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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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sufficient fence or barricade, to the satisfaction of
the Warden, and no person shall at any time re-
move 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 ter-
     mination 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 neces-
     sary, 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 hold-
     ing 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 compensa-
     tion, 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 War-
     den may without prior notice grant protection to
     any claim, area, right, or privilege held under
     these regulations for a period not exceeding four-
     teen 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 War-
     den. Such notice shall be in the form pre-
     scribed 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
     and at all times maintain, on some conspicuous
     part of the said claim, a board not less than 9in.
     square, standing at least 4ft. above the ground
     with the word “Protected,” the name of the
     occupier, the number and date of his certificate,
     and the period for which protection is granted,
     painted or written legibly thereon.

203. Protection of Huts. — The holder of a
     miner’s right may, without previous notice, register
     his hut or place of abode ; and any hut or place
     of abode so registered shall be protected during
     the absence of the owner for such period as shall
     be named in the registration, not exceeding four
     months. If a hut which is unregistered, or the
     registration of which has expired, remain un-
     occupied for fourteen days any holder of a miner’s
     right or licensed holding may take possession of
     and use the same, without being liable to any
     action for trespass ; and the person so taking
     possession of such hut shall pay compensation, to
     be decided by arbitration, for same to the original
     owner, if a demand is made in writing for same,
     within one month from the date of occupation.

204. Protection during Notice. — When any
     notice has been given and posted in conformity
     with these regulations, the claim, area, right, or
     privilege to which such notice may refer shall be
     protected during the currency thereof, and until
     the application has been finally dealt with by the
     Warden : Provided that this section shall not
     apply to notices of application for protection.

205. Renewal of Protection.—Application for
     renewal of protection shall be made in the same
     manner as for the original protection.

206. Protection while testing Quartz Lodes.—
     In the case of any quartz claim containing not
     less than four men’s ground it shall be lawful for