JUNE 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1141

shall be dealt with under such of the provisions of section 136 of the Mining Act, and the regulations relating thereto, as are applicable.

11. With respect to the renewal of tunnel prospecting licenses, the following provisions shall apply:—

(1.) The licensee desiring the renewal shall, not more than two months nor less than one month before the expiry of the current term, make application for the renewal to the Governor in the case of Native land, or the Warden in the case of other than Native land.

(2.) The application may be in the form numbered 44 in the First Schedule hereto, with all necessary modifications.

(3.) The renewal shall not be granted unless the Governor in the case of Native land, or the Warden in the case of other than Native land, is satisfied that all the conditions of the license have been faithfully fulfilled by the licensee during the term next preceding the term of the renewal.

(4.) If the renewal is granted it shall be effected by indorsing on the license the words “Renewed for one year from the day of , 19 ,” being the date of the expiry of the previous term, under the hand of the Minister on behalf of the Governor in the case of Native land, or under that of the Warden in the case of other than Native land.

12. Every prospecting license, or renewal of a tunnel prospecting license, shall, before the issue thereof, be transmitted to the Registrar, who shall register the same, and then issue the same to the person entitled thereto, upon being satisfied that the license- or renewal-fee, and all survey-fees and advertising and other expenses, have been duly paid.

13. A prospecting warrant shall, whilst it continues in force, confer upon the holder thereof the same non-exclusive right of prospecting on the land to which it relates as by section 67 of the Mining Act the holder of a miner’s right possesses in respect of Crown land; but, as in the case of a miner’s right, so also in the case of a prospecting warrant, the mere fact of his being the holder thereof shall not confer upon him any rights as against any person who takes up a claim on the land, or acquires a license for any other mining privilege in respect thereof.

14. The priority of right which by subsection (11) of section 71 of the Mining Act is conferred upon the holder of a prospecting license shall be exercisable in the manner and subject to the conditions following, that is to say,—

(1.) The holder or any other person may at any time apply for a license for any mining privilege in respect of the whole or any portion of the land comprised in the prospecting license, and the Warden, if and when he grants the application, shall cancel the prospecting license:

Provided that, if the mining privilege is in respect of less than the whole of the land comprised in the prospecting license, the Warden, in lieu of canceling the prospecting license altogether, may in his discretion cancel it merely as to so much of the land as is comprised in such mining privilege.

(2.) If the application for the mining privilege is made by any other person than the holder of the prospecting license, the application shall not be granted unless the Warden is satisfied that the holder has been notified thereof and does not object thereto, or, if objecting thereto, has not, within ten days after receipt of such notification, himself made application.

(3.) If such last-mentioned application is made it shall have priority.

CLAIMS.

Classes and Subdivisions of Claims.

15. Claims are divided into the following classes according to size:—

(1.) Ordinary claims.

(2.) Extended claims.

(3.) Special claims.

16. Each class of claims is subdivided as follows, according to the nature of the ground and of the operations:—

(1.) Alluvial claims: meaning thereby claims worked in alluvial ground, not being dredging or river claims as hereinafter defined.

(2.) Dredging claims: meaning thereby claims worked by means of dredges.

(3.) River claims: meaning thereby claims worked in the beds or on the banks of watercourses, not being alluvial or dredging claims as hereinbefore defined.

(4.) Quartz claims: meaning thereby claims worked on quartz or other reefs, or cement or other deposits, by means of crushing, roasting, or chemical process.

(5.) Sea-beach claims: meaning thereby claims on the sea-beach and extending seawards.

Form, Area, and Dimensions of Claims.

17. Subject to the specific provisions hereinafter contained relating to specific claims, the form of every claim shall as far as practicable be four-sided, each side being as far as practicable measured in a straight line, and no one side exceeding twice the length of any other side:

Provided that, within the limits prescribed by section 76 of the Mining Act, the form and dimensions as specified by this clause may be varied to such extent as, having regard to the circumstances of the case, the Warden thinks reasonable.

18. The area of alluvial claims shall not exceed—

(1.) For an ordinary claim, 1 acre if held under license, and 10,000 square feet if held otherwise than under license.

(2.) For an extended claim, 5 acres.

(3.) For a special claim, 100 acres.

19. The form of dredging or river claims may have relation to the course of the stream in or on the bed or bank of which they are worked, and with respect to such claims the following provisions shall apply:—

(1.) For an ordinary claim the area shall not exceed 1 acre, and not more than 3 chains of the course of the stream shall be comprised therein.

(2.) For an extended claim the area shall not exceed 5 acres, and not more than 15 chains of the course of the stream shall be comprised therein.

(3.) For a special claim the area shall not exceed 100 acres, and not more than one mile of the course of the stream shall be comprised therein.