22.—Attorney may be Appointed.

In cases of the inability of any lessee or lessees, by reason of absence, sickness, or any other lawful impediments, to execute a lease, the lawful attorney or attorneys of such lessee or lessees shall be permitted to execute such lease for and on his or their behalf.

23.—Power of Attorney.

All such attorneys shall be appointed under power of attorney, in the form, or to the effect set forth in the Schedule hereto annexed marked E, and the execution thereof shall be attested by a Justice of the Peace, and every such power of attorney shall be registered in the office of the Registrar of Deeds before it shall be acted upon.

24.—Fine for Withdrawal of Application.

Out of the sum of twenty pounds (£20) deposited by any person making application for a gold mining lease, shall be deducted the sum of five pounds (£5) in addition to the previously authorised costs and expenses, in case such person shall withdraw his application, or forfeit or abandon his claim, or not accept the lease within one month after notice of the granting of such lease.

25.—Right of Ingress and Egress.

The Warden shall have the right of ingress and egress to, from, and across any land for which a gold mining lease may or shall be issued under the Leasing Regulations, and of granting to any person or the public such rights of ingress or egress, and of granting to any holder of a Miner’s Right the privilege of entering on such land for the purpose of cutting water races, or tail races, and of leading head water or tail water through the same.

26.—Machinery must be Placed on the Ground.

Within three months of the execution of the lease, machinery to the value of not less than £300 shall be placed upon the lease.

27.—Men to be put on the Lease.

Two men shall be allowed to occupy any lease for the space of two months after the execution of the lease, at the expiration of which time the number of men to be constantly employed shall be at the rate of not less than three men to the acre.

28.—Quartz Leases.

These Leasing Regulations shall not apply to leases applied for on quartz veins or lodes, but for the encouragement of working reefs the Governor’s Delegate may impose such conditions on any lease as may be applied for as he may think fit.

29.—Breakage of Machinery.

In the event of the breakage of any machinery or other accident which may prevent the working of the ground, the Warden may grant protection for such reasonable space of time as he may deem necessary.

30.—Forfeiture.

In the event of any lessee or lessees failing to comply with any of the conditions of the lease or any of the terms contained in the Leasing Regulations, the lease shall be forfeited.

SCHEDULE A.

Form of Application for Lease.

To
(Place and Date.)

Sir,—I herewith deposit the sum of Twenty Pounds, as required by the Mining Lease Regulations, and I agree, if my application (the particulars of which are hereunder set forth) be investigated, that such sum shall in all respects be held subject to the terms of such Regulations, and that upon the approval of this application I will execute a lease upon the basis therein stated if the same.

I have, &c.,
(Signature of Applicant.)

SCHEDULE B.

Form of Receipt for Deposit with Warden.

In the matter of the application for a lease under the Mining Lease Regulations.

Received from the above-named parties, the sum of Twenty (£20) Pounds pursuant to the Regulations for leases of lands for gold mining.

(Signature of Warden.)

Date, &c.