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cause, shall be proved to the satisfaction of
the Warden.

6.—Rights of Servants vested in Employers.

If any person shall hire himself to an em-
ployer for wages, the right to hold and occupy
the claim of such servant shall vest in the
employer.

7.—Claims not to be forfeited by neglect of
hired Workmen.

No claim, right, or privilege shall be
deemed to be forfeited through the neglect or
absence of any hired servant thereon: Pro-
vided that if, after seven days' notice in
writing of such neglect or absence has been
given to the owner or holder thereof (either
personally or by leaving the same at his last
known place of residence), such neglect or
absence is continued, any such claim, right,
or privilege shall be deemed to be absolutely
relinquished.

8.—Form of Alluvial Claims.

Alluvial claims may be of any form, pro-
vided that no block claim shall exceed in
length twice the breadth thereof.

III.—Prospecting.

1.—Discovery to be reported.

Any person discovering new gold work-
ings, and being desirous of obtaining an
increased area thereon, must immediately
report such discovery, with full particulars
thereof, to the Warden or other proper
authority.

2.—Area in Alluvial Ground.

Discoverers of new gold workings may
have allotted to them an extent of ground
not exceeding treble the area of an or-
dinary claim, and the discoverers of
new gold workings distant not less than ten
miles from existing workings shall be entitled
conditionally, on reporting the discovery to the
Warden within a reasonable time, to an extent
of ground not exceeding quadruple the area
of an ordinary claim: Provided that the in-
creased grant shall not be given to more than
six persons composing any party.

3.—Area on Quartz Reef.

The discoverers of an auriferous quartz
reef shall be intituled conditionally, on re-
porting the discovery to the Warden within
a reasonable time, to an area not exceeding
in the whole 300 feet in length, measured
along the course of the load or vein, by a
width of 100 feet upon each side of the
course.

4.—Notices to be posted by the Warden.

Notices of all prospecting claims granted,

with full particulars of locality, yield of
gold, and description of workings, shall be
posted by the Warden on the outside of his
office, for public information.

IV.—WATER RIGHTS AND RACES.

1.—Head races.

Any person desiring to divert and use
water for mining purposes by means of any
head race shall give notice thereof in writing
to the Warden, and to the holder or holders
(if any) of a prior right or rights to divert
and use water from the same source; and
such notice shall be in the form hereinafter
set forth; and copies of such notice shall be
posted and maintained for 14 clear days at
the source whence it is proposed to obtain
water, and at the proposed termination of
such race; and the intended course thereof
shall be indicated by pegs not less than two
inches square, or by large stones marked
and placed not more than 200 yards apart.
And if the Warden sees no valid objection
to the cutting of such race, and none be
entered against it by any other person
within fourteen clear days from the post-
ing of such notices, a Certificate of Regis-
tration may be granted by the Warden to
the applicant.

FORM OF NOTICE.

(District and date.)
To the Warden at
I hereby give notice that I propose to construct a
Head Water Race for mining purposes, commencing
at a point ( ) and terminating ( ).
The length of the proposed race is or there-
abouts, and its intended course is ( ).

(Signature and address in full of applicant.)

Here describe precise localities. Do. *Do.

2.—Races already constructed.

Races constructed prior to the Procla-
mation of any Gold-fields, or of these Rules
and Regulations, must be registered with
the Warden, as provided by Section 1.

3.—Superiority of right.

Superiority of right to a supply of water
shall be determined by priority of occu-
pation, the earlier occupant having the
superior right. In all cases when the occu-
pier claims, under a certificate or other
authority in writing granted by a Warden
or Commissioner, occupation shall be taken
to have commenced at the date of such
certificate or authority.

4.—Races to be commenced within one month.

The cutting and formation of races must
be commenced within one calendar month
from the date of registration, and the occu-
piers shall continue cutting and forming the