RULES & REGULATIONS OF THE CANTERBURY GOLDFIELDS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1407, 1 June 1865, Page 2

RULES & REGULATIONS OF THE CANTERBURY GOLDFIELDS.

L—Pbkmmihaby EEGUiiiTioweu I.—lnterpretation Clause. In the tonstruction and for the purposes of these rejJU' lations, the following terms shall, if not inconsistent witfi the context or subject-matter, have the respective meaninga hereby assigned to them; that is to say— word " Warden" shall mean Warden, Commis■icmer, Resident Magistrate, or any other officer entrusted with the superintendence of the goldfields, or any portion thereof, ana holding a commission duly empowering him U have charge there >f, and shall include "Warden and Assessors," exccpt where it is otherwise specially proThe word " person " shall mean the holder of a miner a The word "claim" shall mean the portion of land which the holder of a miner's right, or of a business license, shall be entitled to mine in or occupy, or any share if interest in any claim hold or granted under these rewords " worked and abandoned ground " shall metn any ground the whole or greater portion of which has been mined upon for gold, and abandoned. The words " new gold workings shall mean ground the singular number shall include the ■jural number; and words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender. 2.—The Miner's Bight. Every person residing on a goldfield, and engaged in for gold, shall take out a Miner's Right, such nineir right to be produced for inspection when derailed by the Warden or other officer, or by anypereon duly authorised in that behalf in writing by the Warden. lI.—CIAIMS. I.—Classification of Claims. Alluvial claims shall mean all claims in alluvial ground, Biver shall mean claims in the beds of rivers. Creek claims shall mean claimß in the beds of perBMment streams which are or may be wholly diverted for the purpose of mining therein. Beach claims shall mean claims situated between tne ordinary high flood mark and the edge of the water on the beaches of rivers. , . . . c Quarts shall mean claims in quartz reefs or lodes. „ . 2.—Size of Clatms. Alluvial claims shall not exceed 45 feet by 45 feet fo* ttch holder of a Miner's Eight, unless the depth from esurface exceeds 50 feet, in which case such claim may extended to 60 feet by 60 feet. , r ■ Biver shall not exceed 50 feet for each holder of a miner's right employed thereon; to be measured in the direction 0 f the course of the stream by a width not exceeding the boundaries of the bed of the river, whioh shaU be defined by the Warden or other officer duly authorised m that behalf. .... Creek claims shall be of the same extent, and subject to the same regulations with respect to measurement, form, boundaries, as river claims. Beftph diimiß shall not exceed 45 feet in length for each holder of a miner's right along the course of the river, with a frontage to the water, by a width bounded by ordinary high flood mark: Provided that when any beach, or portion of a beach, shall exceed 50 feet in width, the Warden may, upon application being made to that effect, authorise the holding and working of any such excess by ponons other than the holders of the frontage claims. Quarts claims shall not exceed 45 feet in length along the course of the lode or vein, by a width not exceeding 100 feet upon each side of the course for each holder of a miner's right. 3. —Claims to be marked. Alluvial claims and quarts claims shall be marked by pegs standing at least two feet above the surface the pound, or by C trenches at each corner thereof; river, creek, and beach claims shall be marked by pegs as before specified, or by * marks not less than one foot in length, to he cut upon the rocks above high flood mark; and such pegs, trenches, or marks, shall be maintained during the occupancy of the ground; Provided that when any corner oannot be marked, on account of the nature of the ground, the peg, trench, or mark may be placed at the nearest practicable point.

