The Alluvial Diamond Citation

Alluvial Diamond Mining [Cap. 198 CHAPTER 198. ALLUVIAL DIAMOND MINING. LICENSED DIAMOND MINING AREAS declared by the Minister to be such, under sub-section 3 (1). 34 of 1957. 50 of 1957. 81 of 1957. 116 of 1958. 59 of 1959. 138 of 1959. 152 of 1959. 154 of 1959.

Mining (Licensed Diamond Mining Areas) Declaration.

The chiefdoms or parts of chiefdoms listed in the Schedule Declaration.are hereby declared to be licensed alluvial diamond mining areas with effect from the dates stated in the said schedule.

1. The following chiefdoms of the Bo District, with effect from the 6th day of February, 1956- BAOMA, BuMPE, JAIAMA-BoNGo, LuBu, TrKONKO. 2. The following chiefdoms of the Kenema District, with effect from the 6th day of February, 1956- KANDU-LEPPIAMA, SIMBARU, WANDO.

1st day of March, 1956- BADJA, KAKUA, KoMBOYA.

1st day of March, 1956- GoRAMA MENDE, NoNGOWA, SMALL Bo.

11th day of June, 1956.

District, with effect from the 28th day of March, 1957- ALL THA'rPARCEL OF LAND of the LowER BAMBARA Chiefdom in the Kenema District of the South-eastern Province of the Protectorate of Sierra Leone the boundary whereof commencing at a point which is on a true bearing of 119° 30' and a distance of 10,000 feet approximately from Panguma Town and which is the centre of the Panguma-Kenema Motor Road bridge over the River Tongo and which is also Point Number 3 of Mining Lease 2001 and thence in a southerly direction following the East gutter of the Panguma-Kenema road for a distance of apProximately 3·7 miles to Point Number 4 of Mining Lease 2001 and 1754 Cap. 198] Alluvial Diamond Mining which lies 100 feet to the north of the centre of the Mamaye River and thence following the northern bank and 100 feet from the centre of the Mamaye River for a distance of approximately 2·1 miles to Point Number 5 of Mining Lease 2001 which is on a true bearing of 315° and 8,500 feet approximately from Foindu Town and thence due north for a distance of approximately 1·5 miles to Point Number 6 of Mining Lease 2001 and thence on a true bearing of 60° for a distance of 4·9 miles approximately to Point Number 7 of Mining Lease 2001 and thence on a true bearing of 130° for an approximate distance of 3·4 miles to Point Number 8 of Mining Lease 2001 which is on a true bearing of 358° 30' approximately and a distance of 19,000 feet from Bendu Town and which is on the Bambara-Malegohun Chiefdom boundary and thence in a southerly direction for a distance of 7 miles approximately along the boundary between Bambara and Malegohun Chiefdoms and thence in a southerly direction for a distance of 6 miles approximately along the boundary between Bambara and Jaluahun Chiefdoms and thence in a north-westerly direction for a distance of 11 miles approximately along the boundary between Bambara and Nongowa Chiefdoms and thence in a northerly direction for a distance of 20 miles approximately along the boundary between Bambara and Dodo Chiefdoms and thence in an easterly direction for a distance of 20 miles approximately along the boundary between Bambara and Gorama Kono Chiefdoms and thence in a southerly direction for a distance of 7 miles approximately along the boundary between Bambara and Yawei Chiefdoms to Point Number 10 of Mining Lease 2001 and thence on a true bearing of 240° for 5·9 miles approximately to Point Number 1 of Mining Lease 2001 and thence on a true bearing of 240° for a distance of 6·4 miles approximately to Point Number 2 of Mining Lease 2001 and thence on a true bearii;l.g of 184° for a distance of 2·7 miles approximately to Point Number 3 of Mining Lease 2001 which is the Point of commencement thus enclosing an area of approximately 180 square miles.

The following parts of the NIMI KoRo, GBENSE and TANKORO Chiefdoms of the Kono District, with effect from the 14th day of September,1956- (a) ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND in the NIMI KoRo Chiefdom in the Kono District of the South-eastern Province of the Protectorate of the Colony of Sierra Leone the boundary whereof commencing at a point which is on a true bearing of 203° and a distance of 22,000 feet approximately from the centre of Koidu Town and on a true bearing of 116° and a distance of 14,500 feet approximately from the centre of Yengema Town and which is on the southern boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area and thence along the southern boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area on a true bearing of90° for a distance of 3,900 feet approximately to a point which is on the boundary of the Nimi Koro Chiefdom and thence in a southerly direction for a distance of 6·5 miles approximately along the boundary of Nimi Koro and Tankoro chiefdoms and thence in a south-easterly direction for a distance of 5·0 miles approximately along the boundary. of Nimi Koro and Tankoro chiefdoms and thence in a westerly direction for a distance of 9·0 miles approximately along the boundary of Nimi Koro and Gorama Kono chiefdoms and thence in north-westerly direction for a distance of 6·0 miles approximately along the boundary of Nimi Koro and Gorama Kono chiefdoms and thence in a north north-westerly direction for a distance of 11·0 miles Licensed Areas [Cap. 198 roximately along the boundary of Nimi Koro and Nimi Yema chief- ~~~s to a point on ~~e southerly boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mmmg Lease Area and thence along the southerly boundary of Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area on a true bearing of 115° for a distance of 17,147 feet approximately and thence on a true bearing of 132° for a distance of 35,000feet approximately and thence on a true bearing of 69° for a distance of 23,456 feet approximately and thence on a true bearing of 360° for a distance of 5,600 feet approximately to a point. which is the point _of commencement thus enclosing an area of approximately 808 square nnles. (b) ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND in the NIMI KORO Chiefdom in the :Kono District of the South-eastern Province of the Protectorate of Sierra bearing of 293° 30' and a distance of 50,000 feet approximately from the centre of Koidu Town and which is on the northern boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease !rea and thence along the northern boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Alluvial Diamond Mining Lease Area and thence on a true bearing of 270° for a distance of 11,000 feet approximately to a point which is on the boundary of Nimi Yema Chiefdom which is the Bafi river and thence in a northeasterly direction along the Bafi river for a dis~ance of 28,000 feet to a point which is on the northern boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area and thence along the northern boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area on a true bearing of 180° for a distance of 10,500 feet to !!- point which is the point of commencement thus enclosing an area of approximately 3·36 square miles. (c) ALL THAT AREA OF LAND in the GBENSE Chiefdom in the Kono bearing of 56° and a distance of 43,250 feet approximately from the centre of Koidu Town and which is the north-east corner of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area and thence on a true bearing of 270° for a distance of 35,500 feet approximately along the southern boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area which is on the Gbense Chiefdom boundary and thence in a northwesterly direction for a distance of 5·0 miles approximately along the boundary of Gbense and Kamara chiefdoms to a point which is the confluence of the Bafi and Baye rivers and thence on a north-easterly direction for a distance of 6·0 miles approximately along the boundary of Gbense and Sando chiefdoms which is the Bafi river to a point which is the confluence of the Bafi and Kundi rivers and thence on a southeasterly direction for a distance of 7·0 miles approximately along the boundary of the Gbense and Sando chiefdoms which is the Kundi river to a point and thence on a south-westerly direction for a distance of 6·0 miles along the boundary of the Gbense and Faiama chiefdoms to a point which is situated in the eastern boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area and thence on a true bearing of 360° for a distance of 15,805 feet approximately along the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area to a point which is the point of commencement thus enclosing an area of approximately 396 square miles. (d) ALL THAT AREA OF LAND in TANKORO Chiefdom in the Kono District of the South-eastern Province of the Protectorate of Sierra Leone the 1756 Cap. 198] Alluvial Diamond Mining boundary whereof commencing at a point which is on a true bearing of 191 o and a distance of 20,300 feet approximately from the centre of Koidu Town and on a true bearing of 108° and a distance of 19,000 feet approximately from the centre of Yengema Town and which is situated on the southern boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area and thence on a true bearing of 180° for a distance of 5,280 feet approximately and thence on a true bearirig of 90° for a distance of 23,150 feet approximately and thence on a true bearing of 45° for a distance of 12,000 feet approximately which is on the Tankoro Chiefdom boundary and thence on a southerly direction for a distance of 3·5 miles approximately along the boundary between the Tankoro and Faiama chiefdoms and thence on a south-westerly direction for a distance of 9·0 miles approximately along the boundary between the Tankoro and Gbane chiefdoms and thence on a north-westerly direction for a distance of 5·0 miles approximately along the boundary of the Tankoro and Nimi Koro chiefdoms and thence on a northerly direction for a distance of 6·5 miles approximately along the boundary of the Tankoro and Nimi Koro chiefdoms which is situated in the southerly boundary of Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area and thence on a true bearing of 90° for a distance of 500 feet approximately to a point which is the point of commencement thus enclosing an area of approximately 316 square miles. ·

