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I.ICEXSKS OF OCClirATION OF CROWN LAND. 



Tiic IStli Stctiou pi'ovidcs lui' the issue of licenses of occupa- 

 -liuu of uiuijipropriated Crown Land, on payment of a fee of five 

 -dolliirs for eaeli one liumlreil and sixty acres, and for not more 

 than (1,400 acres, suhject to tlie condition that tlie licensee shall, 

 ^vitliin two years, settle upon tlie land one family for eacli 160 

 .acres, and for a period of live years cause to he cleai'ed at least; 

 two acres per year for every 100 acres so licensed, and continue 

 -the same under cultivation, and continue the same families 

 thereon, or others in lieu thereof, for a period of ten years from 

 the exiiiivitiun of tlie said five years ; u]>on th / performance of 

 which conditions the licensee shall be entitled to a grant in fee 

 ,of the said land. 



HCENSKS KNTITI.ING TO GRANTS. 



The IGtli section provides for the issue of licenses of occupation 

 of areas of 5,000 acres, which licenses shall entitle the hohler to 

 .grants in fee on performance of the following terms and condi- 

 tions : that the holder of the license shall, within two years from 

 the date of the license, clear an<l have ready i'or crop at least one 

 per cent, of the area comprised in the license ; within three years 

 .two per cent. ; within four years, foiu- per cent. ; within five 

 years, seven ])er cent. ; within six years, ten jier cent. ; within 

 .seven years, thirteen per cent. ; within eight years, sixteen per 

 cent. ; within nine years, twenty per cent. ; \\ithin ten years, 

 .twenty-five per cent. ; and shall settle upon the land at least one 

 family for CAcry 320 aci'es. 



FIFTY ACKKS' LICENSES. 



The 17th section provides for the issue of licenses of occupation 

 i'or t|uantilies not exceeding lifty acres, entitling to a grant in 

 fee persons who shall continuously occnpy for five years anil 

 shall have culti\-ated within that period two acres oi the said 

 land. 



WATER rOAV'ER LEASES. 

 The 18th section provides for leasing the water power of lakes 

 and rivers, guarded with conditions for preventing the water 

 lieing reduced helow certain levels or being rendered noxious or 

 deleterious. 



