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XI. GENERAL REGULATIONS.

1.—Interference Prohibited.

No person shall, under any pretence whatever, damage, destroy, or otherwise interfere with any race, tail-race, dam, sludge-channel, or drain, machine, or other appliance connected therewith, nor with any claim, unless the sanction of the owners thereof, or the authority of the Warden, shall first have been obtained for such interference.

2.—Interference with Pegs and Notices, &c.

No person shall alter the position of any trench or remove any peg from a claim in the occupation of any other person, nor deface, destroy, or remove any notice posted in accordance with these Regulations, nor interfere with any mark or boundary.

3.—Jumping Forbidden.

No person shall take possession of any claim, race, dam, machine, or any other right or privilege whatsoever (unless the same shall have been absolutely relinquished) without first obtaining the consent of the owners, or the authority of the Warden.

4.—Penalty may be substituted for Forfeiture.

In all cases wherein forfeiture is decreed by these Regulations, it shall be lawful for the Warden to substitute a monetary penalty in lieu thereof, and to allow thereout a sufficient sum to defray any reasonable expenses incurred by the plaintiff in the prosecution of his suit.

5.—Compensation may be Adjudged.

In all cases of forfeiture, the Warden may adjudge compensation to be paid by the person to whom any claim or right may be awarded by the former owner or holder thereof, and to appoint a time within which such payment shall be made: Provided that such compensation shall not exceed in amount two-thirds of the estimated value of any work actually performed thereon or in connection therewith.

6.—Permission to enter Claims.

The Warden shall have power to authorise the entry of any surveyor or assessor into and upon any claim for the purpose of measuring the depth of any shaft, or the dip, direction, inclination or length of any tunnel or drive.

7.—Notices to contain full particulars.

All notices tendered or posted in conformity with these Regulations must contain the name in full of each member of the party, together with the date, number, and place of issue of his Miner’s Right.

8.—Warden to be Judge of Objections, &c.

The Warden shall in all cases be the sole judge of the validity of objections to the issue of any Certificate of Registration, and also of what is a “reasonable time” for the performance of any work when no fixed period is provided by these Regulations.

9.—Certificate may be cancelled.

If any Certificate shall have been obtained by misrepresentation, or if any of the conditions prescribed herein have not been duly complied with, the Warden may, upon proof thereof, cancel such Certificate, or make such other order therein as may appear to be just.

10.—Neglect of Warden’s Orders.

Any person who shall neglect or refuse to comply with any written notice or order of the Warden, duly served, and in conformity with these Regulations, shall be deemed to be guilty of a breach thereof and liable to the penalty imposed by the 32nd section of the “Gold Fields Act, 1858.”

X. LICENSES.

1.—Business Licenses.

Every person engaged in trade or business of any kind within the limits of the gold field, shall obtain from the Warden a Business License, for which he shall pay the sum of twenty-five shillings (25s.) quarterly, and shall be entitled to occupy an allotment of land, not exceeding a frontage of 20 feet by 40 feet.

2.—Wholesale Licenses.

Every holder of a Wholesale License for the sale of fermented and spirituous liquors, in quantities not less than two gallons, shall pay a fee for the same of Twenty (£20) Pounds.

3.—Retail Licenses.

Every holder of a Retail License for the sale of fermented and spirituous liquors in any quantity shall pay a fee for the same of sixty (£60) pounds. The holders of Business or Liquor Licenses shall, if so required by the Warden, be sworn in as special constables.

4.—Licenses may be cancelled.

The Warden may recommend the withdrawal, suspension, or cancellation, of any License upon proof to his satisfaction of a breach of the Gold Fields’ Regulations, or of any disorderly conduct upon the premises held under such License, and such License may thereupon be withdrawn, suspended, or cancelled accordingly.

FEES FOR REGISTRATION.

For registering an unamalgamated claim, or a creek or river claim—two shillings and sixpence.

For registering a water-race, puddling machine, or dam—two shillings and sixpence.

For registering a protected claim—one shilling and sixpence.

For registering any transfer or assignment—one shilling and sixpence.

For registering a mining partnership—two shillings and sixpence.

The above fees shall include payment for copies of the notices required in each case, but not for any survey.

4.—Information to the Public.

Any person requiring any information from the Transaction Book of the Mining Registrar may obtain the same on payment of one shilling; and it shall be the duty of the Mining Registrar to furnish such information.