CIIOWX LANDS. 139" 



lu'walili' for auotlier yi-ai- on payment of a fee of S'')0. Leases to 

 iiiiue ami work gold, over an area not exceeiling one-(|narter of 

 a sijiiare mile may be issneil for a ])erio(l of 21 year.-, sulijcrt tn a 

 Iloyalty of 3 per rent, on the gold mined. 



AGKICUI.TUllAL ACT- .->-J VICTOKIA. 



This Act i)rovide.s for the ai>i)ointment, hiennially, of a Boanl 

 of Agriculture of nine jjersons, nominated hy the (Juvernoriu 

 Couneil, of whom the Surveyor Geneiul is to he one. This 

 Boaid is to promote the formation of agricultural societies 

 throughout the Colony ; to acquii'e and ditfusc infoiiiiation 

 about the rei[uiremeuts of agricultuiv ; to introduce improved 

 hreeils of animals, new varieties of grain seeils, ])lants, etc.; to 

 supervise and conduct a Stock or Model Fai'in ; to hold exhibi- 

 tions of agricultui'al ]>roducts, animals and domestic manufac- 

 tures, etc. The sum of $?5,000 per annum is apj)ropriated for 

 the use of this Boaid. An Agricultural Society may be formed 

 in any locality when 25 persons lieconie members, each jjaying 

 not less than SI annually to the funds thereof; eaidi societv is 

 entitled to draw from the grant to the Central Board an amount 

 equal to double the amount of the subscriptions of the nu-mbers 

 so raised and paid. 



SHKEP FARMING. 



The 104th section provides for granting licenses of occupation 

 upon ungranted Crown Lands for the purpose of shee})-i'arming 

 to the extent of three square miles for each license (such licenses 

 not to exceed ten in number), for a period of ten years, subject 

 to such tei'uis ami conditions as the Governor in Council mav 

 determine. The lessee will become entitled to a grant in fee 

 of the land so licensed, jirovided he maintains on the land so 

 licensed a Hock of at least 500 sheep for a period t)f ten consecu- 

 tive years. An oft'er is made of a bounty of .S'4G0 to be paid to 

 the first two persons or companies, nr to any one of them, who- 

 shall actually establish, stock with 500 sheep, and work sheep- 

 i'ju'ms in the island, in accordance with the terms ol' tlie Act. 



