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IV.—Limitation of Protection.

Protection for a longer period than seven days shall not be granted to any claim which has not been fairly wrought for at least one month. The most extended period for which protection may be granted at any one time shall be thirty days; and such protection shall not be renewed unless it is proved to the satisfaction of the Warden that the claim is unworkable.

5.—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.

6.—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.

7.—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.

IX.—REGISTRATION.

1.—Particulars of 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.

Except where it is otherwise expressly provided, the fee payable in respect of the several Registrations mentioned in these Regulations, shall be two shillings and sixpence; such fee shall include payment for copies of notices, but not for any survey.

4.—Information to the Public.

Any person requiring any information from the Transaction Book of the Mining Registrar may obtain the same on payment of one shilling; and it shall be the duty of the Mining Registrar to furnish such information.

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

X.—LICENSES.

1.—Business Licensee.

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.—Licensees for Sale of Spirituous Liquors.

Every holder of a License for the sale of fermented and spirituous liquors, shall pay a fee for the same of Twenty (£20) Pounds.

3.—Licensees 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.

4.—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.

5.—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 two or more adjoining areas or sites may build upon 33 feet frontage for every such additional area or site.

6.—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 two shillings; for an additional period of ten days, such renewal shall be endorsed on the certificate, and recorded in the Registration Book.

7.—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.

8.—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.

9.—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 whatsoever encroach upon such roadway.