H. J. MILLER,
Provincial Secretary.

16th February, 1866.

WHEREAS by the “Diseased Cattle Act, 1861,” it was provided that the Governor in Council might, by Warrant under his hand, from time to time, delegate to the Superintendent of any Province within the said Colony, all or any of the powers vested in the Governor or Governor in Council by the said Act, subject to such Regulations as he might think fit, and might from time to time rescind such Delegation: Now therefore I, Sir George Grey, the Governor of New Zealand, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council thereof, and in pursuance and exercise of the said power and authority do, by this warrant under my hand, delegate to

THOMAS DICK, Esquire,

as long as he shall hold the office of Superintendent of Otago in the said Colony, the several powers vested in me by the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, and Tenth Sections of the said Act, subject to be rescinded as in the said Act provided, and subject to the Regulations issued on the fifteenth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and to any other Regulations to be from time to time duly made.

Given under my hand, at the Government House at Wellington, this twenty-eighth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.

G. GREY.

By his Excellency’s command,
Approved in Council,
FORSTER GORING.

ORDER IN COUNCIL

Delegating Governor’s powers under the “Diseased Cattle Act Amendment Act, 1865,” to Thomas Dick, Esquire.

G. GREY,
Governor.

Approved in Council this eighteenth day of November, 1865.

Present:

His Excellency THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly of New Zealand, intituled the “Diseased Cattle Act Amendment Act, 1865,” Section 4, the Governor may, by any Order in Council, from time to time annul, make void, or alter or vary, and make anew any Orders in Council, regulations, appointments, or prohibitory or other declarations made and published by the Governor under the authority of the “Diseased Cattle Act, 1861,” or of this Act, or by the Superintendent of any Province, under or in pursuance of any power delegated to him under any of the powers of delegation contained in the said Act: And whereas by Section 4 of the said Amendment Act “as to regulations, appointments, and prohibitory and other declarations made by Superintendents of Provinces in pursuance of any powers delegated under the powers of delegation contained in the said Act, or this Act, the power of annulling, making void, or allowing or varying, and making anew any such regulations, appointments, or prohibitory or other declarations vested in the Governor by this Act, may from time to time be delegated by the Governor in Council by warrant under his hand to the Superintendent of any Province;”

Now therefore, his Excellency Sir George Grey, K.C.B., in exercise of the power and authority so vested in him as Governor as aforesaid, doth by this Order in Council delegate to

THOMAS DICK, Esquire,
Superintendent of the Province of Otago,

so long and

this twenty-fourth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six, made the following Rules and Regulations to be in force, in addition to those already proclaimed in that portion of the Dunstan Gold Field, in the said Province, known as “Black’s, No. 3,” and there only, viz:—

1. Size of Claims.—Alluvial Claims on “Black’s, No. 3,” shall be for each holder of a Miner’s Right, thirty (30) feet along the course of the lead, by a width not exceeding one hundred and fifty (150) feet.

2. Block Claims.—A Block Claim shall consist of not more than four (4) single claims, and shall measure one hundred and twenty (120) feet along the course of the lead; the width being as in Section 1.

3. Amalgamation.—Not more than three (3) Block Claims shall be allowed to amalgamate. When such amalgamation has been sanctioned, a notice to that effect shall be posted, and maintained, on a conspicuous part of each Block Claim, and such notice shall contain the names of the Shareholders, the number and date of their Miner’s Rights, and the number of the Certificate of Registration, as hereinafter provided for.

4. Amalgamation to be Registered.—Claimholders desirous of amalgamating shall first post and maintain on each Block Claim, for the term of seven (7) clear days, a notice, signifying their intention so to do, and shall obtain the written sanction of a majority of the adjoining claimholders on either side, and on production of the same before the Warden of the District, he shall issue to the applicants a Certificate of Registration in the usual form.

5. Flag to be Hoisted.—The party last striking payable wash dirt in their claim, shall immediately hoist a flag, indicating the position of the gutter.

6. Forfeiture for Non-sinking after Discovery.—As soon as payable wash dirt has been struck in any claim, the next three (3) parties a-head, (amalgamated or otherwise), shall proceed to sink within three (3) clear days thereafter, failing in which, the claim or claims of them, or any of them, shall be liable to be declared forfeited, subject, however, to the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 of Regulation XV, of the “Gold Fields Rules and Regulations.”

7. Registration.—No person shall be entitled to claim the benefit of these Special Regulations, unless he shall first have registered his claim with the Mining Registrar of the District.

8. Registration Fees.—The Registration Fee chargeable by the Mining Registrar, shall be two shillings and sixpence; and for any transfer of a share, or claim, the fee of two shillings and six-pence shall be charged.

9. Survey of Block Claims.—Prior to Registration, all Block Claims shall be surveyed and numbered by the Mining Surveyor of the District, and the boundaries thereof accurately defined, and a certified copy of the plan thereof shall be deposited in the office of the Warden, for his information and guidance.

10. Claims to be Represented.—All Claims or Shares registered on the lead, must be represented upon the ground, either by the actual shareholders or their hired substitutes, not less than three (3) days in each week. Any claim not so represented, will be liable to forfeiture.

11. Regulations only to Apply in Deep Ground.—Notwithstanding anything herein contained, these Special Regulations shall not apply to any portion of “Black’s, No. 3,” when the depth of sinking is less than sixty (60) feet.

Dated at the Superintendent’s Office, Dunedin, on the twenty-fourth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.

By Order,
H. J. MILLER,
Provincial Secretary.