Appendix A. 259 



PART III. 



Marking nf Boundaries. 



29. Every person locating a claim shall, in the presence of two Marking out of 

 witnesses, distinctly mark on the ground the limits desired, so that limits of claim, 

 the boundaries may be readily traced. 



30. All boundaries shall be marked as follows : — 



(1) By a tree or by a corner post or beacon, not less than three Rules as to 



inches square and not less than five feet out of the ground, marking out of 

 at each corner of the claim, and by lines distinctly defined 

 from corner to corner by a path not less than four feet 

 wide ; and 



(2) On each tree, corner post, or beacon there shall be securely 



fastened a board or othei' object, called a location board, on 

 which shall be plainly and permanently marked : — 



(o) The name of the person for whom the location is 



made ; 

 {!)) The date of the location ; 

 (c) The number of the jirospecting licence under wliich the 



location is made ; 

 {d) The name of the Creek, Flat or Hill on which the 



location is made ; 

 {e) Within three months after the issue of the licence, the 

 number and date of the licence. 



31. — (1) Every person locating a claim shall, on the issue of the Metal tablet to 

 claim licence and on payment of the specified fee, obtain from the post*on"very 

 Commissioner a metal tablet bearing the Government stamp and a claim. 

 distinctive number, and shall, within three months from the date 

 of the last advertisement of his application as provided for in 

 Regulation 11, or where any opposition has been entered against 

 the granting of the claim licence under Regulation 13, within three 

 months from the date on which such opposition is withdrawn or is 

 decided in his favour, cause such tablet to be affixed to one of the 

 corner trees, posts or beacons of the claim to which it relates. 



(2) The holder of every claim licence, issued prior to these 

 Regulations, shall, on payment of the specified fee, obtain from the 

 Commissioner a metal tablet bearing the Government stamp and 

 a distinctive number, and shall, within six months from the coming 

 into force of these Regulations, cause such tablet to be affixed to one 

 of the corner trees, posts or beacons of the claim to which it relates. 



32. No paper or other material attached to a board or other Material for 

 oltject which may be liable to be washed off shall be deemed a m'ii"'^me:. 

 proper marking. 



33. — (1) Every holder of a claim whether a licence has been Keeping open 

 issued or not shall keep the boundaries of his claim distinctly marked anti^p^naity for 

 out as provided by Regulation 30, and shall keep his location boards destruction. 

 in proper order, and in default of his so doing the claim may be 

 jumped : 



Provided always that any person holding a group of contiguous 

 claims fin- which a concession has been granted or licences have been 

 issued shall not be bound to keep the boundaries of each claim dis- 

 tinctly marked as aforesaid if the external boundaries of the whole 



