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Prevention of Accidents. 98. Any miner who may sink a shaft or make an excavation on his claim, in search of auriferous quartz, shall substantially fence in or cover in such shaft or excavation during the occupancy of such claim. Where from the nature of the ground it is impossible to prevent the descent of rocks, boulders, stones, earth, or other heavy substances when disturbed by working, it shall not be lawful to mine on such claim, unless notice boards with the words " Danger from stones," in letters not less than four (4) inches in length, painted thereon, shall be placed at intervals of ten yards along any line of road or footpath near to the place where such rock, stone, or heavy substance is likely to fall. Prospecting. 99. Any person discovering new gold workings, and being desirous of obtaining an increased area thereon, must immediately report such discovery, with full particulars thereof, to the Warden or other proper authority. Such persons shall then point out to any person appointed by the Warden the line of reef or lead, and shall afford every facility for the inspection of such reef or lead. The Warden shall publish the particulars of every application for a prospecting claim by posting the same outside his office for fourteen days. Reward, for Prospecting. 100. Discoverers of new gold workings may have allotted to them by the Warden as a reward for prospecting, where the discovery does not exceed five miles from existing workings, an extent equal to two men's ground, in addition to that which the party would be entitled to take up under their miners' rights. Where the discovery is more than five miles and does not exceed ten miles distance from such existing workings, four men's additional ground; and where the discovery is more than ten miles and does not exceed fifteen miles from such existing workings, six men's additional ground. Provided that after the expiration of sixty (GO) days from the granting of any such prospecting claim by the Warden there shall be employed thereon one (1) man for each man's ground held by the party. Provided also that, if the Warden shall deem fit, he may on application extend the time for fully manning the ground for any additional term not exceeding four (4) months, or being in the whole not more than six (6) months from the time of granting the additional or prospecting claim. Depasturage of Cattle. 101. No person will be allowed to depasture any cattle within the gold field unless he be the holder of a miner's right, and shall pay a registration fee, as per schedule annexed, for each head of cattle depastured by him within the said gold field, and for the purposes of this and the following Regulation the word cattle shall be deemed and taken to mean and to include horses, mares, colts, fillies, asses, mules, bulls, cows, steers, calves, rams, ewes, sheep, lambs, and goats: Provided that no person shall be allowed to run swine at large within the gold field. Cattle not to he Allowed to Trespass on Native Reserves. 102. No person shall permit or allow any cattle owned by him to trespass on Native land reserved for residence, cultivation, or burial ground. Persons not to Trespass on or Damage Native Reserves. 103. No person shall mine for gold, occupy, cut timber or scrub, or set fire to any scrub, fern, flax, grass, or rushes on any land reserved for cultivation, residence, or burial ground, the locality of which has been defined by lines cut or by notice posted on the ground. Miners' Camps. 104. No person shall encamp on any road or within the limits of any township unless he first receive permission from the Warden so to do. And when any reserve shall be formed as a place of temporary residence for miners within or near to any township, the Warden shall give such directions as shall from time to time appear necessary for the preservation of order and prevention of nuisances within such camp reserve. No person shall be permitted to erect permanent buildings or carry on any business within the boundaries of such reserves. Lost Documents. 105. On being satisfied of the loss or destruction of any document issued from the Warden's office, the Warden or Mining Eegistrar may cause to be issued a duplicate thereof, which shall have equal validity with the original document. Forms. 106. In addition to the forms in the schedule hereto, such, other forms as shall from time to time be prescribed by the Warden or Mining Eegistrar shall be used in respect of the various matters therein referred to. Fees. 107. The fees in the Schedule hereunto annexed shall be taken and charged in the respective offices therein mentioned. And no act shall be done in any such office until payment of the fee chargeable in respect of such act. Penalty for Breach of Regulations. 108. Every person committing any breach, whether of omission or commission, of any of the above rules and regulations, will be liable to the penalties set forth in " The Gold Fields Act, 1866," viz.: — For the first offence, a fine of any sum not exceeding £10; and for the second or any subsequent offence, not exceeding £20.