4.—Surplus ground to be forfeited. If any person shall occupy a larger area of ground than that to which he is entitled under these regulations, he shall forfeit the surplus. s.—Shepherding forbidden. Ho person shall be deemed to possess a valid title to any daim, unless the same shall be fairly worked during the satire period of occupancy; and any claim unworked beyond the space of twenty-four hours shall be deemed forfeited, unless sufficient reason, such a3 sickness or other argent cause, shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Warden. 6.—Sights of Servants vested in Employers. If any person shall hire himself to an employed for wages, the right to hold and occupy the claim of such servant shall vest in the employer. 7.—Claims not to be forfeited by neglect of hired Workmen. No claim, right, or privilege shall be deemed to be forfeited through the neglect or absence of any hired servant thereon: Provided that if, after seven days' notice in writing of such neglect or absence has been given to the owner or holder thereof (either personally or by leaving the same at his last known place of residence), such neglect or absence is continued, any such claim, right, or privilege shall be deemed to be absolutely relinquished. 8. —Form of Alluvial Claims. Alluvial claims may be of any form, provided that no block claim shall exceed in length twice the breadth thereof. llL—Pbospecting. 1. —Discovery to be reported. Any person discovering new gold workings, and being desirous of obtaining an increased area thereon, must immediately report such discovery, with full particulars thereof, to the Warden or other proper authority. 2.—Area in Alluvial Ground. Discoverers of new gold workings may have allotted to them an extent of ground not exceeding treble the area of an ordinary claim; and the discoverers of new gold workings distant not less than ten miles from existing workings shall be entitled conditionally, on reporting the discovery to the Warden within a reasonable time, to an •stent of ground not exceeding quadruple the area of an ordinary claim: Provided that the increased grant not be given to more than six persons composing any party. 3.—Area on Quartz Reef. The discoverers of an auriferous quartz reef shall be entitled, conditionally on reporting the discovery to the Warden within a reasonable time, to an arei not.exceeding in the whole 300 feet in length, measured along the course of the lode or vein, by a width of 100 feet upon each side of the course. 4.—Notices to be posted by the Warden. Ifotices of all prospecting claims granted, with full particulars of locality, yield of gold, and description of workings, shall be posted by the Warden on the outside of his office for public information. IV. —Waxes Sights and Races. 1. —Head Races. Any person intending to divert and use water for mining purposes by means of any head race shall give notice thereof in writing to the Warden, and to the holder or holders (if any) of a prior right or rights to divert and use water from the same source, and such notice shall, in the form hereinafter set forth; and copies of t>uch notice ■hall be posted and maiatainedfor 14cleardaysatthe source whence it is proposed to obtain water, and at the proposed termination of such race and the intended course thereof shall be indicated by pegs not less than two inches square, or by large stones, marked , and placed not more than 200 yards apart. And if no valid objection be entered against such races within 14 clear days from the posting of such notices, a certificate of registration may be granted by the Warden to the applicant. POEM OP NOTICE. (District and date.) To the Warden at I hereby give notice that I intend to construct a head water race for mining purposes, commencing at a point ( * ) and terminating ( * ). The length of each race is or thereabouts, and its intended course is ( * ), (Signature and address in full of applicant.)

* Here describe precise localities. * Do. * Do. 2.— ':> ces already constructed. Races constructed prior to the proclamation of any gold field, or of these rules and regulations, must be registered with the Warden, as provided by section 1. 3. Superiority of right. Superiority of right to a supply of water shall be determined by priority of occupation, the earlier occupant haying the superior right. In all cases when the occupier claims, under a certificate or other authority in writing granted by a Warden or Commissioner, occupation shall be taken to have commenced at the date of such certificate or authority. 4. —Races to be commenced within one month. The cutting and formation of racps must be commenced within one calendar month from the date of registration, and the occupiers shall continue cutting and forming the same until the work is completed, otherwise any superiority of right to which they may be entitled by virtue of such registration shall be deemed to be forfeited. 6.—Superiority of right forfeited by disuse. If any race shall be entirely unused for a full period of thirty days at a time, when water is available for it, occupation of the right shall be deemed to have recommenced at the last re-occupation thereof. 0.; —Abandonment of races. All right to any race shall become forfeited, if abandoned for the space of one calendar month, unless in cases of sickness or unavoidable absence, or in consequence of failure of water; but it shall be lawful for the Warden, in his discretion, upon sufficient cause being shown, to suspend the operation of this regulation for a further period'of one month, and a certificate of such suspeuaion shall be given in writing to the occupiers.

