VPRS 16129 Mining Claims and Title Surveys Lease Plans, Sequential Numbering System with C Prefix

The Gold Fields Laws Amendment Act 1860 (24 Vic.No.115) empowered the Governor-in-Council to appoint Mining Registrars in the mining districts to carry out duties prescribed in the mining by-laws for their district. Mining Registrars were primarily concerned with claims or privileges held under miner's rights. Responsibilities included the registration and transfer of various types of claims specified in the mining by-laws. Mining Registrars were also responsible for preparing reports and statistics showing the progress of mining within their district.Under the mining by-laws the holder of a miner's right was entitled to take up various claims. Each type of claim specified the nature of the mining activity which could be undertaken. The types of claims included:- prospecting claims (along a reef)- alluvial claims (for shallow sinking)- tunnelling claim- sluicing and puddling claims- water right or water race claim- site for machinery- site for a dam- site for residence (to 1936).This series contains mining claims and title survey lease maps arranged in sequential number order with C prefix (e.g., C1, C2, etc).