Chiefdoms of the Kono District, with effect from the 23rd day of October, 1956- (a) ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND in the SANDO Chiefdom in the Kono Leone the boundary whereof commencing at a point which is a true bearing of 307° and a distance of 57,000 feet approximately from the centre of Koidu Town and a true bearing of 333° and a distance of 53,500 feet approximately from the centre of Yengema town and which is situated on the northern boundary .of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Area and thence on a true bearing of 180° for a distance of 3,500 feet approximately along the boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area to a point ·on the. Bafi river which is the Sando Chiefdom boundary and thence along the boundary of the Sando and Nimi Koro chiefdoms which is the Bafi river in a South-westerly direction for a distance of 28,000 feet approximately to a point which is on the northern boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area and thence on a true bearing of 270° for a distance of 15,000 feet approximately along the northern boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Area and thence on a true bearing of 360° for a distance of 3,800 feet approximately and thence on a true bearing of 270° for a distance of 37,400 feet a pproximately and thence on a true bearing of 180° for a distance of 13,000 feet approximately along the western boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area to a point which is the Sando boundary and thence in a westerly direction for a distance of 3·0 miles approximately along the boundary of Sando and Nimi Yema chiefdoms and thence in a north north-easterly directionfor a distance of 10·0 miles approximately along the boundary of the Sando and Nieni chiefdoms to a point in theBagbo River and thence in a north-easterly direction for a distance of 16·0 miles approximately along the boundary of the Sando and Nieni chiefdoms and thence in the south-easterly direction for a Licensed Areas [Cap. 198 distance of 21·0 miles approximately along the boundary of the Sando and Neya chiefdoms and thence in a southerly direction for a distance of 12·0 miles approximately along the boundary of the Sando and Lei chiefdoms and thence in a south-westerly direction for a distance of 1·5 miles approximately along the boundary of the Sando and Faiama chiefdoms and thence in a north-westerly direction for a distance of 7·0 miles approximately along the boundary of the Sando and Gbense chiefdoms which is the Kundi River to a point which is the confluence of the Kundi and Bafi rivers and thence in a south-westerly direction for a distance of 6·0 miles approximately along the Bafi river which is the boundary between the Sando and Gbense chiefdoms to a point which is the confluence of the Bafi and Baya Rivers and thence in a westerly direction for a distance of 33,500 feet approximately along the boundary of the Sando and Kamara chiefdoms which is the Bafi river to a point in the northern boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area and thence along the northern boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area on a true bearing of 270° for a distance of 10,700 feet to a point which is the point of commencement. (b) ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND in the KAMARA Chiefdom in the Kono bearing of 345° and a distance of 24,750 feet approximately from the centre of Koidu Town and on a true bearing of 23° and a distance of 41,000 feet approximately from the centre of Yengema Town and which is situated on the northern boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area and thence on a true bearing of 152° for a distance of 4,970 feet approximately along the northern boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area and thence on a true bearing of 270° for a distance of 7,000 feet approximately and thence on a north-westerly direction following the line 1,320 feet approximately to the east of the centre line of the Moinde River for a distance of 15,300 feet approximately and thence on a true bearing of 270° for a distance of 20,300 feet approximately along the northern boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease area to a point which is on the Kamara Chiefdom boundary which is the Bafi river and thence on an easterly direction for a distance of 33,500 feet approximately along the boundary of Kamara and Sando chiefdoms which is the Bafi River to a point which is the confluence of the Bafi and Baya rivers and thence on a south-easterly direction for a distance of 5·0 miles approximately along the boundary of the Kamara and Gbense chiefdoms to a point which is situated on the northern boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area and thence on a true bearing of 270° for a distance of 7,146 feet approximately along the northern boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area to a point which is the point of commencement. · (c) ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND in the FAIAMA Chiefdom in the Kono bearing of 101° and a distance of 36,500 feet approximately from the centre of Koidu Town and which is situated on the eastern boundary of the S.L.S.T. Diamond Mining Lease Area and thence on a true bearing of 360° for a distance of 15,500 feet approximately along the eastern boundary of the S.L.S.T. Diamond Mining Lease Area to a point which is R_T,_ 'tr-- ,..,.................... 1758 Oap.198] Alluvial Diamond Mining on the Faiama Chiefdom boundary and thence on a north-easterly direction for a distance of 6·0 miles approximately along the boundary between the Faiama and Gbense chiefdoms and thence on a north-easterly direction for a distance of 1·5 miles approximately along the boundary between the Faiama and Sando chiefdoms and thence on a Southeasterly direction for a distance of 4·5 miles approximately along the boundary of the Faiama and Lei chiefdoms and thence on a southerly direction for a distance of 9·0 miles approximately along the boundary between the Faiama and Soa chiefdoms and thence on a south-westerly direction for a distance of 7·0 miles approximately along the boundary between the Faiama and Gbane chiefdoms and thence on a northwesterly direction for a distance of 2·5 miles approximately along the boundary between Faiama and Gbane chiefdoms and thence on a northerly direction for a distance of 3·5 miles approximately along the boundary between the Faiama and Tankoro chiefdoms to a point which is situated in the south-westerly boundary of the S.L.S.T. Diamond Mining Lease Area and thence on a true bearing of 45° for a distance of 13,121 feet approximately to a point which is the point of commencement. (d) ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND in the NIMI YEMA Chiefdom in the Kono District of the South-eastern Province of the Protectorate of Sierra bearing of 315° and a distance of 22,000 feet approximately from the centre of the Town of Jaiama and which is on the southern boundary of S.L.S.T. Mining Lease and thence along the southern boundary of Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area on a true bearing of . 90° for a distance of 17,800 feet approximately and thence on a true bearing of 360° for a distance of 33,300 feet approximately and thence on a true bearing of 90° for a distance of 7,500 feet approximately and thence on a true bearing of 180° for a distance of 10,660feet approximately and thence on a true bearing of 90° for a distance of 12,600 feet approximately to a point which is the boundary of Nimi Yema Chiefdom and thence in a south south-easterly direction for a distance of 11·0 miles approximately along the boundary of Nimi Yema and Nimi Koro chiefdoms and thence in a south-westerly direction for a distance of 7·0 miles approximately along the boundary of Nimi Yema and Gorama Kono chiefdoms and thence in a north-westerly direction for a distance of 9·0 miles approximately along the boundary of the Nimi Yema and Gorama Mende chiefdoms and thence in a northerly direction for a distance of 9·0 miles approximately along the boundary of Nimi Yema and Kunike chiefdoms and thence in an easterly direction for a distance of 3·0 miles approximately along the boundary of Nimi Yema and Sando chiefdoms to a point on the western boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area and thence along the western boundary of the Sierra Leone Selection Trust Diamond Mining Lease Area on a true bearing of 180° for a distance of 36,500 feet t-o a point which is the point of commencement.

