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76. Persons occupying Crown Lands without License liable to penalty.

77. Additional penalty for second offence.

78. Licensed Occupier may cut firewood, &c., for domestic purposes, &c.

79. Rights of Crown maintained.

80. Cattle trespassing on Crown Lands may be impounded.

81. In any action against any person for unlawful occupation or trespass, proof that the occupation was authorised, to lie with Defendant.

82. Licensed Occupier to have a pre-emptive right of purchase on his run to the extent of 80 acres for principal station, and 10 acres for each out-station.

83. When any portion of Land sold to other than lessee, he, lessee, shall have 3 months before giving possession, to afford time for removal of property.

84. Acts of Chief Commissioner subject to revision of Board.

85. Costs of suit may be paid out of Public Treasury.

86. Interpretation.

Rules and Regulations for issue of Pasture and Timber Licenses for the occupation of Waste Lands of the Crown outside Hundreds.

87. Mode of application for License.

88. Name of applicant and description of run to be published.

89. Claim cannot be disputed after lapse of 3 months from date of publication.

90. Commencement of payment of rent. Boundaries of run to be marked.

91. Lease may be forfeited if run not stocked within six months.

92. Estimate of stock for run:—
    For any number of Sheep up to 500, a Run may be granted calculated to depasture any number not exceeding............... 5000 Sheep.
    For every additional 100 between 500 and 1000 for 500........ additional 1000 and 3000........ 400 Sheep.
    " " 3000 and 5000........ 200 " Sheep.
    " " 5000 and 10,000... 100 " Sheep.
    And in no case shall a Run be granted capable of containing more than 25,000 Sheep. In estimating Runs for Great Cattle, one head of such Cattle shall be rated as six Sheep.

93. Waste Land Board may decide disputes as to attempts to evade Regulations.

94. Lessee entitled to License for 14 years when run stocked. Conditions:—

95. When run or part of a run declared into a Hundred, License shall cease.

96. If land comprised in run shall be sold, License shall cease.

97. Annual License Fee £5, and in addition £1 per 1000 for every 1000 sheep above 5000 the run is capable of containing. Six sheep rated as one head of great cattle.

98. On non-payment of fees, &c., Lease may be forfeited.

99. In case of forfeiture, License shall not be renewed until arrears, &c., paid.

100. Waste Land Board may settle disputes about boundaries.

97 to 99 Provide for Timber Licenses.

General,

100. Annual Licenses to expire on last day of year.

101. License not to preclude Board from selling, or affect rights of the Crown to land comprised in Lease.

102. Disputes between Holders of Licenses to cut timber may be decided by Waste Land Board.

103. Licenses may be transferred.

104. Interpretation.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

THE Executive Council, on behalf of His Honor the Superintendent, hereby notify that Friday, the 8th August 1856, will be observed as a Public Holiday in the Province of Otago, in celebration of the Treaty of Peace with Russia, signed at Paris, March 30, 1856.

By command,

JOHN LOGAN,
Clerk to Superintendent.

Ordinance, 1856," within the office of the Provincial Solicitor, Dunedin, upon Friday the 22nd day of August, 1856, at 11 o’clock forenoon.

By Order of the Superintendent in Council,

JOHN LOGAN,
Clerk to Superintendent.

FIRST MEETING OF THE GENERAL BOARD OF ROAD TRUSTEES.

THE General Board of Road Trustees for the Province of Otago is hereby requested to meet for the purposes of the “Roads”

LAND REGULATIONS.

THE Land Regulations for the Province of Otago, which can be transmitted Free by post, are on Sale at the Printing Office, Price 6d.

JOHN LOGAN,
Clerk to Superintendent.

Printed for the Provincial Government by DANIEL CAMPBELL, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.