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at which it has been or may be granted, it
may be deemed to be forfeited, and the
registration thereof may be cancelled.

V.—Dams and Puddling Machines.

1.—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 occupying claims
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 clear days upon the pro-
posed site of such dam or machine. And at
the expiration of the said term of seven days
the Warden shall enquire into any objection
or cause of dissent, and thereafter issue or
withhold a Certificate of Registration ac-
cording to the equity of the case.

FORM OF NOTICE.

(District and date.)
To the Warden at
I hereby give notice that I propose to form a Dam
(or erect a Puddling Machine, as the case may be)
at ( * ).
(Signature and address in full of applicant.)

• Here describe the locality, and in case of a Pud-
  dling Machine state the proposed course of the sludge
  drains.

2.—Machines not to be in centre of gully.

Dams may be formed and puddling ma-
chines erected upon such sites only as shall
be approved by the Warden; and no such
dam or machine shall be permitted to be
placed in the centre of any gully or flat.

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 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.

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

5.—Expense of Construction.

The expense of the construction of such
channel shall be borne 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 pro-
portion to the person constructing the same
shall be made prior to the granting of any
Certificate of Registration.

6. Sludge Drains and Channels to be kept clear.

Main sludge channels shall be kept clear
and in good repair by the joint labor 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 whatever shall the sludge
from any main channel or private drain be
permitted to overflow the banks or edges
thereof.

7.—Roads over Drains to be bridged.

When sludge or water drains run across
or under any road in general use, a substan-
tial bridge (the culvert 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 sludge or
water proceeds.

8.—Forfeitures of Dams or Machines.

The site of any dam or machine not com-
menced within seven days from the date of
the grant thereof, or not completed within
a reasonable time, or any dam or machine
unoccupied for one calendar month during a
period when sufficient water has been avail-
able, shall be deemed to be forfeited, and may
be granted by the Warden to any person who
may apply for the same.

9.—Injury to Property by Dams.

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; pro-
vided that it is proved to the satisfaction of
the Warden that such breaking away re-
sulted from the faulty construction of such
dam.

10.—Sites proving auriferous.

If it shall be proved that the ground occu-
pied by any dam or machine contains auri-
ferous earth or quartz, the owner of such dam
or machine may be compelled to leave or