21st day of January, 1957- MALEN, PANGA-KABONDE.

7th day of February, 1957. Non- Dealing Areas [Cap.198

The following chiefdoms of the Kailahun District, with effect fromthe 7th day of February, 1957- JALUAHUN, PEJEWA.

The GALLINAS Chiefdom of the Pujehun District, with effect fromthe 7th day of February, 1957.

District, with effect from the 21st day of February, 1957.

The BAGBO Chiefdom of the· Bo District, with effect from the 28thday of February, 1957.

The BuM, and KPANDA-KEMO Chiefdoms of the Bonthe District,with effect from the 28th day of February, 1957.

The MA.LEGOHUN Chiefdom of the Kailahun District with effect fromthe 16th day of November, 1959.

27 th day of November, 1958.

27th day of November, 1958.

GBEMA Chiefdoms which lie to the west of the Joru-Zimi-Sulima trunk road, and the road itself with effect from the 27th day of November, 1958.

In the Kenema District, the Chiefdoms of GAURA and KoYA andthose parts of the Tunkia Chiefdom which lie to the west of the Joru-Zimi- Sulima trunk road, and the road itself with effect from the 27th day of November, 1958.

1st day of May, 1959.

District, with effect from the 1st day of May, 1959.

The KPAKA and PANGA KRIM Chiefdoms in the Pujehun Districtwith effect from the 15th day of October, 1959. DIAMOND NON-DEALING. AREAS ORDER made by the Governor in Council under section 20. 20 of 1958. 115 of 1958. 37 of 1959. 51 of 1959. 139 of 1959. ~· This Order may be cited as the Alluvial Diamond Mining Citation. (Diamond Non-Dealing Areas) Order in Council. 2. The areas listed in the Schedule hereto are hereby declared Declaration to be Diamond Non-Dealing Areas. ~cfn~t~~Jt:g Areas. 1760 Cap. 198] Alluvial Diamond Mining

