Harbia, Mar. 15.
It is generally known that the Amur district is very rich in but that thanks to the Rus.
revolution this industry bad jeuffored considerably and oporar tions are made only on a very small scale and principally by illegitimate means. On the es tablishment of the For Eastera Republic, several foreigners interested in gold-mining procanded to Chita with tha object of obtaining concessions from the government authorities. these were Sr. James Vint, an Amorican mining man with 30 yours experience on the Aladin goldfields, who wae successful la getting 'a concession situated san the Somitack river, a tributary of the Amur, The agreement, cb taken by the Red Army, has now been ratified by the Couacil of People's Commissars at Moscow.
concession is for 20 years] and the conossionairo is bound to Pltce gu the couenesioa many dredgers aa may quited, to¢ the normal working, "placer mines to. be. tuily equipped by him act Inter than June, 1935.
The working programme provides that a quantity of "aot more than 7,50) sagince of auriferous sand. ball" by worked each season. The concessionaire will pay a certain rental for each decatine of land besides a share of the gold extracted, the Gov-
right to yurobaeo Tosorving for ial the whole output of the mina {Cho mmothods of miners and employees the concessionaire a well muintenancs, supply of food and other tion, medical attendance and in goa' eral all relations between "om: ployer and employed hail be) regulated by existing law and government decrees which may be issued in the future and also by contracts to be closed between the concessionaire and the various, to the government drawings of The concessionaire must exbmic the dredgers to be set up, specifoations of required additional' equipment, lists and plans of ths mines and all technical desoription. The concessionaire guarantee of good faith and for fulfilment tot contracted obliga tion shall deposit with the Goveroment immovable property of the value of Gold roubloa 35,000. Any dispute that may arise between the concessionaire and. the! Governmeat shall be referred to the law courts for decision. The actual form of the concession is 95 years after which it is be turnover. sri toto to the Government without any compensation to the concessionaire.
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