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April 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1055

Forest Regulations under "The Land Act, 1908."

PLUNKET, Governor.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers and authority conferred
by section 3 of "The Land Act, 1908," His Excellency the
Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand doth hereby revoke the
several regulations specified in the Second Schedule hereto, and in
lieu thereof doth hereby make the regulations set forth in the First
Schedule hereto, and doth hereby declare that such revocation and
the regulations hereby made shall take effect on the day of the
publication thereof in the New Zealand Gazette.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

Interpretation.

  1. In these regulations, if not inconsistent with the context,
    "Animal" means any horse, mare, gelding, colt, foal, ass,
    bull, ox, cow, steer, heifer, calf, goat, ram, sheep, or pig:
    "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Crown Lands
    for the land district in which the forest or timber dealt
    with under these regulations is situated:
    "Forest" means any forest, bush, or timber growing on land
    subject to the provisions of the said Act:
    "The said Act" means "The Land Act, 1908."

Application for sawmill license.

  1. Applications for any sawmill license or privilege in a forest
    must be made in writing, and delivered at the District Lands and
    Survey Office.

Form of application.

  1. Every application for a license or grant of a privilege in a
    forest shall be in the form or to the effect set forth in Form No. 1,
    Schedule B, appended to these regulations, shall be addressed to
    "The Minister of Lands," who may at his discretion grant such
    license or privilege.

Sketch to accompany application; also survey fee, if necessary.

  1. Every application shall be accompanied by a sketch showing
    the position and extent of the area selected, and shall state the
    particular purpose for which the license is required; and the
    applicant shall, where required by the Minister, deposit such
    amount of survey fees as the Minister shall consider necessary,
    which sum shall be forfeited if the application be abandoned or
    not proceeded with by the applicant for the space of one month
    after he has received notice of completion of survey or that his
    application has been granted.

Rights of way may be granted.

  1. Where it is necessary to grant to any licensee or other person authorised to cut and remove timber, bark, or wood for fuel


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VUW Te Waharoa PDF NZ Gazette 1909, No 32





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