7.—Heads o/racM. All races that may hereafter be out shall hare a point specified at which ther shall b«takenfromthe oreek 01 river. In race* already cut, this point sbjU be taken to be the scot from which the raoe now heads. No penon shall shut or alter the head of any raee without the written sanction of the Warden, nor to the prejudice of any existing right. B.—AlUratio* ofraem. The alteration or extension Of »iMe at any time ■hall not in any way affect any right or prmlege attached to such race; and the holders thereof shall,.during sucht alteration or extension, be deemed to be in occupation of all the iitfhta and privileges attached to such race: provided taat such alteration or extension shall first be approved by the Warden. 9. —Insufficient Supply of Water. If the water flowing m any creck or river is insufficient to supply all the races connected therewith, the owner of any right shall, on receipt of a written notice from the owner of a superior right, stating that the supply of such superior right to less than he is entitled to, immediately cease to use the water, or such portion thereof as may be necessary to make up the supply of the superior right. 10. —Water Gauge. If any dispute shall arise between holders of water rights deriving their supply from the same creek or watercourse, relative to the quantity of water to which each of them, the said holders, is or may be entitled, the following ■Vial) be taken to bo a head of water, and such holders shaU be limited thereto s— A stream of water gauged by a box, 12 feet Jong> 10 inches deep, and 20 inches wide, all measured in the clear. The box shall be covered throughout. The upper or entrance end of such box may be left entirely open; but the lower end, or end of exit, shall be fitted with A bw, 2 inches high, affixed to the floor of the box, and with a pressure or head-board, 6 inches deep, affixed to the top of the box, leaving an aperture of 2 inches in depth, and of the fall width of the box (o) If more than one sluice head of water requires to be gauged, the gauge box should be enlarged horizontally to ensure accurate measurement. But when this cannot be done, owing to natural obstacles or other sufficient reasons, the gauge box may be enlarged perpendicularly, in which case the depth of the pressure or head-board shall be reduced at the rate of one inch for every additional head of water that is perpendicularly measured. (b) The gauge box shall at all times be placed on a level. When water is taken from one source only, the Bupply shall be gauged at the head of the race, or the source of supply. J»ut if the race is fed, or supplied in part by any side stream or streams, _ the gauge box shall i be placed immediately below such side stream, or the last of such side streams. - (c) The velocity of the water above the gauge box shall, if required, be lessened by the construction of a dam bank, or by levelling the race for a distance of 30 feet; and such velocity shall not exceed an average of one foot per second in the said 80 feet, to be gauged by a float. H.—Supply of Water may he reduced. When the supply of water from any creek or stream shall be insufficient for the use of all the holders of water rights thereon, it shall be lawful for the Warden, upon adequate cause being shown, to reduce the quantity, in lue and elqual proportion, which the said holders shall be jntitled to draw therefrom, and to regulate the time and mode in which such water may be used. Provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed »taken to affect the rights of the holder or holders of a srst water right hereafter granted on any stream; but such holder or holders shall at all times be entitled to the full supply of water for which he or they shall be registered. 12.—Number of Sluice Heads allowed. The number of sluice heads allowed for any such race, is aforesaid, shall be as follows One or two miners, one iluice head, or 40 inches of water; four or more miners, ;wo sluice heads; and so on at the rate of one sluice head k> every additional two miners. 13.—Water not to be wasted. Holders of rights shall not allow any water to run to vaste; but such water shall be appropriated to the use of ihe next holder of a right, according to the date of their ■eapective registrations. 14.—Transfer or Assignment. The transfer or assignment of any race, or of any inerest therein, shall not affect any right or privilege atached to such race; provided that any such transfer or tssignment shall have been duly registered at the office of ;he Warden, and a memorandum .thereof made upon the >ock of the original certificate. 15.—Keeping races in repair, bridging, $c. The holder or occupier of any race shall keep the same n repair, and shall make an efficient bridge where any 'oad in ordinary use crosses the race, upon being required o do so by the Warden. 16.—Working Ground occupied for races. Any person desirous of working the ground on which my race or portion of a race is situated, may do so by first providing an equally good race for the use of the occupier ; provided that the consent of the Warden thereto be first obtained. 17.—Reservations. No water right shall be granted for the use or diversion of any water which is or may be required for public purposes, or for the use of the miners generally. 18.—Water for genernl use.

Two sluice-heads of water shall, if required, be at all times allowed to flow in the natural course of a creek or river, for general use.

19.—Causing Claims to be flooded.

No person shall back the water of any creek, river, race, or watercourse upon any claim, or otherwise cause an; claim to be flooded, either wilfully or by neglect. 20.—Obstructions to Watercourses. No person shall deposit any earth, stones, tailings, or other substance in the bed of any watercourse, so as to obstruct the flow of water therein. 21.—Side-stream. Where a race crosses any watercourse, the use of which is required by holders of miners' rights, it shall be carried either over or under the same, so as not to interfere with the natural flow of water therein. 22.—Construction of Tail-races. Before any person shall construct a tail-race, he shall first proceed by notice in the same manner as is directed in section 1, for head-races. But such notice shall only require to be posted for seven (7) clear days; at the expiration whereof the applicant shall return to the Warden a copy of the notice, which shall be signed by the holders of the four (4) nearest claims, as expressing their assent to or dissent from the issue of a certificate for such tailrace. And the Warden shall enquire into any objection thereto, or into any cause of dissent as aforesaid; and shall thereafter issue or withhold a certificate of registration according to the equities of the case. 23.—Use of Tail-races. Any person wishing to use a tail-race may do so on condition of first paying to the owner of such tail-race a proportionate share of the expense of construction; provided that the person so using any tail-race shall assist in clearing the same whenever it shall be necessary to do so. 24,—F100d-races. Any person may cut a flood-race through or by his claim, subject to such restrictions as the Warden may consider necessary for the public good. 26.—"Races may be carried, through claims. Upon application being made to the Warden.it shall be competent for him to authorise the applicant to pass a head-race or tail-race over, under, or through any claim or right: Provided that compensation shall be allowed for estimated damage (if any), and prior to commencing the construction of such race, such compensation shall be paid to the holder or holders of the claim or right over, under, or through which the proposed race has to be constructed. 26.—Certificates renewable annually. Eveiy grant or certificate for a head-race shall be brought to the Warden for renewal annually, and if any such grant or certificate is not so brought within 30 days after the expiration of twelve months from the date at which it has been or may be granted, it may be deemed to be forfeited, and the registration thereof may be cancelled. V.—Damß awd Puddling Machines. I.—Notice of Construction or Erection to be given.

