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5. Send a letter at tlie same time to the same address, stating for what metals you 
desire the samples to bo assayed, and enclosing the fees. 
6. Always retain duplicate samples of whatever you send, marked with the same 
numbers, and dated. , , ,, 
7. Liquids to be sent in a clean bottle (stoppered if possible), and in the case ot water 
half a gallon is required. All bottles should be sealed. 
N.B.—The rate of postage is one penny for every 2 ounces and under. 
LICENSE TO MINE FOR GOLD ON CROWN LANDS. 
Miner’s Right. 
The Warden may issue documents, each of which shall be called a 14 Miner’s 
Right,” and any such document shall be granted to any person applying for tlie 
same upon payment of a sum at the rate of 20 shillings for every year tor which 
the same is to be in force. 
Privileges Conferred by a Miner’s Right. 
Auv person who shall be the holder of a Miner s Right shall be entitled to 
take possession of, mine, and occupy Crown lands for mining purposes ; to cut, 
construct, and use races, dams, and reservoirs, roads, and tramways which may he 
required for gold-mining purposes, through and upon any Crown lands; to take 
or divert water from any spring, lake, pool, or stream situate m oi llowing through 
Crown lands on a proclaimed goldtield, and to use such water for mineral 
purposes and for his own domestic purposes, and to use by way ot an easement 
any unoccupied Crown lands; to cut timber on and to remove the same, and to 
remove any stone, clay, or gravel from any Crown lands for the purpose of build- 
ing a residence or for mining purposes. 
Gold Mining Leases. 
It shall be lawful for the Commissioner of Crown Lands to grant to any 
person a lease of any Crown land for mining purposes for any term not exceeding 
21 vears, and to renew the same for any such term at the yearly rental of «£1 per 
acre. No such lease shall embrace an area exceeding 25 acres. 
Leases may be Surrendered. 
Anv lease may be surrendered at any time with the consent of the Warden, 
provided that at the time of the surrender the conditions thereof, on the part of 
the lessee, shall have been fulfilled, so far as the time which may have elapsed 
shall permit, and that all payments due in respect thereof, up to date, shall have 
been made. 
Proclamation of Goldfields. 
It shall be lawful for the Governor to proclaim any portion of Crown land to 
be a goldfield. 
Size of Protection Area. 
A miner desirous of prospecting may mark oft* and hold a protection area of 
the following dimensions, viz. — Beyond the limits of a proclaimed goldfield, 400 
yards by 400 yards; within the limits of a proclaimed goldfield, and more than 
three miles from the nearest gold workings, 300 yards by 300 yards; not more 
than three miles, and more than one mile from such workings, 200 yards by 200 
yards; not more than one mile, and more than 400 yards, 150 yards by 150 
yards. 
