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and such last-named holder shall not fell timber upon or in any way obstruct the same; but such authority shall not entitle such local body or other licensee to remove any timber from such land, or confer any rights other than is herein provided.

25. If, for the purpose of removing timber, any license-holder shall have lawfully made a tramway or road through any forest, not being a highway, it shall not be lawful for any other person to use such tramway or road, or in any way to obstruct or fell trees across such tramway or road, without permission of the person making the same first obtained: Provided that, if such tramway or road shall not be used at any time for ninety consecutive days for removing timber, it shall be lawful for the Conservator to determine and declare that the constructor of the tramway or road has forfeited his right to the same: Provided also that, as regards tramways, such Conservator shall have the power of deciding on the merits of each case as it arises.

26. No licensee or other person acting for him shall have the right to enter upon Crown land for the purpose of constructing any road or tramway thereon to enable him to remove timber from any sawmill area without the express permission, in writing, of the Commissioner previously obtained, and upon such terms and conditions as the Commissioner may think fit, and any licensee shall immediately forfeit his license if he so enters upon Crown land without previously obtaining such permission.

Licensee liable for unnecessary damage in removing timber.

27. All trees shall be felled and removed from the forest in such a way as to cause the least possible amount of injury to the young growth. Should needless damage be caused, it shall be estimated in manner hereinafter provided, unless the Commissioner shall otherwise direct, and the amount of such damage shall be paid by the licensee, together with any special costs that may be incurred. In default of payment of such moneys within fourteen days after demand, the same may be recovered from the licensee as liquidated damages at suit of the Commissioner, and the license held by the licensee may, at the discretion of the said Commissioner, be absolutely forfeited. All trees shall be felled inwards.

Boundaries of sawmill and other timber-cutting areas to be kept clear.

28. The licensee of a sawmill area or of any other area from which he shall have the right to remove timber, and which has been surveyed, shall at all times keep the surveyed boundary clear of fallen timber and of young trees, in order that such boundary may be evident to himself and to his neighbours.

29. If two sawmill or timber-cutting areas adjoin each other, each licensee shall be liable to keep half the length of the common boundary clear, and if any dispute arises as to which portion each licensee shall clear, it shall be decided by the Conservator.

30. If any licensee shall not clear any such surveyed line to the satisfaction of such Conservator within fourteen days of a receipt by him of a notice from such Conservator, the Commissioner may cause such line to be cleared at the licensee’s expense, and such expenses, if not paid on demand, shall be treated as rent in arrear due by the licensee, and may be proceeded for and enforced accordingly.