Any person intending to form a dam, or to erect a puddling machine, shall give notice thereof in writing to the Warden, and to the four parties working or occupyingclaims nearest to the proposed site, who shall sign such notice, expressing their assent thereto or dissent therefrom. Such notice shall be in the form hereinafter prescribed, and copies thereof shall be posted and maintained by the applicant for seven days clear upon the proposed site of such dam or machine. And at the expiration of the said term of seven days the Warden shall inquire into any objection or cause of dissent, and thereafter issue or withhold a Certificate of Registration according to the equities of the case. POEM OF NOTICE. (District and date.) To the Warden at I hereby give notice that I intend to form a dam (or erect a puddling machine, as the case may be) at ( * ). (Signature and address in full of the applicant.) * Here describe the locality, and in case of a puddling machine state the proposed course of the sludge drains. 2. —Machines not to be in centre of gully. Dams may be formed and puddling machines erected upon such sites only as shall bo approved by the Warden; and no such dam or machine shall be permitted to be placed in the centre of any gully or ilat. 3-—Main Sludge Channel to be first constructed. No_ person shall be permitted to erect a puddling machine in any locality wherein puddling operations have not heretofore been carried on, until a mam sludge channel shall have been constructed; and in all cases such main channel must be constructed by and at the oxpense of the person desirous of erecting such mnchine. 4. —Main Sludge Channels to be approved by the Warden. The position and course of all main sludge channels, and the width and depth thereof, shall be subject to the approval of the Warden, who shall have power to alter

and tut the Mine whenever it shall teem to him neceaaaiy to to ao; and upon the approval of aaj Mich main channel, the Warden shall grant a cwrtificate of the same to the applicant. 6.—JZS tfMit of Oontorurtion* The expense of the conatruction of ameh channel shall be borne or the persona then or afterwards using tho same, in proportion to the position of eooh mwhins relatively to the said channel, ana payment of such proportion to tho person constructing the same shall be made prior to the granting of any Certificate of Registration. 6.—Sludge Drain* and Channel* to b* kept clear. Main sludge channels shall be kept clear and in good repair by the joint labour of the machine owners in each locality; and the owner of each machine shall further keep clear and in good order the private sludge drains connected with such machine; and on no pretence what* ever shall the sludge from any main channel or private drain be permitted to overflow the banks or edges thereof. 7.—Roads over Drain* to be bridged. When sludge or water drains run across or under any road in general vse, a substantial bridge (the culvert of which shall be of sufficient sice to carry off the sludge or water) shall be constructed and kept in repair by the owner of the machine whence such sludge or water proceeds. | B.—Forfeiture •/ Dams or Kathines. The site of any dam or machine not commenced within seven days from the date of the grant thereof, or not completed within a reasonable time, «r any dam or machine unoccupied for one calendar month during a period | when sufficient water has been available, shall be deemed to be forfeited, and may be granted by the Warden to any person who may apply for the same. P.—lnjury to Property by Dam*. If any claim shall be flooded pr property injured by the bursting of any dam bank, the owner of auch dam shall be liable for any loss Or damage occasioned thereby; provided that it is proved to the satisfaction of the Warden that such breaking away resulted from the faulty construction of such dam. 10.—Site* proving auriferous. If it shall be proved that the ground occupied by any dam or machine contains auriferous earth or quartz, the owner of such dam or machine may be compelled to leave or remove the same: Provided that adequate compensation for such leaving or removal shall first have been estimated by assessors, and paid by the person desirous of working the ground. YL Cbbbk Claims. 1. —Notic* *f Diversion to btgimeu. Any person desirous of diverting the course of a permanent stream for the purpose of working the bed thereof aa a creek claim, shall first give notice of nis intention to the Warden, and to all parties working in, or occupying claims adjoining .line, Suohnotioes shall be in tfce ( form hereinafter prescribed, and copies thereof shall be post&d and maintained, for a period of ten clear toyS, at the points proposed for the commencement and termination of such diversion, as aforesaid, and if no valid objection be entered thereagainst within the aforesaid period, the Warden may issue a Certificate of Registration to the applicant.

POEM 07 NOTICE. (District and date.) No. I hereby give notice that I intend to divert the course of (name of stream) and to form a new channel therefor, commencing at a point situate ( * ), and terminating at point ( * ). (Signature, Sfc.) — * Here insert with sufficient accuracy the localities. Section 2.—Wall to be allowed. Holders of creek claims shall be allowed a sufficient wall between the channel of diversion and the bed of the stream; and the width of such wall shall be defined by the Warden. Vll.—Roads, &c. I.—Right of Water and Roadway. Every person holding a claim under these regulations shall be entitled to a supply of water for his use in connection therewith, and to a roadway whereby he may, at all times, obtain free ingress and egress thereto and therefrom. 2.—Sludge and Water to be kept off Roads. Ho person shall allow any sludge or water to run or spread over any road or crossing-place. 3. —Protection to Public Roads. No person shall dig within the distance of five feet from any road in common use, nor drive underneath, nor in any way interfere with such road without first obtaining the authority of the Warden. 4.—Alteration of Roads. Any person desirous of altering the direction of any road, and of occupying the site thereof for mining purposes, shall give notice thereof in writing to the Warden, and post and maintain a copy of such notice in a conspicuous part of such road for three clear days, upon' the expiration whereof the Warden may authorise such alteration to be made.

