278 Appendix A. 



PART VIII. 



Ci>itV('imnce of (-rohJ. 



Res'trictiou as 130. No person who is not the holder or person in charge of a 



torigbtto cLaiiu, or who is not authorised by the holder or person in charge of 



a claim in writing for that purpose shall convey gold from a claim 

 or obtain a pei'mit to convey gold from a claim to Georgetown. 



Mode of \Z\. The mode of conveying gold from a claim to Georgetown, 



conveying go ( . g^^^^p^^ jj^ cases where the gold has been sold under Regulation 



146 and unless the Commissioner has directed otherwise, shall be 



as follows : — 



(1) The holder or person in charge of the claim, or the person 

 authorised in writing as provided by Regulation 130 for 

 that purpose, shall, on leaving the claim, take with him a 

 copy of the record book of gold kept on the claim, made up 

 to the last day when gold was obtained, and showing the 

 amount of gold in his possession, certified as correct by 

 the holder or person in charge of the claim ; 



(2) On arrival at the Station nearest to the claim on which 



the gold was obtained, the authority to convey the gold, if 

 any, the certified copy of the record book, and all gold in 

 the possession of the person arriving at the Station shall 

 be delivered to the Officer in charge of the Station, in a 

 strong tin or wooden box, oi' other receptacle ap]3roved liy 

 the Officer, who shall immediately weigh the gold ; 



(3) The box or other receptacle shall then be fastened by the 



Officer with string or tape, the ends being securely sealed 

 with wax and a seal, in such manner that the same cannot 

 be opened without interfering with the fastening ; and 

 Form No. 14. (4) A permit, in the Form No. 14 in the First Schedule to 



these Regulations, shall then be made out in triplicate by 

 the Officer ; one copy shall be delivered to the person in 

 charge of the gold, another copy shall be securely fastened 

 to the box or other receptacle, and the third copy, together 

 with the certified copy of the record book, shall l>e 

 forwarded by the first opportunity by the Officer in a 

 sealed envelope to the Commissioner. 



Case of less 132. If, Oil its arrival in Georgetown, the box or other recep- 



u:old received tacle is found to contain a less quantity of gold than is stated in the 

 pg^.2,it." ^'^ "' permit, the owner shall nevertheless pay royalty on the full quantity 

 of gold so stated ; but if the pei-mit is absent or is altered or defaced, 

 the box or other receptacle and its contents may be detained by the 

 Commissioner until inquiry has been fully made into the matter, and 

 the Commissioner has decided on what (luantity royalty shall be paid. 



Payiuejd of lloudUij on (Jold. 



Disposal of K"ld 133. Every person who conveys gold to Georgetown shall, 



and payment within twenty-four hours after arrival, days on which the Office of the 

 roja J. Commissioner is closed excepted, lodge the same at the Office of the 



Commissioner, and on production of the permit, an Officer of the 

 De])artment of Lands and Mines shall certify the amount of royalty 

 to be paid, and such amount shall thereupon be paid to the Receiver 

 General. 



