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SCHEDULE C.

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 the day of ...................... apply to the Warden at ...................... for a Gold Mining Lease of (acres or yards) of land, which I have this day marked out, and that any person desiring to object to the issue of such lease must, within twenty-one clear days from the date of this notice, forthwith enter his objection at the office of the said Warden. And I further give notice that the said land is exempted from occupation for any purpose whatever until the application of the aforesaid has been finally dealt with.

(Signature of Surveyor.)

Dated the ................ day of ................ 187 .

SCHEDULE D.

Form of Receipt for Deposit with the Warden.

In the matter of the application of for a lease under the Mining Lease Regulations, and of objections thereto lodged by A, B, C, D, &c.

Received from ...................... the sum of Ten (£10) Pounds, pursuant to the regulations for leases of Crown Lands for gold mining.

Dated, &c.

(Signed) ...................... Warden.

J. K. }
L. M. } Names of applicants and addresses.

SCHEDULE E.

Know all men by these presents, that I, A. B. (or we A. B. and C. D.) do hereby make, nominate, constitute, and appoint, and in my (or our) place and stead put E. F. of (residence and occupation) to be my (or our) true and lawful attorney for me (or us), and in my name (or our names) to accept the lease of auriferous Crown Land for mining purposes for which I (or we) on the day of ...................... 18 ................ applied, and I (or we) the deed of which was on the ................ day of ................ 18 ................ executed by ................ and in my name (or our names) to sign, seal, and deliver such deed of lease and for me (or us) to enter into all such covenants and agreements as I (or we) shall be required to enter into and by the said deed or otherwise in the matter of the said lease, and generally for me (or us) and in my name (or our names) to do, execute, and perform all such other acts, deeds, and things as may be necessary, or may be required to be done, executed, or performed in and about the acceptance and execution respectively for me (or us) and in my name (or our names) of such lease and deed of lease respectively, and I (or we) do hereby ratify and confirm and covenant that I (or we) will ratify and confirm all and whatsoever the said E. F. shall lawfully do, or cause to be done, in or about the premises by virtue of this power. In witness whereof

N.B.—Printed copies of the forms in these schedules will be issued at the Warden’s Office free of expense.

AGRICULTURAL LEASE REGULATIONS.

I. Agricultural leases will not be granted for lands within the boundaries of proclaimed townships, public reserves, or on lands open for sale, or which may present auriferous indications upon survey.

II. Every application for an agricultural lease must be made in the form of the Schedule annexed, or to the like effect, through the Warden of the district wherein the land is situate, and must be accompanied by a deposit of Two Pounds Ten Shillings (£2 10s.) as security for the cost of survey of suburban land, and Five Pounds (£5) for rural land, at such rates as are hereinafter more particularly determined.

III. Every agricultural lease when granted shall be for a term of seven (7) years.

IV. The boundaries of the area applied for must be approximately defined by blazing, posts, or trenches.

V. When the land applied for shall be in the vicinity of a township, or other centre of population (the vicinity to be determined by the Governor, or some person appointed by him for that purpose), it shall be deemed to be suburban land, and the maximum quantity to be leased in one block shall not exceed ten acres.

VI. When the land applied for shall not be under the above-mentioned conditions, it shall be deemed to be rural land, and may be leased in areas of from thirty to two hundred acres.

VII. Every section of suburban or rural land shall be in one block, and, except as hereinafter provided, of a rectangular form. In the interpretation of these Regulations a frontage line shall be taken to mean the boundary of a road, river, stream, or watercourse.

VIII. Where, from the frontage not being a straight line, or from the interference of other frontage lines, natural features, or the boundaries of private lands, the rules provided in these Regulations in respect of form cannot be accurately observed, the form of the section shall be determined as nearly in accordance with these Regulations as in the