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5.—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 thereon, prior to
their taking possession thereof.

6.—Conditions of Working.
The Warden shall make such orders re-
lative to the mode of working the ground,
the restoration of the soil, and other condi-
tions as he may deem necessary or desi-
rable.

7.—Transfer or Assignment.
The right and interest in any area oc-
cupied 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 en-
dorsed on the original certificate.

7.—Registration Fees.
The fees payable for registering any such
application shall be five shillings (5s.), and
the fee for registering any transfer or assign-
ment shall be two shillings and sixpence
(2s. 6d.)

FORM OF NOTICE REFERRED TO.
No............ District of............
........................................................1896
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 con-
formity with the Regulations herein made and pro-
vided.
Signature of the applicant
and the number and date
of his Miners' Right.

9.—Tent Ground.
Subject to the conditions set forth in
Sections 3, 4, and 5, the holder of a Miner's
Right shall be entitled to occupy for resi-
dence an area of 12 by 24 feet without regis-
tration: Provided that such area shall not be
taken up on known auriferous ground, nor
in the line of any workiugs, nor on land set
apart for business purposes.

XII.—Tunnelling.
1.—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 any
such wall he shall be permitted to do so pro-
vided that he first obtains the consent in
writing of the party occupying the adjacent
claim; and such consent shall be in the form
hereinafter prescribed.

FORM OF CONSENT.
(District and date.)
I (or we) hereby consent to the removal by (name
of party applying for permission) of the wall now
standing between our respective tunnels, situated at
(here state locality)
(Signatures, &c.*)

• If any special conditions are imposed, they must
  be specified in the document.

3.—Ventilation.
When cross-drives or openings are re-
quired for ventilation, and the various parties
concerned cannot agree thereon, 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.

XIII.—Extended Claims.
1.—Old Worked Ground.
Upon receiving sufficient proof that any
portion of the district has been fairly worked,
and is either wholly or for the greater part
abandoned, the Warden may declare the
same to be old worked ground, and shall
thereupon define the boundaries wherein
holders of the Miners' Rights may occupy
claims not exceeding double the ordinary
area prescribed by the Regulations.

2.—Extension of Claims.
Extended Mining Claims may be granted
by the Warden, upon application being made
as hereinafter directed, subject to the con-
ditions that a sufficient number of holders of
Miners' Rights shall be constantly employed
thereon, namely:—
For a quarter acre (10,890 square feet),
two men,
For half an acre (21,780 square feet),
three men,
For one acre (43,560 square feet), five
men;
and so on in proportion. Provided that no
such claim shall be granted in new and un-
worked ground, unless it shall be proved to
the satisfaction of the Warden, that such
ground has been fairly tested, and cannot be
profitably worked in claims of the ordinary
size. Provided also that an extended claim
shall in no case be permitted to exceed three
acres in extent.

3.—Form of Application.
Application for extended claims shall be
made to the Warden in the following form:—
To the Warden at
(District and date.)
I (or we) hereby give notice that I (or we) desire to
obtain an extended claim of (here state the extent of
area applied for), situated at (here state precise loca-
tion).