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or if the Warden is satisfied that any ground can- plant, or necessary works : Provided that in no
not be profitably worked in claims of ordinary or case shall the number of men employed be less
double size, it shall be lawful for him to grant than half the number of men that would other-
claims in alluvial ground, to be called "extended wise be required to represent the ground. A
claims," such claims not to exceed one acre for statement of the expenditure in every case to be
each holder of a miner's right, and no such claim furnished to the Warden and Inspector of Mines,
shall comprise more than six acres. or otherwise the exemption as regards the number
140. Frontage Claims.-A frontage claim shall of men to be employed shall not avail in any
be an area having 100ft. frontage to the terrace, case. Should any dispute arise in reference to
river-bank, lake-bank, or hill-side for each holder the amount so expended, the onus of proof of such
of a miner's right, by a depth not exceeding expenditure shall lie with the holder or holders of
1,000 yards; but not more than 1,000ft. frontage such claim on which the said machinery, plant, or
shall be held as one claim, and the holders of necessary works are erected or constructed.
any such claim shall be required within a reason-
able time after the discovery of gold within the
parallels to mark off an ordinary claim, the
boundaries of which shall correspond with or be
included within the parallels of the frontage claim,
and shall thereupon cease to have any right to
the remainder of such frontage claim.
141. Quartz Claims.-A quartz claim shall not
exceed 100ft. in length, to be measured along the
supposed course of the lode or vein, by a width
not exceeding 300ft. upon each side of the sup-
posed course for each holder of a miner's right :
Provided that no miner or party of miners shall
hold under this rule more than 1,000ft. along the
course, or supposed course, of any reef.
142. River or Creek Claims.-A river or creek
claim shall not exceed 100ft. in length for each
holder of a miner's right, to be measured in the
direction of the course of any stream, by a width
of not less than 100ft.; but when the stream ex-
ceeds 100ft. in width the width of the claim shall
be taken from bank to bank; and on application
-either by the person occupying such claim or
desirous of so occupying, or any other person-
being made in writing in that behalf, the Warden
shall define the banks; and in case the Warden's
decision shall not be satisfactory to the person or
persons having marked out such claim, or other
the person applying to have the banks so defined,
such decision shall be subject to an appeal as
provided by section 286 of "The Mining Act,
1891."
143. Sea-beach Claims.-A sea-beach claim
shall not exceed 100ft. frontage to the sea at high-
water mark for each holder of a miner's right,
with a depth not exceeding 100ft. above high-
water mark, and with no limit to the seaward
side; but not more than 1,000ft. frontage shall be
held as one claim.
144. Prospecting Claims.-A prospecting claim
in alluvial or quartz ground shall be a double
ordinary claim, but not more than six such pro-
specting claims, or 120,000ft., shall be held to-
gether as one claim.
145. Prospecting Areas.-A prospecting area
shall be an area of alluvial ground of 600 yards
by 400 yards, and on a quartz reef 300 yards by
300 yards, or any less area that the Warden may
think fit to grant.
146. Machinery, Plant, or Necessary Works to
represent Labour.-In all the foregoing claims,
where machinery, plant, or necessary works are
erected or constructed, such machinery, plant, or
necessary works shall, for the purpose of occu-
pying such claim, represent one man for every
£1,000 of the capital expended in procuring,
erecting, or constructing the said machinery,
PART XIII.-FORM OF CLAIMS.
147. Form of Ordinary Claims.-Any ordinary
claim may be of any form, provided that no such
claim shall exceed in length twice the breadth
thereof, unless the necessary area cannot otherwise
be obtained by reason of the occupation of the
surrounding ground under some other right.
148. Form of Double, Extended, and Pro-
specting Claims in Alluvial Ground.-Double,
extended, and prospecting claims in alluvial
ground may be of any form, provided that no
such claim shall exceed in length twice the
breadth thereof, unless otherwise specially sanc-
tioned by the Warden.
149. Spare Ground.-Any holder or holders of
miners' rights may occupy any spare ground
between two or more claims, or between any claim
and old worked and abandoned ground, and such
spare ground may be of any form, provided that
it shall not exceed in area the number of super-
ficial feet allowed by these regulations.
150. Amalgamated Claims. - On application
being made in writing to the Warden in the form
of Schedule 26 hereto it shall be lawful for him to
allow any number of adjoining claims, not being
licensed holdings, to be amalgamated : Provided
the amalgamated claims shall not exceed 30
acres, and that it is proved to the satisfaction of
the Warden that such amalgamation is expedient
or necessary for the efficient working of the
ground. When amalgamation has been granted
the Warden shall issue a new title for the whole
of the ground included in the amalgamation, and
thereafter it shall not be necessary to maintain the
pegs of the original claims.
151. Number of Persons to be employed.-In
the event of claims being amalgamated, the same
number of miners shall be employed on such
amalgamated claims as were required before such
amalgamation took place.
PART XIV.-PROSPECTING.
152. Discovery to be reported.-Any person
discovering new gold-workings, and being desirous
of obtaining an increased area thereon, shall mark
off and make application to the Warden for a
prospecting claim, and shall immediately report
such discovery, with full particulars, to such
Warden, and the ground so marked off shall be
protected until the Warden shall have finally
refused or granted the application; but the
Warden may, if he think fit, refrain from granting
or refusing such application until the ground shall