6.—Right of Roadway over Claims. Upon any twenty or more persons applying for a road or crossing-place over any occupied claim or claims, the Warden shall determine whether such road or crossing, place is necessary, and shall make such order relative thereto as he may deem requisite: provided that it «Vinll be lawful for the holder,or holders of such claim or claims to work the ground over or through which such road or crossing-place shall pass. Vlll.—Pbotection. I.—Protection for seven days. The Warden may, without prior notice, grant protection to any claim for a period not exceeding seven days : provided that at the time of making application therefor, the applicant shall produce the consent in writing of the four parties working or occupying claims nearest to that for which protection is sought; and such protection shall be given in writing in the form hereafter provided, and a copy thereof shall be posted on the claim. foSm op pbotection. _ (Distriot and date.) No. ' I hereby give notice that I have granted protection for days to the claim occupied by and situated at (Signed) Warden. , 2.—Protection for extended period. If any person shall be desirous of obtaining protection for a claim for a longer period than seven days, he «WH give notice in writing to the Warden, and to the four parties working or occupying claims nearest to that for which protection is sought, who shall sign such notice, expressing their assent thereto or dissent therefrom. Such notice shall be in the form hereinafter prescribed; and a copy thereof shall be posted and maintained by the applicant on the claim for three clear days, at the expiration whereof, if n« valid objection be entered, the Warden may issue a certificate of registration to the applicant, and such certificate may be for the period named in the application, or for any less time. POEM OP NOTICE OP APPLICATION POR PBOTECTION. (District and date.)

I hereby give notice that I desire to obtain a Protection Certificate for (here state the time) my claim situate at , and that the following particulars are true in all respects:— 1. Classification of claim 2. Date at which occupation commenccd 3. Time during which the claim has been worked... 4. The claim (has not, or has) been protected before* 6. Cause for which protection is required (Signature No. of Miners' Eight.) *If the claim has been protected before, the applicant must state when, and for what period. 3.—lnformation to holders of Miners' Rights. When any claim is under protection for a longer period than seven days, the occupier thereof shall post and at all times maintain on somo conspicuous part of the said claim,, a board not less than nine inches square, with tho word " Peotected," and tho number of his certificate painted legibly thereon.

4,—Limitation of Protection. Protection for a longer period than seven days shall not be granted to any claim which has not been fairly wrought for at least one month. The most extended period for which protection may be granted at any one time shall be thirty days ; and such protection shall not be renewed unless it is proved to the satisfaction of the Warden that the claim is unworkable. s.—Renewal of Protection, Application for renewal shall bo made in tho same manner as is provided in Section 2; and such renewal, if granted, shall bo endorsed on tho back of the certificate, and recorded in tho registration book. o.—Protection during Notice. When any notice has been given and posted in conformity with these regulations, the claim, right, or privilege to which such notice may refer, shall bo protected during the currency thereof, and until the application has been finally dealt with by the Warden. 7.—Protection during Operations. All claims, rights, and privileges, of whatsoever nature, lawfully held and enjoyed under these regulations, shall be protected during the time that the owners or holders thereof shall be actually engaged in operations connected therewith. IX.—Eegisxbation. 1. —Permissive Registration. AU claims, rights and privileges may be registered. Mining partnerships, and agreements betwen holders of miners' rights or business licenses may be registered. 2.—Registration of Huts. The holder of a miner's right may, on application to the Warden, register his hut or place of abode; and any hut or place of abode so registered, shall be protected during

the absence of the owner for such a period not ex<to«ding six months, m may be aligned. B.—Registration Vets. 5i these regulations, shall be two'iihillinga and sixpence , suoh fee shall include payment for copies of notices* but not for any surrey. 4.—lnformation to the Public. Any person requiring any information from the transaction book of the Mining Registrar, may obtain the same on payment of one shilling; and it shall be the duty of the Mining Registrar to furnish suoh information. Conditions tf Registration. The Warden may endorse on the back of any certificate of registration suoh lawful conditions as may be desirable or Accessary for the public good; which conditions shall a* all times be binding upon the holder of any such certificate. X.—Licbkbbs. I.—-Business Licenses. Every person engaged in trade or business of any kind within the limits of the goldfiold, shall obtain from the Warden a business license, for which ho shall pay the sum of five pounds (£6) annually, and shall be entitled to occupy an area of half a sr lare chain, having a frontage of 33 feet and a depth of 80 feet. 2,—Wholesale Licenses. Every holder of a wholesale license for the sale of fermented and spirituous liquors, in quantities of not less than two gallons, shall pay a fee for the same of ten (£10) pounds. 3.—Retail Licenses. Every holder of a retail license for the sale of fermented and spirituous liquors in any Quantity shall pay a fee for the same of thirty (£3O) pounds. 4.—Licenses may be Cancelled. The Warden may recommend the withdrawal, suspension, or cancellation of any license upon proof, to his satisfaction, of a breach of the Goldfields Regulations, or of any disorderly conduct upon the premises held under such license, and such license may thereupon be withdrawn, suspended, or cancelled accordingly. 6. —Sites to be marked by Pegs. Occupants of sites for business purposes, shall place and maintain at each frontage comer of such site a peg, not less than two inches square, and standing at least one foot above the surface. 6.—Space between Buildings. An open space of six feet shall at all times be left between buildings occupied for business purposes. The holder or occupier of a single business area or site shall only build upon 27 feet of his frontage. The holder or occupier of two or more adjoining areas or sites may build upon 83 feet frontage for every such additional area or site.