1. Freetown and the Colony Peninsula. 2. The Sherbo Urban District. 3. In Port Loko District-all Chiefdoms. 4. In Kambia District-all Chiefdoms. 5. In Bombali District-all Chiefdoms. 6. In Koinadugu District-all Chiefdoms. 7. In Tonkolili District-all Chiefdoms, except Kunike chiefdom. S. In Moyamba District-all Chiefdoms, except Kowa chiefdom. 9. In Bo District-all Chiefdoms except the Chiefdoms of Badja, Bagbo Baoma, Bumpe, Jaiama-Bongo, Kakua, Komboya, Lubu and Tikonko. 10. In Bonthe District-all Chiefdoms except the Chiefdoms of Bum and Kpandakemo and Imperi. 11. In Pujehun District-all Chiefdoms except the Chiefdoms of Gallinas, Kpanga-Kabonde and Malen and those parts of the Makpele and Soro- Gbema Chiefdoms which lie to the West of the Joru-Zimi-Sulima trunk road, and the Barri Chiefdom and the Kpaka and Panga Krim Chiefdom. 12. In Kailahun District-all Chiefdoms except the Chiefdoms of Jaluahun, Lower Jawi, Malegohun, Pejewa and Upper Jawi. 13. In Kono District-- (a) the Chiefdoms of Gbane Kando, Lei, Mafindo, Soa andToli;.and (b) ALL THAT AREA commencing from the north-west corner, the geographical co-ordinates of which are S0 47' north and 11° 1S' west; thence on a true bearing of 90° for a distance of approximately 167,292 feet to the north-east corner, the geographical co-ordinates of which are S0 47' north and 10° 50' west; thence on a true bearing of 1SO degrees for a distance of approximately 90,710 feet to the south-east corner, the geographical co-ordinates of which are S0 32' north and 10° 50' west; thence on a true bearing of 270° for a distance of approximately 101,602 feet to a point, the geographical co-ordinates of which are S0 32' north and 11° 07' west; thence on a true bearing of 360° for a distance of approximately 1S,l42 feet to a point, the geographical co-ordinates of which are so 35' north and 11° 07' west; thence on a true bearing of 270° for a distance of approximately 65,691 feet to the south-west corner, the geographical co-ordinates of which are S0 35' north and 11° 1S' west; thence.on a true bearing of360 degrees for a distance of approximately 72,56S feet back to the north-west corner, which is the point of commencement, being all that area formerly the subject of Special Exclusive Prospecting Licence No. 1239 and Mining Leases Nos. 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067 and 1240 held by the Sierra Leone Selection Trust, Limited. 14. In Kenema District-- (a) ALL THAT AREA OF LAND commencing from Point Number 1 which is the point of origin whose grid co-ordinates are south 130,167, east 4,016 and which lies 4,500 feet due north of the point of reference which is a concrete pillar numbered C-37 whose grid co-ordinates are south 134,667, east 4,016 and which lies approximately 250 feet from the right bank of the ToNGO on the VANDIMALAOMA footpath and whose approximate geographical co-ordinates are Latitude north S0 14' 36* and Prospecting Rules [Cap.198 Longitude west 11 o 01' 48"; thence on a true bearing of 240° for a distance of approximately 6·4 miles to Point Number 2 whose approximate grid co-ordinates are south 147,000, west 25,200; thence on a true bearing of 184° for a distance of approximately 2·7 miles to Point Number 3 which is the centre of the PANGUMA-KENEMA motor road bridge over the ToNGO and whose approximate grid co-ordinates are south 161,000, west 26,200; thence in a south-westerly direction following the East gutter of the present PANGUMA-KENEMA road for a distance of approximately 3·7 miles to Point Number 4 which lies on the left bank of the MAMAYE distant 100 feet from the centre of the river and whose approximate grid co-ordinates are south 178,000, west 22,300; thence following the left bank of the MAMAYE in an easterly direction at approximately 100 feet from the centre of the river for a distance of approximately 2·1 miles to Point Number 5 which lies 200 feet East of the confluence of the left bank tributary of the MAMAYE which rises due south of SEAWOMA and whose approximate grid co-ordinates are south 179,000, west 13,800; thence due north for a distance of approximately 1·5 miles to Point Number 6 whose approximate grid co-ordinates are south 171,000, west 13,800; thence on a true bearing of 60° for an approximate distance of 4·9 miles to Point Number 7 whose approximate grid co-ordinates are south 158,000, east 8,500; thence on a true bearing of 130°for an approximate distance of 3·4 miles to Point No. 8 whose approximate grid co-ordinates are south 169,500, east 22,500 and which is situat~d on the KENEMA-KAILAHUN District Boundary; thence following the District Boundary in a north-easterly direction for approximately 3·8 miles to Point Number 9 where the District Boundary crosses the WOA river near WrLLIMA and whose approximate grid co-ordinates are south 159,500, east 36,000; thence following the District Boundary in a general northerly direction for approximately 12·3 miles to Point Number 10 whose approximate grid co-ordinates are south 114,500, east 31,300; thence on a true bearing of 240° for approximately 5·9 miles to Point Number 1 which is the point of origin; (b) The Chiefdoms of Langrama, Niawa, Nomo and Tunkia except those parts of the Tunkia Chiefdom which lie to :west of the Joru- Zimi-Sulima trunk road. ALLUVIAL DIAMOND MINING (PROSPECTING) RULES. RULES. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. ARRANGEMENT OF RULES. Citation. · Alluvial diamond prospecting rights. Records of sales to be kept. Conditions of alluvial diamond prospecting right. Holder may employ five persons. Surface rights of holder of an alluvial diamond prospecting right. Sale of alluvial diamonds. Payment of compensation, Surface rent. • 46 of 1957. 157 of 1959. Alluvial Diamond prospecting rights. 10. Rehabilitation of land and safety. 11. Application of sections 16 and 17 of Cap. 198. 12. Penalties.

