working or occupying claims nearest to that for which protection is sought, and such protection shall be given in writing in the form set forth in Schedule F, and a copy thereof shall be posted on the claim.

68.—Protection for an Extended Period.

If any person shall be desirous of obtaining protection for a claim for a longer period than seven days, he shall give notice in writing to the Warden and to the four parties working or occupying claims nearest to that for which protection is sought; such notice shall be in the form set forth in Schedule G, and a copy thereof shall be posted and maintained by the applicant on the claim for three clear days, at the expiration whereof, if no valid objection be entered, the Warden may issue a Certificate of Registration to the applicant, and such certificate may be for the period named in the application, or for any less time.

69.—Information to Holders of Miner’s Rights.

When any claim is under protection, the occupier thereof shall post and maintain on some conspicuous part of the said claim, a board not less than nine inches square, with the word “Protected,” and in the event of the protection being for a longer period than seven days, the date, length of protection, and number of certificate legibly marked thereon.

70.—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.

71.—Renewal of Protection.

Application for renewal shall be made in the same manner as is provided in Rule 68; and such renewal, if granted, shall be endorsed on the back of the certificate, and recorded in the registration book, and notice thereof shall be duly posted on the claim.

72.—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.

73.—Protection during Operations.

All claims, rights, and privileges 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.

74.—Registration.

All claims, rights, and privileges, mining partnerships, and agreements between holders of miner’s rights or business licenses, may be registered; but all privileges for which it is necessary to post notices of application, and all Quartz Claims, Prospecting Claims, and tunnels, and all mortgages, bills of sale, or liens (except liens for wages), shall be registered within seven days from the granting or execution thereof.

75.—Registration of Transfers.

Any claim, right, privilege, share, or interest therein, held under these Regulations, may be transferred or assigned; but where it is provided that any such claim, right, or privilege, share, or interest therein, must originally be registered, the transfer or assignment thereof must also be registered.

76.—Annual Registration.

In all cases wherein registration is compulsory according to these Regulations, the Certificate of Registration shall be renewed annually.

77.—Schedule of Fees Payable on Registration.

s. d.

For head races, frontage tunnels, extended claims, and tramways and special sites, each ........... 5 0

For amalgamation, alteration of roads, taking up business sites, ordinary tunnels, sites for stacking, extended area in swampy ground, and quartz claims, each ........... 2 6

For annual renewal of head races, each ........... 5 0

For all other registrations or renewals, each ........... 1 0

78.—Registration of Huts.

The holder of a Miner’s Right may, on application to the Warden, register his house or hut, and any house or hut so registered shall be protected during the absence of the owner for a period not exceeding six months.

79.—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.