Section XI of the said Act for the said Otago Gold Field;
And whereas the said regulations so made as aforesaid have from time to time been altered and amended : And whereas it is expedient to revoke the said Regulations so made by the said Order in Council of the said eleventh day of January one thousand eight hundred and seventy and all Regulations altering or amending the same and to make other Regulations in lieu thereof :

Now therefore his Honor James Macandrew Superintendent of the Province of Otago by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Province and by virtue and in exercise of the powers delegated to the Executive Council of the said Province of Otago in this behalf doth hereby order that the said Regulations so made by the said Order in Council of the said eleventh day of January one thousand eight hundred and seventy and all Regulations altering or amending the same and all Rules and Regulations whatsoever made under the provisions of the eleventh (XI) Section of the said “Gold Fields Act 1866” and now in force on the Otago Gold Field (except in so far as the same respectively revoke any former Regulations) shall from and after the day of the date hereof be revoked: And with the advice and consent aforesaid and by virtue and in exercise of the powers aforesaid doth hereby make the Regulations following for the “Otago Gold Field.”

ALEX. WILLIS,
Clerk to the Executive Council
of the Province of Otago.

REGULATIONS FOR THE “OTAGO GOLD FIELD.”

I.—PRELIMINARY REGULATIONS.

1. Interpretation.

In the construction and for the purposes of these Regulations the following terms shall if not inconsistent with the context or subject matter, have the respective meanings hereby assigned to them (that is to say)—

The word “person” shall mean the holder of a Miner’s Right.

The word “claim” shall mean the portion of land which each person or party shall be entitled to occupy or to occupy and mine in under any Miner’s Right or Business License.

The words “mining claim” shall mean the portion of land which each person or party shall be entitled to occupy and mine in under these Regulations.

The words “block-claim” shall mean the area held jointly by the members of any party of miners.

The words “tail-race” shall mean a race constructed for the purpose of drainage or for the discharge of tailings.

The words “ground-sluice” shall mean a race constructed for the purpose of saving gold.

The words “new gold workings” shall mean ground previously unworked.

Words importing the singular number shall include the plural number and words importing the plural number shall include the singular number and words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender.

2. The Miner’s Right.

Every person residing on a Gold Field and engaged in mining for gold shall take out a Miner’s Right such Miner’s Right to be produced for inspection when demanded by the Warden or other officer or by any person duly authorised in that behalf in writing by the Warden.

3. Miner’s Right to be signed by Warden.

Every Miner’s Right shall before the issue thereof be signed by some Warden acting within the Province of Otago.

II.—CLAIMS TO BE MARKED.

1. How to Mark Claims.

Every claim shall be marked at each corner by a peg or cairn of stones not less than two feet high and by trenches not less than six inches in depth and five feet in length extending on either side of every such peg or cairn in the direction of the boundaries of the claim; 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 on the nearest practicable point and from and after the time of such claim being so marked it shall be the property of the person so marking the same unless it shall subsequently become forfeited or shall be within the meaning of these regulations abandoned.

2. Marking Quartz Claims.

In marking quartz claims there shall in addition to the corner pegs cairns and trenches be similar pegs or cairns placed at intervals of not less than one hundred feet along the supposed line of reef.

3. Marking Dredging Claims and River Claims.

Claims on rivers shall be marked as provided in section I. or by /|\ marks not less than one foot in length to be cut upon the rocks above high flood mark.

4. Form of Ordinary and Extended Claims.

Any ordinary claim or extended claim or block of such claims may be of any form provided that no such claim or block-claim shall exceed in length twice the breadth thereof but unoccupied space ground that may be situated between two or more claims may be taken up irrespective of length or breadth.

III.—ORDINARY CLAIMS.

1. Size of Claims.

An ordinary claim shall not exceed an area of 10,000 square feet (equal to 100 feet by 100 feet) for each holder of a Miner’s Right.

IV.—EXTENDED CLAIMS.

1. Warden may proclaim District.

Upon receiving sufficient proof that any portion of a district has been fairly tested and is either wholly or for the greater part of an inferior character as regards the value of its gold deposits the Warden shall by advertisement in the Provincial Government Gazette and in one newspaper circulating in the district give public notification that it may be occupied by holders of miners’ rights in claims of the undermentioned size viz :—

One (1) acre for each holder of a miner’s right provided that no block claim shall comprise more than six (6) acres altogether.

2. Notice to be given.

Whenever the Warden shall have declared that any district or portion of a district may be occupied in extended claims as above any person desiring to take up any such claim shall give notice to the Warden in writing and in the following form and copies of such notice shall be posted and maintained for fourteen (14) days on some conspicuous part of the claim.

FORM OF NOTICE.

District and date.

To the Warden at

I hereby give notice that I have this day marked out [here state the area and exact locality] under sec. 2 Reg. IV. of the Gold Fields Rules and Regulations. Any person desiring to