June 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1155

As to Compensation payable by the Crown in respect of Watercourses set apart for Discharge of Tailings.

88. The claim for compensation to be prescribed under section 109 of the Mining Act may be made in the form numbered 61 in the First Schedule hereto, or to that effect.

General as to Compensation payable by the Crown.

89. Subject as last aforesaid, all claims for compensation against Her Majesty under the Mining Act may be made in such of the forms provided by “The Public Works Act, 1894,” as are applicable, with all such modifications and alterations as the circumstances require.

STATISTICS.

90. Every holder of a claim shall during the month of January in each year forward to the Inspector a return in the form numbered 62 in the First Schedule hereto, under the hand of the holder or manager of the claim, setting forth in respect of such claim the particulars therein mentioned for the year ending on the last day of the preceding month.

91. Every bank, by some responsible officer thereof, and every gold-buyer other than a bank, shall, during the month of January in each year, forward to the Inspector a return in the form numbered 63 in the First Schedule hereto, under the hand of such officer or buyer, setting forth the particulars therein mentioned for the year ending on the last day of the preceding month.

DUPLICATES OF DOCUMENTS LOST OR DESTROYED.

92. For the purposes of the issue of duplicates of lost or destroyed documents under the provisions in that behalf contained in section 306 of the Mining Act, the following provisions shall apply:—

(1.) The application for the duplicate may be in the form numbered 64 in the First Schedule hereto, and shall be filed in the office of the Registrar, but need not be notified or advertised.

(2.) The statutory declaration embodied in the application shall be exempt from stamp duty.

(3.) The Warden, if satisfied with the proof of loss, may order the Registrar to issue a duplicate, and in such case the Registrar shall issue the same accordingly.

(4.) The duplicate shall be a copy of the original, with the addition of the words,—

“Duplicate, issued this day of , 19 , in lieu of the original, which has been lost [or destroyed].”

“A.B.,
“Registrar.”

(5.) The application may be disposed of summarily at any time after it is filed.

(6.) The only fee payable shall be the application-fee of 2s.

TIMBER-CUTTING RIGHTS.

As to Holder of Miner’s Right or Mining Privilege.

93. The holder of a miner’s right shall, as such holder, and without application to the Warden, be entitled to cut and use for his own domestic purposes, or for the purpose of erecting any building or fence on any mining privilege held by him (but for no other purpose) any timber growing or standing on any available unalienated Crown land open for mining :

Provided that the rights conferred by this section shall not be exercisable in respect of—

(a.) Land comprised in any mining privilege held by any other person; nor in respect of

(b.) Kauri-trees or any such trees as are reserved by the Warden.

94. The rights by the last-preceding clause of these regulations conferred upon the holder of a miner’s right shall, in the case of the holder of a mining privilege, be exercisable by such last-mentioned holder in respect of timber (other than kauri or reserved trees) growing or standing on the land comprised in such mining privilege, or, in so far as suitable timber is not obtainable on such land, then on any other available unalienated Crown land open for mining, nevertheless for the purposes only of his own domestic use, or of the erection of buildings or fences on such first-mentioned land, or the carrying-on of his mining operations thereon.

As to Lands available for the Grant of Timber-cutting Rights by the Warden.

95. The timber-cutting rights hereinafter provided for shall be exercisable only in respect of timber growing or standing on such lands in a district as are defined and specified by the Governor to be areas within which timber-cutting rights may be granted by the Warden exclusively.

Sawmill Licenses.

96. On application in that behalf in the form numbered 65 in the First Schedule hereto the Warden may grant to any person, being the holder of a miner’s right, a sawmill license entitling the licensee during its currency to cut timber (other than kauri-trees or trees reserved by the Warden) growing or standing on the land comprised in the license, and sell or otherwise dispose of the same for any purpose, and with respect to such application and license the following provisions shall apply:—

(1.) The applicant shall mark out the land in the same manner as in the case of a claim, but tree-blazing may be used instead of pegs.

(2.) The application shall be made, filed, and disposed of under such of the provisions of section 136 of the Mining Act and clause 24 of these regulations as are applicable:

Provided that if the land has to be surveyed the Warden may accept as a sufficient survey a sketch-plan by a surveyor, showing approximately the due measurements and locality of the land, the cost of such survey not to exceed £5.

(3.) The area of the land comprised in the application shall not exceed 200 acres.

(4.) There shall be payable in respect of the license an annual acreage-rent at the rate of 1s. per acre.

(5.) There shall also be payable a royalty at the rate specified in the Fourth Schedule hereto in respect of all timber cut pursuant to the license.

(6.) The acreage-rent shall be payable as provided by subsection (10) of section 138 of the Mining Act.

(7.) The royalty shall be payable on the same days as the instalments of rent accruing due after the commencement of the term, and for similar periods :