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2. RESIDENCE AREA TO BE REGISTERED.

Any person desirous of occupying land under the preceding regulation, shall mark the corners of the area which he proposes to occupy with trenches, or substantial posts standing at least three feet above the surface, and shall give notice, and otherwise proceed as directed by Section IX.

3. SPACE TO BE LEFT BETWEEN RESIDENCE AREAS.

A space of seventeen feet shall at all times be left between residence areas for the purposes of a road, and no person shall be entitled to occupy more than one residence area.

4. TENT GROUND.

The holder of a Miner's Right shall be entitled to occupy for residence an area of twelve by twenty-four feet without registration: provided that such area shall not be taken up on known auriferous ground, nor in the line of any workings, nor on land set apart for business purposes.

XVI.—BUSINESS SITES AND LICENSES.

1. BUSINESS LICENSE.

The fee for a Business License shall be £5 for an annual license, £3 for a half-yearly license, and £2 for a quarterly license; and the holder of any such license shall be entitled, subject to the ensuing regulations, to occupy in surveyed townships one surveyed allotment of an area not exceeding forty perches, or on land not surveyed an area of a frontage of thirty-three feet and a depth of ninety-nine feet; provided that such area shall not be taken up on any mining claim or in the line of any workings.

2. TOWNSHIPS MAY BE SURVEYED.

The Warden may, wherever it shall be necessary for the public convenience, set apart land to be occupied for business purposes, and direct a surveyor to lay out such land in the most convenient manner; and no person shall occupy any part of any land so set apart except under a Business License, and any site marked out previously to such survey shall be held merely on sufferance subject to such survey, and the whole or any portion of such site may be taken for streets or public reserves, if required for the public convenience; provided that such survey shall not affect the right of any holder of a business site to so much of a surveyed section as lies within the limits of his original site.

3. SITES TO BE MARKED BY PEGS.

Occupants of sites for business purposes shall place and maintain at each frontage corner of such site, in addition to any survey pegs which may be there, a peg not less than two inches square, standing at least one foot above the surface.

4. SPACE BETWEEN BUILDINGS.

In order that, if required, a right-of-way may be left between buildings, the holder of a single business site shall only be entitled to build upon twenty-seven feet of his frontage. The holder or occupier of two or more adjoining sites may build upon thirty-three feet frontage for each additional site.

5. STREETS.

A space of sixty-six feet shall at all times be left for a road or street between the frontages of business sites, and no person shall on any pretence whatever encroach upon such road or street.

6. OCCUPANCY OF SITES.

Business sites can only be held or occupied by holders of business licenses; and to constitute sufficient occupation to hold a business site, it shall be necessary either that the holder of a business license shall be actually residing thereon, or that such considerable business or operations be carried on upon the site, or in connection therewith, as shall in the opinion of the Warden amount to bona fide beneficial occupation; and any site unoccupied for more than twenty-four hours, if it be not protected, shall be deemed to be forfeited, unless sufficient reason, such as sickness or other urgent cause, be proved to the satisfaction of the Warden.