I (or we) deposit herewith the sum of Five Pounds as
security for the payment of any expenses connected
therewith.

(Signature, with date and number
of Miner’s Right held by each
member of the party.)

4. Official Survey.

Upon receipt of such application and deposit or as
soon thereafter as may be, the Warden shall direct
the Mining Surveyor to proceed to the land applied
for, and to survey the same, and to report as to the
area, boundaries, and description thereof; the character
of the ground, the likelihood of any river, creek, or
permanent water spring, or artificial reservoir, which
may be included within the boundaries of the said
land, being required for, or the feasibility of the same
being applied to, public purposes, or for the use of
miners of the district generally; and also as to any
claims to prior occupancy which shall come to his
knowledge, inquiry as to which it shall be his duty
to make while making the survey; and to furnish a
plan of such land on a scale of sixteen inches to the
mile, together with a tracing of so much of the general
map of the district as will be sufficient to connect the
particular area applied for with at least one trigono-
metrical station, or, in the absence of any such, with
some fixed point.

5. Surveyor to Post Notices.

The Surveyor shall, at the time of making the sur-
vey hereinbefore directed, post a notice in the form
hereunto annexed, in some conspicuous place on the
ground, and such notice shall be maintained by and at
the expense of the applicants, until the application has
been heard and determined, and a copy of such notice
shall also be posted by the Surveyor on the outside of
the Warden’s office.

(Form of Notice to be posted by the Surveyor)

To all persons whom it may concern.

I hereby give notice that
residing at
did on the day of
apply to me for an
“Extended Claim” of (here state area) of land,
which the Mining Surveyor has this day marked out,
and that any person desiring to object to such ex-
tended claim, must, within seven clear days from the
date of this notice, enter his objection at my office.
And I further give notice that I will hear and deter-
mine this application and the objection (if any) lodged
thereagainst at my office aforesaid, on the day of
186 .

Signature of (Warden).
Dated the day of 186 .
Posted by me this day of Mining Surveyor.

6. Extended Claims to be Registered.

If no valid objection is offered, the Warden may,
upon hearing the application, issue a certificate of
Registration for an “Extended Claim,” specifying
the area granted, the exact position of the
same, and the special conditions (if any) upon which
such certificate has been granted, and the charge for
such Registration shall be ten shillings.

7. Forfeiture.

If at any time the requisite number of holders of
miners’ rights shall not be employed or occupied upon
any such “Extended Claim,” the Warden may, upon
proof thereof being produced before him, in the pre-
sence of all parties interested, cancel the certificate of
Registration, either in the whole or in part, as may
be equitable. Provided always that a monetary
penalty may be imposed in lieu of forfeiture, as set
forth in Section 4 of Regulation XI.

Dated at Dunedin this thirty-first day of August,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.

J. HYDE HARRIS,
Superintendent.

before specified, or by ✓ marks not less than one foot
in length, to be cut upon the rocks above high flood
mark; and such pegs, trenches, or marks shall be
maintained during the occupancy of the ground:
Provided that when any corner cannot be marked, on
account of the nature of the ground, the peg, trench,
or mark, may be placed at the nearest practicable
point.

4. Surplus ground to be forfeited.

If any person shall occupy a larger area of ground
than that to which he is entitled under these regula-
tions, he shall forfeit the surplus.

5. Shepherding forbidden.

No person shall be deemed to possess a valid title
to any claim, unless the same shall be fairly worked
during the entire period of occupancy; and any claim
unworked beyond the space of twenty-four hours shall
be deemed to be forfeited, unless sufficient reason, such
as sickness, or other urgent cause, shall be proved to
the satisfaction of the Warden.

6. Rights of Servants vested in Employers.

If any person shall hire himself to an employer for
wages, the right to hold and occupy the claim of such
servant shall vest in the employer.

7. Claims not to be forfeited by neglect of Hired Workmen.

No claim, right, or privilege, shall be deemed to be
forfeited through the neglect or absence of any hired
servant thereon: Provided that if, after seven days’
notice in writing of such neglect or absence has been
given to the owner or holder thereof (either personally
or by leaving the same at his last known place of
residence), such neglect or absence is continued, any
such claim, right, or privilege, shall be deemed to be
absolutely relinquished.

8. Form of Alluvial Claims.

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

And in lieu of the said fourteenth Rule and
the Sections thereof, I do make and ordain the
Rule following, contained in seven sections,
relating to extended claims:—

XIV.—EXTENDED CLAIMS.

1.—Old Worked Ground.

Upon receiving sufficient proof that any portion of
the district has been fairly worked, and is either
wholly or for the greater part abandoned, the Warden
may declare the same to be old worked ground, and
shall thereupon define the boundaries wherein holders
of miners’ rights may occupy claims, not exceeding
double the ordinary area prescribed by the regulations.

2. Extension of Claims.

Extended mining claims may be granted by the
Warden, upon application being made as hereinafter
directed, subject to the condition that a sufficient num-
ber of holders of miners’ rights shall be constantly
employed thereon, namely:—

For a quarter acre (10,890 square feet), two men,
For half an acre (21,780 square feet), three men,
For one acre (43,560 square feet), five men;
and so on in proportion. Provided that no such
claim shall be granted in new and unworked ground,
unless it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Warden
that such ground has been fairly tested, and cannot be
profitably worked in claims of the ordinary size.
Provided also, that such extended claim shall in no
case be permitted to exceed three acres in extent.

3. Form of Application.

Application for extended claims shall be made to
the Warden in the following form:—

To the Warden at

(District and date.)

I (or we) hereby give notice that I (or we) desire to
obtain an extended claim of (here state extent of area
applied for), situated at (here state precise locality), and