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paying a fair share of the expense of maintenance.

190. Sludge and Water to be kept off Roads.—No person shall allow any sludge or water to run or spread over any road, roadway, track, tramway, or crossing-place.

191. Roadway along Banks of Rivers, &c.—A width of two chains for the purposes of public roads and wharves shall, when necessary, be reserved by the Warden from occupation along the banks of all rivers, lakes, and other waters 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.

192. Protection to Roadways, &c.—No person shall dig within a distance of 20ft. from any street or main road, or 5ft. from any other roadway, tramway, or track in common use, nor drive underneath or in any way interfere with such street, main road, roadway, track, or tramway, without first obtaining the authority of the person or body charged with the care or management of such street, main road, roadway, track, or tramway, or, if there be no such body or person, of the Warden.

193. Notice to be given to Local Bodies for taking Water-race, &c., across a Road or Street.—Before any license to construct a water-race, tail-race, sludge-channel, tunnel, or tramway over any street or road is granted, notice in writing shall be given to the local body having the care and management of such street or roadway, and the consent of such local body obtained, as provided for in “The Mining Act, 1886,” before such license or certificate is granted.

194. Mining on Streets and Roads.—If any holder of a miner’s right shall be desirous of mining, or of cutting, constructing, and using a water-race, tail-race, sludge-channel, tunnel, or tramway for mining purposes, upon or under any street, road, highway, or track in common use, and there be no corporation or body having the care and management of such street, road, highway, or track to whom application can be made as provided for in “The Mining Act, 1886,” such application shall be made to the Warden, and the Warden shall make such order as shall in his opinion be necessary or desirable.

195. Holes near Roads to be fenced.—If any person shall sink a shaft or make any excavation within the distance of 20ft. from any street, main road, roadway, or track in common use, he shall properly protect such shaft or excavation by a sufficient fence or barricade, to the satisfaction of the Warden, and no person shall at any time remove or injure such fence or barricade; and, in case any person shall leave or abandon any such shaft or excavation, he shall properly fill up, or completely cover with logs not less than 6in. in diameter, or otherwise secure the same to the satisfaction of the Warden.

196. Road along Sea-beaches.—Beach claims shall not interfere with any traffic along the beach, nor with the discharge of water, tailings, or other matters thereon: Provided that the Warden shall have power to prevent or regulate the discharge of such water, tailings, or other matters.

197. Formation of Private Roads, Tramways, &c.—When any person is desirous of forming a road, tramway, bridge, or crossing-place, over or across any gully, creek, claim, or land occupied under these regulations, a notice to that effect, in the form contained in Schedule 24 hereto, shall be posted on the ground (in the case of a road or tramway, at the commencement and termination of such road or tramway), and outside the Warden’s office, for seven days, after which period the Warden shall determine whether such road, tramway, bridge, or crossing-place is necessary, and, if he shall agree to its formation, he may prescribe such conditions as he may think fit, and he shall then fix, or cause to be fixed, the exact line or position thereof: Provided that no such road, tramway, or crossing-place shall be made over or through any claim or licensed holding unless compensation for damage or loss shall be immediately paid or tendered to the owner thereof. In the event of the parties concerned not agreeing as to the amount of such compensation, the same shall be ascertained and determined in the manner prescribed for fixing the value of improvements by “The Mining Act, 1886.” A sketch-plan, showing the position of such road, tramway, bridge, or crossing-place, shall be lodged with the application, but the Warden may require a proper survey and plan to be furnished before granting such application.

PROTECTION.

198. Protection for Fourteen Days.—The Warden may without prior notice grant protection to any claim, area, right, or privilege held under these regulations for a period not exceeding fourteen days, provided sufficient cause be shown; and such protection shall be given in writing in the form hereinafter prescribed, and a copy thereof shall be posted on the claim or the site of the right or privilege referred to:—

FORM OF PROTECTION.

[District and date.]

I HEREBY give notice that I have granted protection for days to the claim [right or privilege] occupied by and situate at ___, and held under [Particulars of miner’s right, &c.]

Warden.

199. Protection for Extended Period.—If any person be desirous of obtaining protection for any claim, area, right, or privilege held under these regulations for a longer period than fourteen days, he shall give notice in writing to the Warden. Such notice shall be in the form prescribed in the Schedule 29 hereto.

200. Period for which Protection may be granted.—The Warden may, on application as provided in the preceding section, grant protection for any claim, area, right, or privilege for any period not exceeding four months at any one time.

201. Stacking Auriferous or Argentiferous Ores or Washdirt.—The Warden may grant permission to any person wishing to retain possession of quartz, or other auriferous substances, to have the same protected for a period not exceeding four months, provided that such substance is properly stacked, 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.

202. Notice of Protection to be posted.—When any claim is under protection for a longer period than fourteen days, the occupier thereof shall post