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Appendix A. 



Concession to 

 be exclusive. 



Proviso. 



Dredging' 



concession. 



( 'oloiiy, and, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, and any 

 Regulations made thereunder therein to mine for and when found to 

 take and appropriate* 



i. gold, silver, and vahiable minerals : or 

 ii. precious stones : or 



iii. gold, silver and valuable minerals, and also precious stones. 

 (3 of 1887, s. 3, amended.) 



16. It shall not be lawful to grant concessions to different persons 

 in respect of the same area of Crown Lands. 



Provided that in the case of any area the concession in respect of 

 which has been cancelled or has for any reason ceased to be in 

 operation, a fresh concession may l)e g)'anted. 



17. — The GoA'ernor-in-(Jouncil may grant on such terms and con- 

 ditions as he shall deem meet, a concession to any person to occupy 

 any river or creek or portion thereof and there to dredge for and, 

 when found, to take and appropriate all gold, silver and valuable 

 minerals, and precious stones ; 



Provided that every such concession shall be subject to such 

 regulation as may, from time to time, be made by the Governor and 

 Court of Policy. (3 of 1901, s. 8.) 



18. In any case in which a concession is granted in respect of un 

 occupied Crown Lands, the Governor may make an absolute grant 

 therewith of the Crown Lands in i-espect of which such concession 

 was granted without requii'ing the provisions of the Crown Lands 

 Ordinance, and the Crown Lands Eegulations for the time being in 

 force, to be complied with : Provided that no grant of the nature 

 set forth in this section shall be made either under this section or in 

 any other way without the approval of the Secretary of State. (3 of 

 1901, s. 5.) 



19. No concession shall be granted to any person for any larger 

 area than five hundred acres, except with the approval of the Secretary 

 of State. (3 of 1887, s. 3(1).) 



Reservation of 20, Nothing in any concession shall be construed to prevent the 



right to eri-ant Governor from granting to nuy person not mentioned in the concession 



waterways, etc. ^^^q right to lead or conVey water, or to make or construct waterways, 



through or over, or to construct reservoirs on. or to take water from 



the land specified in the concession. (3 of 1887, s. 3 (4).) 



21. The holder of every concession may, subject to the Mining 

 Regulations and the Crown Lands Regulations for the time being in 

 force, cut timber and fuel on the Crown Lands for mining purposes, 

 on payment of the royalty prescribed by the Crown Lands Regulations. 

 (3 of 1887, s. 4.) " ' 



Grants of 

 Crown Lands 

 to which 

 concessions 

 relate. 



Limit of area 

 to be granted 

 by concession. 



Right to cut 

 timberandfuel, 



Payment of 

 Royalty. 



22. The holder of every concession shall pay on the value of all 

 gold, silver, and valuable minerals dnd precious stones found and 

 appropriated within the area of his concession, such royalty as the 

 (lovernor and Court of Policy may by Regulations under this 

 Ordinance from time to time determine. (3 of 1887, s. 3 (8).) 



Note. — For terms and conditions see Appendix C. 



