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marked and maintained by rows of pegs
placed not more than fifty feet apart; and
such pegs shall be at right angles with the
frontage of the hill along the entire depth
allowed.

4.—Discovery of Auriferous earth.
On the discovery of payable auriferous
earth, prospectors shall immediately mark
off their claims in blocks in accordance
with the regulations relating to alluvial
mining.

5.—Parallels.
Persons tunnelling shall not drive
beyond their own parallels.

6.—Protection of Tunnels.
No person shall mine within ten feet
of any main tunnel, or trench at the foot
of the claim, and no person shall remove
the surface earth over any tunnel, nor
within the parallels of ground marked off
for tunnelling purposes, without the consent of the owners, or the sanction of the
Warden being first obtained thereto.

7.—Ventilation.
When cross drives or openings are
required for ventilation, the Warden may
issue an order for making such drives or
openings, and for the allocation of the
work to be performed, and also for the distribution of any auriferous deposits which
may be found in the intervening wall.

8.—Superiority of right.
Priority of Registration shall in all
cases be deemed to confer superiority of
right.

XVI. EXTENDED CLAIMS.

1.—Inferior Ground.
If it shall be proved to the satisfaction
of the Warden that any ground cannot be
profitably worked in claims of the size prescribed by the regulations, he may declare
the same to be "inferior ground;" and
upon application being made, as hereinafter
directed, may grant therein extended
claims of any form, and of such extent not
exceeding a quadruple area, as he may
think fit.

2.—Form of Application.
Application for extended claims in inferior ground shall be made to the Warden
in conformity with Section XII. (ante) of
the regulations, a duplicate of which will
be posted on the ground for not less than
fourteen days prior to the hearing.

3.—Extended Claims 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.

4.—Forfeiture.
If at any time the requisite number of
holders of Miner’s Rights shall not be employed or occupied upon any such "extended claim," the Warden may, upon
proof thereof being produced before him,
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, whenever found necessary.

5.—Extended Sluicing Claims.
Where a greater amount of labour and
expense than usual is necessary to prepare
for working, the Warden may grant an "extended sluicing claim" not exceeding
double the area of an ordinary claim; and
such claim shall be registered.

XVII. EXISTING RIGHTS PRESERVED.
Nothing herein contained shall be taken
to affect existing rights or privileges.

XVIII. DEPASTURING CATTLE.

1.—Depasturing Cattle under License.
Every owner of a business license, or a
mining, mineral, or agricultural lease,
shall, by virtue of such business license,
mining, mineral, or agricultural lease, be
entitled to depasture any number of cattle
not exceeding six, on Crown lands situate
within the goldfield.

2.—Depasturing Cattle under Miners’ Right.
Every holder of a Miner’s Right shall,
by virtue of such Miner’s Right be entitled
to depasture two head of cattle on Crown
lands, situate within the goldfield.

XIX. REGISTRATION.

1.—Information to the Public.
Any person requiring any information
from the Mining Registration Book, may
obtain the same on payment of the search
fee.