7.—Registration of Sites. • Business sites may be registered with the Warden for ten days, whilst the'holder is engaged in preparing for the occupancy thereof, and the fee for such registration shall be five shillings: such registration may be renewed bv the Warden for an additional period of ten days, and such renewal shall be endorsed on tho certificate, and recorded in the registration-book.

B.—Occupancy of Sites. Business sites can only be held or occupied by holders of bnsiness licenses, and no site can be held unoccupied for more than twenty-four hours, unless the same shall be registered as provided in section 7.

9. —Information to the Public. When any business site has been registered, the holder thereof shall post and maintain thereon a board, not less than nine incnes square, with the word " Registered," and the date and number of such registration legibly painted or written thereon.

10. —Roadway between Business Sites.

A space of sixty-six feet shall at all times be left for a road or street between business sites; and no person shall, on any pretence whatever, encroach upon such roadway.

XL—Residence. I.—Area which may be occupied for Residence,

Subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, the holder of a miner's right shall be entitled to occupy for residence an area of Crown lands not exceeding half an acre, or 2240 square yards.

2.—Residence Areas to be Registered. Any person desirous of occupying land under the preceding regulation, shall mark the corners of the area which he proposes to occupy with trenches, or substantial posts standing at least three feet above the surface, and ahall give notice in writing, in the form hereunto appended, to the Warden of the district, and a copy of such notice shall be posted and maintained in some conspicuous part of such area for the space of seven clear days, at the expiration whereof, if no valid objection has been entered there against, the Warden may grant a residence certificate to the applicant.

3. —Discovery of Auriferous Deposits. If any auriferous deposits shall be traced to the boundaries of any land occupied for residence, the Warden may, upon satisfactory proof thereof, authorise any surtayor or other person, by writing under his hand, to enter .thereupon, ana at such times, and in such manner as he may appoint, to search the land so occupied for a continuation of the said auriferous deposit.

4.—Auriferous Areas may be Worked. If any residence area shall be proved to be auriferous, the Warden may, upon application, order the whole or any part thereof to be given up for mining purposes to such persons as he shall nominate.

s.—Compensation to be Paid. In all cases compensation for actual damage or loss shall be estimated by assessors, and paid to the occupier of such area, by the persons desirous of mining thereo;i, prior to their taking possession thereof.

o.—Conditions of Working. The Warden shall make such orders relative to the mode of working the ground, the restoration of the soil, ana other conditions as lie may deem necessary or desirable.

I.—Transfer or Assignment. , The right and interest in any area occupied under a Residence Certificate may be transferred or assigned by the holder thereof, but such transfer or assignment shall, in all cases, be registered with the Warden, and endorsed on the original certificate.

8. —Registration Fees. The fees payable for registering any such application shall be five shillings (ss), and the fee'for registering any transfer or assignment shall be two shillings and sixpence (2s 0d). POEM OP NOTICE BEFEBBED TO. District of. 186 I hereby give notice that I desire to occupy for residence... (state the extent),..of land situate at : and that I have this day marked the corners of such land with (posts or trenches) in conformity with the regulations herein made and provided. Signature of the applicant") and the number and date >• of his miner's right. J 9.—Tent Ground. Subject to the conditions set forth in Sections 3,4 and 5 the holdor of a miner's right shall be entitled to occudv for residence an area of 12 x 24 feet without registration • Provided that such area shall not be taken up on known auriferous ground, nor in the line of any workings, nor on land set apart for business purposes. XII.—'TIINNELLrNG. I.—Walls to be left. A wall of not less than ten feet shall be maintained on each side of any tunnel. 2.—Removal of walls. If any person is desirous of removing anysueh wall he shall be permitted to do so provided that ho first obtains the consent in writing of the party occupying the adjacent claim : and such consent shall be in the form hereinafter I prescribed. POEM OP CONSENT. (District and date.) I (or we) hereby consent to the removal by (name of party applying for permission) of the wall noW standing locality"* ° Ur reßpectlve tunnola > situated at (hero state (Signatures, &c.) #If any special conditions are imposed, they must be specified m the document. . 3.—Ventilation. When cross-drives or openings are required for ventilation, and the various parties concerned cannot agree thereon, the garden may issue an order for makine such drives or openings, and for the allocation of the work to bo performed and also for tho distribution of any auriferous deposits which may be found in the intervening Xlll.—Extended Claims.

