33. In the event of the death, resignation, refusal to act, of any of the persons so to be elected, the remaining Wardens shall supply the vacancy by electing his successor.

34. In case the persons so elected for any such Hundred shall neglect for the space of two calendar months to make such regulations as aforesaid, all the powers hereinbefore given to them shall be held and exercised by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

35. No defined Runs will be granted by the Crown within the limits of a proclaimed Hundred.

Timber Licenses.

36. Persons occupying Waste Lands of the Crown for the purpose of cutting timber will be required to pay a fee of Five Pounds yearly to the Crown upon the issue of the licence.

37. The Commissioner of Crown Lands will determine the extent of land to which such licence shall give a right of occupancy, and the Licenses only to have effect within the district specified in them.

38. No fresh applicant for a Licence will be permitted injuriously to interfere with a portion of forest upon which any other person may have expended capital and labour.

39. In the event of an occupant of a portion of forest upon which he may have expended any considerable sum in the formation of roads or improvements to facilitate the removal of timber, wishing to resign his license, he will, if in the consideration of the Commissioner he should be regarded as having established a claim to this indulgence, be permitted to transfer his licence and right of pre-occupancy to such person as he may select.

40. All applicants for Timber Licenses must address their applications to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, stating their names and residences in full.

41. When the application has been approved, it will be forwarded to the Colonial Treasurer, by whom, upon payment of the required fee, the License will be issued.

42. No person will be allowed to cut or remove Timber on or from the Crown Lands, which have been reserved by Government for the public use.

General.

43. All future Licenses of the above kind will be so drawn as to expire simultaneously on the last day of each year.

44. Those applied for after the 1st June, in each year, will only be chargeable with half of the usual fee.

45. Licenses are to be signed and issued by the Colonial Treasurer, on payment of the proper fees.

46. Nothing herein contained shall be taken to prevent the sale by the Crown, at any time, of any portion of the Waste Lands of the Crown as aforesaid, nor to affect the enjoyment of any purchaser or occupier thereof, when purchased.

47. The words “Great Cattle” shall be construed to mean horned cattle, horses, mules, and asses, male and female, and their offspring above six months of age; and the words “Small Cattle” shall be construed to mean sheep, goats, and swine, male and female, with their weaned offspring.

48. All disputes between persons claiming runs, and all complaints having reference to runs and timber licenses shall be heard and decided by the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

49. Any licensed person against whom the Commissioner of Crown Lands shall give a decision upon the complaint of another licensed person in any matter relating to the depasturing of cattle or the cutting of timber upon the Crown Lands, will be required to pay a fee of five pounds.

50. The form of Licenses, both for depasturing stock and cutting timber, to be according to the forms of Schedules E and F, hereunto annexed.

Schedule A.

RETURN OF STOCK DEPASTURED ON CROWN LANDS, ON THE __ 184 _.

I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct return.

To ___ Esq.,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Schedule B.

Return to the Colonial Treasurer of the number of cattle depastured by on Crown Lands.

Head of great cattle,
Head of small cattle.

Signature
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Schedule C.

Description of a run on the Waste Lands of the Crown claimed by ___

Situation
Boundaries
Estimated extent
Number and description of the Stock ordinarily kept upon the run

Signature

Schedule D.

I hereby declare that I hold ___ acres under grant from the Crown, in Hundred.

Signature
To the Commissioner of Crown Lands.