Appendix A. 237 



7. The Governor may appoint such other officers, including Appointment of 

 female searchers, for the purpose of this Ordinance as he may consider Oncers, 

 necessary, and such officers shall respectively have and exercise such 



powers and discharge such diities as may be assigned to them by 

 this Ordinance or bv any Eegulations made thereunder. (3 of 1887, 

 s. 20.) " • 



8. All Wardens and Officers in the performance of their duties Control of 

 under this Ordinance and under the Ret^ulations shall act under the ^^"^^"^^ ^"'^ 

 directions of the Commissioner, and will be held responsible through 



him to the Governor. 



9. The Governor may by Order-in-Council confer on any Warden Power to confer 

 but not on a Sub-Warden the jurisdiction and joowers and require '^^ag-istenal 

 him to discharge the duties of a Magistrate within his Mining Governmen-L 

 District, and due notice thereof shall be published in the Gazette. Officers. 



(15 of 1896, s. 19.) 



10. If the Mining District of any Warden or any part thereof Effect on 

 forms part of the Judicial District of any Magistrate, any order of Maoistrlrt78 

 the Governor under the preceding section shall not affect the juris- jurfscliction. 

 diction or powers of the Magistrate. (15 of 1896, s. 18.) 



11. The Commissioiiei' may exercise any of the powers or discharge Powers of the 

 any of the duties by this Ordinance or any Regulations made there- ^"ommissioner. 

 under, conferred or imposed upon any Warden or other officer of the 

 Department f)f Lands and Mines save and except the powers and 



duties conferred and imposed by section 9 of this Ordinance. 



12. A Warden may at any time enter on and inspect any claim Power of Officer 



and any buildintf or work connected therewith. to inspect 



•^ " • claim. 



Part II. —Concessions. 



13. The Governor may with the approval of the Secretary of General 

 State grant a general concession to any jierson, entitling such person '=°'i''^ssi°'i- 

 to the soil and to gold, silver and valuable minerals, and precious 



stones found therein. (.3 of 1901, s. 9.) 



14. — (1) In any case in which owing to the amount of capital to Permission to 

 be invested or the works to be undertaken by any person who desires explore, 

 to obtain a concession, it appears expedient to the Governor-in-Council 

 to do so, the Governor-in-Council may with the approval of the 

 Secretary of State permit such person to temporarily occupy and 

 explore, for the purpose of testing the value of, unoccupied Crown 

 Lands without a concession in respect thereof being first granted, 

 subject nevertheless to such terms and conditions as to the Governor- 

 in-Council may seem meet. 



(2) The Governor-in-Council may, in special cases and with the Exclusive right 

 approval of the Secretary of State, give to any person the exclusive '° explore, 

 right to occupy and explore, as provided in sub-section (1) hereof, 

 within a given area. (3 of 1901, s. 4.)* 



15. The Governor-in-Council may grant, on such terms and Governor-in- 



T,- T 111T X •". j.\. ■ ■ Council may 



conditions as he shall deem meet, a concession authorizing any person rr^ant mining 



therein named to occupy any portion of the Crown Lands of the concessions. 

 * Note.— For terms and conditions see Appendix B- 



