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5.—Conditions of Registration.

The Warden may endorse on the back of any Certificate of Registration such lawful conditions as may be desirable or necessary for the public good; which conditions shall at all times be binding upon the holder of any such Certificate.

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 five pounds (£5) annually, and shall be entitled to occupy an area of half a square chain, having a frontage of 33 feet and a depth of 66 feet.

2.—Wholesale Licenses.

Every holder of a Wholesale License for the sale of fermented and spirituous liquors, in quantities of not less than two gallons, shall pay a fee for the same of Ten (£10) 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 Twenty (£20) Pounds.

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Regulations, or of any disorderly conduct upon the premises held under such License, and such License may thereupon be withdrawn, suspended, or cancelled accordingly.

5.—Sites to be marked by Pegs.

Occupants of sites for business purposes, shall place and maintain at each frontage corner of such site a peg not less than two inches square, and standing at least one foot above the surface.

6.—Space between Buildings.

An open space of six feet shall at all times be left between buildings occupied for business purposes. The holder or occupier of a single business area or site shall only build upon 27 feet of his frontage. The holder or occupier of two or more adjoining areas or sites may build upon 33 feet frontage for every such additional area or site.

7.—Registration of Sites.

Business sites may be registered with the Warden for ten days, whilst the holder is engaged in preparing for the occupancy thereof, and the fee for such Registration shall be five shillings: such Registration may be renewed by the Warden for an additional period of ten days, and such renewal shall be endorsed on the certificate, and recorded in the Registration Book.

8.—Occupancy of Sites.

Business sites can only be held or occupied by holders of business licenses, and no site can be held unoccupied for more than twenty-four hours, unless the same shall be registered as provided in Section 7.

9.—Information to the Public.

When any business site has been registered, the holder thereof shall post and maintain thereon a board, not less than nine inches square, with the word “Registered,” and the date and number of such Registration legibly painted or written thereon.

10.—Roadway between Business Sites.

A space of sixty-six feet shall at all times be left for a road or street between business sites; and no person shall, on any pretence whatever, encroach upon such roadway.

XI.—RESIDENCE.

1.—Area which may be occupied for Residence.

Subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, the holder of a Miner’s Right shall be entitled to occupy for residence an area of Crown lands not exceeding half an acre, or 2,420 square yards.

2.—Residence Areas to be Registered.

Any person desirous of occupying land under the preceding regulation, shall mark the corners of the area which he proposes to occupy with trenches, or substantial posts standing at least three feet above the surface, and shall give notice in writing in the form hereunto appended, to the Warden of the district, and a copy of such notice shall be posted and maintained in some conspicuous part of such area for the space of seven clear days, at the expiration whereof, if no valid objection has been entered thereagainst, the Warden may grant a Residence Certificate to the applicant.

3.—Discovery of auriferous deposits.

If any auriferous deposits shall be traced to the boundaries of any land occupied for residence, the Warden may, upon satisfactory proof thereof, authorise any surveyor or other person, by writing under his hand, to enter thereupon, and at such times, and in such manner as he may appoint, to search the land so occupied for a continuation of the said auriferous deposit.

4.—Auriferous areas may be worked.

If any residence area shall be proved to be auriferous, the Warden may, upon application, order the whole or any part thereof to be given up for mining purposes to such persons as he shall nominate.

5.—Compensation to be paid.

In all cases compensation for actual damage or loss shall be estimated by assessors, and paid to the occupier of such area, by the persons desirous of mining thereon, prior to their taking possession thereof.

6.—Conditions of Working.

The Warden shall make such orders relative to the mode of working the ground, the restoration of the soil, and other conditions as he may deem necessary or desirable.

7.—Transfer or Assignment.

The right and interest in any area occupied under a Residence Certificate may be transferred or assigned by the holder thereof, but such transfer or assignment shall, in all cases, be registered with the Warden, and endorsed on the original certificate.

8.—Registration Fees.

The fees payable for registering any such application shall be five shillings (5s.), and the fee for registering any transfer or assignment shall be two shillings and sixpence (2s. 6d.).

FORM OF NOTICE REFERRED TO.

No.......... District of............... 186

I hereby give notice that I desire to occupy for Residence... (state the extent)... of land situate at................. and that I have this day marked the corners of such land with (posts or trenches), in conformity with the Regulations herein made and provided.

Signature of the Applicant,............................ and the number and date of his Miner’s Right........................

9.—Tent Ground.

Subject to the conditions set forth in Sections 3, 4, and 5, the holder of a Miner’s Right shall be entitled to occupy for residence an area of 12 x 24 feet without registration: Provided that such area shall not be taken up on known auriferous ground, nor in the line of any workings, nor on land set apart for business purposes.

XII.—TUNNELLING.

1.—Walls to be left.

A wall of not less than ten feet shall be maintained on each side of any tunnel.

2.—Removal of Walls.

If any person is desirous of removing any such wall he shall be permitted to do so provided that he first obtains the consent in writing of the party occupying the adjacent claim; and such consent shall be in the form hereinafter prescribed.

FORM OF CONSENT.

(District and date)

I (or we) hereby consent to the removal by (name of party applying for permission) of the wall now standing between our respective tunnels, situated at (here state locality)...

(Signatures etc.)

*If any special conditions are imposed, they must be specified in the document.

3.—Ventilation.

When cross-drives or openings are required for ventilation, and the various parties concerned cannot agree thereon, the Warden may issue an order for making such drives or openings, and for the allocation of the work to be performed, and also for the distribution of any auriferous deposits which may be found in the intervening wall.