II. REGULATIONS RELATING TO CLAIMS.

Section 1 of the "Regulations relating to Claims" is hereby cancelled, and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:—

1.—Classification of Claims.

Ordinary Claims shall mean alluvial claims worked without the aid of appliances for drainage.

Wet Claims shall mean alluvial claims in flooded ground, which cannot be wrought without the aid of appliances for drainage.

Creek and River Claims shall mean claims in the beds of creeks or rivers, the course whereof may have been, or shall be wholly diverted for the purpose of mining therein.

River Beach Claims shall mean claims situated between high water mark and low water mark on the beaches of rivers.

Quartz Claims shall mean claims in quartz reefs or lodes.

Alteration of section 3.

Section 3, relating to the "number of claims in a block" is hereby cancelled, and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:—

The maximum number of claims that may be occupied in one block by any party of miners shall be as follows:—

1. In ordinary claims, four single claims.
2. In wet claims, six single claims.
3. In creek or river claims, six single claims.
4. In river beach claims, four single claims.
5. In quartz claims, four single claims.

10.—Form of Claims.

Alluvial Claims may be of any form, provided that no block claim shall exceed in length twice the breadth thereof.

2 A.—Size of Claims.

River Beach Claims shall not exceed 30 feet in length along the course of the river, with a frontage to low water mark, by a width bounded by high water mark: Provided that when any beach, or portion of a beach, shall exceed 50 feet in width, the Warden may, upon application being made to that effect, authorize the holding and working of any such excess by persons other than the holders of the frontage claims.

Sluice and Machine Claims.

The Rule relating to Sluice and Machine Claims is cancelled, and Section 7 of Regulation XIV. is substituted in lieu thereof.

IV. WATER RIGHTS AND RACES.

Section 2 of the Regulations relating to Water Rights and Races is hereby cancelled, and the following substituted in lieu thereof:—

2. Races already constructed.

Races constructed prior to the Proclamation of any Gold-field, or of these Rules and Regulations, must be registered with the Warden, as provided in Section 1.

10 A.—Insufficient supply of Water.

When the supply of water from any creek or stream shall be insufficient for the use of all the holders of water rights thereon, it shall be lawful for the Warden, upon adequate cause being shown, to reduce the quantity which each of them, the said holders, shall be entitled to draw therefrom, and to regulate the time and mode in which such water may be used.

VIII. PROTECTION.

2 A.—Limitation of Protection.

Protection shall not in any case be granted for a longer period than one month; but such protection may from time to time be renewed by the Warden for not more than fourteen days at any one time; and every such renewal shall be endorsed on the back of the Certificate, and recorded in the Registration Book.

5.—Protection to River Beach Claims.

River Beach Claims, that have been occupied and wrought for not less than one month, shall be deemed to be protected whilst flooded by the rising of the river: Provided, that if such claims are suffered to remain unworked for a period of twenty-four hours, during which ten (10) feet or more in width, measured from high water mark, shall remain uncovered by water, they shall be deemed to be forfeited.

IX. REGISTRATION.

Sections 1, 2, 3, and 3a, of the Regulations relating to Registration are hereby cancelled, and the following substituted in lieu thereof:—

1.—Permissive Registration.

All Claims, the Transfer or Assignment of Claims and Rights, and Mining Partnerships may be registered with the Warden.

2.—Claims and Rights that must be Registered.

Extended Claims, Amalgamated Claims, Quartz Claims, Prospecting Claims, Creek and River Claims, Water Rights and Races, Dams and Puddling Machines, must be registered with the Warden.

3.—Registration Fees.

Except when it is otherwise expressly provided, the fee payable in respect of the several Registrations mentioned in these Regulations, shall be two shillings and sixpence; such fee shall include payment for copies of notices, but not for any survey.