8. The fee to be paid for an exclusive licence to prospect shall be £5 per square mile or part of a square mile per annum. [Sidenote: Obligation of exclusive licences.] 9.—(1) The holder of an exclusive licence to prospect shall, under penalty of revocation of such licence under the provisions of section 11 of the Proclamation, during the whole of the period for which such licence is granted, either by himself or his agents, carry on _bonâ fide_ prospecting operations. [Sidenote: Renewal.] (2) The Governor may refuse to renew any exclusive licence if satisfied that _bonâ fide_ prospecting operations have not been carried on. [Sidenote: Rights of prospector.] 10. The holder of a prospecting right or an exclusive licence to prospect may in respect of the land subject to his right or licence exercise the following rights for the purpose of prospecting:— (_a_) Enter upon the said land unless the Governor shall by Government notice declare any part thereof to be closed to prospectors; (_b_) Erect temporary buildings or set up camp thereon; (_c_) Use any water thereon or divert any watercourse; provided that no stream of a greater width from bank to bank than 20 feet shall be diverted without the consent in writing of the Government Inspector of Mines; (_d_) Sink shafts or wells, or dig trenches; and (_e_) Cut timber for any purpose essential to the work of carrying on prospecting operations in an efficient manner. [Sidenote: Licences and authorities to be shown to Government Inspector of Mines.] 11. A prospecting right, an exclusive licence to prospect, and any licence granted under the provisions of the Proclamation or of these regulations, and a written authority given by the holder of an exclusive licence to any person to prospect upon his area, shall be produced to the Government Inspector of Mines demanding to inspect the same, and any person who shall fail to produce such licence, right, or authority when demanded as aforesaid shall be guilty of an offence and be liable to a penalty not exceeding £25. [Sidenote: Application for mining lease.] 12. An application for a mining lease shall be made through the Secretary to the Administration and shall contain the following particulars and information:— (_a_) The name, nationality, and description of the applicant, and if a syndicate or corporation the like information with regard to the members or directors thereof, and the amount of the nominal and subscribed capital of such syndicate or corporation, and an address in the Protectorate at which notices, &c., may be served; (_b_) A map on a scale of 1:5000 showing the boundaries, extent, and situation of the area in which it is desired to mine, and containing sufficient topographical information to enable the position of the area to be easily located; (_c_) The length of term desired;