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cable for the i)urpose of conveying electricity, and to erect and use 

 pumping or other machineiy in connection therewith, through or upon 

 any Crown Lands for the purpose of working any claim, and 



(2) To take, direct and use any water from any river, creek, 

 tributary, stream, lake, or pool situated upon or flowing through any 

 Crown Lands for the purpose of supplying with water any machine 

 or any engine or machinery employed in extracting gold by crushing 

 or any other process, and for mining jjurposes genei'ally : Piovided 

 that such works shall not interfere with any existing rights. 



Rules as to 69. — (1) The construction of a dam, reservoir, water-race, the 



dam*™tc!^°oii"^ laying of pipes for the conveyance of water or erection of any wire or 



lands occupied land cable for the conveyance of electricity, or the erection of pumping 



ijy claim-holder q^ other machinery in connection therewith, shall be commenced 



within such time as the Commissionei' may consider reasonable fiTim 



the issue of the licence authorising the same, and the holder of the 



licence shall continue such work until it is completed to the satisfaction 



of the Commissioner or Warden ; otherwise any superiority of right 



which he may be entitled to by virtue of such licence, may be declared 



by the Governor to be forfeited. 



(2) Every water-race shall have a point, to be specified by the 

 Commissioner or Warden, at which it shall be taken from the river, 

 creek, oi' other source, but in no case shall such river, creek, or other 

 source be included in or form part of any water-race or jjipe for the 

 conveyance of water 



(3) Any licensee of a water-race who leads the same across any 

 road or thoroughfare shall construct and keep in repair suitable 

 crossings, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner or Warden. 



Construction of 70. The Commissioner may, on the written application of the 



dams, etc., on holder of any claim, require the holder of any other claim to cut and 

 occupied by the construct on his claim or permit the holder of the first-mentioned 

 claim-holder. claim to cut, construct and use thereon, to the satisfaction of the 

 Commissioner or Warden, any of the works mentioned in Regulation 

 68 which may be necessary for the proper woi'king of the fii'st- 

 mentioned claim : Provided always that the holder of the claim on 

 which such work is constructed shall be entitled to receive from the 

 owner of the other claim such compensation (if any) as the Com- 

 missioner or Warden may award. 



71. The Commissioner, on the written application of the owner 

 of any dredge or his representative, may permit such dredge to be 

 taken from one part of a Creek to any other part thereof across any 

 (Jlaiin or Claims held by other persons : Provided always that the 

 holdeis of such Claims across whicth any dredge is permitted to 

 pass shall be entitled to receive from the owner of the dredge 

 such compensation (if any) as the CJommissioner or Warden may 

 award. 



Right to use of 72. The natural channel of the river or creek shall be considereil 



channel of river as a jiublic tail-race, and all claim-holders shall be entitled to, and if 

 orcree-. required by a Warden shall turn their tail water into the river or 



creek at the end of their cdaims. 



Prohibition of 73. No person shall, under any pretence whatever, damage, 



damage to race, destroy, oi' otherwise interfere with any race, tail-race, dam, sludge 

 * '^' channel, or draining machine or other appliance connected therewith, 