FORM A. APPLICATION. FoRM B. (FRONT) PROSPECTING RIGHT. FoRM B. (BAcK). SALES CARD. ALLUVIAL DIAMOND MINING (PROSPECTING) RULES made by the Governor in Council under section 30. 1. These Rules may be cited as the Alluvial Diamond Mining (Prospecting) Rules. 2. (I) Subject to the provlSlons of the Alluvial Diamond Mining Ordinance, an Inspector of Mines or an Area Superintendent may, on receipt of an application in the Form A of the Schedule, and with the recommendation of the Tribal Authority, and the consent of the landholder and occupier of the area, grant an alluvial diamond prospecting right, in the Form B of the Schedule, to a native of Sierra Leone or to a native firm to prospect for alluvial diamonds within any area within a licensed alluvial diamond mining area, other than any area in respect of which an alluvial diamond mining licence has been issued: · Provided that no alluvial diamond prospecting right shall be granted under this rule unless such recommendation and consent shall include also a recommendation and consent to the grant of an alluvial diamond mining licence in respect of the same area to the same native of Sierra Leone or native firm should an application for such a licence be afterwards madein respect of that area. (2) An alluvial diamond prospecting right issued to a native firm under this rule ..shall indicate· the name of the person (hereinafter referred to as a Prospecting Manager) appointed by such native firm to conduct prospecting operations on its behalf and who has been approved for this purpose by the officer who issued the said right. Such Prospecting Manager shall for the purposes of these. rules and notwithstanding .any contractual relationship between himself and the native firm by whom he is employed, be the sole representative of his Prospecting Rules [Cap.198 ployer entitled to conduct prospecting operations in the em a to which the prospecting right relates, and shall at all ::~es when conducting prospecting operations, have in his1 0 sse~sion the prospecting right issued to the native firm by P horo he is employed and any reference to the holder in the ':1es hereinafter set out shall be deemed to refer, in the case r f a native firm, to the Prospecting Manager.0~ (3) An Inspector of Mines or Area Superintendent may in his absolute discretion refuse to grant an alluvial diamond prospecting right under this rule. (4) An alluvial diamond prospecting right shall not be ranted to any person who is apparently under the age of ~wenty-one years or is, in the opinion of the Inspector of Mines ~r Area Superintendent to whom application is made, not a fit and proper person to be granted an alluvial diamond prospecting right. (5) Any person aggrieved by the refusalot an Inspector of Mines or Area Superintendent to grant him an alluvial diamond prospecting right may appeal within fourteen days to the Chief Inspector of Mines and may, within ten days from the date of the decision of the Chief Inspector of Mines, appeal to the Minister against such decision. The decision of the Minister shall be final. (6} Before any alluvial diamond prospecting right is issued there shall be payable by the applicant a fee of ten shillings. (7) The Chief Inspector of Mines may by order in writing lilnit the number of alluvial diamond prospecting rights that may be granted for prospecting within any area specified in the order, and whilst such order is in force, no alluvial diamond prospecting right shall be granted for prospecting within that area beyond the number specified in the order. (8) The maximum number of current alluvial diamond prospecting rights which can be held at any one time by any one native of Sierra Leone or native firm is three. 3. (1) A buyer of diamonds from the holder of an alluvial Records of di d · · sales to be amon prospectmg nght shall enter on the back of such kept. ~lder's prospecting right at the time of the purchase the date !hereof, the number of stones bought, the weight thereof and e name of the buyer. , h (2) The holder of an alluvial diamond prospecting right s all hand the same to an Inspector of Mines, a . Warden or Conditions of alluvial diamond prospecting right. Cap. 196. Cap. 189. Area Superintendent within three days of the expiration thereof. 4. An alluvial diamond prospecting right- (a) shall not be transferable; (b) shall be valid for three months from the date of issue thereof; (c) shall not entitle the holder thereof to prospect for alluvial diamonds except within such area, not exceeding one thousand feet in length and four hundred feet in width, as may be demarcated by a Warden in the presence of th~ headman in such manner as the Warden may, in the circumstances, consider suitable; (d) shall not entitle the holder thereof to prospect- (i) within any Government station or on or under any land used for, or appropriated to, any public purpose without the consent in writing of the Governor in Council first obtained and subject to the conditions, if any, prescribed in such written consent; or (ii) on or under any ]and in respect of which there is in force any exclusive prospecting licence or any mining · right or mining lease granted for diamonds under the provisions of the Minerals Ordinance or in respect of which Sierra Leone Selection Trust Limited hold a sole and exclusive licence to explore for, exploit, produce, take, dispose of and market diamonds; or (iii) without the consent in writing of the Chief Conservator of Forests, within any Forest Reserve or Protected Forest constituted under the Forestry Ordinance; or (iv) on or under any land occupied by a town, village, market or buriR-1 ground, or on or under land habitually used or occupied for sacred or ceremonial purposes, or on or under land within one hundred yards of any Government or public building or works, or any market place, burial ground or place used or occupied for sacred or ceremonial purposes as aforesaid, or tramway or railway, without the consent in writing of the Governor in Council first obtained and subject to the conditions, if any, prescribed in such written consent; or (v) on or under any land within fifty yards of the centre line of any public road without the consent in writing of the Divisional Engineer of the Public Works Department who is responsible for the maintenance of such public road; Prospecting Rules [Cap. 198 (e) shall not entitle the holder thereof to dig pits in the area allocated thereunder, which are larger than ten feet wide by ten feet long, or which are nearer to each other than one hundred feet unless authorised in writing to do so by the Chief Inspector of Mines; (j) shall not entitle the bolder thereof to prospect for diamonds between the hours of seven o'clock in the evening and :five o'clock in the morning of the next succeeding day. 5 (1) The holder of an alluvial diamond prospecting right Hold er mfiay • . ~cyn shall not employ, whether on hiS own behalf or as the repre- persons. sentative of a native :firm, in the area in respect of which the right is issued (hereinafter called a prospecting area) more than :five persons to assist him in prospecting that area: Provided that if in the opinion of the Chief Inspector of Mines, additional labour is required, he may authorise in writing the number of persons to be increased up to a maximum of twenty. (2) The officer who issues an alluvial diamond prospecting right shall issue to the holder thereof :five medallions or tickets (hereinafter called tallies) each of which shall be marked with a serial number between one and :five. Each of the persons employed by the holder, whether on his own behalf or as the representative of a native :firm, shall carry one tally at all times when on the prospecting area in respect of which he is employed. (3) A tally shall remain the property of the Government and shall be returned to an Inspector of Mines, ·a Warden or Area Superintendent by the holder of an alluvial diamond prospecting right within three days of the expiration thereof. (4) Every person engaged in prospecting in any prospecting area shall produce on demand his alluvial diamond prospecting right or tally for that prospecting are·a, whenever required to do so by any Warden, Area Superintendent, Inspector of Mines, District Commissioner, or member of the Police Force. 6. The holder of an alluvial diamond prospecting right may s.urface enter upon and may do such things on or under the land in ~~~~~ O:r an respect of which the right was issued as may reasonably be a~uvial necessary to enable him to prospect for alluvial diamonds: :~~oe~~ing LE5~~tf.:};£[;{t~~:rf~~::~~1;t2t;l ri~· Sale of alluvial diamonds. Payment of compensation. Surface rent. Rehabilitation of land and safety. 7. (I) The holder of an alluvial diamond prospecting right shall not sell any alluvial diamonds found by him save in accordance with a permit issued by an Area Superintendent which shall set out- (a) the name of the holder of the alluvial diamond prospecting right and the number thereof; (b) the number, quantity and description of the alluvial diamonds in regard to which the permit is issued; (c) the holder of the alluvial diamond exporter's licence to whom the alluvial diamonds may be sold; and (d) the date of expiry of the permit, which shall not be more than one week from the date of issue. (2) The holder of an alluvial diamond prospecting right shall produce both his said right and tlie permit prescribed by paragraph (I) of this rule whenever he is selling any dia monds found while prospecting. 8. If the holder of an alluvial diamond prospecting right or any person employed by him shall in connection with his. prospecting wish to remove, destroy or damage any crops, he shall before so doing, report to the Headman and Warden who shall endeavour to negotiate an agreement between himself or · the native firm by which he is employed, as the case may be, and the owner of such crops as to the compensation to be paid for their removal, destruction or damage. If the holder of the right and the owner are unable to agree as to the compensation which should be paid, the Warde:ri shall take note of the crops and they may then be removed, destroyed or damaged pending· assessment of the amount of compensation by the area Superintendent or the District Commissioner. The decision of the Area Superintendent or District Commissioner who assesses the amount of compensation shall be final. 9. The native of Sierra Leone or native firm, to whom an alluvial diamond prospecting right is granted, shall pay in .advance a surface rent of six shillings for the duration of the right to the owner of all land occupied or used by him for or in connection with his prospecting under the right. 10. (I) The holder of an alluvial diamond prospecting right shall, before abandoning. the area of his right, fill to the original level of the ground all holes and other excavations made by him in the course of his prospecting on the area. Prospecting Rules [Cap. 198 (2) The holder of an alluvial diamond prospecting right hall take such measures as are necessary to prevent persons frolll inadvertently entering or falling into any excavation J)lade on t~e prospecting area in respect of which the prospecting right was Issued. 11. Sections 16 and 17 of the Alluvial Diamond Mining Ordinance shall apply mtttatis mutandis to prospecting under an alluvial diamond prospecting right. 12. (I) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of rules 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10 shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. (2) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of rule 7 shall be guilty of an offence and if not prosecuted in respect of such offence under section 18 of the Alluvial Diamond Mining Ordinance shall be liable, on summary conviction, to the penalties prescribed in paragraph (1) of this rule. :· .... ::::: f~\.}:-

