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Appendix A. 



" Pi-ecioiis Stones" means rough or uncut ])recious stones only. 



"Valuable Minerals'' means any mineral containing gold or 

 silver or both, together with some other metal iu such propoitions 

 that the gold or silver or both coml)ined obtainable from such 

 mineral is or was of greater value than the cost of separating the 

 gold or silver oi' both from the baser constituents, without any 

 ex])enditure for rendering these latter constituents of commercial 

 value. (3 of 1901, s. 3.) 



" Concession " means any permission, exclusive light, concession, 

 or grant in respect of any portion of Crown Lands of the Colony, 

 under Part II. of this Ordinance. 



" Licence " and " Claim Licence " mean any licence to occupy 

 any portion of the Crown Lands of the Colony for the purpose of 

 Mining, issued under Part III. of this Ordinance. 



"Precious Stones Licence" means a licence for the purpose of 

 mining for precious stones only. 



" Claim " means the area of Crown Land in resjject of which a 

 concession is granted or a licence is issued, and includes any claim 

 located whether a concession or licence has been issued in respect 

 thereof or not, and includes the area of any land or water, in 

 respect of which a dredging concession is granted. 



" Person " includes any company, corporation, society, syndicate, 

 or other body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate. 



" Servant " means any person who has entered into and is subject 

 to a contract of service to be perfoi'med on or in respect of any 

 claim, and includes a registered labourer. (15 of 1896, s. 13, ss. 5.) 



Charge cf 

 minerals and 

 precious stones 

 ou Crown 

 Lands. 

 Power to 

 declare Mining 

 Districts, and 

 to estabUsh 

 stations. 



Appointment 

 ami duties of 

 Wardens. 



Ai)»oint.ment of 

 Sub-Warden. 



Part I. — Administration. 



3. The Commissioner shall have the charge of and act as guardian 

 over all minerals, including gold and silver and valuable minerals, 

 and precious stones within the lands, rivers and creeks of the Colony. 



4. The Governor may by notice to be j^ublished in the Gazette 

 and one other newspaper circulating in the Colony, declare any 

 portions of the Colony to be Mining Disti'icts, and establish one or 

 more stations in or in the neighbourhood of any Mining District, and 

 by a like notice direct that all persons going to or coming from a 

 Mining District shall stop and report themselves at one or more 

 sjjecified station or stations to the respective officers in ehaige thereof, 

 and be examined and searched. (3 of 1887, s. 19.) 



5. — (1) The Governor may apjjoint for each Mining District an 

 oflficer to be called a Warden. 



(2) Each Warden shall be responsible for the efficient working 

 within his Mining District of this Ordinance and of any Regulations 

 made under it and for the time being in force. 



(3) The Governor may at any time transfer a Warden from one 

 Mining District to another. 



6. The Governor may appoint for each Mining District one or 

 more Assistants to the Warden. Such Assistants shall be called a 

 Sub- Warden. 



