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RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE

8. VALID OBJECTIONS.

If any valid or seemingly valid objection is lodged against the granting of an application, or if there should be any cause known to the Warden why such application should not be granted, the Warden shall forthwith forward the application, together with his own report thereon, to the Superintendent.

9. PROTECTION DURING APPLICATION.

Land for which application shall have been made in the manner aforesaid, shall be protected from the date of such application until such decision shall have been made known to the Warden.

10. POSSESSION WHERE NO OBJECTION.

If, upon the hearing of any application, it shall appear that no objection thereto has been lodged with the Warden, and there shall be no cause known to the Warden why such application should not be granted, the Warden shall upon application therefore issue a certificate of the same to the applicant, and such applicant may thereupon take possession of the land so applied for, and such land shall thereafter be surveyed as nearly as possible in the form in which it has been taken up, and in conformity with the sixth regulation as herein before prescribed, but to the extent of fifty (50) acres only.

11. EXEMPTIONS.

Agricultural leases will not, except in special cases, be granted for land within the boundaries of proclaimed townships or public reserves, nor for any area including a permanent watercourse, or which may present auriferous indications, and in all cases a public roadway, one chain in width, will be reserved along the margins of navigable streams and rivers.

12. NON-EXECUTION OF LEASE.

If any applicant fails or neglects to execute his lease within one (1) month after service of notice from the Warden that such lease is ready for execution, such lease will (unless special cause for delay is shown) be cancelled, and a fee of one pound (£1), in addition to the charges hereinbefore mentioned, shall thereupon be deducted from the deposit.

13. CANCELLATION OF LEASES.

Leases will be forfeited and may be cancelled if the land is sub-let or transferred without the sanction and authority of the Superintendent; or, if planting, cultivation, or other permanent improvement is not commenced within three months after the issue of a certificate or lease; or, if one-fourth in acreage of the land is not planted, cultivated, or otherwise improved within twelve months from the date of any such certificate or lease; or if at any time during the currency of the lease the land shall be neglected for a period of six months.

14. TRANSFER.

Agricultural leases will not be transferable without the special sanction and authority of the Superintendent, and for every such transfer a fee or fine of one pound (£1) will be charged; and no such transfer will be sanctioned in any case, unless and until the conditions with respect to improvement shall have been duly complied with by the original applicant, and all rents due shall have been fully paid.

15. RENT.

The rent charged shall be at the rate of two shillings and sixpence (2s. 6d.) per acre, payable half-yearly in advance from the date of the certificate, or lease, as the case may be, and every fractional part of an acre will be considered as an acre, and charged accordingly.

16. SURVEY FEES.

The fees charged for survey shall be as follow:—

For an ordinary survey, when the area does not exceed ten (10) acres, three pounds (£3).

For any larger area, three pounds (£3), and an extra two shillings (2s.) for every acre in excess of ten acres.