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(2) That of islands, islets, and mud-banks 

 formed near the sea-coast, or at the 

 mouth of any rivers, and in the beds of 

 any navigable or floating stream ; 



(3) That of land situated on the sea-coast or 

 along the beach of any bay or estuary 

 within a zone of 80 metres inland reckoned 

 from the point reached by the highest tide ; 



(4) That of lands comprised within a zone 

 varying between 5 and 20 metres on the 

 banks of any navigable or floating stream, 

 each zone being reckoned from the edge 

 of the ordinary bed of such stream. The 

 same reservation applies in the case of 

 banks of lakes and lagoons when such 

 cover an extent of more than 1 kilometre. 

 The width of such zone is to be fixed 

 by the Governor-General in Government 

 Council assembled, attention being paid 

 to the importance of any such streams, 

 lakes or lagoons from a commercial point 

 of view. 



(5) That of lands situated within 100 metres 

 of a railway-line, already built or projected. 



(6) That of lands reserved by the Central 



Government or by the Government of the 

 Province, and as such declared in the 

 Boletim Official, provided this shall hold 



