✨ Forest Regulations: Timber Royalties
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 32
In sparsely timbered country these areas may be extended at the discretion of the Conservator, but so as not to include more timber than can be felled by one man within one year. Or
(b.) For a license to cut one or more kauri-trees, at schedule rates. Or
(c.) On payment of the following royalties:—
Totara, Black-pine, Kowhai, and Broadleaf Timbers.
Royalty.
Per 100 Posts.
s. d.
Posts, 6 in. by 3 in. by 5 ft. 6 in. long ... 8 0
,, 6 in. by 4 in. by 6 ft. long ... 12 0
,, 6 in. by 5 in. by 7 ft. long ... 16 0
,, 6 in. by 6 in. ,, ... 21 0
,, 8 in. by 6 in. ,, ... 28 0
,, 10 in. by 8 in. ,, ... 46 0
,, 12 in. by 10 in. ,, ... 70 0
,, 12 in. by 12 in. ,, ... 84 0
Telegraph poles and piles, s. d.
6 in. by 6 in ... 3 0 per 100 running feet.
Ditto, 8 in. by 8 in. ... 5 6 ,,
,, 10 in. by 10 in. ... 8 6 ,,
,, 12 in. by 12 in. ... 12 0 ,,
Other sizes in proportion, up to 25 ft. long. Over 25 ft. long, double royalty.
NOTE.—Royalty on telegraph poles to be computed on butt measurements.
Other Timbers.
Per 100 Posts, &c.
s. d.
Posts, rails, and sleepers, up to 7 ft. by 6 in. by 6 in. ... ... ... 8 0
Ditto, 8 in. by 6 in. by 7 ft. long ... 14 0
,, 10 in. by 8 in. ,, ... 23 0
,, 12 in. by 10 in. ,, ... 35 0
,, 12 in. by 12 in. ,, ... 42 0
Stakes of all kinds up to 5 ft. 6 in. by 4 in. by 4 in., at the rate of 4s. per 100 stakes.
Miscellaneous.
Per 100.
s. d.
Drain slabs, 12 in. by 1 in. by 12 in. ... 0 6
Licenses to cut firewood, split posts, &c., in virgin forest.
- Licenses to cut firewood, or to split posts, slabs, rails, palings, shingles, or fencing-stakes, within virgin forests heavily timbered and within the areas defined in the preceding two regulations may, at the discretion of the Commissioner, be granted at the following rates: For firewood only, £5 per annum per man; for posts, rails, slabs, palings, shingles, and sleepers, £7 10s. per annum per man. The Commissioner may, as the case demands, grant licenses at a fixed rate per annum, or at the schedule rates of royalty hereinafter specified, or may, if the timber is exceptionally valuable or plentiful, increase any of such rates, or he may refuse the application.
Splitting licenses in virgin forest may be refused.
- It shall be competent for the Commissioner to refuse to grant licenses for cutting firewood, or for splitting timber for
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NZ Gazette 1909, No 32
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🌾 Forest Regulations: Royalties for Timber Products
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🌾 Forest Regulations: Licenses for Firewood and Timber Splitting
🌾 Primary Industries & ResourcesForestry, Licenses, Firewood, Timber splitting, Virgin forests, Royalties, Commissioner
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