✨ Forestry Regulations
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 32
Royalty.
- Royalty on timber shall be paid at the rates specified in the classified scale in Schedule A; but where the timber is easily accessible and can be procured without great difficulty the Commissioner may increase the amount of the royalty specified.
Sawmill areas.
- The original area of a sawmill license shall not exceed 200 acres, nor with this limit be less than at the rate of 10 acres for each nominal horse-power of the mill in connection with which it is granted, but the holder may apply to have one or more additional areas of not more than 200 acres each, adjoining each other, reserved for his exclusive use. The total areas so granted shall not exceed the following amounts:—
Where the nominal horse-power of a mill does Acres.
not exceed 8 h.p. ... ... ... 300
Where it is 9 or 10 h.p. ... ... ... 400
,, 11 or 12 ,, ... ... ... 500
,, 13 or 14 ,, ... ... ... 600
,, 15 or 16 ,, ... ... ... 800
,, 17 or 18 ,, ... ... ... 900
,, 19 or 20 ,, ... ... ... 1,000
,, 21 or 22 ,, ... ... ... 1,200
,, between 22 and 30 h.p.... ... 1,300
From 30 h.p. upwards ... ... ... 1,500
For the purposes of this regulation the N.H.P. of a mill shall be that of the engine, except where the N.H.P. of the boiler is less than that of the engine, in which case that of the boiler shall be taken.
Reserved areas.
- The reservation of any or all of such additional areas shall be at the discretion of the Commissioner, and the holder of any sawmill license shall not be allowed to fell timber on any reserved area until he has complied with the terms of payment, and has otherwise complied with the terms of these regulations.
Term of license.
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The original license for the first area shall be for a period of four years from the date thereof, and the licensee shall not enter upon any additional or reserved area, nor cut nor take timber therefrom, until a license to cut on it has been granted to him upon the termination or surrender of his original or previous license.
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The period during which the area granted under Regulation 32 may be reserved for the use of the licensee shall be as follows: For the original 200 acres, or lesser area, not more than four years from the date of the license, and for any further area at the rate of not more than one year for each area equal in acres to three times the N.H.P. of the mill: Provided that the Commissioner may, upon the recommendation of the Conservator, extend such time for a period not exceeding six months, should he be satisfied that the licensee cannot reasonably be expected to complete the cutting of such area within the time fixed, but in no case shall the reservation or any part of it be held for the use of the licensee beyond twenty-one years from the date of the original license.
License to enter reserved area.
- A license to enter upon any such reserved area shall only be granted upon application in the prescribed form and the pro-
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NZ Gazette 1909, No 32
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State Forests Act, 1908 Regulations (continued)
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🌾 Primary Industries & Resources31 March 1909
Forestry regulations, Royalty, Timber, Sawmill areas, Licenses, Reserved areas, Horse-power, Timber cutting duration