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(2.) In addition to the requirements of the last preceding subclause hereof, the licensee shall, within six years from the date of his license, put on the land substantial improvements of a permanent character to the value of £1 for every acre of such land.

10. Improvements may consist of reclamation from swamps, clearing of bush, planting with trees or hedges, cultivation of gardens, fencing, draining, making roads, wells, water-tanks, water-races, sheep-dips, embankments, or protective works, or in any way improving the character or fertility of the soil, or the erection of any building, &c; and cultivation includes the clearing of land for cropping, or clearing and ploughing for laying down with artificial grasses, &c.

11. The licensee shall at all times during the term of his license keep in good repair and condition to the satisfaction of the Commissioner all buildings and erections for the time being standing on the land, and shall not destroy, pull down, or remove them, or any part thereof, without the previous permission of the Commissioner in writing.

LICENSEE NOT TO PERMIT DIGGING FOR KAURI-GUM EXCEPT BY HIS OWN FAMILY.

12. The licensee shall not at any time during the term of his license permit any person other than members of his own family residing with him upon the land to search for, dig, take, or remove any kauri-gum upon or from any part of the allotment comprised in his license.

EXISTING LICENSES MAY BE BROUGHT UNDER THESE REGULATIONS.

13. Any person who is the holder of a lease or license under section 10 of the Kauri-gum Industry Act, 1908, as amended by section 6 of the Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 1910, may, with the consent of the Land Board, surrender such lease or license, and with the like consent may obtain a license under these regulations in respect of the same area, or additional contiguous area not exceeding in the whole 25 acres.

DEFAULT.

14. If and so often as the licensee makes default in the due and full payment of any moneys payable under the license or in the faithful observance and performance of any other of the provisions of these regulations, or of the license, or if the licensee is convicted of any offence against public order, decency, or safety that, in the opinion of the Land Board, renders his occupation of the holding prejudicial to the public interest or the welfare of the adjacent settlers, then and in any such case the Land Board may, without any previous or other notice or demand, forfeit the license; and in such case all his interest therein shall absolutely cease and determine, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the next succeeding regulation respecting valuation of improvements; but such forfeiture shall not affect any right or remedy on the part of His Majesty to recover from the licensee any money due to His Majesty, or release the licensee from any penalty or liability in respect to anything done or omitted to be done by him.

VALUATION OF IMPROVEMENTS ON FORFEITURE OR SURRENDER.

15. In the event of the forfeiture or surrender of the license the provisions of the Land Act, 1908, respecting valuation of improvements and the payment or other disposal thereof shall, so far as the same are applicable, apply to the improvements made by the licensee.

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SCHEDULE.

Form No. 1.

Application for License to occupy Lands in the Kauri-gum District.

Under section 20 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912.

To the Commissioner of Crown Lands at

I, [Name in full], being a British subject by birth [or by naturalization], hereby apply, in pursuance of the above section, for a license to occupy with right of purchase [or for a license to occupy with an agreement to purchase on deferred payments] the land described in the Schedule hereto, and enclose herewith the prescribed license fee of £1 1s.

In proof of my fitness and qualifications to hold the land applied for, I hereby make the following replies to the undermentioned questions:—

SCHEDULE.

[Set out description of land.]

Signature: .
Occupation: .
Residence:
Date: , 191 .

Form No. 2.

Declaration on Application for a License to occupy Land in a Kauri-gum District under Section 20 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912.

I, [Name in full, address, and occupation], do solemnly and sincerely declare,—

(1.) That I am a British subject by birth [or by naturalization].

(2.) That I am of the age of seventeen years and upwards.

(3.) That I am, subject to the provisions of section 20 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912, and the regulations thereunder, applying for a license for occupation with right of purchase [or with an agreement to purchase on deferred payments] of the land described in the accompanying application.

(4.) That I am acquiring such license solely for my own use and benefit, and for the purpose of cultivation, and not directly or indirectly for the use or benefit of any other person or persons whomsoever.

(5.) That I am not the owner, holder, or occupier under any tenure of more than one year’s duration, either severally or jointly or in common with any other person or persons, of any land anywhere in New Zealand exceeding in the whole 10 acres of land.

(6.) That my answers to the questions contained in the accompanying application are true and correct in every particular.