FoRM A. THE ALLUVIAL DIAMOND PROSPECTING RULES. APPLICATION FOR AN ALLUVIAL DIAMOND PROSPECTING RIGHT. 1. Name of Applicant ................................................................................................................................... . Age .................................... years. Sex ...................................................................................................... 2. (For native of Sierra Leone) (a) Father's name ........................................................... . (b) Tribe ............................................................ (c) Village ................................................................ .. (d) Chiefdom ............................................................................................................................................... . (For Native Firm) (a) Nationality.......................................................................................... (b) Address in Sierra Leone at which notices, etc. may be served 3. Chiefdom in which applicant wishes to prospect...................................................... 4. Section in which applicant wishes to prospect........................................................... . 5. Village area in which applicant wishes to prospect ............................................... . 6. Whether the applicant has previously made application for an Alluvial Diamond Prospecting Licence, and if so, whether any such application has been refused ........................................................................................................... . 7. Whether the applicant or his employer (if any) has previously held any lease, right or licence authorising prospecting or mining in Sierra Leone, which has been revoked or forfeited ..................................................... Application of sections 16 and 17 of Cap. 198. Penalties. Cap. 198. r. 2. r. 2. 8 Th I . h to 1. 'th' th Protected Forest.. e area WIS prospect 1es WI m e F R orest eserve. I am aware of the provisions of the Alluvial Diamond Mining Ordinance, and of the Rules made thereunder and the conditions in which I may hold an Alluvial Diamond Prospecting Licence. Witness........................................................................ Date ............................................... . Signature or Thumbprint of Applicant. We consent to the applicant prospecting and, if he should apply for an Alluvial Diamond Mining Licence, mining on the land. Signature or Thumbprint of Landholder. *Signature of Forest Officer. Signature or Thumbprint of Occupier. I have seen both the applicant and occupier and know of no reason why this application should not be granted and certify that there is a place where the applicant can prospect in the above-mentioned village area as shown in the sketch on the back hereof. Date ....................................................................... . Warden. We the undersigned recommend the above application. Paramount Chief of ..............................Chiefdom. or his Agent. Section Chief of ............................. .Section. Headman of .............................. Village . Approved in public at.......................................... on ............................................................ l9 .............. . Inspector of Mines/Area Supt. • Not to be given if the land is under silvicultural treatment (not required if land is outside Protected Forest or Forest Reserve). FoRM B (Front) THE ALLUVIAL DIAMOND MINING (PROSPECTING) RULES. ALLUVIAL DIAMOND PROSPECTING RIGHT No ................................... .. Subject to the provisions of the Alluvial Diamond Mining Ordinance, and the Rules from time to time made thereunder, an Alluvial Diamond Prospecting Right is hereby granted to *(A) the native firm known as ........................................................................................................... . Address of firm .................................................................................................................................. .. Prospecting Manager........................................................................................................................ *(B) .............................................................................................................................................................................. Tribe .................................... Father's Name ..................................................................................- Chiefdom............................................... Village............................................................................- to prospect for alluvial diamonds in the place allocated in the Prospecting Rules [Cap. 198 ................................................Chiefdom, and demarcated in the presence of the above-named Prospecting Manager/his presence by the Warden. The sale of any diamond found while prospecting under authority of this Prospecting Right shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Alluvial Diamond Mining (Prospecting) Rules. This Prospecting Right expires on................................................l9 ...... . Date................................................ 19....... ................................................................................... . Chief Inspector of Mines. -; Delete that which is not applicable. ATTENTION IS PARTICULARLY DRAWN TO THE FOLLOWING 1. This Prospectiving Right is not transferable. 2. This Prospecting Right shall be produced on demand to any Warden, Area Superintendent, Inspector of Mines, District Commissioner, or member of the Police Force, and on the occasion of any sale of diamonds found while prospecting. 3. The holder shall not prospect for diamonds between the hours of 7.00 p.m. and 5.00 a.m. 4. The holder shall not employ more than five persons. FoRM B (Back) THE ALLUVIAL DIAMOND MINING (PROSPECTING) RULES. Date. Number of Stones. DIAMOND SALES CARD. Weight. Name of Exporter. No. of Signature Licence. of Exporter. .•... ·. -----~------~------~------~----~-------- ~ililii ........ } lO of 1956. 215 of 1957. 131 of 1958. 12 of 1959. Interpretation. RULES. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. ALLUVIAL DIAMOND MINING RULES. ARRANGEMENT OF RULES. Interpretation. Fees for mining licences. Surface rent. (1) Licensee, workmen and tributers to carry tallies. (2) Tallies remain property of licensee. (3) Tallies to be produced. Fee for manager's certificate. Mining Area. Payment of compensation. Holder must -work his area. Safety and health. Mining to be systematic. Concentration to be reasonably efficient. Rehabilitation of land. Fee for dealer's licence. (1) Deposit. (2) When repayable. (3) When forfeited. (4) Replacement licence. ~ (5) Mutilated licence to be destroyed. (6) Issue to be registered. (7) Particulars to be put in it. (1) Books to be issued to dealers. (2) To be produced on demand. (3) When entries to be made. (4) Issue of receipts. (5) Returns of purchases to be made. Exporter's licence fee. Witness summons. Penalties.

FEES.

