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5. 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.

6. FORFEITURES OF DAMS OR MACHINES.

The site of any dam or machine not commenced
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 available,
shall be deemed to be forfeited, and may be granted
by the Warden to any person who may apply for the
same.

7. INJURY TO PROPERTY BY DAMS.

If any claim shall be flooded or property injured by
the bursting or overflow of any dam or sludge channel,
the owner of such dam or sludge channel 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 or overflow resulted
from the faulty construction of such dam or sludge
channel, or from the negligence of the holders
thereof.

XIII.—ROADS AND TRAMWAYS.

1. RIGHT OF ROADWAY.

Every person holding a claim under these Regula-
tions shall be entitled to a roadway, whereby he may
at all times obtain free ingress and egress thereto and
therefrom.

2. SLUDGE AND WATER TO BE KEPT OFF
   ROADS.

No person shall allow any sludge or water to run or
spread over any road or crossing-place.

3. PROTECTION TO PUBLIC ROADS.

No person shall dig within the distance of five feet
from any road in common use, nor drive underneath,
nor in any way interfere with such road without first
obtaining the authority of the Warden.

4. HOLES NEAR ROADS TO BE FENCED.

If any person shall sink a shaft or make any
excavation within the distance of twenty feet from any
road, footpath, or crossing-place in ordinary use, he
shall properly protect such shaft or excavation by a
sufficient barricade to the satisfaction of the Warden,
and no person shall at any time remove or injure such
barricade.

5. ROADWAY ALONG BANKS OF RIVERS, ETC.

A width of two chains, for the purposes of public
roads and wharves, shall be reserved from occupation
along the banks of all rivers, lakes, and other water
navigable for boats, provided that it shall be in the
power of the Warden to allow mining thereon, subject
to such conditions as he may deem necessary.

6. TRAMWAYS AND SHOOTS.

Any person desiring to construct a tramway or
shoot for mining purposes, and to occupy an area of
ground for such tramway or shoot, shall proceed as
directed by Section X.

XIV.—PROTECTION.

1. PROTECTION FOR FOURTEEN DAYS.

The Warden may, without prior notice, grant pro-
tection to any claim for a period not exceeding fourteen
days, and such protection shall be given in writing in
the form set forth in Schedule H, and a copy thereof
shall be posted on the claim.

2. PROTECTION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.

If any person shall be desirous of obtaining protec-
tion for a claim for a longer period than fourteen days,
he shall give notice, and otherwise proceed as directed
by Section X.

3. NOTICE OF PROTECTION TO BE POSTED.

When any claim is under protection for a longer
period than seven days, the occupier thereof shall post,
and at all times maintain on some conspicuous part of
the said claim, a board not less than nine inches
square, with the word "PROTECTED," and the number
of his Certificate painted legibly thereon.

4. PROTECTION DURING NOTICE.

When any notice has been given and posted in con-
formity with these Regulations, the claim, right, or
privilege to which such notice may refer, shall be
protected during the currency thereof, and until the
application has been finally dealt with by the
Warden.

5. PROTECTION DURING OPERATION.

All claims, rights, and privileges, of whatsoever
nature, lawfully held and enjoyed under these Regula-
tions, shall be protected during the time that the
owners or holders thereof shall be actually engaged in
operations connected therewith.

6. REGISTRATION OF HUTS.

The holder of a Miner's Right may, on application
to the Warden, register his hut or place of abode; and
any hut or place of abode so registered shall be pro-
tected during the absence of the owner for such a
period, not exceeding six months, as may be assigned.

7. HOLIDAYS.

All claims, rights, and privileges shall be deemed to
be protected while the holders thereof are attending
elections of members of the House of Representatives,
or of the Provincial Council, or of other public bodies,
or attending any Court of Justice; and also during
the following periods, viz., from Good Friday to