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Easter Tuesday inclusive, on her Majesty's birthday,
from the 22nd December to 5th January inclusive,
and on any day proclaimed a public holiday.

8. LUNACY, ETC.

No claim, right, or privilege shall be deemed to be
forfeited or abandoned in consequence of the death,
lunacy, or bankruptcy of any person; but every such
claim, right, or privilege shall be protected for the
benefit of his heirs, executors, trustees, creditors, or
representatives, as the case may be, provided that
expenses incurred in working any claim shall be paid
out of the proceeds thereof.

9. STACKING AURIFEROUS SUBSTANCES.

Any person wishing to retain possession of
auriferous substances may have the same protected for
a period not exceeding three months, provided that
such substance is properly stacked on ground not
supposed to be adapted to mining purposes; and that
a board, with the owner's name, address, and date of
stacking, legibly written or painted thereon, be posted
close to such stack.

XV.—SPECIAL SITES.

Any person who may be desirous of obtaining a
site for the erection of machinery, or for stacking
tailings, headings, or other substance, or as a washing
site, or for any other special purpose, shall give
notice, and otherwise proceed as directed by Section
X.

XVI.—RESIDENCE.

1. AREA WHICH MAY BE OCCUPIED FOR
   RESIDENCE.

Subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, the
holder of a Miner's Right shall be entitled to occupy
for residence an area of Crown land not exceeding half
an acre, or 2240 square yards.

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 pro-
ceed as directed by Section X.

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 Miners' 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.

XVII. 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, whenever it shall be necessary
for the public convenience, set apart land to be occu-
pied 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 owner 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
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 suffi-
cient occupation to hold a business site, it shall be
necessary either that the owner of a business license
shall be actually residing thereon, or that such con-
siderable 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 occu-
pation; 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.