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and at the expiration of that time, the Warden may,
if there be no valid objection thereagainst, issue a
license for the site applied for.

Injury to Property by Dams.
39. If any claim shall be flooded or property injured
by the bursting of any dam bank, the owner of such
dam shall be liable for any loss or damage occasioned
thereby, unless it is proved to the satisfaction of the
Warden that such breaking away resulted from other
causes than the faulty construction of such dam.

Machine Sites.
40. Any person applying for a machine site shall,
before having his application granted, furnish a sur-
vey and plan thereof to the satisfaction of the
Warden.

Main Sludge Channel to be first Constructed.
41. No miner shall be permitted to erect a quartz
crushing or puddling machine in any locality wherein
crushing or puddling operations have not heretofore
been carried on, until a main sludge channel shall
have been constructed; and in all cases such main
channel must be constructed by and at the expense of
the person desirous of erecting such machine.

Main Sludge Channels to be Approved by the Warden.
42. The position and course of all main sludge chan-
nels, and the width and depth thereof, shall be subject
to the approval of the Warden, who shall have power
to alter and vary the same whenever it shall seem to
him necessary so to do; and upon his approval of any
such main channel, the Warden shall grant a certifi-
cate of the same to the applicant.

Expenses of Construction.
43. The expenses of the construction of such channel
shall be borne by the persons then or afterwards
using the same, in proportion to the position of each
machine relatively to the said channel, and payment
of such proportion to the person constructing the
same shall be made prior to the granting of any certi-
ficate of registration.

Sludge Drains and Channels to be kept clear.
44. Main sludge channels shall be kept clear and in
good repair by the joint labour of the machine
holders 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 whatsoever shall the
sludge from any main channel or private claim be
permitted to overflow the edges thereof.

Roads over Drains to be Bridged.
45. When sludge or water drains run across or
under any road in general use, a substantial bridge
(the culvert of which shall be of sufficient size to carry
off the sludge or water) shall be constructed and kept
in repair by the owner of the machine whence such
water or sludge proceeds.

Sites proving to be Auriferous.
46. If it shall be proved that the ground occupied
by any dam or machine contains auriferous earth or
quartz, the party desiring to work such ground must
make application in writing to the Warden for per-
mission to enter on the same; and if the Warden
shall deem fit, the owner of such dam or machine may
be compelled to leave or remove the same: Provided
that adequate compensation for such leaving or
removing shall first have been ascertained and deter-
mined by the Warden, and shall have been paid by
the person desirous of working the ground.

BUSINESS AND RESIDENCE SITES.
Ordinary Residence Area.
47. Any holder of a miner's right shall be entitled
to occupy, for the purpose of residence, on any Crown
land within the mining district other than that duly
exempted, an area of sixty-six feet frontage by one
hundred and sixty-five feet back from such frontage.

Marking out and Applying for Business and
Residence Sites.
48. Any miner desirous of occupying land for a
business or residence site, shall mark the corners of the
area which he proposes to occupy with substantial
posts standing at least three (3) feet above the surface
of the ground, and shall give notice in writing, in the
form hereunto appended, to the Warden of the district,
and a copy of such notice shall be posted and main-
tained in some conspicuous part of such area for the
space of seven (7) clear days, at the expiration
whereof, if no valid objection has been entered there-
against, the Warden may grant a residence license to
the applicants.

Residence Site not to Encroach on Roads.
49. No miner shall occupy a residence site any
portion of which is within thirty-three (33) feet of the
centre of a road or thoroughfare: Provided that in
cases where two (2) or more adjoining residence sites
are held by members of one family, they may amalga-
mate their allotments.

Area to be Occupied under Business License.
50. Business-site licenses, entitling the holder to
occupy (except in reserved townships) for business
purposes an area not exceeding one hundred and thirty-
two (132) feet by one hundred and sixty-five feet (165)
feet (one half-acre) will be issued, which may be trans-
ferred from one site to another by Warden's endorse-
ment duly registered: Provided that no person shall
occupy more than one site under one license.

Marking out Sites.
51. Occupants of sites for business purposes shall
place and maintain at each frontage corner of such site
a peg not less than three (3) inches square, and stand-
ing at least three (3) feet above the surface of the
ground.

Residence and Business Areas not to Encroach on
Roadways.
52. No residence or business area shall be granted
within a distance of thirty-three (33) feet from the
centre of any road or thoroughfare.

Space between Business Sites.
53. An open space of ten feet shall at all times be
left inside the side boundaries of each allotment
occupied for business purposes, and no holder or
occupier of a single business area or site shall build
upon any more than one hundred and twelve (112)
feet of the frontage of such site.

Protection of Sites.
54. Business sites may be protected with the Warden
for ten (10) days whilst the holder is engaged in pre-
paring for the occupancy thereof; such protection may
be renewed by the Warden for an additional period
of ten (10) days, and such protection shall be endorsed
on the license and recorded in the Registration Book.

Occupancy of Sites.
55. No site can be held unoccupied for more than
seven (7) days, unless the same shall be protected.

Information to the Public.
56. When any business site has been protected, the
holder shall post and maintain thereon a board not
less than nine (9) inches square, with the word
"Protected," and the date of such protection, legibly
painted or written thereon.