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NELSON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

And I do hereby further proclaim and declare that the
undermentioned Rules and Regulations shall come into
operation on the Nelson South-west Goldfields, and on
the Golden Bay Goldfields, from and after the date
hereof, viz.:—

MINING RULES.

CLAIMS.

Surplus Ground to be forfeited.

If any person shall occupy a larger area of alluvial
ground than to that which he is entitled under these
Regulations, he shall forfeit the surplus measured from
any two pegs along a boundary line of the original
claim, at the option of the party claiming the surplus,
unless in any special case such good cause shall be
shown as shall, in the opinion of the Warden, entitle
the prior occupant to the choice of ground; provided
that if any shaft, face, or works, shall come within the
area of the surplus ground so forfeited, the party
claiming the ground shall pay compensation to the
original holder.

QUARTZ CLAIMS.

Marking off Quartz Claims.

All quartz claims must be marked off at each corner
by a post, and by centre pegs not more than 60 feet
apart, along the course or supposed course of the reef,
and the boundary lines meeting at each corner post
shall be as near as practicable at right angles to each
other. The length of all quartz claims shall be with
the course or supposed course of the reef, and all veins,
leaders, and alluvial deposits within the said claims
shall be the property of the holders thereof.

Prospecting Quartz Claims.

Any miner or miners prospecting or discovering a
quartz reef shall be entitled to hold in length along the
reel or supposed course of the reef, by a breadth of one
hundred and fifty feet on each side of the course or
supposed course of the reef, as defined
by the centre pegs, for each holder of a miner\'s right.

Ordinary Quartz Claims.

In ordinary quartz claims each miner shall be
entitled to hold in length sixty feet along the course
or supposed course of the reef, by a breadth of one
hundred and fifty feet on each side of the course or
supposed course of the reef, as defined by the centre
pegs.

Surplus Ground in Quartz Claims.

Whenever complaint shall be made to the Warden
that any person is occupying more ground as a quartz
claim than that to which he is lawfully entitled, the
Warden may forthwith direct a survey to be made of
the claim, and should there be any surplus ground, the
Warden may declare it forfeited, and it shall be marked
off from whichever end of the claim the Warden shall
think fit. The cost of survey shall be cost in the
cause, but must in the first instance be deposited with
the Warden by the applicant for the surplus ground.

EXTENDED CLAIMS.

When any extraordinary expenditure of capital
or labor is requisite, or when ground has been fairly
tested, and has been abandoned for three months,
extended mining claims may be granted by the Warden
upon application being made as hereinafter directed,
subject to the condition that the number of men to be
employed upon such extended claims shall be, for the
first half of an acre or part of half an acre, two men,
and one man for each additional half acre or part of
half an acre.

Double Ground.

The Warden may, in his discretion, grant claims of
alluvial ground not exceeding twice the ordinary
size on being satisfied that, either from the quality of
the ground or any difficulty in working it, such
extension of area is necessary; but no such grant shall
be made until after application and the posting of
notices, in manner provided by section IX.

FRONTAGE CLAIMS.

It shall be lawful for the Warden to grant regis-
tration upon application and the posting of notices,
as provided in section IX., for frontage claims, having
the customary frontage prescribed by the regulations
relating to the size of claims, and a depth not exceeding
1000 feet. The side boundaries of such claims shall
be marked by pegs placed not more than 50 feet apart.
The holders of such claims shall be required, within a
reasonable time after the discovery of gold within their
parallels, to mark off a claim of the ordinary size, the
boundaries of which shall correspond with the parallels
of the frontage claim.

TUNNELLING.

Removal of Walls.

If any person is desirous of removing any wall, he
can do so on obtaining, in writing, the consent of the
holder of the adjacent claim or the authority of the
Warden.

REGISTRATIONS.

Upon the renewal of any certificate of registration
the Warden may impose any fresh conditions which
circumstances may have rendered necessary.

TRANSFERS.

The neglect or failure to register any right or interest,
or assignment of any right or interest, in cases in which
registration is required by the regulations, shall be held
to involve a forfeiture of the right or interest concerned.

AGRICULTURAL LEASE REGULATIONS.

Clause 18.

The right of free entry is reserved to the Superin-
tendent upon any land so leased as aforesaid, for the
purpose of searching for gold or any other metal or
mineral, and of determining any lease when such gold,
metals, or minerals shall have been discovered therein;
and further, when any ground held under an agricul-
tural lease is supposed to be auriferous, it shall be
lawful for the Warden to authorise any person to
prospect the said ground, upon giving sufficient security