FORMS. ALLUVIAL DIAMOND MINING RULES ·made by the Governor in Cmtncil under section 30. 1. These rules may be cited as the Alluvial Diamond Mining Rules. 2. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires- " tally " means a medallion or ticket. Mining Rules [Cap. 198 " working " means the diamond working in a place allocated by a headman to the holder of an alluvial diamond mining licence. 3 (1) The fees for alluvial diamond mining licences shall be F~e~ for • · · h F' S h d 1 mmmgas specified m t e . rrst c e u e. licences. (2) An alluvial diamond mining licence shall expi~e on such date as may be specified in the licence by the licensing officer: Provided that such date shall be either six months or twelve wonths after the date of issue: Provided further that, with the approval of the Tribal Authority, and the landholder and occupier of the area for which the licence is granted, an alluvial diamond mining licence may be granted for any term not exceeding five years; subject to the provisions of the Ordinance, such a licence shall be renewable annually on payment of the specified fee: Provided further that an alluvial diamond mining licence issued before, and in force on, the date when these rules come into force shall, if it was issued before lst July, 1958, expire on the 31st December, 1958, and, if it was issued on or after 1st July, 1958, expire twelve months after the date of issue. 4. Every holder of an alluvial diamond mining licence shall Surface rent. pay to the Tribal Authority of the Chiefdom in respect of which his licence was issued a rent of four shillings per week or any part thereof. Such rent shall be payable quarterly in advance. 5. (I) The licensing officer shall issue to each holder of an Licensee, alluvial diamond mining licence twenty tallies which shall be :rfb~:' t~nd marked with a serial number between 1 and 20 and each of his carry tallies. workman and tributers shall carry one tally each when on or in his working . . (2) A tally shall remain the property of the holder of the Talli~s hcence and a work~an ~r tributer shall return his tally to ~~~~~rothe holder upon leavmg his employment. Licensee. (3) A Warden or Area Superintendent or any member of Tallies to be the Police Force may call upon any person found on or in any produced. Working to produce his tally and if he fails to do so, or if he u~~~~s:o~g,o~~e~h:!i~b~';ut:;~1 : r;::! ~!f:.!i~~~~: Fee for manager's certificate. Mining area. Payment of compensa· tion. Holder must work his area. Safety and health. 6. The fee for a mine manager's certificate of approval by the Minister shall be as specified in the First Schedule. 7. The holder of an alluvial diamond mining licence shall be entitled to mine for alluvial diamonds within such area, not exceeding four hundred feet in length and four hundred feet in width, as may be demarcated by a Warden in the presence of the headman. 8. If the holder of an alluvial diamond mining licence or any of his workmen or tributers shall in the course of or in connection with his working under the licence wish to remove, destroy or damage any economic trees or crops he shall before so doing report to the Headman and Warden who shall endeavour to negotiate an agreement between the holder of the licence and the owner of such trees or crops as to the compensation to be paid for their removal, destruction or damage. If the holder of the licence and the owner are unable to agree as to the compensation which should be paid, the Warden shall take note of the trees or crops and they may then be removed, destroyed or damaged pending assessment of the amount of compensation by the Area Superintendent or the District Commissioner whose decision shall be final. 9. (1) The holder of an alluvial diamond mmmg licence shall continuously and adequately work the area allocated to him to the satisfaction of the Area Superintendent. (2) In the event of the holder failing to comply with this rule over a period of more than three months, his licence be revoked. 10. (1) The holder of an alluvial diamond mmmg licence shall take such measures as are necessary to prevent persons from inadvertently entering or falling into any excavation made on the working. (2) The holder of an alluvial diamond mining licence shall not- (a) undercut any face nor shall he wilfully do any act which might cause any gravel or rock to overhang in any way; (b) cut or excavate any face of a height exceeding feet or make any bench of a width of less than four feet. Mining Rules [Cap. 198 (3) The holder of an alluvial diamond mining licence shall ;k in such a manner as to leave the ground reasonably re~el and free from holes or other breeding places for mosquitoes. 11 Mining shall be done in such a systematic manner as to Minting tt'? be • f bl ·d b · 1 f k d sys ema Ic. avoid patches o paya e groun emg e t unwor e . 12. The holder of an alluvial diamond mining licence shall ~onc~n~a rnploy a reasonably efficient method for concentrating the r~~~o~abfy diamonds so as to obtain the highest feasible proportion of the efficient. diamonds in the ground excavated. 13 Where the holder of an alluvial diamond mining licence ~ehabfili 1'tad- . bl l . bl l d h' h . h tion ° an ·is allocated reasona y cu t1va e an on w. 1c to mme, t e Area Superintendent may order that mining shall be done in such a manner as will leave so far as possible the land reasonably cultivable and any holder who fails to comply with such an order shall be guilty of an offence against these rules. 14. ~he f~e for a~ alluvial diamond dealer's licence shall be !::1!~~ as spemfied m the First Schedule: licence. Provided that no fee shall be payable for any such licence issued to the Diamond Corporation Sierra Leone Limited. 15. (1) Every person, not being a native of Sierra Leone, Deposit. who applies for an alluvial diamond dealer's licence for 1958 and thereafter, shall when required to do so by the Chief Inspector of Mines deposit or cause to be deposited. with the Accountant General at the Treasury in Freetown the sum of one thousand pounds in cash. (2) The deposit referred to in sub-rule (1) of this rule shall When hi be repayable if- repaya e. (a) the application be not granted; or (b) the licence expires or is revoked otherwise than by reason of the conviction of the holder thereof for an offence in respect of diamonds. li (3) If the applicant be granted an alluvial diamond dealer's ~e~ d <lienee and be thereafter convicted of an offence in respect of or eite · hamonds, the deposit referred to in sub-rule (1) of this rule 8 all be forfeited to Her Majesty. ll(4)_ Any diamond dealer who has been issued with an Replacement i .. lie UVIal dmmond dealer's hcence and who ?la1ms that such )i! .. :,.,\~ence has been lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated or defaced, fu:•:•:•::::::;:;:;:::,+·:-VoL. VIII -7 1774 Cap. 198] Alluvial Diamond Mining may apply to the Chief Inspector of Mines to replace such licence and the Chief Inspector of Mines, if satisfied that the application is a bona fide one, may, without fee, issue to such diamond dealer a replacement alluvial diamond dealer's licence. Mutilated ( 5) The Chief Inspector of Mines shall not issue a replacementlicence to be destroyed. alluvial diamond dealer's licence until, in the case of an alluvial diamond dealer's licence which has become mutilated or defaced, such licence has been handed to him for destruction. Issue to be (6) At the time when he issues a replacement alluvial registered. I f · h 11diamond dealer's licence, the Chief nspector o Mmes s a note the fact in the register of alluvial diamond dealer's licences. Parbticulars. (7) A replacement alluvial diamond dealer's licence shal1 to e put m . h . 1 d d . h ll . 1it. contam sue partiCu ars as were recor e m t e a uvm Books to be issued to dealer. To be produced on demand. When entries to be made. Issue of receipts. Returns of purchases to be made. Exporter's licence fee. diamond dealer's licence of the diamond dealer to which it relates. 16. (1) On the grant of every alluvial diamond dealer's licence there shall be issued to the diamond dealer a record book in the Form I and a counterfoil receipt book in the Form II in the Second Schedule. (2) A diamond dealer shall produce his record book and counterfoil receipt book on demand by a Warden, Area Superintendent, Inspector of Mines, District Commissioner, Assistant District Commissioner, a member of the Police Force or other person duly authorised by the Minister by notice in the Gazette. (3) Whenever a diamond dealer buys or sells diamonds he shall, as soon as is practicable thereafter, enter or cause to be entered in the record book, the particulars of the transaction as specified in Form I in the Second Schecule. (4) Whenever a diamond dealer buys diamonds he shall issue to the seller a receipt from his counterfoil receipt book. (5) The record book shall have duplicate pages, and on or before the fifteenth day of each month, the original entries in respect of an purchases made during the previous month shall be detached and delivered to the Chief Inspector of Mines. 17. The fee for an alluvial diamond exporter's licence shall be as specified in the First Schedule: Provided that no fee shall be payable for any such licence issued to the Government Diamond Office. Mining Rules [Cap. 198 18. A witness summons for the purpose of any inquiry under section 16 of the Ordinance shall be in the Form III in the Second Schedule. 19. (1) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of rules 5, 10, 11, 12 or 16 of these rules, shall be guilty of an offence against these rules. (2) Any person guilty of an offence against rules 5, 10, 11 or I2 shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine of ten pounds or to imprisonment for a term no exceeding three :months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. (3) Any holder of an alluvial diamond dealer's licence who is guilty of an offence against rule 16 shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine of one hundred pounds or to imprisonemnt for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment and his alluvial diamond dealer's licence may be revoked by the Chief Inspector of Mines.

