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Form of Notice. (District and date).

No.
I hereby give notice that I desire to obtain a Protection Certificate for (here state the time) for my claim situate at __ and that the following particulars are true in every respect:—

1. Classification of claim....................................
2. Date at which occupation commenced................
3. Time during which the claim has been worked........
4. The claim (has not or has) been protected before.........
5. Cause for which protection is required................

(Signatures, No. of Miners’ Rights, &c.)

• If the claim has been protected before the applicant must state when and for what period.

3. Information to holders of miners’ rights.

When any claim is under protection for a longer period than fourteen (14) days the occupier thereof shall post on some conspicuous part of the said claim a board not less than nine inches square with the word “Protected” the name of the occupier the number of the Certificate and the time for which protection is granted painted or written legibly thereon.

4. Limitation of protection.

Protection for a longer period than fourteen (14) days shall not except as provided under section 5 be granted to any claim which has not been fairly wrought for at least one month except it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the Warden that the ground cannot be wrought by reason of other claims intervening or other satisfactory reason in which cases the Warden shall have power to grant protection although the claim may not have been previously wrought. The most extended period for which protection may be granted at any one time shall be ninety (90) days and such protection shall not be renewed unless it is proved to the Warden that the claim is unworkable.

5. Protection whilst testing Quartz Lodes.

Holders of Miners’ Rights who may be desirous of testing a quartz reef or lode with the view of ascertaining whether the same be payably auriferous may apply to the Warden for protection for a period not exceeding 60 days and a copy of such application shall be posted in the ground for not less than 7 days. And if there be no valid objection the Warden may grant to the applicants a Protection Certificate. Provided always that during the period of protection there shall be constantly employed upon the applicants’ claim for the purpose of testing the same at least two miners. Provided also that after the expiration of the said period of 60 days the Warden may upon fresh notice given and for sufficient cause shown renew such protection for a further period of 30 days.

6. Renewal of Protection.

Application for renewal shall be made in the same manner as is provided in section 2 and such renewal if granted shall be endorsed on the back of the Certificate and recorded in the Registration book.

7. Protection during notice.

When any notice has been given and posted in conformity with these regulations the claim right or privilege to which such notice may refer shall be protected during the currency thereof and until the application has been finally dealt with by the Warden.

8. Protection during operations.

All claims rights and privileges of whatsoever nature lawfully held and enjoyed under these regulations shall be protected during the time that the owners or holders thereof shall be actually engaged in operations connected therewith.

9. Protection in particular localities at certain seasons.

In case the Warden shall be satisfied that from any cause mining operations cannot conveniently be carried on in any particular locality at any certain season of the year it shall be lawful for him to declare by public notice in the Provincial Government Gazette and in at least one newspaper circulating in the district that between a certain day in each year and another certain day in the same or the next ensuing year all claims and mining privileges held within a certain portion of the Gold Field to be described in such notice shall be protected within the meaning of these regulations.

XXIII.—PROTECTION TO SLEEPING SHAREHOLDERS.

1. Claims taken up on capital advanced.

In case any person shall desire to take up a claim requiring the assistance of capital to develop the same he shall be entitled to occupy and hold for a limited period an additional area on behalf of any person willing to advance the required capital. Provided that in such case it shall be necessary to give notice to the Warden specifying the extent of such additional area and the time for which he desires to have it protected and a copy of such notice shall be posted on the ground for seven days at the expiration whereof if there be no valid objection made or known to him the Warden may issue a certificate of registration to the applicant and in such certificate he shall specify the period for which such additional area is to be held.

2. Agreement to be signed.

Before the Warden shall receive any notice under section 1 an agreement shall be drawn up and signed by each shareholder specifying the share and interest of each individual of the party and a copy of such agreement shall be registered in the office of the Warden for the information of the public.

3. Conditions of grant.

Subject to the provisions of sections 1 and 2 holders of miners’ rights whilst engaged in opening up a claim or in preliminary operations in connection therewith shall not be required to place more than one-half the full number of men otherwise required by these regulations on such claim.

4. Full number—when to be employed.

Upon the expiration of the time specified for holding any claim under the foregoing sections the full number of men required by the regulations shall be put on to work in such claim but the Warden may upon application to him made in the same way as the original application and upon sufficient cause shown extend the time originally granted.

XXIV.—REGISTRATION.

1. Permissive Registration.

All claims rights and privileges may be registered. Mining partnerships and agreements between holders of miners’ rights or business licenses may be registered.

2. Registration of huts.

The holder of a miner’s right may on application to the Warden register his hut or place of abode and any hut or place of abode so registered shall be protected during the absence of the owner for such a period not exceeding six months as may be assigned.

3. Registration fees.

The fee payable in respect of the several registrations mentioned in these regulations or any renewal thereof shall be two shillings and sixpence and such fee shall include payment for copies of notices but not for any survey.

4. Registration to be recorded.

The Warden shall cause to be duly recorded in books to be provided for that purpose every registration effected in his office.

5. Information to the public.

Any person requiring any information from the Registration Books in the Warden’s office may obtain the same on payment of a fee of one shilling.