thereupon direct the Gold Fields Surveyor to make a survey and plan of such site and to report thereon.

Notice of intended erection or construction.

75. Any miner intending to form a dam or to erect a puddling machine shall give notice thereof in writing to the Warden and to the four (4) parties working or occupying claims nearest to the proposed site, who shall sign such notice expressing their assent thereto or dissent therefrom.

Notices to be posted.

76. A copy of the application or notice required by the two previous sections shall be posted for fourteen (14) days on the proposed site, and outside the Warden’s office; and at the expiration of that time the Warden may, if there be no valid objection thereagainst, issue a certificate of registration for the site applied for.

Auriferous land not to be granted.

77. 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 is in the centre of any gully, or which is or may probably be occupied for business purposes.

Area of special and ordinary sites.

78. The area granted to any miner or party as a special site, shall not exceed half an acre, and other sites shall not exceed a quarter of an acre.

Main sludge channel to be first constructed.

79. No miner shall be permitted to erect a quartz crushing or puddling machine in any locality wherein crushing or puddling operations have not heretofore been carried on, or until a main sludge channel shall have been constructed, and in all cases such main channel must be constructed by and at the expense of the person desirous of erecting such machine.

Main sludge channels to be approved by Warden.

80. 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 vary the same whenever it shall seem to him necessary so to do; and, upon his approval of any such main channel, the Warden shall grant a certificate of the same to the applicant.

Expenses of construction.

81. The expenses of the construction of such channel shall be born by the persons then or afterwards using the same, in proportion to the position of each machine relatively to the said channel, and payment of such proportion to the person constructing the same shall be made prior to the granting of any certificate of registration.

Sludge drains and channels to be kept clear.

82. Main sludge channels shall be kept clear and in good repair by the joint labour of the machine holders 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 whatsoever, shall the sludge from any main channel or private claim be permitted to overflow the edges thereof.

Roads over drains to be bridged.

83. When sludge or water drains run across or under any road in general use, a substantial bridge (the culvert of which shall be of sufficient size to carry off the sludge or water) shall be constructed and kept in repair by the owner of the machine whence such water or sludge proceeds.

Forfeiture of dams or machines.

84. The site of any dam or machine not commenced within fourteen (14) days from the date of the grant thereof, or not completed within a reasonable time, or any dam or puddling machine unoccupied for one 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.

Injury to property by dams.

85. If any claim shall be flooded or property injured by the bursting of any dam bank, the owner of such 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.

Sites proving to be auriferous.

86. If it shall be proved that the ground occupied by any dam or machine contains auriferous earth or quartz, the party desiring to work such ground, must make application in writing to the Warden, for permission to enter on the same; and if the Warden shall deem fit, the owner of such dam or machine may be compelled to leave or remove the same; provided that adequate compensation for such leaving or removing shall first have been ascertained and determined in the manner provided in section 18 of these regulations, and shall have been paid by the person desirous of working the ground.

BUSINESS LICENSES.

Area to be occupied under Business License.

87. Business licenses will be issued authorising the holder thereof to carry on business within the proclaimed Gold Fields. Each holder of a business license shall be entitled (except in reserved townships) to occupy for business purposes an area not exceeding forty (40) feet by one hundred and twenty (120) feet for each license held by him.