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Appendix A. 



Two licences 

 not to issue 

 within same 

 area. 



Proviso. 



Provisions of 

 Ordinance 

 relatinar to 

 concessions 

 made applicable 

 to claim licence. 



Right to revoke 

 or withhold 

 licence. 



Projierty in gold 

 obtained nn 

 located claim 

 without 

 permission of 

 claim holder. 



30. It shall not be lawful to i.ssue in respect of the same area of 

 Crown Lands licences to ditferent persons. 



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

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

 opei'ation, a fresh licence may issue. 



31. The provisions of sections 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23 of this 

 Ordinance, respecting concessions, shall also appl}^ to licences issued 

 under this part of this Ordinance. 



32. — (1) The Governor-in-Council may revoke a licence issued 

 under this Part ; Provided that no licence shall be revoked until the 

 holder of the licence has had an opportunity of being heard either 

 personally or by counsel and showing cause against such I'evocation, 

 before the Governor-in-Council. 



(2) The Governor may order that a licence under this Part shall 

 not be issued. 



33, All gold, silver, valuable minerals or precious stones obtained 

 on a claim without the permission of the owner of the claim, shall be 

 the property of the owner of the claim, provided that he is complying 

 with the Mining Regulations as to the marking of boundaries and 

 has paid the rent payable by him ; but if he is not complying with 

 the said Pegulations or has not paid the said rent, it, or they, .shall be 

 the property of the Colony. 



Part IV. — Mining Licences on Private Lands. 



Right to baser 

 metals on 

 private lands. 



Licences to 34. The Commissioner may with the approval of the Governor, 



mine on private iggue a licence to any person authorizing such person to enter on 

 private lands or lands of the Colony and there search and mine for 

 and when found take and ajopropriate gold, silver, and valuable 

 minerals or precious stones ; Provided always that ever}' such licence 

 shall be subject to such regulations as may from time to time be made 

 by the Governor and Court of Policy. (3 of 1887, s. .5.) 



35. — (1) The owner of any private lands granted befoi^e the 

 passing of this Ordinance shall hold and enjoy all metals other than 

 gold and silver theiein or thereon, and may search and mine for and 

 when found, take and aj^propriate the same to his own use without 

 previously obtaining any licence. -"> 



(2) The owner of any private lands as aforesaid shall also be 

 entitled to take and appropriate to his own use any metal other than 

 gold or silver contained in any valuable mineral in or on his lands, 

 and which has been separated from such gold or silver by the holder 

 of any such licence as aforesaid, unless such holder purchases such 

 metal from the owner of the land at such price as may be agreed on, 

 or in default of any such agreement being arrived at as may be stated 

 in writing by the Commissioner to be the net value of the metal after 

 paying tlie cost of winning the same, no deduction from such cost 

 being made on account of gold or silver or both having been obtained 

 along with such metal. 



(3) The owner of any private lands as aforesaid may without 

 previously obtaining any licence search and mine for and when found 

 take and appropriate any mineral therein or thereon containing gold 

 or silver or both together with some other metal in such proportions 



