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(a) Rent in arrear to determine machinery etc.

Provided also that if the rents, dues or duties reserved in this lease shall be in arrear and unpaid for the space of twenty-one days next after any of the days hereinbefore fixed for payment thereof it shall and may be lawful for the said lessor or any person duly authorised in that behalf to enter upon the premises hereby demised and to distrain the machinery, tools, buildings or other property of the said lessee or lessees for the time being in under or upon any part of the premises hereby demised for or in respect of any such rent dues or duties which ought to have been paid to the lessor or any person duly authorised to receive the same.

(b) On breach of covenants lessor to re-enter and determine lease.

Provided lastly and it is hereby declared and agreed by and between the said parties hereto that in case the said lessee or lessees his or their executors administrators or assigns shall fail or neglect to perform and keep all and every of the covenants conditions or provisos and agreements hereinbefore contained and implied by virtue of the “Gold Fields Act 1866” or of any regulations made under the authority of the said Act or any other Act referring to leases for gold mining within the Province of Otago and which are in force at the time of the execution hereof it shall and may be lawful for the said lessor or any person duly appointed in that behalf forthwith or at any time or times thereafter to enter into and upon the land and premises hereby demised and thereby determine this lease.

Alex. Wills,
Clerk to the Executive Council.

Scale of Survey Fees to be Charged by District Surveyor in Otago.

For the survey of 30 acres and under, £3 3s
For over 30 to 50 acres, 2s per acre
„ 50 to 75 acres, 1s 9d „
„ 75 to 100 „, 1s 6d „
„ 100 to 150 „, 1s 3d „
„ 150 to 200 „, 1s 0d „
„ 200 to 300 „, 0s 11d „
„ 300 to 500 „, 0s 10d „
„ 500 to 1000 „, 0s 8d average...

Extended Charges:

For surveys of extended claims and the like executed with prismatic compass and not connected with a trigonometrical station ... £2 each

Special Services:

For special services to which this scale is not applicable £3 3s per day for field service and £2 2s per day for office work.

Bush Land:

Where sections are entirely in bush land per chain is to be charged in addition to the above on the amount of bush required to be cut.

Lands outside of Triangulated Districts,

Whenever the land to be surveyed shall lie outside the triangulated districts a sum of 10s per mile is to be charged for connecting such survey with the triangulation or with the nearest survey that has already been connected with the triangulation. The Inspector of Surveys to determine whether it is to be connected with the triangulation or not.

Centres of Districts to be fixed and travelling expenses allowed.

Centres of districts to be fixed by the Chief Surveyor and travelling expenses to be charged on all work executed when beyond three miles from these centres to cover the expenses of Surveyor and party travelling at the rate of 3s per mile for all districts except Clyde and Naseby when 4s per mile will be charged and excepting where the surveys shall be executed with prismatic compass and not connected with the triangulation when 1s per mile is to be charged. The distance to be estimated direct as the crow flies.

(c) Plan of section of mines.

Provided also that they the said lessees or lessees his or their executors administrators or assigns will and shall at all times during the continuance of this demise if required so to do by the said lessor or any person duly authorised in that behalf prepare and keep a proper plan or section of all the workings and actual condition of the mines and premises hereby demised.

(d.) Number of men to be employed.

Provided also that he or they the said lessee or lessees his or their executors administrators or assigns will and shall at all times during the continuance of this demise after the first six months employ in or about the mines and premises hereby demised a number of men being in the proportion of not less than one man to every full area of two acres of the land hereby demised.

(e.) To furnish returns, &c.

Provided also that he or they the said lessee or lessees his or their executors administrators or assigns shall and will at all times during the continuance of this demise furnish true and accurate half-yearly returns in the form of the Schedule marked G in the Gold Mining Leases Regulations of Otago and certify to the same on oath to the Warden or other officer duly authorised in that behalf of the average number of men on or about the mines and premises hereby demised and shall from time to time whenever required by the Warden surveyor or such other duly authorised officer so to do furnish a true and accurate account certified as aforesaid of the amount at such date expended as aforesaid.

(f.) Not to work out of limits.

Provided also that the said lessee or lessees his or their executors administrators or assigns shall not nor will during the continuance of this demise work the said mines out of or beyond the limits and boundaries hereinbefore mentioned.

Printed under the authority of the Provincial Government of Otago by Mills, Dick & Co., Stafford street, Dunedin; Printers to the said Provincial Government for the time being.