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10. The miners must point out to the manager or captains anything whatsoever in connexion with 
the works that they may consider dangerous to life or property immediately on observation. 
11. The miners must not collect around top of shaft until the hour is up for changing. 
12. The miners, after coming up the shaft, must go direct to the changing house. 
Signals:— 
One knock: Ileavo up, or stop the cage if in motion. 
Two knocks: Mullock, or lower the cage. 
Two knocks and one knock: Men going down. 
Three knocks: Communication. 
Three knocks and one knock: Men coming up. 
Four knocks: Heave up empty cage. 
Five knocks: Ease the pumps. 
Six knocks: Start tho pumps, or pump faster. 
Eight knocks: Stop the pumps. 
Signals and Regulations for the Guidance of the Engineer , Engine-drivers , and Miners employed by the 
Victory and Pandora Amalgamated Company. 
Signals for winding:— 
1st. One knock : Stop immediately. 
2nd. Two knocks : To lower. 
3rd. Three knocks : To haul up. 
4th. One and four knocks : Men coming up. 
5th. One and two knocks : To lower men or cage from any of the intermediate plats. 
6th. Five knocks : Send down tea bottles. 
Signals for pumps :— 
7th. Six knocks : To go faster. 
8th. Seven knocks : To go slower. 
9th. Eight knocks : To stop. 
10th. Nine knocks : To work. 
The engine-drivers will require to take notice of the rope or ropes on drum, before putting them into 
gear, in case of any wrong signal being given. 
Rules for Underground Working. 
1. Whilst the work is carried on in eight hours’ shifts, no man will be permitted to leave the face 
whore he may be working until relieved. 
2. If tho shift does not take place at the proper time, tho captain of the shift must report the same 
to mining manager. 
3. Before going up, the men relieved will inform tho men taking their place of any circumstances 
conrected with the work needful for them to know, as regards missed shots, cracked or unsafe ground 
requiring timber, &c., &c. 
4. The captain of the shift will also, previous to going up, give full particulars of tho work going 
on, md transmit any instructions given him to the captain taking his place. 
5. If a blast miss fire, no person allowed to go near the place for at least one hour. 
6. If any one considers tho place Where he is working unsafe, he must at once report to the captain 
of the shift, who shall at once take stops to secure it, or suspend work for the time. 
7. Every man working for the company is expected to give attention to and report to the captain 
of shift or mining manager any flaw or deficiency in the appliances used in or about the mine, either in the 
way of ropes, ladders, tamping bars, powder, fuse, or other materials. The captain of the shift or mining 
manager must then immediately take the necessary steps to supply deficiency. 
8. All employed by the company arc expected to take proper care of tools and materials used in or 
about the mine. Any infraction of this or any other of the regulations, disobedience or insolence to the 
captains of shifts or mining manager, will bo met, with by instant dismissal. 
Additional Rules when using Lithofracteur or Dynamite. 
1. All charges to be gently aud slowly pushed *down the hole with a wooden stick or copper bar, 
and no iron or steel tool to be used when charging or after having been charged. 
2. All missed holes to bo re-charged and fired before work is resumed, and the bottom of all 
exploded holes to be searched with a copper pricker to see if any of the charges remain unexploded. 
3. Tho men are always to report to the captain of the shift when any holes have missed fire, giving 
him full particulars. 
4. In no case any hole or part of a hole to be re-drilled, whether oxploded or not, where the above 
articles have been used. 
5. Miners are not to charge more holes than they intend firing at one time. 
General Rules to be observed for the Safety of the Workmen and Tributcrs in the employment of the 
Nciv Chum and Victoria Gold Mining Co., Registered. 
The following signals shall bo used when communicating with the surface by the knocker :— 
1 shall signify “ Stop.” 
2 „ „ “ Lower.” 
3 „ „ “Pull up.” 
* 4 „ „ u Men coming up.” 
And by ringing “ One 99 when the cage is at rest, you call the attention of the lander or 
engineer to the telephone. 
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