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Remarks. 



damaged for succeeding years. It will be understood that 

 though natives are free to use the produce, they will have no 

 liberty to sell any part of land forming such reserve. 



Section IV. — Timber and Fuel Reserves. 



23. The utility of these reserves is apparent. They will re- 

 tain in the colony large sums of money, which, in the absence 

 of such reserves, would annually be sent out of it. 



24 and 25. The proportion of land to be set apart for these 

 reserves is large, but in a new country it is difficult if not im- 

 possible to forecast with exactness the requirements of a com- 

 munity at a future period, and it would be unwise to commit 

 an error that could not be corrected without much trouble and 

 expense. 



26. This is necessary to insure the systematic carrying out 

 of forest operations, and the approval required from Govern- 

 ment, will cause the conservator to consider the pros and cons 

 of his suggestions. 



Section V.— Marsh, Stream, and River Reserves. 



Articles 27, 28, 29, and 30 are definitions. With regard to 

 the first and second : — where water remains for nine months 

 of the year without any means being taken to preserve it, it 

 may be concluded that, when means have been applied, the 

 water will remain throughout the year, and the watercourse 

 become a perennial stream. 



31. To prevent the damming up of the streams, diverting 

 the water from its course, and to debar any person from using 

 the water so as to injure the community. 



32. To prevent these swamps being unwooded and fever 

 thereby engendered. It is assumed that no great harm would 

 ensue from the unwooding of such small areas, and the 

 expense of protecting them, &c. will be avoided. 



33. Needs no explanation. 



34. The foundation of the subject lies in keeping trees on 

 the land on which the water is collected, as a means to prevent 

 evaporation. Of course this article would be useless to large 

 streams, but to small bodies of water it will be of great 

 service, as they lose more readily by evaporation than large 

 bodies. 



35. This article may be deleted. 



