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sites from the operation of the above regulations
as he may deem are not absolutely required for
business purposes.

183. Streets.—A space of 99ft. shall at all times
     be left for a road or street between the frontages
     of business sites, and no person shall on any pre-
     tence whatever encroach upon any such road or
     street.

184. Occupancy of Sites.—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 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 bene-
     ficial occupation; and any site unoccupied for
     more than forty-eight hours, if it be not regis-
     tered and protected, shall be deemed to be for-
     feited unless sufficient reason, such as sickness or
     other good cause, be proved to the satisfaction of
     the Warden.

PART XXIII.—MACHINE SITES
AND SPECIAL SITES.

185. Machine Sites and Special Sites may be
     granted.—It shall be lawful for the Warden, on
     application, to grant to holders of miners' rights
     or licensed holdings machine sites and special
     sites not exceeding five acres in extent, for the
     erecting of machinery, or for stacking or de-
     positing auriferous earth or quartz tailings, head-
     ings, or other substances, or as washing sites or
     for other special purposes.

186. Marking and Application.—Any person
     desiring to obtain a machine or special site shall
     mark out the same as a claim and apply to the
     Warden in the form of Schedule 30 to these
     regulations, or to the like effect.

187. Restriction of Site.—Machine sites and
     special sites shall not, except under extraordinary
     circumstances, be granted for any land which is
     known to be auriferous or argentiferous, unless the
     same has been worked out and abandoned, nor for
     land which is in the line or direction of any work-
     ings, or which is or may probably be required for
     business purposes.

188. Special Sites may be resumed by Warden.
     —Every special site shall be held on the express
     condition that it may at any time be resumed,
     and the grant cancelled by the Warden.

PART XXIV.—ROADS AND TRAM-
WAYS.

189. Right of Roadway.—Every person holding
     a claim or otherwise occupying land under these
     regulations shall be entitled to a right-of-way
     whereby he may at all times obtain free ingress
     and egress thereto and therefrom. Every such
     person who shall construct a road or track over
     Crown lands to his claim or land shall be entitled
     to the free use of same until the ground is abso-
     lutely required for mining or public purposes;
     and any person may use the said road or track on
     paying a fair share of the expense of mainten-
     ance.

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, tram-
     way, 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 neces-
     sary.

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 road-
     way, 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 tram-
     way, 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 pro-
     vided 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