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one and the same time hold more than one
claim, proportionate to the number, or hold
any claim in reserve or non-worked beyond
the space of 48 hours; and such proceeding
will be considered as a relinquishment of
right to any claim, however much previously
worked, unless sufficient reason, such as
sickness or some other urgent cause, can be
shown to the satisfaction of the Commis-
sioner on the claim becoming a subject of
dispute. But the Commissioner may, at his
discretion, suspend for seven days the opera-
tion of this regulation, as regards the period
during which a claim may remain unworked
or in reserve; but in such cases the suspen-
sion shall be given in writing.

"Shepherding" forbidden.-No person
shall be deemed to possess a valid title to
any claim unless the same shall be fairly
worked during the entire period of occupancy.

The Registration, &c., of Claims.

22. If any person shall satisfy the Com-
    missioner that he has reasonable cause for
    longer discontinuance than seven days, the
    Commissioner may register his claim, and
    such protection as aforesaid shall be granted
    to him upon such registration, for a term not
    exceeding three months.

23. Permission to retain a claim unworked
    may be granted by the Warden, or any
    person duly authorised, and the same shall be
    thereon registered for three months, during
    which time he shall be entitled to occupy a
    claim elsewhere. Such registration may be
    once renewed. The causes for which a claim
    shall be registered under this regulation
    shall be-

(1). Any claim having been proved to the
satisfaction of the Commissioner to have been
worked by the party wishing to register
for at least three months, no payable quartz
having been obtained from the claim for
at least one month previous.

(2). Sickness.

(3.) Any claim which is sunk and worked
to the water, the party being unable to over-
come the same, the adjoining claims not being
down to the water.

(4). Any claim the holder of which intends
to procure machinery for quartz-crushing, or
water-bailing, during the term of registration.

Application.

24. Application for permission to register
    must be made by a majority of the share-
    holders in writing to the Commissioner,
    stating-

(1). Date of application.

(2). Situation of the reef, and locality of
the claim.

(3.) Reasons for registering.

Certificate.

25. A Certificate of Registration shall be
    given to the applicant by the Commissioner,
    stating the reasons for which the claim is
    registered.

Assigning False Reasons.

26. Any party assigning any of the reasons

above named, such not being true, shall not
be protected in the possession of the claim by
such registration.

Claims-How to be Worked.

27. Any reef claim of 400 feet, held by
    eight men, must be worked regularly every
    day by at least four of the party until payable
    quartz is found, when the full number of
    members shall be employed on the claim.
    The claims of six are to be worked by
    three, those of eight by four, and so on in the
    same ratio.

Names to be kept posted.

28. The names of the working party must
    always be kept posted on some conspicuous
    part of the claim. This regulation to apply
    to reef mining and deep alluvial sinking.

Taking possession of forfeited claims.

29. Any holder of a Miner's Right may
    take possession of a claim supposed to be
    forfeited by its last occupant. Provided,
    that if it shall be found, upon reference to
    the Commissioner, that the claim had not
    been legally forfeited, the Commissioner shall
    replace such occupant in possession.

Transfers of Claims.

30. Claims may be transferred to any au-
    thorised person, but such transfer shall not
    be legal until it has been registered in the
    office of the Commissioner. The fee for
    registering the transfer of any claim shall be
    five shillings for every claim so registered.

Tunnelling.

31. Any miner or company of miners
    wishing to cut a tunnel for quartz reef
    through unoccupied ground, shall be allowed
    20 feet in breadth as a protection for their
    tunnel, for any necessary distance outside the
    parallel boundary of their quartz claim, and
    also a space of 60 feet square at the mouth
    of the tunnel, on which to deposit quartz or
    other substances.

All such cases to be decided by the Warden.

Conclusion.

32. The regulation of all other operations
    and proceedings connected with the proper
    working of the gold field shall be left to the
    discretion and judgment of the Commissioner,
    until otherwise provided for.

Penalty for Breach of Regulations.

33. Every person committing any breach,
    whether of omission or commission, of any
    of the above rules and regulations, will be
    liable to the penalties set forth in Clause
    Thirty-Two of the Gold Fields Act, 1858,
    namely: for the first offence, a fine of any
    sum not exceeding ten pounds, and for the
    second or any subsequent offence, not exceed-
    ing twenty pounds.

34. One half of the penalty recovered, on
    conviction of selling fermented or spirituous
    liquors without a license, to be paid to the
    informer, or in case of his being a Govern-
    ment servant, to be applied in such a way as
    the Governor may direct.