1. Old Worked Ground.

Upon receiving > sufficient proof that any portion of tho district has been fairly worked, and is either wholly or fo? the greater part abandoned, the Wardon may declare Z same to be old worked ground, and shall thereupon definj the boundaries wherein holders of tho Minors' HiX« may occupy_ claims not exceeding double tho oS area prescribed by the regulations. 2.—Extension of Claims. Extended Mining Claims may be granted by the Wardon, upon application being made as hereinafter directed, subject to the conditions that a sufficient num* ber of holders of minors' rights shall be constantly employed thereon, namely:— J For a quarter aero (10,800 square feet), two men For half an acre )21,780 square ieet), three men' 7?or ono acre (43,660 squaro feet), five men; ' and so on in proportion. Provided that no such claim shall bo granted in new and wnworked ground, unless it shall bo proved to the satisfaction of the Warden that such ground has been fairly tested, and cannot be Drofit ably worked in claims of the ordinary size. Provided also that an extended claim shall in no case be Hermit to exceed three acres in extent. * 3.—Form of Application. Application for extended claims shall be made to the Warden in tho following form: — To the Warden at . (District and date.) hereby give notice that I (or we) desire to

obtain an extended claim of (here state extent of land applied for), situated at (here state precise locality), and I (or We) deposit herewith the sum of fire pound* u security for the payment of any expense* eonnected thow* with. (Signature, with date and number of miners right held by each member of the party. 4.—Official Survey. Upon receipt of iueh application and deposit, or as toon thereafter as may bo, the Warden shall direct the Mining Surveyor to proceed to the land applied for, and to surrey tho same, and to report ae to the area, boundaries, and description thereof 2 the character of the ground, the likelihood of any river, creek, or permanent water-spring, or artificial reservoir, which may be included within the boundaries of the said land, being for, or the feasibility of the same being applied to public purposes, or for the uso of the miners generally } and also as to any claims to prior occupancy which shall come to his knowledge, inquiry as to which it shall be his iilytomake while making the survey; and to furnish a p'*i 1 of such land on a scale of not less than five chains to <<' inch, together with a tracing of so much of the general m p of the district as will be sufficient to connect the particular area applied for with at least one trigonometrical station, or, in tne absence of any such, with some fixed point. s.—Surveyor to Post Notices. The Surveyor shall, at the time of making the survey hereinbefore directed, post a notice in the form hereunto annexed, in some conspicuous place on the ground, and such notice shall be maintained by and at the expense of the applicants, until the application has been heard and determined. FOBM OF HOTICE TO BE FOSTED BY THE SOEVEYOE. To all persons whom it may concern. I hereby give notice that residing at did on the day of apply t* me for an " Extended Claim " of (here state area) of land which the Mining Surveyor has this day marked out, and that any person desiring to object to such extended claim must, within seven clear days from the date of this notice, enter his objection at my office. And I further give notice that I will hear and determine this application and the objection (if any) lodged there against at my office aforesaid on day of 180 . (Signature of Warden.) Dated the day of 186 . Posted by me, this day of Mining Surveyor. 6 Extended Claim to be Registered. If no valid objection is offered, the Warden may, upon hearing the application, issue, a Certificate of Registration for an " Extended Claim," specifying therein the area granted, the exact position of the same, and the special conditions (if any) upon which such certificate has been granted, and the charge for such registration shall be ten shillings. 7.—Forfeiture. If at any time the requisite number of holders of miners' rights shall not be employed or occupied upon any such " extended claim," the Warden may, upon proof thereof being produced before him, in the presence of all parties interested, cancel the certificate of registration, either in the whole or in part, as may be equitable. Provided always, that a monetary penalty may be imposed in lieu of forfeiture, as hereafter set forth in section 6of Regulation XV. . XlV.—Special Sjtes. , I.—Sites for Machines. Any holder of a miner's right who may be desirous of obtaining a site for the erection of machinery thereon, shall make application in writing to the Warden, setting forth the purpose and all particulars of such machinery, and stating the exact loafUity of the site applied for, and shall at the same time deposit the sum of £5 as security for the cost of survey ana other necessary expenses. Ana the Warden shall thereupon direct the Milling Surveyor to make a survey and plan of such site, and to report thereon. 2.—Site for Stacking Tailings. Any holder of a miner's right who may be desirous of obtaining a site for the purpose of stacking tailings thereon, shall proceed by application to the Warden in the same manner as is provided in section 1. 3.—Proceedings at Survey. At the time of making any such survey, the Mining Surveyor shall erect a post measuring not less than two inches square, and standing three feet above the surface of the ground at each boundary corner of the site applied for, and shall post a notice in the form hereinafter set forth upon some conspicuous part of such site. POEM OF NOTICE.

(District and Date.) Whereas (name of applicant) has applied to me for a grant of this land as a special site for (erecting machinery,* or stacking tailings) thereon ; and whereas the Mining Surveyor has this day surveyed and marked the boundaries of such site, this is to give notice that any objections to the issue of a certificate of registration therefore must be lodged at my office on or before (specify datef), upon which day I shall proceed to hear and dispose of such application.

