2.—Extension of Claims.

Extended mining claims may be granted by the Warden, upon application being made as hereinafter directed, subject to the condition that a sufficient number of holders of Miners’ rights shall be constantly employed thereon, namely:—

For a quarter acre (10,890 square feet), two men.

For half an acre (21,780 square feet), three men.

For one acre (43,560 square feet), five men; and so on in proportion; provided that no such claim shall be granted in new and unworked ground, unless it shall be proved to the satisfaction of the Warden that such ground has been fairly tested, and cannot be profitably worked in claims of the ordinary size; provided also, that an extended claim shall in no case be permitted to exceed three acres in extent.

3.—Form of Application.

Application for extended claims shall be made to the Warden in the following form:—

To the Warden at __

(District and Date.)

I (or we) hereby give notice that I (or we) desire to obtain an extended claim of (here state extent of area applied for), situated at (here state precise locality), and I (or we) deposit herewith the sum of Five Pounds as security for the payment of any expenses connected therewith.

(Signature), with date and number of Miner’s Right held by each member of the party.)

4.—Official Survey.

Upon receipt of such application and deposit, or as soon thereafter as may be, the Warden shall direct the Mining Surveyor to proceed to the land applied for, and to survey the same, and to report as to the area, boundaries, and description thereof; the character of the ground, the likelihood of any river, creek, or permanent water-spring, or artificial reservoir, which may be included within the boundaries of the said land, being required for, or the feasibility of the same being applied to, public purposes, or for the use of the miners generally; and also as to any claims to prior occupancy which shall come to his knowledge, inquiry as to which it shall be his duty to make while making the survey; and to furnish a plan of such land on a scale of not less than five chains to the inch, together with a tracing of so much of the general map of the district as will be sufficient to connect the particular area applied for with at least one trigonometrical station, or, in the absence of any such, with some fixed point.

5.—Surveyor to Post Notices.

The surveyor shall, at the time of making the survey, cause a legible notice, posted in the form hereinafter directed, in some conspicuous place on the ground, and such notice shall be maintained by and at the expense of the applicant until the application has been heard and determined.

FORM OF NOTICE TO BE POSTED BY THE SURVEYOR.

To all persons whom it may concern.

I hereby give notice that residing at __ did on this __ day of __ apply to me for an “Extended Claim” of (here state area) of land, which the Mining Surveyor has this day marked out, and that any person desiring to object to such extended claim, must, within seven clear days from the date of this notice, lodge his objection at my office. And I further give notice that I will hear and determine this application and the objection (if any) lodged thereagainst at my office aforesaid, on the __ day of __ 186 __.

(Signature of Warden.)

Dated the __ day of __ 186 __.

Posted by me this __ day of __ 186 __.

Mining Surveyor.

6.—Extended Claims to be Registered.

If no valid objection is offered, the Warden may, upon hearing the application, issue a certificate of registration for an “Extended Claim,” specifying therein the area granted, the exact position of the same, and the special conditions (if any) upon which such certificate has been granted, and the charge for such registration shall be ten shillings.

7.—Forfeiture.

If at any time the requisite number of holders of miners’ rights shall not be employed or occupied upon any such “Extended Claim,” the Warden may, upon proof thereof being produced before him, cancel the certificate of registration, either in the whole or in part, as may be equitable; provided always that a monetary penalty may be imposed in lieu of forfeiture as hereafter set forth in Section 6 of Regulation XIV.

XIV.—SPECIAL SITES.

1.—Sites for Machinery.

Any holder of a Miner’s Right who may be desirous of obtaining a site for the erection of machinery thereon, shall make application in writing to the Warden, setting forth the purpose and all particulars of such machinery, and stating the exact locality of the site applied for, and shall at the same time deposit the sum of £5 as security for the cost of survey and other necessary expenses. And the Warden shall thereupon direct the Mining Surveyor to make a survey and plan of such site, and to report thereon.

2.—Site for Stocking Tailings.

Any holder of a Miner’s Right who may be desirous of obtaining a “site for the purposes” of stacking tailings thereon shall proceed by application to the Warden in the “same” manner as is provided in Section I.

3.—Proceedings at Survey.

At the time of making any such survey, the Mining Surveyor shall erect a post measuring not less than three inches square, well securing the same at each of the four boundary corners of the site applied for, and shall post a notice in the form hereinafter set forth upon some conspicuous part of such site.