For an Alluvial Diamond Mining Licencefor six months only .. . for each year thereof .. . For an Alluvial Diamond Dealer's Licencefor a native of Sierra Leone for a person not being a native of Sierra Leone For an Alluvial Diamond Exporter's Licence ... For a Mine Manager's Certificate of Approvalfor each six months thereof for eacb. year thereof ... ~·L·-VoL. VIIT-7* £ Witness Summons. Penalties. Rules 3, 6, 14 and 17.

FORM I. Rule 16. THE ALLUVIAL DIAMOND MINING ORDINANCE. Record of Rough and Uncut Diamonds bought and sold by.................................................................................... Dealer. During the month of... .................................................. . Licence No .......................................... . Purchases. Sales. From Type of No. of Amount No. of Weight To Type of No. of O~tsh No. of Weight D~tte. Whom Licence Stones. Weight. Paid. Stones in Date. Whom Licence Stones. Weight. Reed. Stones in Purch~tsed and in Stock. Sold. and in Stock. No. Stock. No. Stock. I I I I I I I .1............. ....... . ...................................... or...... . ................... ........................... ao solemnly and sincerely declare that the above is a true ~tnd correct copy of the Register kept by me during the month of... ... .and I make this solemn declar~ttion, conscientiously believing the s~tme to be true. Signatnre. 1-' ...;J ...;J o;, (') c.o 001...---J f~- ....... b §• ;5 c t ~- ~- lv~tmber ................................... . Nu•mber ................................... . FoRM II. Rule 16. THE ALLUVIAL DIAMOND MINING ORDINANCE. DIAMOND DEALER's REcEIPT BooK. Dealer's Licence No ..................................... Book No ............................................... .. Dealer's Licence No ......................... .. Book No ................................................ . Voucher No ....................................... . Voucher No ........................................ Date.......................................................... .. Date............................................................ Number of Stones.............................................................................................................................. Number of Stones........................................................................................................................... .. Weight of Stones.............................................................................................................................. Weight of Stones ............................................................................................................................ .. Licence No. of Seller ...................................................................................................... Licence No. of Seller...................................................................................................................... .. Name of Seller................................................................................................................................... . Name of Seller ................................................ Amount Paid ................................................................................................................................... . Amount Paid......................................................................................................................................... . Signature......................................................................................... . Signature......................................................................................... . ~· ~- r-1 n .g ......<:1:) 1-' -..J -..J -..J r. 18 Cap. 198. 105 of 1959. Direction for the disposal of forfeited diamonds. FoRM III. THE ALLUVIAL DIAMOND MINING ORDINANCE. Summons to Witness To ............................................................................................................................................................................................... . (Name of person summoned and his calling and residence if known.) You ARE HEREBY SuMMONED to appear before ...................................................... the undersigned upon the ........................ day of............................. .l9...... at .................. o'clock in the .................. noon and to give evidence at an inquiry being held at................................... . into an accident at .................................... on the ........................ day of. .................................. .l9 ...... and you are required to bring with you ........................................................................................................... . (Specify the books and documents (if any) which the person summoned is to produce.) GIVEN this ........................ day o£. ................................... 19 ...... . Chief Inspector of Mines. Officer appointed by Chief Inspector of Mines. N.B.-Disobedience to this summons may on summary conviction entail a fine not exceeding fifty pounds. THE ALLUVIAL DIAMOND MINING (DISPOSAL OF FORFEITED DIAMONDS) ORDER made by the Governor under sub-section (3) of section 24. 1. This Order may be cited as the Alluvial Diamond Mining (Disposal of Forfeited Diamonds) Order. 2. I hereby direct that any Court which has forfeited diamonds to Her. Majesty pursuant to section 24 of the Alluvial Diamond Mining Ordinance (Cap. 198) shall cause the diamonds so forfeited to be surrendered to the Commissioner of Police who shall sell the same to the Government Diamond Office, and the Commissioner of Police shall pay the proceeds thereof into general revenue and notify the Accountant-General accordingly. Made this 20th day of July, 1959. MAURICE H. DORMAN, Governor.