(Signature of Warden. Posted by me this day 186 (Signature of Mining Surveyor.) ♦If machinery, state for what purpose. fNot less than 7 clear days from date of Surrey. 4.—Registration. At the expiration of the time specified in the notice as aforesaid, the Warden may, if there be no valid objection there against, issue a certificate of registration for the site applied for, and the fee for such registration shall be fire shillings.

6.—Restriction of Sites. Special sites shall not be granted for any land which is known to be auriferous, unless the same has been worked out and abandoned, nor for land which is in the line or direction of any workings, or which is or may probably be required for business purposes.

6.—Limitation of Area. The area granted to any person or party as a special site shall in no case exceed a quarter of an acre.

7.—Discovery of Auriferous Deposits. If any auriferous- deposits shall be traced to the boundaries of, or discovered upon a special site, such site shall be dealt with in the same manner as provided by Sections 3, 4, 5 of Regulation XI, relating to residence; provided always, that the compensation directed to be estimated by section 5 thereof shall only be paid in the case of sites that are or may be occupied bona Jide by machinery. XV.—Genebai Regulations. —Interference Prohibited. No person shall, under any pretence whatever, damage, destroy, or otherwise interfere with any race, tail-race dam, sludge-channel, or drain, machine, or other appliance connected therewith, nor with any claim, unless the sanction of the owners thereof, or tlie authority of the Warden, shall first have been obtained for such interference. [2.—Throwing Earth or Tailings on Claims. No person shall throw or cause to be thrown upon any claim other than his own, any earth, stones, gravel, tailings, or anj- other substance, whereby the proper and effi- j went working of such claim may be stopped or impeded. 3 -~lnterference with Pegs and Notices, ire. person shall alter the position of any trench, nor remove any peg from a claim in the occupation of any other person, nor deface, destroy, or remove any notice posted m accordance with these regulations, nor interfere with any mark or boundary. 4.—Stacking Auriferous substances. Any person wishing to retain possession of auriferous substances, may have the same protected for a period not exceeding three months, provided that such substance is properly stacked on ground not supposed to bo adapted to mining purposes, and that a board, with the owner's nnhlbultk reSS ' a u d da f e J °( stackin g> legibly written or painted thereon, bo posted close to such stack. s.—Jumping Forbidden. .No person shall take possession of any claim, raco, dam, machine, or any other right or privilege whatsoever (unless the same shall hare been absolutely relinquished), without first Obtaining the consent of the ownere, or the authority of the Warden.

o.—Penalty may be substituted for Forfeiture. in all cases wherein forfeiture is decreed by these regulations, it shall be lawful for the Warden to substitute a monetary penalty in lieu thereof, and to allow thereout a sufficient sum to defray any reasonable expenses incurred by the plamtiif in the prosecution of his smt. r ii 7 '~~ Com P ensn tion may be Adjudged. In all cases of forfeiture the Warden may adjudee compensation to be paid by the person to whom a£? awarded by the former owner It holder thereof, and to appoint a timo within which such payment shall be made, trended that such comp^sation shall not exceed in amount two-thirds of the eatiperf<,tmed UM " on «

mi Wa J'~u e n n ! SS '° nt 0 cnter Ctoiros. Tho Wardon shall have power to authorise the entrv of any surveyor or assessor into and upon anyeJKi fw the purpose oi measuring the denth of'any shUTthodt direction, melination, or length of any tunnel or drivo P ' All COntain f' tll Particulars.

gulations shall bo posted by the WaKTat hff niS™ 0 IPsS=£t! the performance of any work whfin ''T- " for vided by these regufa Jons 00 facd period 18 P ro "

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cad in conformity with these regulations, shall be damn«) to be guilty of a breach thereof, and liable to the penalSS impoaod Oy the 63rd section of the " Goldfields Act, U.-~B*rt>«ir in abience of a Mining Surveyor. Wherever it if required by these regulation* that a •array should be made, if there be no Mining Surveyor within the dintrict, tho Warden may authorise and appoint *nj «p«bIo person to make tho neccusary survey -and auch survey shall, for all the purposes of the regulations ba taken and aceepfcd as, or in lieu of surrey br an an pointed Mining Surveyor. ' J 16.—Transfer of Claim*, Any claim, right, or privilege held under thrw reeula tions may be transferred or assigned; but where it is nrn" Tided that any such claim, right, or privilege originally be registered, the transfer or assignment thereof must also be registered. 18.—Suspension of Regulations. If any portion of the rules and regulations of the Can. terbury goldfields shall bo deemed to be inapplicable to the requirements of any district, the Superintendent mar if he shall think fit, upon the receipt of a memorial to that effect, signed by holders of miner*' rights and biuinesa licenses residing in such district, suspend the operasion of any regulation, or section of a regulation, so far aa such district is concerned, and may again annul such suspension, and renew the operation of such regulation or tection. or may substitute others in lieu thereof.