New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 32

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✨ Forestry Regulations

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 32

Disposal of timber by licensee.

The timber acquired by the licensee shall in no case be disposed of to any millowner who owns, holds, or controls a supply of timber exceeding three times the yearly cutting-capacity of such mill.

Kauri-bleeding prohibited.

Any person who by himself, his agents or workmen, bleeds any kauri-tree in any forest shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £25 for every tree so bled: Provided that neither the prosecution of the offender for such offence nor the payment of the penalty shall prevent the recovery from him of the value of all damage done by him (including the value of all gum obtained by him), or his prosecution for theft of the gum. “Bleeding” the tree means cutting, boring, or tapping any part of the tree so as thereby to produce or promote the flow or exudation of the gum.
Should any licensee “bled” or allow to be “bled” any timber sold to him under these regulations, the Commissioner shall at once have power to call upon him to pay in cash forthwith the whole of the purchase-money outstanding on account of all the timber sold to him situated in the forest or bush of which the timber “bled” forms part, and any promissory notes that may have been given in payment thereof shall not be accepted as sufficient payment in terms of this regulation. Failure to pay such outstanding purchase-money within thirty days from date of notice by the Commissioner shall entail forfeiture of the license.

No destruction of timber-trees.

Any person who unlawfully injures or destroys any timber-tree growing in any forest otherwise than by “bleeding” it as aforesaid shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £5 for every tree so injured and destroyed.

GENERAL.

Illegal cutting of timber.

Should any person cut or remove any timber (including firewood or posts) in any forest without written authority to do so in terms of these regulations, such person shall be liable to a fine of twice the amount of royalty payable for such timber so cut or removed, together with payment of all expenses incurred by the Government in detecting and dealing with such illegal cutting or removal of timber. Such fine may be imposed by the Minister, and, on payment thereof by the person so offending, further proceedings may be stayed should the Minister so direct.

General regulations apply.

Subject to the special provisions of Regulations 76 to 113, these regulations shall apply to all licenses issued and kauri timber disposed of thereunder.

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