allow mining thereon, subject to such conditions as he may deem necessary:

VIII.—PROTECTION:

1. 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, notice shall have been given in writing to 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 set forth in Schedule F, and a copy thereof shall be posted on the claim.

2. Protection for an extended period.

If any person shall be desirous of obtaining protection for a claim for a longer period than seven days, he shall give notice in writing to the Warden and to the four parties working or occupying claims nearest to that for which protection is sought; such notice shall be in the form set forth in Schedule G, and a copy thereof shall be posted and maintained by the applicant on the claim for three clear days, at the expiration thereof, if no 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.

3. Information to holders of Miners’ Rights.

When any claim is under protection, the occupier thereof shall post and maintain on some conspicuous part of the said claim, a board not less than nine inches square, with the word “Protected,” and, in the event of the protection being for a longer period than seven days, the date, length of protection, and number of certificate legibly marked 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.

5. Renewal of protection.

Application for renewal shall be made in the same manner as provided in Clause 2; and such renewal, if granted, shall be endorsed on the back of the certificate and recorded in the Registration Book, and notice thereof shall be duly posted on the claim.

6. 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 be protected during the currency thereof, and until the application has been finally dealt with by the Warden.

IX.—REGISTRATION.

1. Permissive registration.

All claims, rights, and privileges may be registered. Mining partnerships and agreements between holders of Miner’s Rights or Business Licenses may be registered.

2. Compulsory registration.

All rights and privileges granted on application to the Warden shall be registered.

3. Registration of huts.

The holder of a Miners’ Right may, on application to the Warden, register his house or hut, and any house or hut so registered shall be protected during the absence of the owner for a period not exceeding six months.

4. Registration fees.

Except where it is otherwise expressly provided, the fee payable in respect to the several registrations, renewal of registrations, or transfers mentioned in these Regulations, shall be one shilling; and such fee shall include payment for copies of notices, but not for any survey.

5. Information 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 such information.

6. Conditions of registration.

The Warden may endorse on the back of any Certificate of Registration such lawful conditions as may be desirable or necessary for the public good, which conditions shall at all times be binding upon the holder of any such certificate.

X.—LICENSES.

1. Business License.

Every person engaged in trade or business within the limits of the Gold Field shall obtain from the Warden a Business License, for which he shall pay the sum of five Pounds (£5) annually, three pounds (£3) half-yearly, two pounds (£2) quarterly, and shall be entitled to occupy an area not exceeding 20 perches, having a frontage of 33 feet, and a depth of 165 feet, where obtainable.

2. Sites to be marked by pegs.

Occupants of sites for business purposes shall place and maintain at each frontage corner of such site a peg, not less than two inches square, and standing at least one foot above the surface.

3. 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